Bunny MUN, Poly’s fifth middle school Model United Nations conference, was held Saturday, October 24, the 81st anniversary of the UN’s founding. Created to teach Long Beach Unified middle schoolers the procedure, collaboration, research, and public speaking of MUN, the conference is free for all delegates. PACE students play a huge role in pulling this event off.

Long Beach Poly MUN students run nearly every aspect of the event. They choose each committee’s topic, write the background guides, and train the dais staff to chair committees using Robert’s Rules of Order.

This year was our biggest yet, with more than 150 students from across Long Beach researching assigned countries and topics, then collaborating on solutions to real-world problems. The conference is free to encourage students to step out of their comfort zones, set foot on a high school campus, and try an activity they may pursue in high school.

Poly is the only school in the district that hosts a MUN conference. Our high school event, Jackrabbit MUN IX, returns Memorial Day weekend 2027. It has grown from four committees a decade ago to 17 last year, drawing more than 600 delegates from San Diego to Santa Barbara and even Las Vegas.

If you would like to make a donation to Poly MUN please check out their website, jackrabbitmun.com. MUN is just another way PACE students make an impact for the entire Poly community. Thank you to Mr. Gilogoly for his tireless work to build this program that inspires students beyond our campus.