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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mahomet-Seymour senior CJ Shoaf is currently leading the nation’s high jumpers. After breaking his own school record at 6’10” in Feb. 2020, Shoaf recently cleared 2.09 meters, or 6’10.3″, on Jan. 24. Clearing that height put Shoaf in front of all high school high jumpers in the nation. Shoaf ranked […]
High school students seeking dual credit courses through Parkland College may see additional fees at their high school beginning in the fall of 2021. Parkland has not passed on fees associated with dual enrollment to local school districts in years past. But with upcoming changes, Parkland has decided to charge […]
A lot of meaning can be held in a name. Life Community Church, located at 804 Eastwood Dr., knows that. After founding Pastor Jeff Augustine took a teaching assignment in Colorado, the growing congregation was left in transition, not only between the old and the new, but also between a […]
Central Illinois is just two months away from getting an additional area code. The new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 beginning March 29, 2021. As one of the original eighty-six area codes in the United States, 217 covers 36 counties including communities such as Springfield, Champaign, Urbana, […]
Zacheus Carr’s love for basketball and baseball did not get in his way to becoming an excellent student during his time at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Because of his dedication to school, his love for math and science, and his ability to put his nose to the grind and work hard, […]
As a freshman interested in acting, Kylie Fuoss did not know where she would find opportunities at Mahomet-Seymour to hone her craft. By the time she became a sophomore, the opportunity to perform on the Mahomet-Seymour speech team became available. “I’ve stayed with speech because it has helped me grow […]
