If you heard a loud sound from your house this past weekend, it was probably the collective screams as over 100 Interactors made the trip from Warren County for Interact’s annual convention.
It was a lot of fun, as always, and Warren County made a huge impression, as always. Interact is a program run by Rotary that gives service, leadership, and scholarship opportunities to high school and middle school students. There are 600 students who attend this conference and 100 of those are from Warren County.
In the convention center, students in club shirts with name tags were milling around, talking peacefully. Then a horde of Warren County Interactors sprint in, dressed as nerds. The Mathletes in their suspenders and glasses all form a tunnel for another group of athletes to run through. Warren County has arrived.
This is up to par for Warren County as our club is known for being the loudest, most spirited club. We have strange quirks like dressing up in costume for no reason or dabbing during the Dixie Stampede. For those who don’t know, the dab is a dance move that came around for no reason and is performed for no reason.
There is a talent show, and WCHS took home two first-place prizes and WCMS took home three second-place prizes.
Interact Convention is not only fun, but it teaches Interactors about service. During our conference sessions, we have speakers from charitable organizations we donate to. We get to learn about programs in our state that are helping those in need.
One organization Interact funds is a program that takes donated iPods, fills them with music, and gives them to elderly patients. We had two students who won scholarship prizes. We also supported polio eradication by donating money and getting our pinkies painted purple.
Interact did not disappoint this year, till next year Pigeon Forge.

Rylan Lorance is a Warren County High School student who is writing columns for the Standard this school year.