ASHTABULA — Students from 20 high schools scattered over two states tackled some of the major issues facing the world.
Human rights, the place of women in the Third World and the minimum age when a soldier should serve were all on the table at the 30th edition of the Lake Erie International Model United Nations at Kent State University-Ashtabula Campus.
“We start planning a year in advance,” said Rita Drew, president of the LEIMUN board of directors.
Drew began her involvement with the organization as a student and has continued for more than 20 years.
“It brought me out of my shell. I learned more about myself as a person than I did anywhere else,” Drew said while working with other board members and volunteers to make the conference a success. She said 50 volunteers, most former participants, also work in a variety of positions that make the event possible.
Students from Lakeside, Edgewood, Geneva, Madison and Edgewood high schools are participating in the three-day event that will conclude with an awards ceremony Saturday afternoon.
A new addition to the event is a scholarship fund that will be developed for participants in the conference, Drew said. She said two $500 scholarships will be awarded later this spring.
A dinner and silent auction will be held Saturday night to help raise the funds, Drew said.
Rachel Unsinger, one of five advisers to the Jefferson Model United Nations organizations, also got her start as a student. She said she was able to participate not only at Kent State University-Ashtabula Campus but in Chicago and Boston.
“It (Model UN) definitely broadened my horizons,” she said.
The Jefferson delegation included more than 40 participants and is led by long-term adviser John Patterson.
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