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What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
80 State Route 271

                                                   w                        South
                                                                           Lewisport, KY
                                                                       November 5, 2021
                                                                   Hancock County Youth
                                                                          Service Center
                                                               Laura Kessans, Coordinator
                                                                               927-6712

     What’s happening?
Nov. 5:        Football @ Todd Central 7:00 pm
Nov. 6:        Band Mattress fundraiser 10-5 @
               HCHS
Nov. 6:        Cheer competition @ Bowling Green
Nov. 9:        Report Cards go home
Nov. 9:        Parent/Teacher Conferences
Nov. 11:       Veterans Day
Nov. 16:       SBDM council meeting 5:30 pm
Nov. 16:       Picture Retake Day
Nov. 16:       Senior portrait retake day
Nov. 20:       Lady Hornet basketball scrimmage @
               home 1:00 pm
Nov. 24-26: Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 25:       Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 30:       Hornet basketball @ home 6:00 pm         Congratulations to
Nov. 30:       Lady Hornet basketball @ DCHS 6:00      the HCHS Marching
               pm                                        Hornet Band for
                                                        placing 4th in Class
Dec. 2:        Lady Hornet basketball @ Meade
                                                          2A at the state
               6:00 pm
                                                           competition!
Dec. 3:        Progress Reports go home
Dec. 3:        Pep Rally
Dec. 4:        Hornet basketball @ Campbellsville
Dec. 5:        Band and Choir Winter Concerts
Dec. 13:       SBDM council meeting 5:30 pm
Dec. 15:       ACT Practice Day
Dec. 16:       HC Board of Education meeting
               5:30 pm
Dec. 17:       Students last day before winter break
Dec. 20- Jan. 2: Holiday Break (No School)
Jan. 17:       No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 22:       Winter Formal
Jan. 25:       Report Cards go home
Jan. 31:       Basketball Senior night
Feb. 4:        Basketball homecoming
Feb. 21:       No School- PD day for teachers
March 8:       ACT testing for all 11th graders
March 25-26: Musical @ HCHS
April 12:      Spring Picture Day
April 23:      Prom
May 17:        Election Day- NO SCHOOL
May 25:        Possible last day of school for
               students
What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
Emergency Medications
If your child has emergency medications, or
  any other medical information that will be
    important for the nurse to know please
      contact her as soon as you can at
   270-927-6953 and she will get all of the
necessary paperwork and information to you
that is needed. This will help Nurse Gray to
     make sure she has all of the tools and
                                                            Monday, Nov. 8- chicken patty on bun,
 information to make sure your child is safe
                                                             mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, fruit,
  while in school. Thank you for your help!
                                                             juice, milk
                                                                o Breakfast: breakfast pizza, fruit,
                     EXCUSES                                        juice, milk
Please remember that all excuses (doctor, funeral,
court, etc.) need to be turned in as soon as possible       Tuesday, Nov. 9-taco w/ chips or
 to Mrs. Day in the office when your student has             tortilla, side salad, queso, salsa,
                    missed school.                           refried beans, fruit, juice, milk
                                                                o Breakfast: cinnamon rolls, fruit,
Seniors,                                                            juice, milk
Several of you have emailed me to send your                 Wednesday, Nov. 10- cheeseburger or
transcripts to a college.
                                                             hamburger, French fries, baked beans,
Please use this link to request transcripts
sent. You can put as many colleges on there                  baby carrots and dip, fruit, juice, milk
as you want. You can also resubmit the form                     o Breakfast: biscuit & gravy, fruit,
whenever you want.                                                  juice, milk
                                                            Thursday, Nov. 11- hot dog on bun,
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAT0
                                                             French fries, broccoli and cheese,
b90ekWcOx0h7sqAzGLaPbP2i5V25YD6xkY9iFg
GNST5w/viewform?usp=sf_link                                  fruit, juice, milk
                                                                o Breakfast: pancake and sausage
Thanks,                                                             on stick, fruit, juice, milk
                                                            Friday, Nov. 12- pizza, side salad, cut
Tom Magan, Counselor
                                                             veggies, corn, fruit, juice, milk
                                                                o Breakfast: Glazed donut, fruit,
                                                                    juice, milk
                                                         We love feeding you and the students and want all of you
                                                        to have tasty and nutritious meals! Supply chain issues are
                                                         making it harder to offer as many options as normal, but
                                                         we will always provide as many of the delicious items as
                                                           we can while ensuring we have variety in the 5 meal
                                                            components at lunch and 4 items at breakfast. We
                                                        appreciate you and our students' participation and patience
                                                             through these challenges and will do our best to
                                                        communicate menu changes as quickly as possible. Thank
                                                           you, again, for allowing us to serve you and Hancock
                                                                              County students!
What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
KHEAA continues hosting social media outreach
KHEAA Outreach will continue to provide live help this fall via Facebook and Twitter. The schedule is:
Nov. 8: Getting Connected: Resources for Underclassmen, Twitter
Nov. 15: Getting Connected: You Can Go to College Too! YouTube
Nov. 29: Getting Connected: Adults Returning to School, Webinar
Dec. 6: FAFSA Follow-Up: Next Steps, Facebook
Dec. 13: FAFSA Follow-Up: Professional Judgments, Twitter
Dec. 20: FAFSA Follow-Up: Making Corrections to Your FAFSA, YouTube

