HHS students learn lesson of altruism

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A Havre High School business class is putting a new twist on consumer scams by creating a "scam" of its own.

The 20 classmates have created a project based on the same idea as a pyramid scheme: They will commit random acts of kindness that build on each other with the goal of spreading good acts throughout the state, the nation and beyond.

The students studied a myriad of scams and pyramid schemes as part of a unit on consumer protection and fraud. They were impressed by the far-reaching effects of some common scams, Havre High senior Jenna...