Kyan Stead welded together a successful high school career

Kyan Stead talks a lot about practice.

If there are two things the high school senior excels at, it's basketball and welding, two talents reliant on tedious repetition. And while that may deter some folks, Stead embraces it. For his senior project, he organized a wood and metal art table at the Nolan Center's holiday community market last December.

He sold student projects and other creations students made in shop class. From cutting boards to coat hangers, he sold about $2,000 worth of goods. All proceeds were reinvested into Wrangell's high school shop program, a class that Stead has held cl...

 
 

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