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– Hancock Public Schools “We have just applied for funds from the state of Michigan to run the program,” said Patchin. The programs will operate Monday – Thursday each week, from 9 a.m. Noon and include lunch for all students. Sessions will begin June 21 and end August 12. “These fun and engaging learning experiences will be held for all K-12 students interested in participating from the participating districts,” Patchin said. “The high school learning programs will be, course, s...

gneese@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON — With local COVID-19 numbers well below the state average, local superintendents said at this point they are not going along with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request this morning for voluntary two-week pauses on youth sports and in-person instruction in high schools. Whitmer also asked residents to avoid indoor dining for two weeks during her press conference Friday, which comes as the state has emerged as cases statewide have skyrocketed, aided by the emergen...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Students in a Houghton Middle School class wear masks while learning during a school day this past fall. HANCOCK — The mental health of K-12 students as a result of COVID-19 pandemic measures continues to be a concern across the nation, as well as locally. In a Feb. 12 email to parents of the Hancock School district, Superintendent Steve Patchin touched on just some of what students have struggled with since school closures were f...

GRAHAM JAEHNIG HANCOCK — Michigan State Superintendent of Education, Michael F. Rice, wants to extend the 2020-21 school year, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Rice brought up the topic to state legislators during a joint meeting of the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee and the House Education Committee Tuesday afternoon. “Given the challenges to teaching and learning during the pandemic, students will need additional instruction time next school year,” Rice said. H...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — Michigan State Superintendent of Education, Michael F. Rice, wants to extend the 2020-21 school year, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Rice brought up the topic to state legislators during a joint meeting of the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee and the House Education Committee Tuesday afternoon. “Given the challenges to teaching and learning during the pandemic, students will need additional instruction time next school year,” ...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Friday updated its epidemic order to allow indoor activities where people can remain masked. In a Friday release, the MDHHS said masks have been scientifically shown to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The update includes in-person learning at high schools and indoor entertainment venues. Casinos, bowling centers and movie theaters will be allowed to reopen with total capacity capped at 100; ...

Dec 16, 2020 HANCOCK — In a Tuesday afternoon email, Superintendent Steve Patchin said there were three items in the Food Service Department of which parents and students should be aware: • Children who are participating at school in The Free Breakfast and Lunch Meals are now being offered meal pick-up for Saturdays and Sundays. • Children who are participating in virtual learning, homeschooling, or too young to go to school, are offered The Free Breakfast and Lunch Meals seven days...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HANCOCK — Hancock High School will launch a student help program called “Operation Graduation” to support students who have entered into high-risk categories. The program will begin on Monday, Dec. 14, and rune through Thursday, Dec. 17. In a Thursday email update, Superintendent Steve Patchin said the school has become very concerned with a new group of at-risk students who, since moving to the online learning format, are struggling academically. Among them ar...

gjaehnig@mininggazette.com HOUGHTON COUNTY — In a Tuesday email, Houghton High School Principal Cole Klein said that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended the Emergency Order that suspends in-person instruction to all 9th-12th grade students through Dec. 20, 2020. That date overlaps that of the start of Houghton Schools’ Christmas break. “Our Houghton High School students will continue with remote learning through Friday, Dec.18, which is the last day of school be...