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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, specific and count toward graduation requirements. All learning programs will be taught face-to-face....

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 emergence of more contagious variants. “That’s the nature of this virus,” she said. “The second we...

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 first enacted in March, 2020. “As you know, our schools were asked to close to face-to-face learnin...

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. Hancock Superintendent, Steve Patchin, said in a Friday email that in spite of concerns that the scho...

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,” Rice said. Hancock Superintendent, Steve Patchin, said in a Friday email that in spite of concerns t...