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Literary Magazine - Veritas

The OPHS Literary Arts Club is pleased to announce that Veritas IX is here! Each year, we invite our student body to submit original works of poetry and short fiction to be considered and curated for publication in our annual literary magazine issue. Our campus becomes a more vibrant and connected space every time a new author inks their identity onto the page.

Veritas IX is available for purchase for students and staff alike for just $5; we thank the PFA for subsidizing these costs! We can only accept cash and checks at the Student Store right now, but if you visit the OPHS Web Store, you may pay by card instead. Please make out payments to the OPHS Literary Arts Club.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the club and its magazine these past nine years. Even more importantly, thank you for empowering students to express their personal voices–you have all played a part in making this campus more empathetic and imaginative.

Gratefully,

Jessica Wall-Smith

Veritas Advisor

Veritas IX’s Featured Authors:

Lila Marshall ○ Yashika Kumar ○ Rishan Shah ○ Carmel Chen ○ Annie Ben-Shoshan ○ Anjali Staschik ○ Justine Picard ○ Ella Gonzalez ○ Peter Manuel ○ Lila Marshall ○ Luke Hodges ○ Luke Pryor ○ Sierra Large ○ Claire Murray ○ Lorena Tan ○ Jade Wolff ○ Grace VanSchooneveld ○ Ella McNally ○ Yuri Kim ○ Tanvi Jeurkar ○ Elle Markham ○ Mark Neminov ○ Parmida Mohammadi ○ Sophia Perez ○ Sophie Goldfarb ○ Matthew Rochman ○ Danlei Wang ○ Meirav Zarin ○ Gianna Mortillaro ○ Maggie Ruan ○ Gabriel Levin ○ Hannah Ma ○ Julia Marcos ○ Daniela Trivelli ○ Olivia Compton ○ Kinza Khan ○ Marina Avramenko ○ Leonardo Castaneda ○ Joshua Joel ○ Jayden Stanislaus ○ Nahlini Hauser ○ Jake Calafati ○ Diya Johny 

Model United Nations

Thanks to PFA funding, administration support, and a wonderful team, this year has been a great success.  The OPHS Model United Nations team has attended four conferences in total, two in-person and two virtual.  We have accumulated 6 awards throughout the year!  All our awards and the associated college/conference is listed below.  PFA funding has allowed us to offer our conferences for free or at discounted prices, making them more accessible for our team.  Southern California Model UN was offered at a 50% discount, while T&T MUN was completely free.  At SCMUN this past week, our students not only had a great experience visiting colleges, but also got to experience the true spirit of MUN as they delegated and debated with students from 40+ schools!  Model UN is a club that offers far more than public speaking, it provides leadership, diplomacy, and real-world exposure; all of which our delegates were exposed to throughout the year. 

Awards:

UCLA's Bruin MUN 2021: Outstanding Delegate and Verbal Accommodation

UCSB's Guacho MUN 2022: Commendation

T&T MUN 2022: Outstanding Delegate and Best Delegate

USC's SCMUN 2022: Honorable Mention

Our goal for the future would be to make MUN more accessible and well-known, hoping to grow as a delegation. We would like to see all delegates have fun and become aware of the world around them!