North Hancock Elementary
New Playground Approved for North Hancock Elementary
The Hancock County Board of Education met on Thursday evening, December 15th. Along with the approval of the final drawings for the new track and football field on the HCMS/HCHS campus, the purchase of a new playground was approved for North Hancock Elementary in 2023. NHES New Playground North Hancock Elementary School’s fundraisers for the…
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 Marching Band Wins at 2022 KMEA Championship Competition
Hancock County High School Marching Band competed on Saturday morning, October 29 at the Semi-Finals at Bryant Station High School in Lexington. The band won Second Place which gave them the opportunity to move on to the State Championship Competition that same evening at Eastern Kentucky University. They competed Saturday evening and won Second…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day Celebrated at North Hancock Elementary
North Hancock Elementary School hosted an event on Monday, March 21 to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. Principal, Kelly Moore, invited Tiffany Thrash, Executive Director of Green River Area Down Syndrome Association (GRADSA), to attend and speak. “We had 5 of our adults with Down Syndrome there: Merek Justice, Dana Hamilton, Michael Smith, Leland Isbil,…
Read MoreElementary schools committed to student intervention, achievement
Leaders at South Hancock and North Hancock elementary schools outlined their schools’ approaches to Response to Intervention (RTI) efforts aimed at assisting students with learning and behavior needs at the Feb. 22 meeting of the Hancock County School Board. South Principal Jennifer Howe said the school has implemented several efforts to meet the needs of…
Read MoreQuarles queried about rural Internet, solar farms
After making his opening remarks, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan F. Quarles opened the floor to questions. The topic quickly went from agriculture to the Internet. “How much longer do we have to go to get broadband here in rural Kentucky,” Randy Stroup, owner of First Class Services asked. State Representatives Suzanne Miles…
Read MoreStudents return, so does prom, graduations
Students have been back in school for more than a week, a time that’s been celebrated by staff and students and that’s bringing talk of the return of prom, graduations, and even field days. “Last Monday, we really treated that day like a first day of school,” said North Hancock Elementary principal Kelly Moore. Students…
Read MoreNorth Hancock Elementary, needs community help with grant
North Hancock Elementary announced last week the school plans to apply for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant. The grant is for five years, and totals $490,000. “The first three years the grant is $100,000 per year,” Lacey Mosby, North Hancock Elementary Family Resource Coordinator, said. “The last two years it is $95,000 per…
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