Interact club members continue tradition of making mums, garters for students

The jingle of bells and the feathers flying through the hallway, the bright lights and stuffed animals, and so much to carry you can barely see what’s in front of you. While it sounds like chaos to others, it’s a Texas tradition that everyone wants to be a part of. The Interact Club has started it’s very own tradition of making these mums for others to celebrate this special event.

“Our goal is to make everyone feel included as well as excited about homecoming,” Interact club member Emily Koonce said.

For the past four years, the Interact club members hand make each mum and garter using traditional materials such as ribbons, flowers, bells and other personalized items. They also ensure to differentiate between the senior mums, which are white and silver instead of Raider blue.

Fourteen students received their mums and garters from an interact member on the morning of homecoming.

“They were overjoyed,” Koonce said. “They always have the biggest smile on their face.”

The Interact Club’s tradition is well known throughout the school and contributed to winning the Interact Club of the Year award last year.

“It really impacts us as a club because it’s a well-known tradition we’ve had for many years,” Koonce said. “It also gives us an opportunity to do something really good for our school, in a way that most people don’t think about.”