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Audit shows Hancock Schools “strong and stable” – Graduation set for May 24th
The Hancock County Board of Education Meeting was held on Thursday evening, March 14th. County native Kris Kemp, CPA and partner at Alexander Thompson Arnold, provided a review of the district’s financial audit saying that, overall, they are still “strong and stable” in their financial footing as they have been in the previous years. Calendar…
Read MoreHancock County; Teacher of the Year award recipients
Betty Jane Mitchell, Primary Teacher at South Hancock Elementary, is one of the (2) Teacher of the Year Award recipients. She’s been teaching at SHES for 9 years. “I was extremely honored to get this award,” she said. “I was not expecting it at all.” She said she knew from a very early age…
Read MoreTeachers of the Year awarded at board meeting; Laura Hagedorn & Betty Jane Mitchell
The two Teacher of the Year Award recipients were recognized at the May Hancock County Board of Education Meeting. They were Laura Hagedorn, 7th Grade Science Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, and Betty Jane Mitchell, K-1 Teacher at South Hancock Elementary. Campbellsville University (CU) started the program to help districts honor their teachers…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way teacher at HCMS
Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, was born in upstate South Carolina. Johnny Bridges & the late Barbara Bridges, his uncle and aunt, had been living in Hancock County for years and his family decided to move to Hawesville in 1994. He started seventh grade at HCMS and graduated…
Read MoreHCHS Spotlight; On the Road to Real-World Relevance
“Sophomore Aidan Gaynor measures the distance traveled by his cable car in Mr. Mattingly’s Intro to Engineering Design course.” Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Though first published 165 years ago, Walt Whitman’s opening stanza from…
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