The Mahomet Daily will recognize Mahomet-Seymour High Schoolgraduates each week until graduation on May 28. Senior students will stillhave the opportunity to submit a photo and answer questions in theupcoming months. To participate, contact Principal Chad Benedict atcbenedict@ms.k12.il.us.
Author: Dani Tietz
Teacher of the Month: Kari Calcagno
There was never a question of what Kari Calcagno wanted to do in her professional life. “I loved babysitting,” Calcagno said. “I started in junior high. I used to work for lady that was a mail carrier. She’d have to leave at like five o’clock in the morning; I go […]
CU at Home meets fundraising goals; Romanowski participates in Mahomet
Brian Romanowski did what everyone wants to do for their birthday on a Friday night: he slept in a cardboard box in sub-zero temps on Main Street in Mahomet. Romanowski was raising money for CU at Home, a faith-based organization that helps homeless members of the Champaign County community realize […]
Athlete of the Week: Cayla Koerner
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Cayla Koerner picked up where she left off at the beginning of 2020, leading the girls basketball team on the court as the Bulldog faced off against Mattoon and Charleston earlier this week. Koerner led M-S against Charleston with 21 points and four steals. She hit two three-point […]
Mahomet Area Youth Club Auction March 6
The Mahomet Area Youth Club stepped up for families in Mahomet in the whirlwind of 2020. Now, the club needs the community’s support. In uncertain times, MAYC adapted and stepped up, providing summer care for children whose parents needed to work. Then, as schools re-opened, the club served junior high […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School to go remote Feb. 4 and 5
Mahomet-Seymour High School will be fully remote Thursday and Friday due to staff members being quarantined. “The shortage of staff at the high school will not enable us to continue to clean and disinfect the school according to our cleaning protocols to support students being in the building,” Superintendent Lindsey Hall wrote […]
Queen of Hearts raffle to begin in February
The Mahomet Chamber of Commerce has announced its first-ever virtual Queen of Hearts Raffle, a game of chance made popular with jackpot prizes awarded in community fundraisers. The weekly raffle will be held on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. beginning Feb. 17 on the Visit Mahomet Facebook page. Tickets, which will […]
JCAR to review Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards on Feb. 16
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), a legislative body that has oversight authority over state regulatory agencies, will review “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” on Feb. 16. The teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders is a set of six overarching standards requiring teachers to be reflective as […]
JCAR to review Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards on Feb. 16
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), a legislative body that has oversight authority over state regulatory agencies, will review “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” on Feb. 16. The teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders is a set of six overarching standards requiring teachers to be […]
ISBE 5 Essential Survey to be released Feb. 3
The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey will be available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions beginning Feb. 3. The survey will close on April 2, 2021. Administered by a third party, the UChicago Impact at the University […]