HELENA — The Montana State Capitol building was filled with a large crowd attending a climate advocacy rally on Friday.

“We are the only AWS club in the state of Montana for high school students; our American Welding Society club is hosting this. Our students at Helena High are from Welding 1 to Welding 4 [classes].

Ripley Cunningham, a Park High School senior student, traveled to the state capitol in Helena on Friday to promote ...