Model United Nations started at the Bergen County Academies during the 1997-1998 school year, when students in a 10th grade American History class started the first MUN after-school activity to supplement their interest in international affairs. During the first meeting, about 35 students participated in a mock United Nations session. The team participated in its first conference at Yale University in February 1998, and several months later, we won our first "Best Delegation" award at the George Washington University Model United Nations Conference in Washington, DC.
In 1999, students launched the first Academy Model United Nations conference. Delegates from all over the area came to participate. That year, the same students from a 10th grade history class planned the entire conference, wrote topic papers, developed a website, and ran the committees. AMUN has grown tremendously over the past twenty years, both as a conference and school organization, and we look forward to seeing you at the best one yet.
In 2015, the BCA Model United Nations team debuted a new conference for the first time. Junior Academy Model United, JAMUN, is designed to introduce younger, middle school students to the field of international relations through MUN, as well as provide a forum to discuss issues prevalent in the world today. JAMUN is an excellent introduction to debate, as it is the first conference for most of our delegates.
Secretaries-General of AMUN
2024-2025 Riyashi Varia 2023-2024 Krystal Jiang 2022-2023 Aminah Sarowar 2021-2022 Anjali Anbu 2020-2021 Aaron Thammavongxay 2019-2020 Sarah McIlroy 2018-2019 Ciro Randazzo 2017-2018 Christian Rodriguez 2016-2017 Michael Dugan 2015-2016 Aparna Anand 2014-2015 Rachel Boutom 2013-2014 Erin Sulovari 2012-2013 Dalia Walzer 2011-2012 Alexander Muller 2010-2011 Danielle LaBarbiera 2009-2010 Liza Ponomarenko 2008-2009 Richard Kang 2007-2008 Jessica Faiz 2006-2007 Evan Rolfe 2005-2006 Andrew Hermalyn 2004-2005 Mark Picinich 2003-2004 Anthony Nardini 2002-2003 Ian Samuels 2001-2002 Allen Ewalt 2000-2001 Nir Harish 1999-2000 Keith Ericson |
Secretaries-General of JAMUN
2022-2023 Group Secretariat 2021-2022 Group Secretariat 2020-2021 Group Secretariat 2019-2020 Group Secretariat 2018-2019 Group Secretariat 2017-2018 Group Secretariat 2016-2017 Ciro Randazzo 2015-2016 Christian Rodriguez 2014-2015 Caitlin Chan |