From totems to trophies: Wrangell in 2025
Rummaging through this year’s happenings in Wrangell, we get a blend of public safety, Alaska Native cultural resurgence and school sport championships.
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Talk on the Rock: Jack and Jackson Carney on winning state championship in wrestling
Episode 79: The Wrangell Wolves made another triumph this past weekend, where the boys wrestlers brought home their first ever state championship in the Division II finals. They wrestled in Anchorage at the 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling State Championships. Coach Jack Carney and his son Jackson Carney talked with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about what this past weekend was like. Both shared their visions for the team, how they won and the hard work that got them to championship. On top of bringing home their first state championship award, they also received the Sportsmanship Award and the Division II Coach of the Year Award. The coaches of all participating teams voted Jackson as the Division II Outstanding Wrestler.
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Parents, teachers urge Wrangell school board to prioritize staffing over librarian hire
Parents and teachers expressed frustration and concerns with Wrangell School District’s proposal to hire a K-12 librarian at last week’s school board meeting.
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Students fill the gym with music at annual Winter Concert
On a snowy winter evening, this past Tuesday, parents and other Wrangellites sat on the high school auditorium bleachers waiting for middle and high school students to perform their Winter Concert. Both the music and the weather made it seem appropriate for the holiday season.
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Seal processing lesson connects Wrangell students to Indigenous knowledge
A group of fifth grade students ask questions to four Wrangell High School students who had the privilege of processing a seal this past Monday with elder Henry Larsen.
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