🏅 SkillsUSA State Conference: Cosmetology Results 🏅
Congratulations to our HCTC cosmetology students for their outstanding performance at the SkillsUSA State Conference:
Hope Barrowclough – 1st Place, Esthetics (advancing to Nationals in Atlanta this June!)
Lily Smith – 2nd Place, Esthetics
Clara Keim – 2nd Place, Cosmetology
Allysa Dames – 3rd Place, Cosmetology
Cosmetology participants completed three timed haircuts and styles, revealed only at the event, and concluded with an updo of their choice. Esthetics competitors completed four timed sections, demonstrating facial techniques, massage, and both daytime and fantasy makeup applications.
Students from across the state competed, and we are proud of the skill, professionalism and dedication shown by our students!
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📸 Photos Contributed by: Sarah Wittland
👀 We’re looking to add a few more action figures to our collection of real-life difference makers for the 2025-2026 school year.
If you're all about heart, hustle and helping others, you’ll fit right in.
Join a team that supports you, challenges you and celebrates your impact.
❤️ Be a Pirate
🖤 Be a Difference Maker
⚡ Apply now. https://hannibal.schoolspring.com/
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🧸Friday was filled with fun at ECC! 🧸
School Nurse Abby Dodd led a Teddy Bear Clinic, helping students feel more comfortable around medical care through hands-on fun and learning!! ❤️🩹 A big thank you to Starla Dunn from the Marion County Health Department and Nealee Kesler, a pharmacy student from St. Louis University, for volunteering their time and expertise.
Thanks to a generous donation from VFW Post 2446, every child got to take home their very own bear! ❤️🏴☠️
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📸 Photos contributed by: Kindra Szarka
🌷☀️Spring is in the air! As our grounds bloom with beauty, so does the potential of every Pirate who walks through our doors. Here's to a season of growth and learning as we finish out this school year strong! 🏴☠️☀️
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📸 Contributed by: Mindy Greenwald
Friendly Reminder: NO SCHOOL for Spring Break from March 27-31
Have a great break Pirates! See you April 1!! 🏴☠️
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Major shoutout to Hannibal FFA for providing a great lunch at today’s Chamber Candidate Forum! The food was delicious, and your service was fantastic!!
The event was live-streamed in case you missed it; we will link it in the comments. 🏴☠️
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Congratulations to incoming Superintendent Dr. Ritchie Kracht for being recognized as a finalist for the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) 2025 Pearce Award!
The recipient of the Pearce Award will be named during the Awards Banquet during the MASA/MOSPRA Spring Conference this week on March 26, 2025.
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Due to the National Weather Service forecast indicating a strong possibility of high winds and severe thunderstorms all Hannibal Public Schools will dismiss early today, Friday, March 14th to ensure that all of our students and buses get home safely.
HHS/HCTC will dismiss at 1:00, HMS will dismiss at 1:30, and all elementary schools will dismiss at 1:45. There will be NO afternoon Preschool classes.
There will be no afternoon practices or activities. Students will be served lunch at school prior to dismissal.
Stay safe Pirates! 🏴☠️
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🎉We're #HannibalProud of these HMS boys for attending the state math contest in Ladue on March 1!
Shoutout to Tobin Brinkley, Jesse Strube, Miles Wilkerson, and Carter Dickson (not pictured) for their hard work and representing HMS! 🏴☠️
📸 Photo Contributed by: Grace Strube
3/12/25 - 8:40am - Service has been restored. Thank you! 🏴☠️
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3/12/25 - 7:40am
Please be aware that all District phones are currently down. We are actively working on the issue, please email communications@hannibal60.com in the meantime.
Thank you for your patience. 🏴☠️
✨ Ellie Locke, an HHS alum and recent Arkansas State graduate, returned to share her incredible study abroad experience with French students! This past fall, Ellie spent four months living and learning in Grenoble, France. Now, she’s taking her passion for French even further as a graduate student and teaching assistant this fall.
Thanks for visiting and sharing your experience with us Ellie! 🌏🏴☠️
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📸 Photo contributed by Amy Sternke
Today Missouri State Treasurer, Vivek Malek made a special stop at Hannibal High School to talk about the Missouri 529 plan! We were honored to welcome him as he shared valuable insights on saving for higher education.
Over 70 of our personal finance and business students chose to attend and learn more about planning for their educational future. Thank you, Mr. Treasurer, for taking the time to visit and spread awareness about this important resource! 🏴☠️
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🎉 Student Spotlight: Bryleigh Kneib! 🎉
Join us in congratulating Bryleigh, a 5th grader at Oakwood Elementary, for achieving a perfect math score on last year’s MAP test! 🏆📚
Bryleigh’s hard work and dedication truly paid off, and we couldn't be prouder of her incredible accomplishment. Keep shining, Bryleigh! ✨👏 🏴☠️
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Last week the Hannibal Board of Education approved the calendar for the 2025-26 school year. The first day of school will be Thursday, August 21, 2025. The last day of school will be Friday, May 22, 2026.
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View the approved 2025-26 District Calendar here:
https://www.hannibal60.com/page/calendar
🎨✨ CONGRATULATIONS to HHS Midterm Graduate Stormy Lewis!!! Her artwork, titled Beetle Buddies, has been selected for the 2025 Senate Student Fine Arts Exhibit at the Missouri Capitol!🏛️🎉
Stormy also has the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony in Jefferson City on April 10. This is a well-deserved honor—way to go, Stormy! 👏❤ 🏴☠️
📸 Photo contributed by James Zimmerman
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📝📚 The HHS Literacy Team traveled to Columbia last week for the Write to Learn Conference, where they gained fresh ideas to enhance our classrooms!
A special shoutout to Shelley Armistead, who represented our district and shared her expertise with educators from across the state. Her presentation on using drama in the English classroom showcased ways to engage students on a deeper level.
We’re proud to see our educators inspiring others and sparking a passion for learning beyond our own classrooms! 🖤❤🏴☠️ #HannibalProud
📸 Photos courtesy of: Lacy Bennett
🎉A huge shoutout to these amazing Pirate athletes for their accomplishments in their respective sports and activities this fall! 🏆👏
Thank you to all the students and families who joined us at the Board Meeting on Wednesday to be recognized—we're so proud of you! 🖤❤🏴☠️
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HPS 2-Hour Delay & Hard Surface Routes – Thursday, February 20
Due to extreme wind chills expected to reach advisory levels below -15°F, HPS will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Additionally, all buses will be on hard surface routes only. If any additional decisions are determined, this will be communicated by 7:30am on 2/20.
Key Adjustments for the Day:
-Buses will pick up students two hours later than usual. (EX. If your pick up time is usually 6:30am, it will now be 8:30am)
-School start times will be delayed by two hours, with dismissal at the normal time.
-No morning preschool.
-No morning activities or practices.
-Breakfasts will not be served; lunches will stay as close to normal schedule as possible.
-School dismissal will remain at the normal time when school is delayed.
HPS remains committed to keeping schools open as often as safely possible, ensuring students have a warm, supportive environment for learning. Please use your best judgment when deciding if travel is safe for your family.
Stay warm and be safe,
Susan Johnson
Superintendent
Due to extremely low temperatures and frigid windchill, there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, February 18th. We will be using an AMI day.
Stay Safe and Warm, Pirates!
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Friendly reminder- NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Mon. 2/17/25, as HPS will be closed in observance of President's Day. Enjoy the extended weekend Pirates!
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