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Club President Sid Fuller swears in the 2013-2014 Newman Smith High Scool Interact Club at the October 3rd lunch meeting.  Pictured left to right are Fuller, Treasurer Hasnain Mithani, Vice President Blaire McClure, President Paulina Herran and Secretary Karen Pedraza.

The officers of the 2013-2014 Newman Smith High School Interact Club were sworn in by Club President Sid Fuller at the October 3rd lunch meeting.  The meeting was held off-site at Babe's Chicken Dinner House in Downtown Carrollton.  Afterward, Vicki Rowe (of the Rotary Club of Waxahachie) presented the Rotary Club members in attendance with a pop quiz on Rotaract, Interact, RYLA and more.  The meeting was a great learning experience for everybody involved, and doubled as an excellent opportunity for Club members to meet some of their Interact counterparts.

Interact is a club for youth ages 12-18 who want to connect with others in their community or school.  Interact club members have fun while carrying out service projects and learning about the world.  Interact clubs organize at least two service projects a year: one that benefits their community and one that encourages international understanding.  While Interact clubs receive guidance from individual Rotary clubs, they govern and support themselves.  Leadership is an essential aspect of Rotary, and through Interact, participants strengthen their leadership skills, serve their communities, increase their world understanding, build friendships, and more.