August and September
IHS Interact newsletter
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Publicist’s Note
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August Calendar
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September Calendar
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Did You Know?
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Club Recap
12 Fundraisers 14 Past Events 18 Miscellaneous
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Publicist’s Note HELLOOOO INTERACTORS! I hope you’re doing well! For the past two months, a lot happened in Interact, so be sure to look at everything in this newsletter :). A couple of September events will be available to do until the beginning of October! If you’re interested in any events, check out our Facebook group page. You might be able to do the event you were interested in or you might find a new fun event you could participate in! Sincerely, Jina So
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Orientation
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10 First Day of School
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Face Mask Disposal
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Star and Strides Volunteers
Face Mask Disposal
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Face Mask Disposal
Interark Teaspoon
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Star and Strides Volunteers
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Club Rush
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1st General Meeting
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September Free Rice
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18 Children of the Rainbow Park
Back To School Drive
September Free Rice
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23 3rd General Meeting
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Gongcha Fundraiser Welcome to Interact
Pause for Hunger Back To School Drive September Free Rice
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Tastea Fundraiser
Charity Mile Pause for Hunger Back To School Drive September Free Rice
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Did You Know? | 6
A6 Mascot Did you know that… The mascot for Interact Area 6 is the Matcha Manta Ray. Special thanks to Alvin Chau (Independence High School Interact’s co-president) for designing the mascot!
Weekly General Meetings
Did you know that… We will be having weekly general meetings! They will be EVERY THURSDAY during LUNCH at A-COMMONS.
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August - September
Club Recap | 8
Freshman and Sophomore
Orientation
Tuesday, August 3 Thank you for those who came by our booth during freshman and sophomore orientation! A lot of people signed up and we are extremely excited to see what you’d accomplish in Interact this year.
Club Rush Wednesday, September 8 We truly appreciate everyone who came to our booth during Club Rush! We hope you enjoyed your free Otter Pop if you signed up.
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First General Meeting Thursday, September 9 For our first general meeting, we had a fun activity! We hope that everyone who came had a great time. Congratulations to those who won prizes from our activity!
Welcome to Interact Friday, September 24 Thank you for beginning your September break with us! We hope the bonding activities and mock interviews were fun. If you did not know much about Interact before, we hope you learned something new!
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Back to School Supply Drive
Friday, September 17 to Friday, September 24 We finally released board applications to make our club’s leadership team larger and give more opportunities to general members! We have already selected our new board members, and we are excited to introduce them soon.
Back to School Supply Drive ONGOING Friday, September 17 to Friday, October 15 We are hosting a school supply drive and we are looking for unused school supplies such as pencils, pens, erasers, notebooks, any kind of paper, crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue, tape, and anything school-related! There is donation box in room K-36! If you have any school supplies that you would like to donate please message: @amandajolievo on Instagram or email her: Amandavo16@gmail.com
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August - September
Fundraisers | 12
INTERARK Teaspoon August Fundraiser
Thursday, August 19 We had a super fun and delicious fundraiser with ARK at Teaspoon! Thank you to everyone who bought a drink and supported us, we really appreciate you all and hope to see you guys at the next fundraiser!
INDERACT Gong cha September Fundraiser
Friday, September 24 Thank you to all the inderactors that supported our Gong Cha fundraiser on Friday September 24th!
INDERACT Tastea
September Fundraiser
Wednesday, September 29 Super huge thank you to everyone that supported our Tastea Fundraiser, 50% of the proceeds went to us! We hope you enjoyed your TASTEA drinks!
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August - September
Past Events | 14
August Events Within August 1 to August 31 | Online and In-person Events
Star and Strides Volunteers Host(s): Amanda Vo and Alvin Chau
Volunteers helped out at the Star and Strides Fun Run by either doing handing out t-shirts and bibs to runners or filling and handing out cups of water to runners. The Bloom Energy Stars and Strides walk/run honors and supports Santa Clara County’s frontline medical workers and the communities they serve. All proceeds will benefit the VMC Foundation, a community-driven, nonprofit organization that raises funds in support of Silicon Valley's most vital public healthcare institution - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospitals & Clinics.
Packet Pick Up: Friday, August 20 (3:30PM to 7:30PM) Aid Station Shift: Sunday, August 22 (6:30AM to 10:30AM) Location: 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110
Face Mask Disposal Host(s): Lynn Nguyen August 15 to August 31
Volunteers implemented the use of masks, especially with the new variants coming out, it is important to prioritize our health and be cautious. And to reduce the crazy amount of masks all over the ground, they properly disposed of the masks.
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September Events Within September 1 to September 30 | Online and In-person Events
Children of the Rainbow Park Clean-up
Volunteers dedicated their time to beautifying our the earth and created a cleaner environment for children to play in by cleaning up a Children’s Park.
Host(s): Kha Le Saturday, September 18 (8:30AM to 12:00PM) Location: Madden Ave & Elodie Way, San Jose, CA 95116
September Free Rice Host(s): Kha Le September 10 to September 30
Volunteers answered simple trivia questions that donated grains of rice. For every question, they got correct 10 grains of rice would be donated!
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September Events Within September 1 to September 30 | Online and In-person Events
Pause For Hunger Host(s): Lynn Nguyen
Volunteers paused their phones to focus on their tasks while earning digital currency to help contribute to the hunger crisis and donate meals.
September 22 to October 2
Charity Mile Host(s): Amanda Vo
Volunteers utilized the app “Charity Mile” by walking, running, or biking to donate money to your charity choice.
September 26 to October 10
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Miscellaneous | 18
Area 6 Shirt Orders
ONGOING Saturday, September 25 to Friday, October 8 We are still selling the Matcha Manta Ray shirts for $15! This will be your LAST CHANCE to buy a shirt, so be sure to buy one to represent AREA 6 at FLC. The last day to order is October 8th at 12pm. Order your shirts at: https://bit.ly/A6Shirts
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