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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 presented to one individual in each district who has given outstanding service to education. The recip...

– 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...

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...