All sessions begin at 7 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Central. The links are: www.facebook.com/KHEAA/ www.twitter.com/KHEAA/
www.youtube.com/user/KHEAAMascot/

                                  ACT NATIONAL TEST DATES
              Test Date                           Registration Deadline                        Scores Available
       Dec. 11, 2021                                  Nov. 5, 2021                                    TBD
       Feb. 12, 2022                                  Jan. 7, 2022                                    TBD
       April 2, 2022                                  Feb. 25, 2022                                   TBD
       June 11, 2022                                  May 6, 2022                                     TBD
       July 16, 2022                                  June 17, 2022                                   TBD

      If your student is needing to receive the
     weekend backpack food program, please
               email Laura Kessans at
     laura.kessans@hancock.kyschools or call
         at 270-927-6712 or 270-927-6953.

 LIHEAP began on November 1st. If
  you are needing heating assistance,
 please contact Audubon Area at 270-
              927-6500.
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Medicaid Managed Care                         IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MANAGED CARE
                                              ORGANIZATION
Open Enrollment                               Follow these steps to change your MCO to one of the MCOs
                                              listed above.
Hello from your Kentucky Department for       1. Check with your doctor. Be sure they work with the MCO
Medicaid Services.                            you want to choose.
If you are happy with your current MCO, you   2. If you use more than one doctor, check with each one.
do not have to do anything. If you want to    3. Call 1-855-446-1245 or 1-800-635-2570 between 8:00 am
pick a new MCO, you must do so during the     and 5:00pm to talk with
open enrollment period. The open enrollment   a Medicaid Services Representative.
period is October 15 through December 1,      4. Have your date of birth and social security number ready
2021. Your MCO choices are:                   when you call. If you want
                                              to make changes for the other people listed on this letter, have
      Aetna Better Health of KY (855)        their date of birth
       300-5528                               and social security number ready.
      Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield      YOU CANNOT MAKE CHANGES BEFORE October 15,
       Medicaid (855) 690-7784                2021
      Humana Healthy Horizons in
       Kentucky (800) 444-9137                MCO changes take effect on January 1, 2022. You and your
      Passport Health Plan by Molina         household members will still get benefits from your current
       Healthcare (844) 778-2700              MCO until this date. You will get a letter from your new
      UnitedHealthcare Community Plan        MCO sometime before January 1, 2022. Once you enroll in the
       of Kentucky (866) 293-1796             new MCO, you will have ninety days to make a change, if you
      WellCare of Kentucky (877) 389-        wish. After ninety days, you cannot make another
       9457                                   change until the next open enrollment period, unless you have
                                              an event that allows a
If you would like to learn more about an      change.
MCO, please call the number listed above.
They
can tell you about their benefits and their   Thank you for allowing us to provide you with benefits and
doctors and providers.                        services. We look forward to
                                              serving you in 2022.
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HOSA has been
 extremely active this
month! Thank you to this
 club/class for all your
       positivity!
What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
HOSA and Western Kentucky
Regional Blood Center hosted a
blood drive this past week.
They beat last year's donations
of 39 people with 70 people
this year!! That is 210 lives
saved!!
What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
Come out and cheer
on our Lady Hornet
 Basketball Team!
What's happening? - Hancock County Schools
Teacher Conferences are Tuesday,
 November 9th from 5:00- 7:00 pm.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to
   come speak with teachers, see
    student work and sign up for
parent/teacher committees. Dinner
         will be provided.

Just a friendly reminder that parents/guardians
must present identification when picking up
students from school.

Students,

A representative from the Naval Academy
will be here on Tuesday November 23rd
at 12:00 for a presentation. Mr. Magan
attached some information for you to look
at if you are interested in an email he sent
to all.

If you want to attend the meeting, please
register at this link on the email.
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CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE SIGN UP AT ST. VINCENT DePaul

Hancock County residents only can sign up for assistance at St.
Vincent DePaul on November 3rd, 10th, and 17th from 11:00am –
1:45 pm. Do not apply if you are already signed up for Holiday
 Helping Hands program. For any questions please contact St.
                 Vincent at 270-295-3494.

                                          The HCHS Solo choir
                                        performed at the Sorghum
                                        Festival this past weekend.
                                      Performers were Chloe White,
                                      Laura Wheatley, Clara Cassidy,
                                         Preston Blanton, Saydee
                                      Stephens (HCMS), and Rylann
                                      Kessans (HCMS). They all did
                                                 amazing!
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Annual
                            Mattress Fundraiser for
                            the HCHS and HCMS
                                     Band

                            Every purchase benefits
                             the HS and MS Band!

Date: Saturday, Nov. 6th
Time: 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
Location: Hancock Co. High School

      All sizes available
      25 + styles on display
      Brand new with full factory warranties
      Delivery available
      All forms of payment accepted
      Financing available

For more info: check out on facebook @
CFSEvansville

             WBKR Christmas Wish is
         accepting applications. Please do
           not apply if you are receiving
         assistance from Holiday Helping
           Hands, St. Vincent DePaul, or
          Salvation Army. To apply mail
         letters to Christmas Wish at 3301
           Frederica St. Owensboro, KY
        42301 or apply at www.wbkr.com.
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