The Collegiate Academy Model United Nations Club held its thirteenth annual Model United Nations Middle School Conference (CAMUNC XIII) on March 6-7, 2026, at Collegiate Academy. Over 78 student delegates from five local middle schools participated, including East Middle School, Erie Day School, Fairview Middle School, Rice Avenue Middle School, and Strong Vincent Middle School.
The conference was completely student driven. Student executive board officers Markella Nacopoulos, Eliana Lichtinger, Thomas Mayo, and Ayat Majid helped organize the conference. The opening ceremony on Friday, March 6, included a very special roll call of all participating countries and the Specialized Agency assignments.
This year’s CAMUNC XIII (13th) committees included the following:
UNESCO Committee 1: Global Standards for Artificial Intelligence in Education, chaired by Ayat Majid.
UNODA Committee 2: Regulation of Biological Warfare, chaired by Eliana Lichtinger.
UN Security Council Committee 3: Protection of Displaced and Migrating Persons, chaired by Markella Nacopoulos.
Specialized Agency Committee 4: The Second Continental Congress: Revising the Articles of Confederation, chaired by Thomas Mayo. Alexander Rose, Theofania Nacopoulos, Christopher Light, Imad Becirbasic, Daniel Alkaiali, Najahlise McCullum-Rodriguez, Ayat Majid, Angellena Velez, Gabriel Beadle, William Palotas, and Eleanor Wertz also participated and helped to assist in the committees, and run the conference logistics.
The CAMUNC XIII conference and competition was very close, and all of the middle school delegations came prepared for the debates within their committees. The first place best overall school David B. Lasher Award went to Erie Day School. Rice Avenue Middle School (Girard School District) earned second place overall school honors. Fairview Middle School finished third place overall. Strong Vincent Middle School earned fourth place., followed by East Middle School in fifth place. Many individual medals were handed out at the conference, including best delegate, outstanding delegate, and excellent delegate awards. All conference delegates in attendance also received a participation award certificate for their hard work.