Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has announced the 2nd Quarter Luke Busch Award winners. Luke Busch was a student at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High when he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The Busch family established the Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. Award in his memory. 6th Grade – Kaylee Guth Parents: Jonathan and Kathy […]
The following Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Students were recognized for their academic achievements in the 2nd Quarter of 2020. High Honors 6th Grade Allen, Norah K. Allison, Bree J. Almaroad, Bella M. Andrawes, Jonathan Andrawes, Rachel Bao, William W. Benway, Coy P. Blue, Abbie N. Bolton, Sarah N. Brauer, Nicolas D. […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team finished in fourth place out of 18 schools at the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Speech Tournament on January 16. Seventeen Bulldog participants showcased their talents in the 13-event speech tournament. Submitted video recordings were viewed and ranked by speech judges from across the state. The highest-ranking performances advanced […]
he Mahomet- Seymour High School Fieldhouse will re-open for morning hours (5:30a – 7:00a) for walkers and joggers beginning Monday, January 25.
Champaign County voters will have another decision to make in the 2021 consolidated election on April 6: whether or not to eliminate the Champaign County Recorder of Deeds office, merging its duties with the Champaign County Clerk’s office. The language for the referendum was approved 18-3 by the Champaign County […]
Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, Vermilion and the 16 surrounding counties that make up Region 6 have met the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements to move into Tier 1 mitigations, which include re-opening indoor dining. Restaurant owners will be required to limit indoor capacity to the lesser of 25 guests […]
In the COVID-19 world, nothing is normal. But that isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. For Mahomet-Seymour’s scholastic bowl team, it was an opportunity to participate in an international scholastic bowl competition. Mahomet-Seymour senior Nate Lundstrom, who lived in Chile while his father was on sabbatical during his sophomore year, […]
If you could change one thing about the last year what would you change? Compassion, too many people didn’t take time to form their responses to situations. Is there anything new you tried last year? How was your experience? Not new, but new again, we started doing revivals again, both […]
Three Illinois Regions will move into Tier 2 mitigations Friday after being in Tier 3 since Nov. 20. Regions 1,2, 5 have met the requirements: average test positivity rate of less than 12-percent for three consecutive days, three-day average of staffed ICU and hospital bed availability above 20-percent for three […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Shawn Skinner would love to coach his St. Joseph-Ogden football team at some point this school year. He recognizes that his desire is not supported by facts. Though the Illinois High School Association has not yet determined what will become of the remaining (and rescheduled) fall […]
