At Cannon School, all students in grades 9-12 must put in at least 40 hours of “service learning,” or volunteer time, over the course of four years in order to graduate.
Juniors Mallory Chepke and Shelby Dyl, both 17 and from Davidson, said they’ve already easily surpassed that number by helping at their churches and volunteering with area nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity and The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Most recently, the duo led an effort at their school for HeroBox, a two-year-old national nonprofit that “sponsors” deployed U.S. soldiers and sends moral support via customized care packages and letters.
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