After 10 years with the Scott Foresman math series, elementary schools in the Mahomet-Seymour School District are piloting a strategy called Number Talks to align with Common Core standards, which became mandatory in Illinois this year. Although Illinois adopted the Common Core in 2010, curriculum writers and textbook companies have […]
Month: February 2014
Christie Clinic opens Convenient Care in Mahomet
Christie Clinic has expanded the Department of Convenient Care to 1001 Commercial Drive in Mahomet. Convenient care opened on Feb. 3. Convenient Care treats non-emergency conditions such as allergies, infections, abrasions and bruises, colds, flu, sprains and pains. No appointment is necessary. The clinic will be open Monday through Friday, […]
Making 2014 great…and Chocolate Brownie cookies-take that winter
It’s only five weeks into the New Year, and I’m already feeling like a flustered, over-whelmed mess. Too much to do and not enough time to do it. The overload of snow days isn’t helping either ~ returning from the west coast after 5 weeks of work and 80 degree […]
Nine Gal Tavern artifacts donated to Museum of the Grand Prairie
Illinois State Archaeological Survey Affiliate Lenville Stelle and Nine Gal Tavern property owners Dennis and Jane Stubblefield finalized the donation of artifacts to the Museum of the Grand Prairie during the Nine Gal Deed of Gift Signing on Thursday. The offered artifacts were collected from the Nine Gal Tavern site […]
Understanding Our Schools: Technology
With an infrastructure to support technological changes in place, the Mahomet-Seymour School District is in the process of integrating technology into the K-12 curriculum. The school district increased their bandwidth from 20-megs to 250-megs within the schools by tapping into the ICN Backbone network of dark fiber along I-74 last […]
BOOM-JAM gives opportunity to all musicians
BOOM-JAM gives opportunity to all musicians While most people in Central Illinois follow their favorite bands over the weekend, Boomerang’s Bar and Grill in Urbana has successfully integrated BOOM-JAM into their Monday night music scene. “Monday nights do better than some of our Saturdays,” Boomerang’s owner Tom Grassman said. Grassman, […]