By Dani Tietz On Sunday night, I combed over an article about projections and capacity of enrollment at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School that would be published on Monday morning. I have been collecting data for years, looking at enrollment numbers, classroom sizes, the number of classrooms, and then following information […]
Month: October 2022
Mahomet-Seymour basketball tops Champaign Edison
By Fred Kroner Hannah Martin scored a career-high 19 points on Wednesday (Oct. 12) as the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball team won, 32-17 at home over Champaign Edison. Breckyn Hess tallied seven points and Kenna Collins finished with six points. The Bulldogs scored the game’s first 16 points and never […]
Bode and Mills finish IESA meet at All-State runners, boys place fourth, girls ninth
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high cross-country squads produced two individual All-State runners and two top-10 team finishes on Saturday (Oct. 15) in the Class 3A IESA state meet at Normal’s Maxwell Park. The boys’ squad placed fourth in the 27-school event, led by All-Stater Tate Bode, an eighth-grader who […]
Mahomet Halloween Fun begins this weekend
It’s time for some Halloween fun in Mahomet! Beginning Friday, Oct. 21, there are some great Halloween events for young and old(er) alike! Friday, October 21: 2 TO 4 P.M. HALLOWEEN FUN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AT THE MUSEUM Museum of the Grand Prairie, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 2-4 […]
Letter to the Editor: Referendum ask does not meet community needs
By Josh Jessup An Open Letter to the MS School Board, Dr. Lee, Community Members & Voters in the Mahomet-Seymour School District, As you’re likely aware, I’m a lifelong resident of Mahomet and a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School and a parent of three Mahomet-Seymour students. You may also be […]
New Junior High planned capacity between 900-1000 students, current enrollment at 813
By Dani Tietz In a little over three weeks, the decision on the Nov. 8 ballot for $59.4 million in the Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum will be tabulated. The district is asking voters to approve a property tax increase for the next 20 years in order to construct a 135,000-140,000 […]
Mahomet-Seymour soccer ties school record for single-season wins
By Fred Kroner A hat trick by Nolan Wheeler and goalkeeper Zach Beyer’s 13th shutout of the season enabled the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team to tie the school-record for single-season wins with an 8-0 win on Saturday (Oct. 15) in the final regular-season match at Bloomington. M-S led, 5-0, at […]
Amatyleon and Young qualify for IHSA state competition
By Fred Kroner Juniors Savannah Amatyleon and Emily Young became the first Mahomet-Seymour doubles team to qualify for the girls’ tennis state tournament by placing fourth at the Champaign Sectional on Saturday (Oct. 15) at the Lindsay courts. Amatyleon and Young ended the two-day event with a 2-2 record at […]
Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball wins Freeburg Invitational
By Fred Kroner Tournament Most Valuable Player Avery Allen sparked the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team to the championship of the Freeburg Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 15). Allen pounded 40 kills and collected 40 digs and seven service aces in four matches as the Bulldogs dispatched Hillsboro (25-13, 25-15), Waterloo (22-25,25-20, 15-13) […]
Bulldogs win back-to-back Apollo Conference championships
By Fred Kroner Wyatt Bohm threw five touchdown passes for the second week in a row, leading Mahomet-Seymour to a 47-14 football victory at Mattoon, a win which clinched a repeat outright Apollo Conference championship for the Bulldogs. Bohm connected on 14 of 17 passes – without an interception – […]