Hands warm, heart beating fast and stomach flipping. That was all I could feel whenever I entered Legacy last year. The 2013-2014 school year I attended Legacy for the first time because I went to Mansfield high school my freshman year. I was nervous because I did not know anyone at my new school, and I thought I wouldn’t make any friends.

During the first couple of weeks I heard announcements about different clubs offered at Legacy and one stuck out to me: Key Club. I knew immediately I would enjoy that particular club because I loved to volunteer. I was quite hesitant though because I didn’t know what to expect from the people who were also going to join. I soon found out I had nothing to worry about.

Regardless of my hesitation, the next Wednesday morning at 7 a.m., I arrived in Mrs. Burkett’s room for the Key Club meeting. I took a deep breath and opened the door. I exchanged hellos to everyone in the room, signed in, and took a seat. Overall, it was a fun first meeting. I met many returning and first year Key Club members. This meeting was only the beginning.

I did a lot of volunteer work for the first time and it felt great. It gave me chance to experience something that I had never done. The satisfaction of helping out others and the environment can be quite rewarding. My favorite volunteer project last year was helping out Jobe Middle School’s haunted house. My job was to walk the middle school students through the scare house, like a tour guide. It was amusing seeing their reactions to the scariness of the haunted house.

The District Convention I attended was the best part of the year. Otherwise known as DCON, the District Convention gathers all key clubbers from around the state of Texas. Last year, it was held in Dallas at the Sheraton Hotel. I had the privilege of going to DCON, and I was happy I did. It was spectacular. I met a lot of other Key Club members from around Texas and learned so much about key club that I didn’t know.

Key Club establishes friendships and opportunities to give back to society by volunteering. It looks good on college applications, makes you learn a lot of life skills and become a more confident person. You learn a ton of team and leadership skills. Lastly, members are the nicest, most thoughtful people you will ever meet.