Wrangell Sentinel -

Wrangell's 2019-2020 school year kicked off early the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 27. The new school year will run until May 21, according to the school calendar, with winter break scheduled from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3.

"It's always really exciting when the kids come back," said Technology Director Matt Gore. "Watching the excitement in their faces because of the social interactions, the learning, that's my favorite part."

Being the first day of school, many first period classes in the middle school and high school were kept short or were briefly interrupted for an assembly meeting in the high scho...