Winnacunnet High School’s Interact Club Provides Community Service to the District

HAMPTON – Superintendent Meredith Nadeau, on behalf of SAU 21, would like to recognize the efforts of Winnacunnet’s Interact Club, which has provided outstanding community service throughout the District and beyond during the 2023-24 school year. 

The Interact Club provides community service to the SAU 21 and SAU 90 community. Interact clubs are established in schools nationwide in partnership with Rotary Clubs, bringing together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. 

Winnacunnet’s Interact Club — which is comprised of 45 students — has been performing a variety of community service acts throughout the school year. 

Student volunteers, called “Interactors,” worked with the Rotary during multiple events and initiatives including participating in the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, shopping for supplies to donate to local food pantries, and coordinating the Sweetheart Brunch for Hampton’s senior residents.

In addition, they painted bookshelves for Seabrook Reads with its logo and colors. They also sorted and organized hundreds of donated books. Stocked bookshelves are placed in community locations around Seabrook so that children can build their home libraries.

Interactors also assembled 200 Calming Boxes, learning kits for parents and children that support co-regulation and emotional literacy skills for children and adults. This free kit for Seabrook and Hampton families with children up to age 8 offers strategies, books, and toys to help young children attain necessary development skills. 

In April, the Interact Club helped out at the Pete the Cat Family Literacy eventin Seabrook, managing the registration table and leading activity stations, which included writing stories, drawing and bookmaking, playing with a therapy dog, creating Pete the Cat crowns and bookmarks, and face painting.

Most recently, the Interact Club led PlayClub during a SAU 21 and SAU 90 family night out event at Hampton Academy on Wednesday, May 29. While parents attended a resilience workshop, Interactors had fun with the younger kids playing with Play-Doh and Legos, creating crafts, face painting, beading, and enjoying pizza.

“The student volunteers from the Interact Club are the reason that PlayClub has been such a success this year. Most of the early childhood initiatives we launched in SAU 21 and SAU 90 were supported by the Interact Club,” said Early Intervention Outreach Specialist Patrice Baker. “We are so appreciative of their help! They always show up with energy, enthusiasm, and maturity, and they take initiative, jump in, and get involved. They treat the younger students with so much kindness and respect and ensure they are having fun.”

“Thank you to each and every student who dedicated their time and effort to help our community through the Interact Club,” said Superintendent Nadeau. “You have brought joy and light to many people through your constant community service, and we appreciate all that you have done for our District this year!”