DCON 2016

CNH Key Club hosts an annual District Convention where Key Clubbers from all over California, Nevada, and Hawaii gather to celebrate the end of the old term, and the beginning of the new term. Over three days, we all attended workshops, watched clubs get recognized for their hard work, and danced the night away at Governor’s Ball. Since DCON was a three-day event, I will just highlight my favorite memories from each day.

Day Zero: Before DCON even started, my home club decided to have a sleepover at my house. Initially, I thought that the sleepover was going to be the most awkward thing in the world, however, I was pleasantly surprised. While three of the eight of us passed out after 4 hours, the rest of us stayed up until 4:30 am. We bonded over listening to Big Time Rush and KPOP, dabbing, gambling with goldfish puffs, finishing our club scrapbooks, and stacking food and DVDs on our sleeping IP treasurer (Ryan Zeng).

Day One: DCON was held in Sacramento this year, meaning that our division had to take a 7 hour bus ride. Since I spent the majority of the bus ride asleep, my favorite memory of this day was when we actually arrived at the hotel.

Day Two: I’m incredibly sorry for everyone who sat by me during General Session #3. I know that I was extremely annoying as I repeatedly chanted “USA” and “sunpai” while John was on stage. I just couldn’t keep in my excitement as Division 30 South and my home club got recognized for so many achievements. My favorite memory was when everyone started chanting “we want ratchet” during Governor’s Ball, but the DJ responded by playing Taylor Swift and Twenty-One Pilots.

Day Three: This day was extremely bittersweet as it finally hit me that the seniors are leaving, and my term as OAKC’s secretary was just about to begin. My favorite memory from was from the bus ride home when three of my friends and I decided to switch our phone’s with another person. Each person gets 10 minutes to embarrass that person as much as they can; then we rotated the phones around. This may have been extremely humiliating, however, it forced me to talk to people that I’ve never spoken to before (i.e. this is how I started talking to my future executive assistant partner!!).

Although District Convention may be pricey, it was an extremely eye-opening and worthwhile experience for me as I got to meet new people and reunited with old friends from around the CNH District. I highly recommend those of you who intend on furthering your Key Club careers to go next year!

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