Wrangell Sentinel -

The school district is advancing funds to cover student travel to state competition this school year, with the account at an estimated $52,000 deficit.

The district is looking to the community and the newly created Wrangell Athletic Club to repay the costs before the budget year closes out on June 30.

“That is our hope,” Schools Superintendent Bill Burr said in late December.

Student travel to state competition cost about $46,000 in the 2022-2023 school year, which the school board voted in November to cover on a one-time basis out of reserves and leftover funds in various accounts. The...