Wrangell_High_School

Wrangell High School

Wrangell High School

High school in Alaska, United States

Wrangell High School is a public high school located in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. It is operated by Wrangell Public Schools.

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The school has a cooperative agreement with the University of Alaska Southeast to help high school students acquire technical skills and college credits. The program began with construction techniques and woodworking, but has expanded.[1]

Its basketball teams compete with other high school teams in the state. In March 2015, the "Wrangell Wolves" basketball team won fourth place in a statewide tournament, along with awards for the highest grade point averages (GPA) in the state as well as good sportsmanship.[2] In December 2014, the Wrangell High School wrestling team won a southeast regional tournament for the first time in more than 20 years.[3]

Behind the high school, a hiking trail named for John Muir begins. A 15-minute climb up that John Muir Trail goes through second-growth forest to an observation platform atop Mt. Dewey.[4]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Sostaric, Katarina. "UAS presence in Wrangell aims to expand Tech Prep Program", KSTK News (March 18, 2015).
  2. [2]
    Sostaric, Katarina. "Wolves take fourth place at 2A state basketball tournament", KSTK News (March 24, 2015).
  3. [3]
    Sostaric, Katarina. "WHS wrestlers win Southeast Region championship", KSTK News (December 8, 2014).
  4. [4]
    Fodor's Alaska 2014, p. 196 (Fodor's Travel Publications 2013).

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