Learning the ropes. On the first official day of the convention, students receive their name tags on JEA/NSPA-labeled lanyards which they can add ribbons to. The ribbons may be from certain vendors or may have their job titles from their publications on them. The lanyards are just one thing attendees look forward to at the convention. Sophia Martella, senior, is the Student Section Editor on the current yearbook staff and joined the group for her first convention experience. “We [would wake] up around 4 a.m. West Coast time, and [go] out [to eat] breakfast, whether that was like in the little market, in the hotel, or at Trader Joe's,” Martella said. “After that, we would all have different sessions and so we split up and [went] our own ways. But it was really cool to be able to go to those independently and to learn about how music relates to writing, or photography in Philadelphia.”