Expanding program links rural and urban high schoolers – OneMontana and its Rural-Urban Student Entrepreneur Exchange program

You can find what unites us rather than what divides us. You can create One Montana.

Forsyth High is a little bit country and Skyview is a little bit rock ‘n’ roll.

But together, students from the two high schools are learning about what makes their communities unique, what ties them together, and how entrepreneurship works in rural and urban settings.

"It was a lot more fun than I was expecting," said Julie McElvain, a freshman at Skyview.

In October, the Skyview students traveled to Forsyth, toured the town and visited some of the locally based businesses with their counterparts from Forsyth High. The next day, they attended class at the high school.

"It was really weird," said Christian O’Loughlin, a Skyview freshman. "The school is so small."

The two high schools have partnered through the nonprofit OneMontana http://onemontana.org/ and its Rural-Urban Student Entrepreneur Exchange program.

By Rob Rogers

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/education/expanding-program-links-rural-and-urban-high-schoolers/article_0b18c199-0535-5178-a4fe-c7f061b6913c.html#ixzz2rtDLI9Zu

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BNSF Railway Foundation Grants $5,000 to One Montana’s Student & Entrepreneur Exchange http://www.matr.net/article-58908.html

Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Grants $10,000 to One Montana’s Student & Entrepreneur Exchange http://www.matr.net/article-58519.html