Month: December 2018

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MSJHS Eighth-Graders to take PSAT 8/9

Eighth-grade students at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School will be exposed to a different type of test when they are at school Thursday: the PSAT 8/9. Previously, freshmen (PSAT 8/9) and sophomores (PSAT 10) within the Mahomet-Seymour School District have taken the SAT Suite of Assessments in preparation for the state-mandated SAT their junior […]

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Berkman realizes the miracle of giving

*Former Mahomet resident Doug Berkman with James Lazzarre, who runs New Vision for a Better Life organization in Haiti. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In helping to build a school in another country, what Doug Berkman really built was relationships. The long-time  Mahomet resident — who now lives in rural Champaign — […]

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Mahomet Christmas Light Guide

*This Christmas Light Guide does not include all Christmas Light Displays. The displays on this map are Mahomet’s iconic displays. If one has been missed, please let us know and we will do our best to add a short description this year, and will try to write a story next […]

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Schmit ready for next chapter

Lynn Schmit vividly recalls the family vacations from her childhood. She and her siblings — which eventually numbered seven — would pack for the trip. “Our suitcases were cardboard boxes,” Schmit said. “We’d put our clothes in, and then our library books.” From there, it was time for a camping […]