High school students, staff celebrate homecoming week with pep, spirit and wins

February 23, 2022

Marc Lutz/Wrangell Sentinel

Referee Kaelene Harrison is ready with the whistle even during a break in the action last Saturday, while the Wrangell High School cheerleaders go to work during homecoming.

Homecoming at Wrangell High School began with Spirit Week and ended in three hard-fought wins and one loss for the varsity basketball teams.

Petersburg's varsity and junior varsity teams came to town to compete against the Wolves amid pep rallies, retirement ceremonies and the crowning of Wrangell's royal homecoming court.

A taco lunch and pep rally kicked off the run-up to last Friday's and Saturday's games by enlivening students and staff. Sophomore Mia Wiederspohn organized the Friday pep rally, starting it off by presenting high schoolers and middle schoolers with gift certificates fo...

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