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Sunday, May 15
Hall of Fame Grows by One
The Alumni Council added one MUNer to the hallowed halls of the WCHS Model UN Hall of Fame on May 14, 2005. Shawn Curtis started in Model UN his sophomore year and received many awards at numerous conferences throughout his career. Please check out the Hall of Fame link on the website to find out more about Shawn and all of the Hall of Famers. Congratulations Mr. Curtis.
Sunday, May 1
Team Announced for 2005-2006
The following students were selected through tryouts to be on next year's Model UN team:
1. Chris Barber 10
2. JT Blue 11
3. Corey Bradley 12
4. Haley Capel 11
5. Andy Couch 11
6. Erin DeCarlo 11
7. Lindsay Dycus 12
8. Augusta McClary 11
9. Patty Ojeda 11
10. Becky Ojeda 11
11. Mallory Phillips 12
12. Derick Smith 12
13. Carrie Thompson 11
Congratulations to all of those that made the team. Great things should be in store for this group next year. Only one senior graduated from this year's team and seven of the thirteen have received individual awards in previous competitions. Good Luck.
Monday, February 28
WCHS... Strong Showing at the University of Tennessee
Waverly Central's MUN group had another great conference this past weekend in Knoxville. The team was not able to achieve a third Best Delegation award in a row, but the Angola delegation was able to finish in second place overall. The first place delegation was fielded by Girls Prepatory School (GPS) of Chattanooga that represented Belarus. "GPS had a great group that really put it all together," WCHS advisor Andy Daniels stated.
Waverly's group was outstanding as well. All six of the Angola delegates received individual awards. Mallory Phillips, Becky Ojeda, Patty Ojeda, Corey Bradley, and Derick Smith all received honorable mention in their respective committees and Shawn Curtis achieved the coveted prize of Best Delegate in the prestigious Security Council. Shawn is the only senior and he will surely be missed next year.
This marks the end to another wonderful year in Model UN for WCHS. There were alot of firsts including finishing in the top two at all three conferences ateended this year, winning SHSMUN, having all delegates in one delegation receive individual awards, and having a Security Council Best Delegate. It is hard to believe, but this group looks to achieve even greater things next year.
Sunday, February 6
Waverly Success Continues
For the second time this academic year Waverly Central's Model UN team finished atop the heap at a regional conference. Rhodes College in Memphis was the setting for this year's Mid-South Model United Nations Conference. Sixteen schools representing near fifty different countries were in attendance at the '05 MSMUN from three states.
Waverly's Romania delegation composed of Shawn Curtis, Mallory Phillips, Lindsay Dycus, Corey Badley, Becky Ojeda, Patty Ojeda, and Haley Capel finished in first place beating out all types of private and public schools. Individual awards were won by the following delegates:
Derick Smith - BENIN, Best Delegate in Social and Humanitarian
Mallory Phillips - ROMANIA, Best Delegate in WG 1 (Refugees and IDPs)
Patty Ojeda - ROMANIA, Best Delegate Paper in WG 2 (Child Soldiers)
Andy Couch - BENIN, Best Position Paper in Security Council
Patty Ojeda - ROMANIA, Best Position Paper in WG 2 (Child Soldiers)
Lindsay Dycus - ROMANIA, Honorable Mention in Social and Humanitarian
Shawn Curtis - ROMANIA, Honorable Mention in Special Political.
"The entire lot of them did great. Every one of the thirteen we took contributed to this team victory," said Advisor Andy Daniels. The WCHS squad will be looking for an unprecedented third Best Delegation award in one year at the end of this month as they travel to East Tennessee and compete in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee High School Model UN. Best of luck to the team.
Tuesday, November 23
Waverly Central Reaches Pinnacle
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Waverly Central High School Model United Nations has reached and attained the next level of greatness. This past weekend they won Best Overall Delegation at the Southeastern High School Model United Nations in Chattanooga. While they have won many conferences in the past and attained many individual awards none have been as sweet as this. SHSMUN is the premier conference in the Southeastern United States where over sixteen of the top parochial, public, private, and magnet schools come to compete each year.
WCHS represented the nation of Angola this year at the fifty delegation conference. The other top nations this year were Norway from Clinton High School that finished second and Pakistan from Bartlett High School that placed third. Angola was comprised of nine delegates that included Shawn Curtis, Mallory Phillips, Corey Bradley, Lindsay Dycus, Derek Smith, Becky Ojeda, Patty Ojeda, Haley Capel, and Andy Couch. Seven of these delegates received individual awards.
