Congratulations

Congratulations to Andrea Gallman and Katie Cone! Andrea and Katie won the Coosa Valley Electric's Youth Tour Challenge. Their essays were chosen to represent our school at the regional contest. There, they had to take a written exam and had individual interviews with the board of directors of the Coosa Valley Cooperative. Andrea placed first and Katie placed second in the competition. (There was only 1 point separating the girls!) Both will receive an all expense paid trip to Montgomery in March and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. this summer!

JUNA 2012

The Westbrook Junior United Nations Assembly (JUNA) recently competed in Birmingham with over 40 other schools. Our JUNA team, CANADA, presented the resolution for the UN to develop a Harp Seal registry to save baby white seals from extinction. Our JUNA team, USA, presented a resolution to ban cloning until world nations put laws in place to protect the exploitation of women. The Westbrook Team USA was recognized for the Outstanding Nation Award for being the most outstanding team out of forty schools in opening ceremonies speech, sign language, presentation of resolution, careful consideration and study before casting votes, and public speaking in general assembly.

Grace Cockrell was recognized for the Best Girl Delegate at Assembly out of over 120 girls present for her public speaking and work on the security council. Hannah Williams and Sarah Blackstock were recognized with an honorable mention for the Erin McPherson Award.

Teams and Duties – CANADA

Alex Cochran Security Council & Committee Delegate

J.T. Clifton Opening Speech General Assembly & Committee Delegate

Robert Hager Team Speech Writer & Committee Debate Speaker

Sam Blackstock Sign Language & Committee Delegate

Alexis Beard Committee Debate Speaker & Cultural Studies Poster

Hannah Williams Committee Debate Speaker & Cultural Studies Poster Erin McPherson Award Honorable Mention

Team USA

Becca Kilgo Opening Speech General Assembly & Committee Delegate

Grace Cockrell Team Speech Writer, Security Council Delegate, & Committee Delegate

Michael Miller Debate Speaker

Nathan Gallman Debate Speaker

Sarah Blackstock Debate Speaker

Sydney Fairchild Sign Language & Committee Delegate