Sophia Liu, Allison Riemer, Chambliss Pierson, Ben Gillman
Five Lakehill Upper School students attended the 2016 Dallas Model UN Assembly, a two-day conference held at the Hilton Garden Inn and Texas Woman's University. The statewide event is sponsored by the Dallas YMCA. The event kicked off with a welcome banquet that included performers from Expressions School of Dance and the Parastoo Cultural and Artistic Organization. The keynote speaker was Christopher Cambises, Youth Program Supervisor at Refugee Services of Texas.
Lakehill participants Ben Gillman, Sophia Liu, Chambliss Pierson, Justin Reed, and Allison Riemer, represented an assigned country and helped sponsor resolutions ranging from global security to world health concerns. Liu and Gillmansponsored resolutions that were debated in General Assembly and were ultimately passed and signed by the Secretary General. In addition, Gillman was awarded Commendable Delegate for his work and debate in the World Health Organization.