The IHSA board of directors will meet October 28 to determine the plan for winter sports for the 2020-21 school year. “We understand that student-athletes, coaches, parents, officials, and fans are anxious to learn more details about the plans for IHSA winter sports,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “We […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – State officials on Monday announced the opening of a second round of grant opportunities for businesses and organizations to expand access to broadband internet service in underserved communities. Speaking at a news conference in Staunton, about 40 miles northeast of St. Louis, Gov. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Veteran’s Day will be here soon (Wednesday, Nov. 11), but how that will look at area school districts is still somewhat unsettled. Mahomet-Seymour is changing the look of its traditional Veteran’s Day ceremony, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but St. Joseph-Ogden, Oakwood and Heritage are […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board has voted to expand K-12 education to four days a week, keeping Monday asynchronous. The board voted down a motion to go five days. Each school will stagger in times: Middletown Elementary Hours: 8:30-2:00Lincoln Trail Hours: 8:45-2:45Junior High Hours: 9:30-3:00High School Hours: 9:36-3:16 Remote education will […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed second on Saturday (Oct. 17) in a seven-school girls’ cross-country meet at Monticello’s Lodge Park that featured five schools that were ranked last week in the milesplit.com state poll. Meet champion Monticello (ranked first in Class 1A) had a composite score of 31 points. […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed second on Saturday (Oct. 17) in an elite seven-school boys’ cross-country meet at Lodge Park, in Monticello. Five schools were state-ranked last week in the milesplit.com poll. The team champion was St. Joseph-Ogden (ranked 12th in Class 1A) with 47 points. M-S (ranked 11th […]
Editor’s Note: To maintain the anonymity of Mahomet-Seymour teachers, all teachers interviewed will be listed as “one teacher” in this article. By Dani Tietz There is so much Mahomet-Seymour teachers want the public to know prior to Monday’s school board meeting. According to the board packet released Thursday afternoon, the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both of Mahomet-Seymour’s doubles teams finished 1-1 in the Class 1A Champaign Central girls’ tennis sectional that ended on Saturday (Oct. 17) at the Lindsay Courts and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Gwen Tee and Avery Sanborn opened the postseason with a comeback 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 […]
Editor: On Monday, Oct. 19th, the Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will be making yet another highly-consequential decision regarding the model of education provided by our district. This decision will have long-lasting impacts on the development and preparation of our children, as well as the short-term and long-term health of our […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – More than 2,000 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Illinois as of Thursday night, a high not seen since June 12. At that time, COVID-19 hospitalizations were quickly declining after peaking at 5,037 on April 28. Now, they are on the rise after […]
