The Illinois State Board of Education, with guidance from the board committee, The Diverse and Learner Ready Teacher’s Network, has proposed a set of amended teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders. If passed, the “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading” requirements would go into effect on Oct. 1, […]
Like everything in 2020, the Illinois Report Card is a little different. The 2020 Report Card takes a look at the previous school year’s data: annual assessments, graduation rates and teacher retention, to name a few data points. In previous years, the Report Card has been a benchmark of comparison […]
Mahomet-Seymour released a statement late Tuesday afternoon in regards to the 2020-21 IHSA basketball season. As a member of the Apollo Conference, Mahomet-Seymour has decided to put the basketball season on hold. The statement reads: “Both the District and building level administration of Mahomet – Seymour Schools are committed to […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Speech Team brought home fifth place overall in their second tournament of this “virtual” competition season. On Nov. 7, 16 MSHS students went up against 18 other schools throughout Illinois in a speech tournament hosted by Olympia High School. Madison Ade, Joshua Park, Tadeo Ruiz, Brogan […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Color Guard kicked off the 2021 winter season with IDTA today at their virtual Start the Beat event. Due to COVID, all competitions will be held online this year. The Bulldogs entered six competitors into the IDTA competition. All six dancers finished first or second in […]
On the same day that new COVID-19 positive cases hit 9,935 within 24 hours and the death toll passed 10,030 Illinois residents, Gov. JB Pritzker said that IDPH was looking at placing new mitigations throughout the state to curb the spread of the virus. “Each day we are losing more […]
The Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department will continue to host the 2020 Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning (Nov. 26), but registration is limited to 50 people per wave. Late registrations will not be accepted this year as the Nov. 9 deadline approaches. A $15 per person registration fee will include […]
As of 1:30 on Nov. 4, 2020, it appears that the Champaign County Forest Preserve referendum to increase the tax rate in order to take care of a $3.7m backlog of repairs and to maintain the six outdoor preserves throughout Champaign County has passed. The Champaign County Clerk’s office will […]
As election results are reported through the Champaign County Clerks office and the Associated Press, the Mahomet Daily will report unofficial results until all votes have been counted by every precinct. This page will be updated several times a day until Nov. 17. State Income Tax Amendment (results statewide) YES […]
It is well-known that a teacher’s reach goes far beyond the classroom. For some students, that means a teacher has taken the time to help them learn something, while for others it means that a teacher changed the way they saw themselves or the world. Mahomet-Seymour’s Ellen Ericson commitment to […]
