Volunteering In High School

Society cares too much about what we do, and not enough about why we do it. Volunteering is a requirement the majority of students in high school must fulfill to graduate. However, there ought to be a reason as to why the mandatory hours became established. Understanding the purpose is the only way we can actually take from the experience.

I had grown up spending much of my free time at my dance studio. The teachers have taught me for countless of hours and I had gained several skills that I couldn’t have learned elsewhere. I realized at one point that I had only been on the receiving end of kindness and hadn’t given anything back. It was then that I decided to volunteer at the studio every Saturday.

I stood timidly at the door, welcoming