Ignite at West

The Bentonville School Board voted 6-1 on Monday to build a permanent facility for the Ignite Professional Studies program at West High School. Ignite allows high school students to explore a particular career while getting real-world experiences with area businesses. The facility is expected to cost about $3.6 million and open in January 2020. Rebecca Powers was the only person to vote against it, saying though she supports Ignite, she disagrees with the cost of the project. “I think we could be more frugal,” Powers said.