These included:
1. Derek Smith; Best Delegate, UNESCO
2. Mallory Phillips;
a. Honorable Mention, UNEP
b. All Star Delegate - Trip to NHSMUN
3. Corey Bradley; Honorable Mention, WHO
4. Lindsay Dycus;
a. Honorable Mention, SOC HUM
b. Selected as Vice President for 2005 SHSMUN
c. Third Place Best Overall Delegate
5. Shawn Curtis; Honorable Mention, SPEC POL
6. Becky Ojeda; Honorable Mention, ECO FIN
7. Patty Ojeda; Honorable Mention, LEGAL
The advisors for the group were very pleased with the outcome. Head Advisor Andy Daniels said: "I was pleased as punch! The best thing is this bodes well for the future of our program, because Shawn is the only senior. I knew we would do well, but this exceeded even my expectations with such a young group." The one thing that Daniels attributed to the recent strength of their program was the development of a freshmen program over the past couple of years.
WCHS plans on attending both MSMUN in Memphis and UTHSMUN in Knoxville later this year. This group has set the bar even higher for future MUN groups at Waverly Central. Great Job!
Thursday, May 27
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The following graduates have been named to the Waverly Central High School Model UN Hall of Fame by the Alumni Council.
Nathan Davis
Jeff Lindsey
Caleb Rolin
Steven Stewart
More information will be coming soon on these most recent inductees.
Model UN Team (2004-2005) Announced
After a lengthy and determined tryout process the following students have been named to the 2004-2005 Model UN Team.
Shawn Curtis 12
Corey Bradley 11
Lindsay Dycus 11
Mallory Phillips 11
Derek Smith 11
Clay Wallace 11
Haley Capel 10
Andy Couch 10
Erin DeCarlo 10
Scott Frost 10
Becky Ojeda 10
Patty Ojeda 10
Layne Phillips 10
WCHS MUN has "Great Expectations," just like Dickens, for next year. There are only two people on the Varsity team that have not had previous experience as a MUN delegate. Also, with the president of the student body as the only senior, there should be plenty of leadership. Four of the 04-05 delegates have received individual awards as well. When reached for comment, Andy Daniels, WCHS MUN advisor said: "This is the strongest group we have ever had going into a new year."
Sunday, February 29
Waverly has Super Showing in Knoxville
Waverly Centrals Model UN Team had another great showing this past weekend at the University of Tennessee High School Model United Nations. Both delegations that attended from WCHS finished in the top three. POLAND came in Second Place, overall and MOLDOVA placed Third, overall.
Individual delegate awards were won by:
Caleb Rolin Best Delegate WHO
Steven Stewart Best Delegate ECO FIN
Mallory Phillips Honorable Mention UNEP
Lindsay Dycus Honorable Mention SOC HUM
Shawn Curtis Honorable Mention DIS
Monday, February 9
Waverly Central Continues Winning Ways at MSMUN
Waverly Central High School took fifteen delegates to the Mid-South Model United Nations at Rhodes College in Memphis this past weekend and for the fifth straight year they received an overall delegation award in the top two. The delegation of Poland was named the MSMUN First Place Best Overall Delegation. WCHS took two other delegations to the conference. They included Moldova and the freshmen delegation of Azerbaijan. MSMUN was larger than ever this year, with forty-six delegations competing from more than twelve schools in three different states.
Those that received individual awards included:
Caleb Rolin (POLAND) Best Delegate Disarmament
Lindsay Dycus (POLAND) Best Delegate Social and Humanitarian
Jeff Lindsey (POLAND) Honorable Mention Economics and Finance
Shawn Curtis (POLAND) Honorable Mention Special Political
Shawn Curtis (POLAND) Best Position Paper Special Political
Mallory Phillips (POLAND) Best Working Paper Infant Mortality Working Group
Corey Bradley (MOLDOVA) Best Working Paper Overpopulation Working Group
Waverly's MUN advisor Andy Daniels stated: "I could not have been more pleased the overall team effort at the conference. Poland would not have been able to do it without the help of the other delegations' efforts. This award recognizes the great efforts of all fifteen delegates." Daniels also noted that the freshmen squad really performed well. WCHS just started a "Frosh" squad last year and the benefits can already be seen. Three of the delegates that received individual awards were on last year's Freshmen Team.
The next conference that Waverly delegates will be participating in is the University of Tennessee High School Model UN in Knoxville at the end of this month. Will more awards lie in the foothills of the Smokies for WCHS? This reporter feels that awards are a "given" now at Waverly Central.
Tuesday, November 25
POLAND Delegation places Third Overall in Chattanooga
Waverly Centrals Model United Nations team traveled to Chattanooga on November 21st through the 24th, where they competed in the Southeastern High School Model United Nations (SHSMUN). The team represented the country of Poland and consisted of eight students that included: Corey Bradley, Shawn Curtis, Lindsay Dycus, Jeff Lindsey, Jordan Littrell, Mallory Phillips, Caleb Rolin, and Steven Stewart. Another Waverly student was at the conference as well; Nathan Davis served as the chair of the Economics and Finance Committee.
