BP: Northwest Minnesota high school class designs websites for community members

Oct 07, 20190

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Fertile-Beltrami High School seniors Hailey Nolte (left) and Cajsa Clarke work on websites during their Advanced Com class. The 12 students in the course serve as webmasters for 20 clients both within and beyond the school district. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks HeraldNick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald

FERTILE, Minn. - From updating websites and shooting video to managing the accounts of clients, Fertile-Beltrami High School's Advance Com students get hands-on technology experience serving their community.

Thirteen juniors and seniors at the school take the class, which also is a business project. Twenty years ago, Yvonne Halvorson, at that time a Fertile-Beltrami High School business and technology teacher, and a group of students started Advance Com. The students initially designed and maintained websites.

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