Dear Dr. Hall, This morning I am awake at 3:30 a.m. thinking about my children. I have one who is getting ready to leave Mahomet-Seymour. She’s colorful and ambitious and has more insight into this world than God has graced me with. I have another one who is the brightest […]
Author: Dani Tietz
M-S graduate Travis Leonard publishes first book
The benefits of participating in athletics as a youngster are likely to stay with a person throughout the venture into adulthood. Travis Leonard, a 2004 Mahomet-Seymour graduate and 2009 University of Illinois graduate — who threw the discus in track and field — uses what he learned during his time […]
Hall, Metzler to focus on school safety at tonight’s Bulldog Dialogue
Given recent events in the national news and within the Mahomet-Seymour School District, Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler and Superintendent Lindsey Hall will address school safety at the Bulldog Dialogue scheduled for tonight, February 20 at 7 p.m.. The meeting will begin with a 15-20 minute presentation in the Middletown […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie to present Abraham Lincoln stories Monday
It’s not every day you see Abraham Lincoln in town. Mahomet students have only seen images and statues of America’s 16th President. But as the Museum of the Grand Prairie celebrates President’s Day with its “Schools Out” program, youth and adults alike may believe they are seeing the ghost of […]
Meerdink turns love for pottery into business
Everyone thinks about falling in love when they are in high school. And Cammie Meerdink did. “I have been doing (pottery) since high school,” she said. “I’ve always liked art, and been an artsy kid. But then I had a teacher in high school who let me focus on the […]
Lincoln Trail Students to host food drive help those who are hungry in Mahomet
Reading really does change a student’s life. When Lincoln Trail fourth-grade student Levi Avery read “Maddie’s Fridge,” a children’s book that addresses childhood hunger, at home, he knew he could do something to help. “So I talked to my mom,” Levi said. “I thought I could get with my friends […]
MSJHS Eighth-grade Students of the Month
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High honored six eighth-grade students in January. Marissa Smith, Joshua Wilcoski, Karsten Waisath, Hailey Litteken, Abby McNamara and Ben Pawley were recognized for hard-work in the classroom, participation, and kindness towards others.
Mahomet-Seymour School District seeks Junior High Principal
The Mahomet-Seymour School District is seeking a principal at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High. The January 22, 2018 states Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Principal Heather Landrus will resign her position effective June 30, 2018. Superintendent Lindsey Hall said that the position has been posted, and will be open until February 20. According to […]
Free “Give Kids a Smile Day” at Parkland College Feb. 17
Parkland College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic will host a free “Give Kids a Smile Day” dental clinic for youths ages 1–17 on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room L148. Treatment provided will consist of a free dental exam, cleaning, fluoride, dental sealants and educational activities for […]
Mahomet-Seymour Board approves Middletown Prairie Gymnasium Equipment
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board heard from former District Superintendent and current Building Construction Consultant Rick Johnston Monday night. Johnston presented two items for approval within the Middletown Prairie Phase II gymnasium. The Mahomet-Seymour School Board awarded $52,975 to Haldemen and Homme in Peoria for the installation of six electric and […]
