Allen wants more community input at school board level

If she wins a second term as school board member, Angela Allen said she wants to go after specific grants, encourage homeschooling parents to enroll their children in the public school system, and open the doors for communication between parents and the school board.

She is up against fellow incumbent Brittani Robbins and newcomer Dan Powers. The seats will go to the two candidates with the most votes in the Oct. 1 municipal election. Terms will run through 2027.

Allen moved to Wrangell for her senior year of high school in 1998 and never looked back. Currently, she has two kids in the school...