Sachem’s Model United Nation’s Club strung together a very successful debate last weekend at Patchogue-Medford High School.
Peter Amato (PJ), a senior and Co-Secretary General of the club, won the top award of Best Delegate in the Security Council Debate. This is the toughest competition as every school has its best debaters representing them in this committee.
Amato was assigned to represent the country of Syria which is currently in the center of developments in the Middle East. In his speech announcing Amato as the winner, the debate chair said, “PJ is the best delegate I have seen in my four years of participation in Model UN Conferences…,” and praised his skills of diplomacy and negotiation.
Sophomore Brian Richer took second place Honorable Mention in his debate session in the African Union Committee. Brian was representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo and won for his enthusiastic representation of his assigned nation. As this was only Richer’s fourth conference participation Sachem is going to be seeing many more wins from him in the future.
Sachem’s next conference is at Plainview High School on Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15.