Wilton High School Model Congress students participated in the annual Yale University Model Congress the weekend of Dec. 4-7.
Despite the currently divided government in Washington, D.C., the aspiring congressional leaders of the Wilton High School Model Congress took New Haven by storm the weekend of Dec. 4-7.
Twelve Wilton High students and their adviser, Kenneth Dunaj, attended the Yale University Model Congress (YMC), an annual conference held on the Yale campus and at the Omni Hotel that provides high school students the opportunity to simulate the United States Federal Government and legislative process.
The conference hosted more than 20 of the top public and private high schools in the Northeast and in the nation. At the YMC, the students passed a total of 230 bills, proving more productive than the 113th Congress in Washington, D.C.
Wilton Model Congress students prepared for more than two months, meeting weekly in order to introduce their original legislation to their peers at YMC.
Students debated and compromised during the four-day simulation by meeting from the crack of dawn to the wee hours of the night in committee sessions and full chamber debates.
Throughout the weekend, students applied their academic knowledge and communication skills in order to solve America’s problems, ranging from a comprehensive immigration reform policy to police brutality.
Wilton Model Congress students were recognized by the conference leadership as the Best Small Delegation at YMC. This is the second time the Wilton students have been awarded this honor.
The following students Wilton students were awarded for their outstanding legislative and debate skills this weekend:
- Jack Alibrandi: Best Delegate in Armed Services Committee.
- Alika Zangieva: Honorable Mention in Armed Services Committee.
- PJ Seelert: Best Legislation in Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Jessica Kobsa: Best Legislation in Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
- Jeremy Brewer: Best Justice in the Supreme Court.