The Manlius Pebble Hill Model UN Team returned from the prestigious Harvard Model United Nations China 2017 Conference, in Beijing, China, recently with 18 awards — including earning the Best International Delegation Award.

More than 1,000 students were in attendance for the debate conference, held March 16 to 19, while over 60 high schools were represented, coming from 12 different nations.

“This is the most accomplished MUN team that I have directed in my 15 years as the MUN director,” said Jeff Mangram. “From top to bottom, freshman to senior, we are consistently excellent. To have 17 of 18 delegates earn public recognition at the closing ceremonies is unprecedented.”

Mangram said that, with both their recent success and historical accomplishments, the MPHMUN team is one of the best high school Model United Nations programs in the world. “As we were going up as a team to receive the Best Delegation Award, I could hear people saying Manlius Pebble Hill is from Central New York, somewhere near Syracuse. People around the world are talking about MPH,” he said.

The following students won awards:

• Maggie SextonDwyer and Madeleine Mafrici — representing Germany in the World Bank earned Best Delegate Awards.
• Aiden Meyer and Keerthi Martyn — representing Germany in the United Nations Human Rights Council earned Outstanding Delegate Awards.
• Trilok Reddy and Daniel Braverman — representing Germany in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization earned Outstanding Delegate Awards.
• Theo Eckert-Budis — representing Germany in the World Trade Organization earned Outstanding Delegate Award.
• Jeongyoon Han — representing Ireland in the United Nations Global Compact earned Outstanding Delegate Award.
• Jacob Roy — representing Germany in the Disarmament and International Security earned Honorable Mention.
• Amina Kilpatrick — representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Health Organization earned Honorable Mention.
• Olivia Markwood — representing Germany in the World Health Organization earned Honorable Mention.
• Lucia Oesterlund — representing Ireland in the World Health Organization earned Honorable Mention.
• Malachy Reagan — representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain in the United Nations Global Impact earned Honorable Mention.
• Charlie Mann — representing Germany in the United Nations Global Impact earned Honorable Mention.
• Ahmad El-Hindi — representing Ireland in the Disarmament and International Security earned Verbal Commendation.
• Zach Montas — representing Germany in the Special Political and Decolonization earned Verbal Commendation.
• Nathan Sonnenfeld — representing Ireland in the World Trade Organization earned Verbal Commendation.