On Friday April 12, SPC was honored to host the annual Pinellas County Schools Model UN conference at the Clearwater Campus. Middle school and high school students from across Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties worked collaboratively to solve major world problems all while developing their writing, public speaking and teamwork skills.

Many thanks to the SPC Model UN team, who did the majority of the work, for serving as staff (dais), faculty volunteers, PCS teachers, SPC administration, Clearwater tech staff, Dean Smiley, Provost Griffith, Dr. Lucia Rodriguez (Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Amy Ruggiero (Foundations for Leadership) for helping us create a wonderful learning experience for these students. Given that extracurricular activities are critical in promoting student success, may they continue to push themselves forward. In fact, perhaps some of them will be a part of SPC’s Model UN team in the future!

Conference Winners:

Faculty volunteers:

Dr. William Fleming
Dr. Marietta Poshi
Dr. Erika Johnson-Lewis
Dr. Randy Lightfoot
Dr. Gyldas Ofoulhast
Dr. Bledar Prifti
Dr. Sunita Kumari
Dr. Amy Mormino
Dr. Douglas Rivero

SPC MUN Student Volunteers:

Felix Nickel
Jake Abeyta
Danielle Kervin
Katelyn Algarin
Joshua Mannari
Bryson Long
Nudar Tanvir
Nikki Ngo
Dylan Shapiro
Matthew Oliver
Christy Anne Martin
Hunter Hise