Remembering KUNA for the Future

By: Audrey Spillman

While many come for the chance to debate, and a love for politics, and the sweet opportunity to get a couple of days off of school, for most, the memories that stay with us the longest from our first KUNA to our last KUNA is what we do to put ourselves out there, extend past our comfort zones, and bond with the passionate people all around us.

Ginny Gregory, from Woodford County High School, says her favourite memory of KUNA is “hanging out in my room with my friends, even if we’re not doing anything conference-wise, just having the opportunity to spend time with people I really care about at something so fun, is really great.”

For other, more intensely involved people, KUNA is all about what they can do to try to make a change. Olivia Raybourne, previous candidate for Presiding Officer, recounts her experience in candidacy: “I made friends with the other candidates, I felt very supported and loved by my community that j was slowly building around myself while I was campaigning.”

Some memories go way back; recalling her memories from eighth grade KUNA, Charissa Reid from Pendleton County High School says “Serving on our security council my eighth grade year… while we didn’t have veto power we were an Asian country so we were able to team up with China… China made a proposition to go to lunch early, so we all voted on it so we left for lunch light in an hour early and just like blade games. It was so fun.”

Even in other perspectives, the social aspect is the most important, as making connections is easy and fun at KUNA. “We give out Hi-C every year to make sure that we meet new people,” says Kendell Harper from Western Hills High School.