Mahomet-Seymour students and parents are invited to STEAM Career and Collegiate night at the Mahomet-Seymour High School from 5-7 p.m. on January 15. Organized by M-S Agriculture Teacher Jennifer Wherley, junior high and high school students will have a chance to learn about collegiate programs and scholarships, participate in interactive […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School announced its second-quarter Luke Busch Award winners before winter break. 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. Each quarter students from each grade are […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com New Beginnings Lutheran Church will host a one-day women’s retreat on Jan. 25. At WonderFull World, guests will “travel” to each of the seven continents exploring the wonders of a woman’s heart, such as “I wonder if I matter to God?” or “I wonder where God is […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Marching band placed first out of eight high school bands at the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix, AZ on Dec. 28. The band scored 95 out of 100 possible points.
BY MACKENZIE BONHAM Hi everybody! What a great month it has been! A lot of wonderful things have been going on this past month since we spoke. First, I had a little mishap and I am on crutches for a while (I had no clue fourth-grade girl’s basketball was rough, […]
Mahomet’s Junior Bulldog Basketball sixth-grade blue team won the Mt Zion Winter Warm-Up Basketball championship tournament last weekend. Cole Thrasher, Jakey Sampson, Isiah Benson, Wade Manuel, Joshy Craig, Zach Blumenshine, Henry McMurry, Caden Alt and Cole Henderson are coached by Jim McMurry and Clint Thrasher.
Mahomet-Seymour High School’s Noelle Bailey, Annie Bao, Caleb Benedict, Colten Brunner, Paige Bundy, Clayton Burkhalter, Sylvia Byron, Anna Christensen, Evan Coleman, Lucas Creel, Chance Decker, Nathan Elliott, Kayin Garner, Timothy Glumac, Ethan Grinberg, Seth Honnigford, Amy Jassman, Erica Johnson, Jillian Jordan, Mrinali Kesavadas, Ryan Kieffer, Lydia King, Samuel Knight, William […]
To Grandmother’s House We Go The Museum of the Grand Prairie will host its annual To Grandmother’s House We Go on Dec. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors can make, wrap, and take home presents and decorations for their families and friends; including popcorn garland, chromolithograph ornaments, and more! The Champaign-Urbana […]
BY DEBRA JOY HART “You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner, there was one wise old Native American woman saying, “Don’t feed them. If you feed them, they’ll never leave.”- Dylan Brody “Thanksgiving is an emotional time. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only […]
BY NICK SCHNEIDERFirst State Bank of Forrest Mahomet The holiday season is upon us. Unless your name is E.Scrooge, you may have a person or two on your list. From the early season snow to the holiday décor in so many stores to the ringing of the Salvation Army […]
