Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn recently competed in the 47th annual North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference and took home four awards.

The event was held at the Hilton Washington Hotel Feb. 11 to 14 and was sponsored by Georgetown University, with over 1,800 students from schools all over the country.

At the end of the conference four Spalding students won awards: Senior Jennifer Weislo won verbal commendation in the Spanish-only debate in Calderon's Mexican Cabinet; junior Henry Van Engen won Outstanding Delegate in the European Union; junior Vicki Goutzoulis won verbal commendation in the...