Students use computers in a classroom at Polk County High School in this file photo.By Paul Leach, Correspondent
BENTON, Tenn. — Computer technology, both as a subject and a tool for study, is taking a leading role in Polk County classrooms.
The county school board this week approved adding computer classes on programming, graphic design and video production as a core path of study at Polk County High School.
The board also approved the purchase of nine high-end desktops capable of handling memory-intensive imaging software for those classes at a cost of $10,620.
The new computer focus area — similar to a minor course of college study, but for high school — will give students “a broader exposure to a field that is pretty open,” said Dewey Esquinance, information technology instructor at the school.