Confident, articulate, well-versed in international trade policy, sharply dressed, and twelve years old (maybe eleven): the delegates at COMMUN XI impressed their committee chairs, teachers, and each other as they investigated anti-government conspiracies in 1934 Washington, prepared for a supervolcano eruption in Yellowstone National Park, and created of the first human colony on Mars, amongst other challenges. (Do yourself a favor and read the meticulously researched backgrounds guides if you can.)

We were delighted to welcome almost 150 delegates from schools around Greater Boston and as far as New Jersey on Saturday, April 11, for our twelfth-annual conference. Founded by and run by Commonwealth students, COMMUN is an opportunity for middle schoolers to strengthen their public speaking, research, and writing skills while deepening their ability to  Kudos to the award winners below, and many thanks to our delegates, volunteers, chaperones, chairs, and secretariat for spectacular event. Until next year!

COMMUN XI Awards

Antarctic Treaty System

• Best Delegate: China (Belmont Day School)
• Outstanding Delegate: United States (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Best Position Paper: Poland (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Honorable Mention: Uruguay (Dive In Commonwealth)
• Honorable Mention: Malaysia (Noor Ul Iman School)

North-South Korea Armistice Negotiation

• Best Delegate: Kim Il-Sung (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Outstanding Delegate: Kang Sung-San (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Best Position Paper: Kim Jong-Pil (Brown Middle School)
• Honorable Mention: Kim Yong-Sam (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Honorable Mention: Deng Xiaoping (The Park School)

The McCormack-Dickstein Committee

• Best Delegate: John W. Davis (Quincy Sussman)
• Outstanding Delegate: Huey Long (The Roxbury Latin School)
• Best Position Paper: Samuel Dickstein (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Honorable Mention: John W. McCormack (Aya Buli)
• Honorable Mention: Al Smith (Noor Ul Iman School)

The UNOOSA Crisis of 2050

• Best Delegate: Russia (Belmont Day School)
• Outstanding Delegate: India (Carlisle Public School)
• Best Position Paper: Japan (Dive In Commonwealth)
• Honorable Mention: United States (St. John the Baptist School)
• Honorable Mention: United Launch Alliance (Belmont Day School)
• Honorable Mention: Relativity Space (The Park School)

The Vietnam War Student Protest Movement

• Best Delegate: Robert Smith (Carlisle Public School)
• Outstanding Delegate: Lawrence Scott (The Park School)
• Best Position Paper: Melvin Laird (The Roxbury Latin School)
• Honorable Mention: Noel Ignatin (Brown Middle School)

The Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption

• Best Delegate: New Zealand (The Park School)
• Outstanding Delegate: Japan (The Park School)
• Best Position Paper: India (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Honorable Mention: United States (The Park School)
• Honorable Mention: China (The Roxbury Latin School)
• Honorable Mention: Australia (The Roxbury Latin School)

UNESCO Education in Warzones

• Best Delegate: Nigeria (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Outstanding Delegate: Canada (The Park School)
• Best Position Paper: United Kingdom (Simon Ortner)
• Honorable Mention: Ethiopia (Belmont Day School)
• Honorable Mention: South Korea (Noor Ul Iman School)
• Honorable Mention: Japan (The Park School)

Learn More About COMMUN