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Nova Brown '2 2 gave a presentation on the importance o f voting, the voter registration process, and the upcoming elections in Florida this November. After the assembly, students had the first o f tw o opportunities to register, as volunteers from GoVoteMiami were on hand to help students age 16 and older complete the registration form. In all, 5 6 students signed up over tw o days.
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Carrollton Competes at the Capital By Sofia Barrera '25
Carrollton's Model United Nations club traveled to Washington, D.C to compete at the 59th annual North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference (NAIMUN).
Who knew pretending to be a country racing to sign a treaty or write a resolution could be one o f the most popular extracurricular activities among highschool students all over the world?
O n February 16th, Carrollton students arrived in Washington, D.C prepared to negotiate with thousands of teenagers from all over the world on complicated issues, ranging from the nationalization o f the Panama canal to the crisis o f climate change. Although these issues may not sound interesting to some, students found a way to make these debates a challenge worth conquering.
Today, the United Nations is at the top of the news due to the war
in Ukraine. Since most nations fear an escalation o f the war if they participate militarily, most member nations are imposing stnct sanctions on Russia and pursuing other ways to impact the Russian economy The importance o f the United Nations is more apparent now than ever before.
We must ensure that future generations are ready to debate and promote peaceful solutions. Model United Nations provides the perfect opportunity to set young diplomats up for success. After all, we are the ones who will be here to solve tomorrow's problems.
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