Author: Dani Tietz

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Mahomet-Seymour Board approves two new courses

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School Board adopted two new high school courses, AP Computer Science Principles, and Lifelong Wellness with Fitness and Food, Monday night. The vote was 5-0 with Merle Giles and Jeremy Henrichs absent. The AP Computer Science Principles will be a year-long introduction to a computer […]

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Rain dictates 2019 East Central Illinois crop

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The 2019 growing season in East Central Illinois was unlike any farmers of this generation has seen before. From unusually wet conditions through the beginning of June, to spotty rainfall throughout the summer to snowy conditions as early as October, precipitation has ruled what farmers were able […]

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Eccher talks to students about service

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Maybe the extraordinary begins with the ordinary. That was the message that Mahomet-Seymour High School students heard as they listened to O’Fallon’s Marc Eccher, a Civil Engineer in the United States Air Force, during Monday morning’s Veterans Day program. “There’s a perception out there that the military […]

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5 Essentials Survey open to parents

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey is now available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions. The questions from the Parent Survey went live on Oct. 24 and will remain available until Feb. 14, 2020. […]

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M-S Madrigal tickets go on sale Nov. 12

BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Tickets for the 37th-annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal dinner go on sale to the public on Nov. 12. This year’s Madrigal cast, directed by Nicole Kuglich and assisted by Brian Lonergan, features 22 members including: Lord Maxwell Bartlett, Lord Luca Bellini, Lord Logan Burdette,  Lord Ryan Bushell, […]