By Marisa Laviano – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law Key Club attended its annual Decon Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts on April 9 and 10.

At this overnight field trip, students got to participate in workshops, listen to speakers, and educate others about key club along with other members from the New England and Bermuda district.

“Throughout the day, we attended workshops surrounding whatever we were interested in, all of them broadening our perspectives,” Key Club secretary Skylar Johnson said. “We attended various ceremonies and events to celebrate the accomplishments of our district’s clubs during the 2021-2022 Key Club year, we were even able to participate in some service projects while there.¨

Members also received many different awards for their excellence in their club over the past year. 

“The highlight of the trip was when our club was recognized as one of the Distinguished clubs in New England,” Key Club advisor Mr. Boynton said. “All our members hard work both in the school and community and the election of Caroline Doyle as Governor of New England made the weekend truly worthwhile.”

The club received first place in Non-Digital Poster, Monthly Report, and Yearly Achievement; along with 2nd place in the Talent Contest, 3rd place in Single Device and received the Early Bird Dues and Distinguished Key Club awards.

“The highlight of the trip was definitely our success as a club,” Doyle said. “The many awards and positions we attained served as a bonding moment for our club, and brought us all together.”

Students also got to listen to guest speaker Binh Rybacki, the founder of Children of Peace International, a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the people of Vietnam. Students got to learn from her story and be inspired how they can do more in their community.

“Students benefited from this trip because we got to learn about what our fellow district Key Clubs were doing throughout the year, and got to take pride in what we accomplished as a district for COPI and individually,” public relations officer Kalli Kinsman said.