The Interact team of Herts and Essex High School have already raised over £2K for charity and aren’t showing signs of slowing down From bake sales to dance marathons, own clothes days to barbecues, the Interact team have been working tirelessly to raise money for various charities, both local and nationwide. Interact is a group of year 12 and 13s working within the Hertfordshire and Essex High School. It’s no secret that the Herts and Essex High School have a charitable reputation in the Bishop’s Stortford community, donating regularly to the Broxbourne food bank with hampers going out regularly to those in need, but few know the coordination that goes into curating each event, by the Interact team. Every week on a Thursday lunchtime the interact team meet to discuss future events that can be carried out within school walls that can impact a community beyond. The Interact team being on the majority student lead have allocated roles that are spread between the year 13s such as: Jodie Kinchin as President, Grace Lynch as Vice President, Alex Hui as secretary, Lucy Jones as Treasurer, Ciara Vanston as Head of Key Stage 5 and Jordan Hinks as Head of Key Stage 4. Being in lower school it can be hard to keep up with a group that is exclusively for the sixth form but with Interact our focus is on community, meaning that any event, first Friday or fundraiser is directly helped by the whole school and whilst the organising falls ultimately on the team, it is all made possible by the whole school body. However, whilst work within the school is important Interact spans well beyond our school and local community as we partner with the Bishop's Stortford rotary club that helps track and contribute to our progress. This is done with weekly visits to our meetings from a rotary representative who takes notes on our development and helps guide us during the planning stages; although, the events are ultimately run by the students of interact. In 2019 the interact team are excited to welcome many more first fridays, countless bake sales and more fun and charitable events for everyone to enjoy.