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The Ontario Secondary School Students Association was a huge part of your high school experience.
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You spent countless weekends attending OSSSA leadership conferences all over the province.
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And you proudly built up your OSSSA T-shirt collection.
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You had at least one (but probably more like 5 or 6 or 12) official conference photos displayed in your room.
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And it was totally normal to dress like you were going to a '90s rave.
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Gathering in the gym for a motivational speaker would BLOW YOUR MIND.
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You loved when your L.D. group got to play cooperation games to learn about teamwork.
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You LIVED for the obstacle course, in which you were blindfolded and sent through with only verbal cues for guidance.
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You were totally traumatized by THE MAZE (i.e. "Let's force a bunch of kids to try to complete an impossible maze and laugh at their failure").
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You didn't think twice about sleeping in a giant pile in a school gym ALL WEEKEND.
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But you also thought it was badge of honour to get as little sleep as possible during an OSSSA conference.
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When you finally became a Leadership Developer (or, rather, an "L.D."), you felt like you'd finally been granted access to the coolest club ever.
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Your L.D. partner for each conference became your best friend in the WORLD... for four days.
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You'd flip through your old L.D. manuals to read the inspirational essays and poems.
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Basically, being a part of the OSSSA was some of the most fun you'd ever had.
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When you describe the OSSSA to people now, they say that it sounds like a cult (and they're not wrong).
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You were really, really sad when you heard that the OSSSA had pretty much disbanded.
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But you're still hugely grateful for all the friendships you built during your time in the OSSSA.
