HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A new educational opportunity will be available soon for Hancock County families.

The Mississippi State University Extension Head Start will integrate four pre-K classrooms at three different elementary schools across the county.

Amber Cameron, a kindergarten teacher at Hancock North Central Elementary School, said this opportunity will make the transition to kindergarten easier for participating students.

“Pre-K teaches those foundational skills like how to hold a pencil, how to write your name, how to walk in line, and how to wait your turn,” Cameron said. ”Those are such minute details outside of kindergarten, but inside a kindergarten classroom, that makes all the difference in the world for a student to be successful.”

According to an educational sur

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