Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Push-Ups for Pins
Pin collecting? You may ask what in the world does that have to do with SkillsUSA - well as it turns out a lot. At the National Conference - every state brings it's own pin. And during the conference you trade pins with other participants. It gives people a reason to talk and learn a little bit about each other. And for some people it can become quite a sport (me included.) Today is a big day for pin trading. By the end of the day, most people have traded all their pins and some of the other pins - to get the pins that they have deemed the coolest. This is done in the midst of wandering through the Techspo at Bartle Hall. The Techspo is a big convention that takes place during the actual competition - so when you have down time you can wander through and talk with the exhibitors, pick up some free gifts (key chains, candies, bags, water bottles - you name it.)
Today was also filled with competition meetings - because the competition starts tomorrow. Tonight we head off to opening ceremonies.
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Nice pins! How many did you get altogether? Jeff, looks like you are surely in the lead. :)
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