Athletic Club raises $17,000 toward covering students' state travel expenses

The Wrangell Athletic Club has raised more than $17,000 toward covering the estimated $24,000 to $25,000 the school district spent on sending students, coaches and chaperones to state competition in the 2023-2024 school year.

The district had sent the fundraising group an invoice for more than $29,000, but the nonprofit is contesting about $5,000 of the charges.

The Wrangell Athletic Club said the additional costs were for school district administrators who accompanied the students to competition, which is outside of what the nonprofit believes it should cover.

“We are an organization for stud...