Five of the eight delegates received individual awards. They included: Mallory Phillips Best Delegate, United Nations Environment Programme; Lindsay Dycus Honorable Mention, World Health Organization; Jeff Lindsey Honorable Mention, Disarmament and International Security Committee; Caleb Rolin Honorable Mention, Legal Committee; and Steven Stewart Honorable Mention, Economic and Finance Committee.
As a team, Poland received Third Place Delegation, overall out of forty-eight delegations. There were over fifteen schools at the competition from throughout the southeast, some as far away as West Virginia. WCHS Model UN advisor Andy Daniels stated, This was our first time to place at this particular conference. It is one of the premier conferences, and we were all elated with our performance. The group from Waverly proved themselves even more phenomenal when one considers that only three of their delegates had been to SHSMUN before.
The next competition for Waverlys MUN group will be at Mid-South Model United Nations (MSMUN) at Rhodes College in Memphis the first weekend in February. WCHS has done extremely well at MSMUN in the past as well, finishing in the top two overall positions for the past four years. Daniels stated: We are expecting even more great things out of this group.
Waverly Central Achieves Success
Dateline: November 20, 2001
The Waverly Central High School Model United Nations Team had a successful conference this past weekend in Chattanooga at the Southeastern High School Model United Nations. Only one delegate received an award, but others helped contribute to the achievement. Lesley Littrell in her second year attending the conference got Honorable Mention (2nd Place) accolades in the Social Humanitarian Committee for her representation of Algeria.
When reached for comment Daniels said: that "Awards are not the only mark of achievement." The Waverly group was very young and inexperienced in MUN, so many were not expecting much. Only one person had attended more than two conferences prior to this one and seven were first timers. The Waverly delegation did not let their inexperience hold them back. Each and every delegate took part in caucus, debate, and made their positions known in General Assembly. "We have never had a delegation that had this much overall participation in GA," Daniels stated. Another key fact that has to be mentioned is the addition of a new advisor. Chad Wyatt brings a diverse history and political science background to the team and helped play a critical role in their success.
Now that they have gotten their feet wet, WCHS Model UN is looking for even bigger and better things in February when they attend the Mid South Model United Nations Conference at Rhodes College.
Andrew Daniels Named Teacher of the Year
September 7, 2001
Daniels Recognized by MLEC
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative recently recognized Andy Daniels for being selected as teacher of the year in Humphreys County. Each year, MLEC presents a cash award to the teachers of the year in each of its five counties.
Daniels has been teaching for 6 years. He teaches History at Waverly Central High School.
MLEC gave Daniels a $200 award on August 13 at a banquet at Waverly Central High School. "Teachers and MLEC share the same goal for young people," said MLEC Industrial Representative Ken Little, who made the presentation. "We want to make a positive impact on their lives. MLEC thanks Mr. Daniels and all Humphreys County teachers for their dedication to education."
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is a non-profit organization offering reliable, low-cost electricity to over 33,000 members in Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lewis and Perry Counties. Member - electric power companies of Middle Tennessee.
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative - Copyright 2000
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2001 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
There were two named to Waverly Central's Model UN "Hall of Fame" after much deliberation at the end of the 2001 School Year. There were many that were deserving, but after looking at all the candidates only two stood out. Both of these former delegates have won numerous awards in the past two and a half years at Conferences in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis. The inductees are Daniel Alexander and Alan Epley. Be sure to check out their background information on the "Hall of Fame" Link on the left of your page. When asked about the final decision on this years inductees, Coach Daniels stated: "These two guys were obvious choices. They both excelled in MUN and each were on all of the winning delegations over the last two years. I know they will succeed in all their future endeavors as well."
2001 - 2002 Waverly Model UN Tryout Schedule Announced
Thursday, April 19 = Informational Meeting
Tuesday, April 24 = Topics Assigned for Research and Presentation
Friday, May 4 = Tryouts at WCHS
Monday, May 7 = 2001-2002 Waverly MUN Team Announced
Waverly Central High School Announces 2001-2002 TEAM
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The Following delegations will be attending the 2001 Southeastern High School Model United Nations in Chattanooga on November 17, 18, and 19.
"ALGERIA"
Lesley Littrell - Social Humanitarian
Chartice Coleman - Legal Issues
Chris James - Disarmament Committee
Ashley Spurgeon - Environmental Committee
Jesse Toland - Economic and Finance
"HONDURAS"
Nathan Davis - Legal Issues
Laura May - Economic and Finance
Caleb Rolin - Disarmament
Rebecca Schillinger - Social Humanitarian
Jamie Wheat - Environmental Committee
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