Eugene Field Elementary School
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Relief. Hannibal School District superintendent Susan Johnson senses that is the overwhelming feeling within the district, as all staff members now have a place to call home for the 2025-26 school year. At Wednesday night’s board meeting at the Hannibal Middle School auditorium, Johnson shared this news with the board and audience…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Several more rungs are left to climb on the redistricting ladder, but Hannibal Superintendent Susan Johnson and her district transition team will take another step up that ladder on Tuesday. Johnson and about two dozen others — multiple staff members at each elementary school, as well as parents and others involved in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Susan Johnson and the Hannibal School District are making sure to cross their t’s and dot their i’s during the redistricting process. “Transition and change are hard,” said Johnson, the district’s superintendent. “We want to be sensitive to the needs of our staff, families and students as we move through this process.”…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Superintendent Susan Johnson didn’t provide many details Tuesday night about the future of Eugene Field Elementary School to the Hannibal City Council, but she said a timeline of what is likely to come will be revealed at Wednesday night’s Hannibal School Board meeting. The Hannibal School Board voted 4-3 at its…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal School District Superintendent Susan Johnson said it wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the right one. Hannibal School Board members had two options: draw new boundaries to provide equal enrollment at five existing elementary schools or close Eugene Field and provide new redistricting boundaries for the four remaining elementary schools.…
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The views I share here reflect a letter I sent to Hannibal Public School’s board members, with some modifications to protect my child’s privacy from today’s online world. I planned to share my letter at the board meeting, but understanding that public comments won’t occur before the vote, I felt it was important to share…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Fifteen Hannibal High students can now add “author” to their resumes. An African American literature class broke into four groups to write and illustrate their books. The groups then read their books to fourth and fifth graders at Eugene Field Elementary on Tuesday morning. Through books and vivid pictures, the young students…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The principal of Eugene Field Elementary School has been allowed to return to her job after a one-week leave. Susan Johnson, superintendent of the Hannibal School District, placed Kelsey Whitley on administrative leave on Sunday, Oct. 23 after learning of a photo Whitley had posted to her social media account. Maria Mundle,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The principal of Eugene Field Elementary in Hannibal has apologized for a social media post she made over the weekend. Kelsey Whitley was put on administrative leave by the Hannibal School District on Sunday. On Monday, she posted the following on the Eugene Field Elementary Facebook page. Good afternoon Eugene Field families,…
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