My school's part of this huge state-wide model UN conference for Ohio, and I was an officer for this time around for the jr. high session. Officers are elected out of the 8th grade candidates at the previous year's confrence, and you get to come back as a freshman to be one of them. I wasn't much, just presiding over ~50 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as a council president. The officers run the entire show though, with over 1000 kids, the small adult staff of 6 or so just get everyone together.
The thing that amazes me the most about this conference is just the bonding between officers. If you're lucky you get to see them for at the most a few days every march over 3 years, then after you're all elected you're put in a room for the first meeting and you're like best friends. There were a few officers from my school last year and they just started bawling when it was time to leave, and no one understood why. We just figured they were over reacting about people they see 4 days a year. Now that I've been in their shoes I completely understand (i didn't start bawling though lol). These people you meet just seem to forge lasting friendships in just a few short hours.
discuss being councelors/officers ect.
