SALISBURY — Sacred Heart School has been chosen as the Leopold Society School of the Year.
Pictured (middle) is Hillary Shores, middle school science teacher, who leads the way at the school with the Leopold Society and 4H Cultivators Program.
The middle school joined the Leopold Society as a pilot school last spring. Since partnering with the LandTrust of Central North Carolina’s Leopold Society, students have been involved in building wood duck nesting boxes and donating them to the LandTrust to be placed on their Point Road property in Davie County. Students will be able to see their service project in action when they visit the property next spring.
Students have also participated in Earth Day celebrations, the Leopold Society Youth Day, and a conservation summer camp hosted by Sacred Heart Parish.
The LandTrust developed the Leopold Society as a youth initiative to raise awareness of the natural resources that need protecting in this region. It is designed to enlighten youth participants from grades 6 to 12 on the natural world and conservation issues. Participants learn conservation techniques, outdoor skills, and hands-on natural resource stewardship and service.
— Robin Fisher