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Hancock Place hires new high school principal from Wright City

Hancock Place hires new high school principal from Wright City

February 25, 2022

Hancock Place High School will be getting a new principal next school year. The Hancock Place Board of Education unanimously accepted the recommendation to hire David Williams as the new principal of...

Prop R progress coming along at Hancock with roof and HVAC work

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 30, 2021

The Hancock Place School District was awarded its first bond issue since 2011 in April after voters overwhelmingly approved the measure with 81 percent voting in favor.  The $13.25 million no-tax-rate-increase...

ESSER used for COVID, learning loss

ESSER used for COVID, learning loss

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 27, 2021

Beginning in March 2020, the federal government began awarding Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to school districts across the country. The funds were given out in three rounds...

School districts see influx of federal funds

School districts see influx of federal funds

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

Every South County school district will be using an influx of federal money over the next three years to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, in what one local school leader is calling...

Hancock bond issue Proposition R focuses on safety

Hancock bond issue ‘Proposition R’ focuses on safety

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

Voters in the Hancock Place School District will weigh in Tuesday, April 6 whether to fund facility improvements, including safety and security upgrades, through a $13.25 million no-tax-rate-increase bond...

The Affton School District vaccinated every teacher and staff member who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine at an event at Affton High School Monday, March 15, 2021, seen above.

South County school districts hold special events to vaccinate teachers

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 18, 2021

Most South County school districts are holding vaccination events in the coming days for their teachers and school staff now that the state has expanded eligibility for the vaccine to educators. The Mehlville,...

Above left, Rogers Elementary first grader Dominic Vallejo works at school wearing a mask Dec. 16, 2020, as Mehlville school signs, right, ask the community to do the same.

South County school districts take different approaches to snow days, starting today

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 9, 2021

With virtual learning an option on a snow day for the first time this year in Missouri, some South County school districts are rethinking snow days, starting with today. Due to the winter weather overnight...

A Hancock student receives a free Playtime Pad tablet from the St. Louis County Library in spring 2020, before St. Louis Countys mask mandate went into effect for young children.

Hancock will bring K-2 students back for five days of in-person school

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 14, 2020

The Hancock Place School District is bringing back kindergarten through second-grade students for five days of in-person learning in classrooms beginning Thursday, Sept. 17, since the district has enough...

Incoming Hancock second-grader Aubrey-Nicholson, first-grader Makenna Kessler and second-grader Moussa Moftin read their brand new books together at the Bring Me a Book event in summer 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Hancock will go all-virtual to start school year, instead of five days a week in class

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 5, 2020

Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in St. Louis County, the Hancock Place School District will begin the 2020-2021 school year 100-percent virtual, the district said Tuesday, after initially announcing...

Teachers and administrators for the Hancock Place School District delivered yard signs to every Hancock High School senior’s house to let everyone know about their achievement in the absence of the typical pomp and circumstance. Superintendent Kevin Carl and Assistant Superintendent Tim McInnis delivered signs along with high-school FACS teacher Madison Avery, seen above.

Hancock celebrates 2020 seniors

June 4, 2020

Teachers and administrators for the Hancock Place School District delivered yard signs to every Hancock High School senior’s house to let everyone know about their achievement in the absence of the typical...

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