Model United Nations
Ironwood Ridge has a premier Model United Nations program, led by faculty advisor Erik Wolf. It has participated in numerous conferences across the nation, performing well and receiving numerous awards at each. In 2008 IRHS MUN was awarded Runner-up for Best School at the Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference in Baltimore, MD finishing behind one of the country's top programs. Other major conferences attended include those hosted by the University of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University. IRHS MUN has also been awarded Best School or been in the hunt for the award nearly every year it has participated in University of Arizona's conference, which has been held annually since 1963. Its biggest rival in this format is the prestigious University High School (Tucson). After these successes, IRHS MUN conceived the idea of hosting its own conference. Originally slated for October 2008, it has been postponed until the 2010-11 school year. Named IRMUNC, the conference will take place November 13–14 and is open to all high schools in Arizona.
IRHS MUN will be competing at conferences at UC-Berkeley and Georgetown University in 2011.
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