The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on January 27, 2021, where the Board provided an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. “We understood the high level of anticipation surrounding today’s announcement, along with the scrutiny that will […]
Parents interested in grade and/or subject area acceleration or early entry to kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year can find more information at www.mahometseymour.org (Menu/District Information/Curriculum Information/Acceleration). Requests for grade and/or subject area acceleration need to be submitted to the student’s building principal by March 30. The Universal Referral Form […]
In honor of their outstanding scholastic achievement, the following students have been named to the Parkland College Dean’s List for fall 2020. To make the list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the semester in which they are being honored. Students […]
If you could change one thing about the last year what would you change? I would start meditating earlier in the year, watch less political news and be more present. Is there anything new you tried last year? How was your experience? Yes. I started writing for Mahomet Daily. I […]
Because of an increase in COVID-19 cases and exposures at Mahomet-Seymour High School, the high school will close down to in-person instruction until Jan. 26. All extra-curricular sports are also paused until Monday, Jan. 25. “This is out of an abundance of caution, and will provide an opportunity for cleaning […]
The 2021 Illinois Christie Clinic Marathon has been postponed. Originally scheduled for April 29–May 1, 2021, organizers announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, the race will be moved to a tentative date of September 9–11, 2021. “What that event will “look” like, we don’t know at this point in […]
he Mahomet- Seymour High School Fieldhouse will re-open for morning hours (5:30a – 7:00a) for walkers and joggers beginning Monday, January 25.
The Swiss Valley Shelter at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is slated to be demolished beginning in early January due to its structural deterioration. “Originally constructed in 1958, the Swiss Valley Shelter has been a fixture at Lake of the Woods. For the last several years we have […]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker used part of his Wednesday press conference to address a statement newly elected U.S. Representative Mary Miller, from Oakland, (IL-15) made at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Miller’s comments were caught on video as she talked to protesters at the “Moms for America” platform: “If we win […]
Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Governor JB Pritzker announced guidelines for the next stage of COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Illinois – Phase 1B. “ACIP’s guidance serves as the foundational blueprint […]
