At Model UN on Oct. 27, members are able to take advantage of all the space and work in groups, standing up. This allows for group discussion and helps make the activities interactive and enjoyable.

The Signs of Suicide lessons display on the Boxlight for the week of Oct. 6-10. Since students were sent home due to the power outage, they could not do lessons on Friday, Oct. 10, so lessons resumed on Monday, Oct. 13.

Model UN members listen to fellow members giving speeches on Oct. 28. This was practice for moderated caucuses, which is a key event at conferences.

Sophomores participate in Signs of Suicide lessons during sixth period on Oct. 25. SOS focuses on teaching students how to identify warning signs and seek help for themselves or a friend. All MCPS students in Grades 9-12 receive a lesson from a trained facilitator on the signs of suicide and resources and tools to seek help.

At the Model UN meeting on Oct. 27, sophomore Michael Chamieh gives a speech to the whole lecture hall. The activity was to be assigned a random topic and then speak about it for a minute without stopping, and while projecting.

The lecture hall, known as room 183, serves as a storage space for Wootton’s Student Government Association where they keep the paper posters. The paper posters are hung on the commons bridge during SGA events.

Room 183 often sits empty during the school day. Clubs and other meetings often meet during lunch and advisory but during class periods it is empty and stays locked.

The desks in the lecture hall are old and torn down. Gum stuck to the bottom, padding torn up, the room feels old and outdated.