The second pair of sneakers is covered in red and black Tlingit-inspired formline designs - a wolf and a raven. вЂњWinter symbols, summer symbols, just to kind of show like the spirit of our town,вЂќ Baggen said. Snowy sunsets and northern lights adorn the other shoe. The sun setting over the Woronofski nose adorns the summer shoe, along with minute fireworks, bursting over the water painted along the heel - the Fourth of July is WrangellвЂ™s biggest holiday celebration. And BobвЂ™s is the former name of one of the two supermarkets in town, Wrangell IGA. ThatвЂ™s some Wrangell lingo: The вЂњnoseвЂќ is the tip of Woronofski Island, across the strait from downtown. ItвЂ™s on so many stickers and art and stuff, so itвЂ™s got to be on the shoes.вЂќ

вЂњSo this is just a picture of the nose that I took in front of BobвЂ™s,вЂќ said Baggen, gesturing to one of the shoes, вЂњAnd I just thought itвЂ™s a pretty iconic Wrangell symbol. One pair of Vans - the slip-on style - shows orangey-pink sunset landscape scenes on the toes.

вЂњAnd so we really thought that it was important to represent that like describing our town, we couldnвЂ™t leave it out.вЂќ вЂњI guess the important thing was we have our scenery and whatвЂ™s around us, but also, the other main important thing about our town is like the local art and the Native art,вЂќ Baggen explained. Winning the contest could net the schoolвЂ™s art program up to $50,000 in prize money. Wrangell High School is one of 250 schools nationwide selected to design a pair of Vans brand shoes that represent the communityвЂ™s hometown pride. On a sunny afternoon in Wrangell High SchoolвЂ™s basement art room, junior Paige Baggen squinted through a camera pointed at two intricately painted pairs of low-top Vans canvas sneakers.

The winning school may net up to $50,000 for its art department. Two pairs of shoes designed by Wrangell High School students for the Vans Custom Culture competition.

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