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A La Conner alum who shares a famous name with a hero of the American Revolution is himself well known for tireless work over the past quarter-century on behalf of youths.

John Hancock, a 1983 graduate of La Conner High School, was student body president and the Northwest B league boys’ basketball player of the year his senior year – and joined by his younger brother, Robert, in the Braves starting lineup. Today he leads by linking America’s students to real-world career options.

“People learn best when the learning is experiential and experimental,” Hancock, now president a...