At a Nov. 11 board of directors meeting, The Illinois HIgh School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to attend the IHSA Board meeting on November 19 to discuss the 2020-21 basketball season. The IHSA will also […]
In a world that appears to be divided, Mahomet’s Zainab Susi knows there is nothing quite like food to bring people together. The Pakistani immigrant, who has been part of the Mahomet community for 30 years, grew up inside the comfort of her mother’s dishes. A widow, Susi’s mother stayed […]
Mahomet-Seymour sent a letter to parents Wednesday stating that 87 students will be quarantined after eight students have tested positive for COVID-19, five being within the last 24 hours. One student at Middletown Prairie, one student at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, and three students at Mahomet-Seymour High School join the […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District released a Veterans Day video early Wednesday morning. Because of COVID-19, the district moved their annual ceremony online with performances by the Madrigals, Lincoln Trail and Middletown Elementary students, Mahomet-Seymour High School choir and a spring performance by the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Band. Superintendent Lindsey Hall […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour athletes still don’t know when the high school basketball season will start, but they learned one piece of information on Tuesday. They know when the season won’t begin. The previous Monday, Nov. 16 target date for preseason practices to get under way, as established by […]
The Illinois State Board of Education, with guidance from the board committee, The Diverse and Learner Ready Teacher’s Network, has proposed a set of amended teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders. If passed, the “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading” requirements would go into effect on Oct. 1, […]
Like everything in 2020, the Illinois Report Card is a little different. The 2020 Report Card takes a look at the previous school year’s data: annual assessments, graduation rates and teacher retention, to name a few data points. In previous years, the Report Card has been a benchmark of comparison […]
Mahomet-Seymour released a statement late Tuesday afternoon in regards to the 2020-21 IHSA basketball season. As a member of the Apollo Conference, Mahomet-Seymour has decided to put the basketball season on hold. The statement reads: “Both the District and building level administration of Mahomet – Seymour Schools are committed to […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It was just an off-hand comment. Megan (Schumacher) Williams was serious when she spoke, but she was also intending to show how impressed she was with the startup business that a friend’s parents were opening in Mahomet. In December, 2018, Williams attended the open house for […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Speech Team brought home fifth place overall in their second tournament of this “virtual” competition season. On Nov. 7, 16 MSHS students went up against 18 other schools throughout Illinois in a speech tournament hosted by Olympia High School. Madison Ade, Joshua Park, Tadeo Ruiz, Brogan […]
