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Narrative Every year at Kempsville high, students get to attend a life changing event that can deeply change who they are not only as students, but as people as well. This life changing event is known as Leadership Workshop. Leadership Workshop is an event where students spend a three day weekend at Triple R Ranch learning how to become leaders not only in their school, but in their communities as well. Every year Kempsville strives to educate these students to become leaders and make Kempsville High a better place. Everyone should attend Leadership Workshop because it teaches many priceless life lessons, students learn to work as a team, and most importantly, it makes Kempsville High School a better place.

This past weekend I attended the Kempsville High School Leadership Workshop, and I absolutely loved it. Not only did I learn a lot, but I had a great time while I was learning. Leadership Workshop teaches many priceless life lessons that delegates can use for the rest of their life. For example, the ability to share and back up my ideas in front of a group was a big lesson for me. I usually tend to keep my ideas to myself and tend to not initiate conversations with others. I learned that people can never accept me or my ideas if I never give them a chance to. This is a lesson that not only I can use throughout the rest of high school, but something I can use in my current job and career in the future.

Not only does Workshop work on the individual, but delegates learn to work as a team. Throughout the whole weekend delegates are broken up into councils in which they work together. Every day the councils are given a task in which they will present their answer to at the end of the day. During the day delegates will work in their teams to come up with a presentation, while also attending instructionals. These instructionals taught about a variety of things including the decision making process (DMP). This is the 7 step process that delegates use all weekend to make decisions within their group. This process includes coming up with ideas, discussing them, and finally coming to consensus. My council implemented this when choosing topics and songs for our presentations. This is a process that I can apply to many situations or decisions in my life.

Learning lessons and learning to work as a team is great and all, but Workshop is all worth the while only if those lessons are brought back to Kempsville. Delegates are encouraged to share what they learned with their friends because not only may the friend incorporate that lesson in their own life, but it might encourage them to go to Workshop for themselves the next year. Delegates can not only improve their friends, but play a part in improving their schools in many ways. One way to do this would be to run for office. Taking a leadership role in office will not only improve Kempsville, but it continues to improve the individual.

Leadership workshop is a tradition Kempsville has upheld for many years for several reasons. Not only do those who attend walk away with new found leadership skills, but when the weekend is over, those lessons are brought back to Kempsville. These 150 delegates who dedicated themselves to improving this weekend will then share what they learned with their friends in hopes that they will be one of the 150 next year to attend. I can honestly say that Leadership Workshop changed me for the better. I am not afraid to share my ideas and I will continuously make sure that everyone’s voice is heard. Leadership Workshop is not just a fun weekend away from home; it’s an experience that continuously changes Kempsville year after year. If Kempsville continues to strive to change the students through workshop, Kempsville can help to build a better world.