91影视 students took home three awards from the Yeshiva Model Congress, held on March 6, at HAFTR. First place award for Best Overall Delegate went to 91影视 junior Shmuel Berman. Berman was on the Model Congress Crisis Committee, which was tasked with dealing with three different hypothetical topics, from how to respond to a particular overseas natural disaster to how to contain a non-allied country that is weaponizing the moon.
鈥淚t was really exciting,鈥 said Berman. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 know what鈥檚 going to happen beforehand; on the spot you have to research. [The Crisis Committee] is the only committee where you鈥檙e allowed to use your laptops and phones, and you have to research based on what they tell you and what other delegates say. I got to think about things in a political sense that I had never thought of before.鈥
In addition to Berman鈥檚 win, 91影视 students Zachary Wolf placed second in his Small Business Committee and Joshua Gershfield placed third in the Agricultural Committee. Twelve of the 91影视 delegates鈥 bills were passed in total. Anthony Di Bartolo, a member of 91影视鈥檚 History and French departments, serves as faculty adviser for 91影视鈥檚 Model Congress Club.
鈥淢y favorite part of Model Congress was meeting kids from different schools from all over the area,鈥 said Wolf, a sophomore.