Author: Dani Tietz

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Ranstead to play volleyball at SIUE

It’s true that parents never can tell what path their child might take.  “My older sister played volleyball and always begged me to play with her and at the time I hated it,” Ainsley Ranstead said.  Still, Ranstead gave volleyball a try.  As she tried different sports, trying to find […]

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Mahomet-Seymour to hire additional administrators

The Mahomet-Seymour School District will expand its administration team with new positions that will be funded through Evidence-based Tier funding through the state or ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) funding. Additional staff positions were also approved. Superintendent Lindsey Hall told the board that the district needed a District […]

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M-S Board discusses policy for curriculum approval

Mahomet-Seymour School Board member Colleen Schultz presented the first reading of a new board policy that establishes the way curriculum is approved.  Schultz read: “Curriculum and curriculum revisions will not be adopted at the board meeting they’re first introduced. Furthermore consideration will be given subsequent meetings after the opportunity for […]

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Mahomet-Seymour track to be rebuilt

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved a $69,997 bid by Midwest Track Buildings to rebuild the existing running track at Mahomet-Seymour High School in June. Midwest Track Buildings was the only vendor to submit a bid.  District Chief School Business Officer Heather Smith said the IESA and IHSA will not allow […]