By Marc Lutz
Wrangell Sentinel
Seeing sites and crooning tunes are part of Close Up trip to D.C.
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May 10, 2023
Courtesy of Sarah Merritt
From left: Ander Edens, Sean McDonald, Alisha Armstrong and Spencer Petticrew stand in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., during the Close Up trip the last week of April.
Learning about politics, visiting memorials and even singing for Sen. Lisa Murkowski were all part of a recent trip four Wrangell students took to Washington, D.C.
The yearly Close Up program took Sarah Merritt, of the Wrangell Legislative Information Office, along with students Alisha Armstrong, Ander Edens, Sean McDonald and Spencer Petticrew to the nation's capital and New York City for 10 days at the end of April.
The purpose of the program is to expose students to the worlds of business and politics, and giving them a chance to connect with culture, policymakers and historical sites.
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