OJCL Torch Spring 2018 | Page 37

A Trip Down Memory Lane Hanna Zandvakili, OJCL 1st VP In the OJCL, people come and go — but nothing can erase the impact they have on this organization and its members while they’re here. Similarly, the influence of the OJCL stays with its members forever, whether they’re still attending conventions as JCLers or have long since graduated. Let's take a trip down memory lane and peek into the lives of a few past JCL members who have neither forgotten their experiences nor been forgotten by their fellow JCLers. Hannah Barrett (Shaker Heights): “I went to Shaker Heights High School and was part of the Shaker delegation at OJCL for 5 total conventions. In 2014-2015 I was OJCL Historian, and at the NJCL convention in San Antonio (2015) I got elected NJCL Historian! I also served as Shaker’s co-consul that year. My favorite part was revamping and modernizing certain processes and aspects of the Historian position so that OJCL and NJCL could be at the forefront of technology and accessibility for student members. However, the camaraderie of being a JCLer and having post convention depression was such a big part of it as well. Many of my JCL friendships have remained lifelong friendships, even now that I’m about 3,000 miles from home out in Los Angeles. I’m currently a sophomore at UCLA as a Stamps Foundation Scholar, where I’m majoring in International Development and minoring in European Studies. I really enjoy my sorority, my job as a writing tutor on campus, and my executive position in a global health and development club. Even so, there are still days when I really miss my days in the JCL!” Sara Zandvakili (Indian Hill): “During my time in the JCL, I found myself surrounded by teachers and students who shared their 36