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Two Hancock High School construction students took first place in the Annual U.P. Construction Skills Challenge, in Negaunee Township on April 28, while the B

This spring approximately 3.2 million students will graduate from high school. After graduation, 62% of them will enroll in some advanced educational setting. Not every graduate, however, opts for additional

Police want to remind students that drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, but police have some advice if students do end up in situations where alcohol is present

HANCOCK — The bids for a new playground are due on May 18, according to Superintendent Steve Patchin, adding that he is looking ahead to see what the costs wi

HANCOCK — Hancock Schools has a new School Resource Officer (SRO), Hancock Police Officer Darron Olson. Olson is a former officer with the Laurium Police, the

The House and Senate bills differ a bit, but they both reflect broad, bipartisan support for quickly getting more teachers in Michigan classrooms amid a critical teacher shortage.

Educators howled when legislators passed a law allowing school staffers to serve as substitutes temporarily. Months later, hardly any schools regularly take advantage of the law.

The law temporarily allows school staff to sub even if they don’t have a single college credit. They need only a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.

UP district offers free college housing to summer teachers May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) — A school district in the Upper Peninsula is looking for summer teachers who could be enticed by Lake Superior, small town living — and free lodging in a college dorm. The Hancock district on the Keweenaw Peninsula needs more than 20 teachers to teach area students. Theyll be paid $30 or $35 per hour, depending on grade level, and receive an additional $1,000 stipend for the eig...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — Superintendent Steve Patchin said that at during the April meeting of the Hancock School Board, the Copper Country Association of School Boards (CCASB) Awards were announced. “These honors,” said Patchin, recognize individuals and organizations that have performed generous acts to benefit the district, its teachers, and/or its students throughout the past year.” U.P Health Systems-Portage received the School Service Award. School Service Award is pr...