Interact is an international organization of service and social clubs for young people of secondary school age that fosters leadership and responsible citizenship and promotes international understanding and peace. The name was created by combining the words "international" and "action." Interact clubs are sponsored by Rotary clubs as a program of Rotary International. Rotary clubs provide guidance and inspiration, but the Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting. Clubs take a variety of forms, both single-gender and mixed as well as large and small. The membership base of a club can be drawn from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools from the same community.
MISSION VIEJO ROTARY The Interact Club of Mission Viejo was formed during President Bill Craycraft's year (1993-1994) and his leadership and by Rotarian Danian Hopp. The first meetings were attended by Bill Craycraft, Bill Kersten, Victoria Avery,Rick Murray, George Cooper and Coordinator Danian Hopp. The first MVHS Interact Advisor was Laurie Kund. Forty-four students from MVHS also attended.
A Press Release dated March 8, 1994 reads: "The Interact Club will provide high school students with opportunities to perform community and international projects" said Rotary Club President William S Craycraft, a former Mayor and current member of the Mission Viejo City Council. "Rotary is sponsoring the Interact Club to foster the ideal of 'service above self' among our youth".

    2002-2003
  Interact Club
 Coordinator PP Bob McQueen
  and Interact Club Officers

MODEL UNITED NATIONS
 Interact students also participate in the Model UN program at Mission Viejo HS
Shown is a 1988 photo taken at one of our club programs even prior to
our forming Interact at the school.
 

     
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