In a board meeting with more than 70 “Porter Supporters” on Monday night, Keith Pedigo wanted to talk about someone else. Pedigo, whose oldest daughter is in first grade at Sangamon Elementary, wanted to illustrate how the reassignment of Lincoln Trail’s Assistant Principal Courtney Porter impacts others, too. Pedigo began […]
Author: Dani Tietz
M-S Board to reconvene Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss reassignment of Porter
The status of Lincoln Trail assistant Principal Courtney Porter remains undetermined. After more than a 3 1/2-hour session on Monday — the first hour devoted to comments from nine members of the public — the Mahomet-Seymour School Board announced at 10:44 p.m.that they were not ready to take another vote on the involuntary […]
Carle Hospital initiative passes senate: Rose sponsored measure to help lift individuals out of poverty
Springfield, IL – Legislation proposed by Urbana based Carle Hospital and designed to help address poverty in the region by training and putting people to work passed by the Senate unanimously April 24. The legislation sponsored by local State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and co-sponsored by Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Chicago) built […]
Board Meeting for Courtney Porter Monday
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30 to discuss and vote on the involuntary reassignment of Lincoln Trail Assistant Principal Courtney Porter. Discussion will take place during a closed session, but the public will have a chance to speak prior to the board discussion […]
Early week wins for Mahomet-Seymour athletes
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The girls’ soccer program, along with both varsity track and field teams at Mahomet-Seymour, posted wins to start the week while the softball squad dropped two narrow non-conference decisions. Athletes from the C3 Special Olympics team also placed at Sunday’s gymnastic competition. The baseball team did […]
3rd Quarter Luke Busch HEART Award Winners
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students Savannah Amatyleon (6th), Dayten Eisenmann (7th), Kathryn Raver (8th) were announced as the winners of the 3rd Quarter Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T Award this week. These winners were selected by faculty based on helpfulness, effort, acceptance, respect, and tolerance.
Rose hosts Mahomet 4th grade classes
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) hosted several Mahomet fourth grade classes at the Statehouse the week of April 23. The students spoke with Rose, toured the Capitol, and experienced the legislative process up-close.
Community Invited to Post Prom Open House Saturday
The Mahomet-Seymour Post Prom event will uphold the longstanding tradition of hosting an energetic, fun and safe event for Junior and Senior Mahomet-Seymour students. The event takes place at 11 pm following Prom. Students do not have to attend Prom to attend Post Prom. Post Prom provides a casual, exciting and safe place for students to celebrate. This year the theme of the […]
MSHS girls learn self-defense in B.L.A.S.T class
The statistics make everyone think, “Will it be me?” One is five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. One in three women and one in six men will experience some sort of sexual violence in their lifetime. Twenty-seven percent of college […]
Special Olympics athletes get it right
It’s what every child dreams of: a chance to play and compete. However, in nearly all traditional circumstances: a rec team, a travel team or a school team, there is rarely an opportunity for a child with special needs to participate in the same competitive atmosphere that their peers do. […]
