Category Schools

COMMISSION APPROVES SCHOOL BOND LEVY

 The Hancock County Commission met Thursday, August 22, 2024 to unanimously approve the placement of the Hancock County School Bond on the 2024 General Election in November.  All three Commissioners voted in the affirmative with Commissioners Eron Check and Paul Cowey participating in person and…

HANCOCK SCHOOLS PROVIDE FOOD TO STUDENTS AT NO COST

New Cumberland, W.Va. – Students in Hancock County will have the opportunity to eat a no-cost breakfast and lunch at school through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program.The CEP was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and provides universal meal service…

HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD SETS PERSONNEL CHANGES FOR COMING YEAR

Preparing for the new school, the Hancock County Board of Education continued to make personnel changes. **Resignation was accepted from Michelle Wade, countywide substitute teacher; **Mary Dass was transferred from substitute teacher countywide to Multi-Categorical/Autism, Oak Glen High; **Assignments for the school year include Sheena…

LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD

The first three classes of Oak Glen High School, 1964,1965 and 1966, gathered Saturday night. Actually, it was officially the Class of 64’s Reunion and they graciously invited the next two classes to join them. Can it have been 60 years since we took those…

OAK GLEN CLASS OF 1969 PLANS REUNION

          The Oak Glen High School Class of 1969 will hold its 55-year reunion on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Badgely Pavilion at Chester City Park.  The event will begin with a social hour at 5:00 pm followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30…

MCKINNEY NAMED ASST. PRINCIPAL OF OAK GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Amanda McKinney was named Assistant Principal of Oak Glen Middle School at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. a 17-year veteran of the Hancock County School System, McKinney previously served as a Math Teacher at Oak Glen High. The Board accepted the resignation of former OGMS…

“PLAY BALL!” GROUNDBREAKING HELD

It was a glorious day for former Hancock County Superintendent Sue Smith as she lifted the shovel and broke ground for improvements to the Suzan L. Smith Field of Dreams. The Board of Education has allocated $3 million to install new fencing, netting, lighting system…