For many children, summer is a no-worry time. There’s plenty to do, plenty of sleep and plenty of food. But there are children, even within Mahomet, who wonder if they will have enough to eat when school is not in session. The Mahomet Summer Lunch program, which has been […]
Year: 2018
M-S grad intervened in school shooting, now recovering from surgery
Jason Seaman, a 2007 Mahomet-Seymour graduate, was shot three times when he intervened to stop a school shooter at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana Friday morning. Seaman is a seventh-grade science teacher and a football coach. According to reports, two people, including Seaman and a student were taken to […]
Kessel to give Memorial Day speech at Riverside
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com When Mike Kessel speaks, it is from experience. The Mahomet resident is retired military. He served 21 years in the Army and had two tours of combat duty, one as a commander. He retired as a Major. On Memorial Day, he will be the honored speaker […]
MSHS Softball advances to IHSA Regional Final, Soccer and Baseball end season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Kameryn Brotherton drilled a two-out, two-run double to left-center field in the bottom of the seventh inning on Wednesday, capping a comeback for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team which assured the program of no worse than a .500 season record. Brotherton’s walk-off double accounted for the […]
Pingel loved helping students feel valued
Becoming a teacher was always something that interested Judy Pingel. But once she got into the classroom, something changed. “It wasn’t what I thought it would be,” she said. So, Pingel made some changes. She got into banking, working in loans. She got married, had kids, homeschooled them for eight […]
Kennedy brought fun into the classroom
Kris Kennedy knows that it doesn’t take much to reach a student. Sometimes it’s a laugh or a song, other times it’s a dance or jumping rope. Then on days when the world may seem unbearable, it’s a silly hat on a grown-up’s head. As the 2018-19 Mahomet-Seymour school year […]
Dear Sangamon, My heart is with you today…
Dear Sangamon Elementary, My heart is with you today. I imagine that you are excited about the next phase of your life as you become office space, but I also imagine that you are feeling a pang in your chest as you watch those first- and second-grade students enter your […]
Gonzalez named Miss Amazing Illinois, prepares for Nationals
What does it take to be amazing? Jordan Somer, a 13-year old girl from Omaha, Neb., knew that she could create something so that Special Olympics athletes could feel amazing. In November of 2007, Somer made pageantry, something Somer participated in to expand her potential, accessible for the women with disabilities. Now […]
M-S Board Vacancy Announcement
The Mahomet-Seymour CUSD # 3 School Board will fill a vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of one of its members. This seat must be filled by a resident from townships other than Mahomet, and will run through the spring of 2019. Applications for the position will be […]
Fones added perspective to art education
Art is all about perspective. Angles. Color. Shading. Depth. Even mood. Lincoln Trail Art Teacher Susie Fones learned at a young age that education is all about perspective, too. “When I was in third grade there was a little boy in my class who had difficulty learning things in a […]
