DCI at Spring Preview

For the Digital Communications Internship, Spring Preview is not only an event to cover and promote Arcadia High, but it is also an opportunity to publicize DCI itself! Running the DCI booth on Thursday, April 12, seven interns advertised the organization to prospective middle school students and parents while running fun activities. 

"We had several amazing features at our booth this year, including a special egg hunt. Lucky students that found eggs came over to our booth to claim their prize: a gel pen or pieces of candy. That was definitely my favorite part since it attracted more people to our booth. Customized foam footballs with the Arcadia Unified logo were also included as prizes at our booth for the egg hunt. A camera, microphone and trifold board were also displayed.  

"Personally, I think we did an amazing job setting up our booth. It looked professional, and all the interns arrived on time. We were ready for the students to come check out our booth. In terms of preparation, I think we should prepare for Spring Preview a little earlier so that we can implement more of our ideas. Although the flyers and trifold board turned out amazing, more time would have been helpful so that not everything would be so rushed. Also, more space would have been better since we never got to implement our Chromebook smashing station or Instagram booth.  

"Helping to run the DCI booth this year made me feel very proud to be an Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) intern. Plenty of students came to the booth, interested in the information we had to provide about DCI. It was great knowing that people were genuinely impressed by our program. I loved sharing my experiences. Overall, Spring Preview was a success, and I definitely want to work a shift next year!"

—Caitlin Wang

"The booth featured a multitude of things; we had pens, gel pens, a drone, candy, pamphlets, little footballs, the giant teddy-bear named Fur-an, and the amazing stuffed bear named Am-bear. My personal favorite was the pamphlets. Although that may sound super boring, I feel like the pamphlets looked amazing. It had a nice, aesthetic cover, a information filled inside, and a wonderful back cover that showed everyone how to apply. It was basically the basics of DCI in a sheet of paper."

—Cassidy Chhay 

"I'd definitely advise future interns to start planning for Spring Preview at least a week in advance. This year, we began the process just the Monday before the event, and though we were able to get everything together, there were still a few kinks that we didn't flatten out. For starters, Spring Preview happened to be held on the windiest evening of the week, which we hadn't anticipated. The trifold board that we had wasn't stable enough to stand on its own, so we resorted to having it lie flat on our table, which decreased its appeal to passerbys. Additionally, we hid a few Easter eggs in the general vicinity of our booth, assuming people would find them and come to our booth to claim a prize. We got most of them back, however, some ended up far from their original places and were never found or returned. To the interns who will be running the booth in coming years, remember to check the weather and not take the extravagance too far."

—Jocelyn Thao 

"Running the booth definitely took a lot of preparation, energy, and perseverance. To prepare for the day, I had to organize event coverage, table decorations, branded DCI candies, prizes, music, and handouts to ensure that our presence would have the maximum effect on incoming students. During Spring Preview itself, I chatted with parents and students about DCI, handed out prizes, and went around with Fur-Ann and Ambear to send more attendees to the DCI table! 

"For future interns, my biggest advice is to greet everyone with a smile! Think back to how it felt to be a freshman stepping foot on campus for the first time and how intimidating that might be. A friendly face never fails to draw people in, and it's always best to sound passionate and excited about what you're talking about so that others will be too! Don't hesitate to reach out to people and never get discouraged if someone doesn't show interest; there are plenty more who will! Lastly, remember to have fun! Sure, you're trying to bring in more interns to join the DCI family, but Spring Preview is also a wonderful part of the DCI experience. Relax and enjoy the afternoon with your fellow DCI-ers and have a great time!"

—Sarah Wang

"Running the booth was definitely a fun experience. My responsibilities included informing the incoming freshman with what DCI was about and interviewing students both past and future for the DCI podcast.Our booth featured our friendly faces ready to assist and inform any passerby’s questions as well as Furran and Ambear available for photo taking opportunities. My favorite experience was walking around and meeting all of our potential candidates."

—Jarett Yip

"This year, I had the opportunity to walk around and live stream the event on Instagram! The stream was not too successful, as we only accumulated about 50 viewers. Nevertheless, I also added photos to the @arcadiaunified Instagram story, through which we were able to reach over 1000 people! The amount of reach we had made me realize that perhaps DCI could utilize the Instagram story feature a bit more, as stories are also quite fun to create!" 

—Ella Cho

“This was my first time running a booth at Spring Preview. It was an interesting experience for me to be the one presenting rather that being the spectator for once. I would have never imagined that I would have the opportunity to run a booth at Spring Preview when I went to my first one three years ago. I helped set up the booth and later passed out flyers to anyone who was interested. My favorite experience was setting up the booth because I didn’t know what to expect. I was in awe of how amazing the DCI booth looked. I hope to volunteer at Spring Preview again next year!”

—Vivian Kwang