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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; food and drink concessions closed; and social distancing requirements in place. The new order is eff...

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 a week. • The school is offering meal pickup for all children 18 and under during the Winter B...

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 are those who had been thriving academically during face-to-face instruction. “Many students are al...

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 before our two-week Winter Break,” Klein stated. “We plan to resume in-person instruction on Monda...