Published December 12, 2023

WCS middle and high school students had the opportunity to get an inside look at the government during this year's YMCA Model United Nations Conferences.

During the conferences, which were held throughout the month of November, students were divided into groups representing various countries. In their teams, they drafted resolutions and debated different international topics. Students could also be named Outstanding Delegates or be recognized for an Outstanding Resolution. Additionally, they could receive awards from the conference's International Court of Justice or be elected to different positions.

"Our students competed against hundreds of students from all over Tennessee on global issues that are impacting all of us," said Legacy Middle Model UN adviser Shelby Kuhnle. "I am so incredibly proud of these Lions for their hard work and dedication in trying to better our world."

The students who were recognized at the conferences are listed below by school:

Outstanding Delegates

• Michele Vincent
• Hannah Hollings
• Ahbi Patel
• Anna Esbenshade
• Ryan Gardocki
• Meredith Yount
• Aksheetha Mathialagan

Outstanding Resolution

• Michele Vincent, Claire Pingel, LiLi Vest and Hailey Robb
• Jack Faison, Matthew Freer, Gideon Shin and Jibran Khan

Outstanding Delegate

• Andrew Murphy
• Alma Capone
• Ryan Marina
• Maya Everhart
• Cooper Mann
• William Doyle
• Madeline Black
• Briana Doty

Outstanding Resolution

• Maya Everhart, Kaz Dannemiller and Lucy Winston
• Mia Williams and Abby Webb
• Dennis Morrison, Samuel Berry, Marcus Fitzgerald and Pierce McGee
• Daan Kersten and Carter Moore
• Madeline Carrico, Kiara Gamarra, Ella Hall and Anabelle Downen
• Becca Sharman, Thomas Moulin, Alma Capone and Elle Case

Outstanding Delegate

• Medhini Rajkumar
• Riddhima Singh
• Mora Tadrous
• Allison Rigdon
• Meghan Wallace

Outstanding Resolution

• McKnight Lassiter, Charles Jarrell, Samuel Bacigalupo and Sean Vornhagen
• Jacob Cunningham, Christopher Sasaran, Deepak Balamurugan and Michael Tadrous
• Sarah Voss, Abigail Tesfagiorgis and Shristika Giripragada

Elected Officers

• Deepak Balamurugan, General Assembly President

Outstanding Delegate

• Piper Kidd
• Evan Ingmire
• Aarnav Mrida Varanasi
• David Delk

Outstanding Resolution

• Cosmo O'Neal, Samarth Mathur, Lincoln Merrell and Ishan Shah

Elected Officers

• Saraah Zaheer, General Assembly Vice President

Outstanding Delegate

• Jeffrey Fedorov
• Divya Shrivastava
• Sophie McAtee
• Avantika Pillai
• Aneek Polepalli
• Landon Corn
• Trisha Chigurupati
• Kushali Chhabada
• Kaushik Sathiyandrakumar
• Aarush Sawhney
• Aarnav Khanna
• Muskaan Maheshwari
• Samuel Michael

Outstanding Resolution

• Nankee Bedi, Tiya Desai and Krina Patel
• Pranav Sesha Sai Govindu, Kushali Chhabada, Nitin Natarajan and Muhammad Irfaan Imithias Khan
• Benjamin Robertson, Aditya Pradeep, Sai Rachakonda and Krishna Volety
• Steven Federov, Aneesh Chepuri, Archit Sarkate and Daniel Reynolds
• Yug Patel, Arnav Mehta, Karan Soni and Arav Goray
• Chinenye Odili, Sirii Pentu, Kajal Vishwakarma and Indira Dash
• Satya Peddibhotla, Varun Kilaru, Samuel Michael and Abduazim Rakhmanov
• Agamya Singh, Meghana Sappidi and Abhisri Singh
• Harshita Nallaka, Gwen Moser, Sairaksha Vadlapati and Peniel Ogunde
• Lillyanna Smith, Mildred Hininger and VanMai Ly
• Kaushik Sathiyandrakumar, Alex Hughes, Shiv Patel and Aarush Sawhney
• Aarnav Khanna, Adwaya Yesare, John Paul Kukulka and Luke Sanders
• Muskaan Maheshwari, Tanishka Patil, Kumudini Munjeti and Ananyaa Nanavala
• Evan Daruwalla, Anika Pandey and Ishitha Nakka
• Srinath Narayanan, Rohan Kilaru and Faheem Mohamed
• Saksham Varshney, Keya Virmani, Carol Chen and Amira Selvam

Outstanding Delegate

• Alex Baker
• Ayan Shah
• Davis Baugh
• Liam Marassa
• Oliver Abromowitz
• Rio Sebert
• Anawyn Leonhard
• Leen Ahmed
• Toben Oputa

Outstanding Resolution

• Owen Mevs, Toben Oputa, Kelen Oputa and Taj Rahman

Outstanding Delegate

• Aidan Ogles
• Benjamin Rader
• Daniel Bratton
• Donovan Johnson
• Elliott Rosenbaum
• Evelyn Johnson
• Hayes Duke
• Iris Capone
• James Harrison
• Judah Phillips
• Kayley Williamson
• Lucy Seger
• Mithran Ramarathinam
• Parker Warf
• Tenley Leusnik

Outstanding Resolution

• Kayley Williamson, Donovan Johnson and Sophia Johansen

Outstanding Delegate

• Kingsley Fisher
• Prakrit Rajesh
• Anna Garges
• Ava Cassalia
• Avery Morganson
• Caroline Bates
• Eliza Soyfer
• Ella Kaminski
• Katelyn Levy
• Molly Morency
• Oliver MacTavish
• Oliver Tanner

Outstanding Resolution

• Ava Cassalia, Ana Garges, Leighton Hamer and Kinley King

Outstanding Delegate

• Ethan Hutchinson
• Owen Jackson
• Connor Moore
• Ethan Moore

Oustanding Resolution

• Kelleher Blasek and Hannah Fox

Outstanding Delegate

• Jefferson Basili
• Addy Brown
• Bailey Miller
• Peyton Dewaratanawanich
• Sam Dwyer
• Abby Chadwick
• Ingrid Shonnard
• Kenzie Roberge

Outstanding Resolution

• Bailey Miller, Harper Hammell, Glenda Klint and Claire Gray
• Sully Breaux, Joey Bates and Harrison Coggins

Outstanding Delegate

• Aneesh Koranne
• Arya Kumar
• Andrew Sam
• Avighna Deshwal
• Samantha Li
• Hea Asher
• Maria Gigme
• Sanya Bakshi
• Depeeka Balamurugan

Outstanding Resolution

• Aneesh Koranne, Naveen Mitchel, Arya Kumar and Homesh Majjari

Outstanding Delegate

• Ava McAfee

Outstanding Resolution

• Katie Ho, Srestha Ghosh and Tatum Blake

Outstanding Delegate

• Aarush Kaja
• Brennon Blanton
• Jude Bourne
• Krish Dholakia
• Kushal Munjeti
• Lakshanya Rajesh
• Vansh Misra
• Aanya Dhawan
• Aryan Patniak
• Deekshitha Balaji
• Siddharth Nimmagadda
• Aadhav Pradeep

Outstanding Resolution

• Eshan Bhasme
• Siddharth Nimmagadda
• Aryan Patnik
• Jason Tran
• Akshitha Balaji
• Zoe Dhanani
• Suri Dhanani
• Michelle Lee