The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet at 5:45 p.m. on February 5 to vote on the hire of Ryan Martin as Assistant Principal at Middletown Prairie beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. Martin is a 1997 graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School. He currently teaches fourth grade at Leal Elementary in […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Elevated lead levels found in Mahomet-Seymour Schools
Lead levels higher than 5 parts-per-billion (ppb) were found in required lead testing at Lincoln Trail Elementary and Mahomet-Seymour High School. Per Illinois Public Act 99-922, the Mahomet-Seymour School District has tested the lead levels in the water from every outlet that could be used for drinking or food […]
Changes made in fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart at Sangamon and Lincoln Trail
As February dawns on the Mahomet-Seymour School District, elementary students and parents may notice one difference: They are not raising money for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart. During the 2016-2017 school year, Mahomet-Seymour had three schools participate in raising money through Jump Rope for Heart: Middletown Prairie, […]
MSHS Students participate in ILMEA concert
Mahomet-Seymour High School choral students participated in the Illinois Music Educators’ Association (ILMEA) All-State and Honors’ Choirs in Peoria January 25-27. Students were required to audition for a spot in the ILMEA District #3 Choir in October. Seventeen students were selected to represent Mahomet-Seymour High School in the ILMEA District […]
Feb. 1 Bulldog Dialogue Canceled
Superintendent Lindsey Hall sent a note to parents Thursday morning, notifying them that the Bulldog Dialogue scheduled for Feb. 1 has been canceled. The email said the meeting would be rescheduled for a later date.
Shopping at Scarlett Moon is like shopping with your best friend
If you want to feel like you’re shopping through your best friend’s closet, look no further than Scarlett Moon Boutique. Mother-daughter duo Stephanie and Kayla Pfeifer decided to venture into the world of selling apparel last fall when Kayla, who graduated from the University of Illinois, shared her desire to get […]
M-S students Pre-K through 5 to receive sexual abuse education beginning in February
*photo of Erin Merryn as a child, taken from http://www.erinmerryn.net/erins-law.html The Mahomet-Seymour School District will begin educating students in grades K-12 on sexual abuse as mandated by the State of Illinois, beginning in early February. As required by “Erin’s Law,” Public Act 96-1524, school districts are required to adopt and implement […]
Statement from Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler on second social media threat
Technology often makes it difficult for law enforcement to identify persons involved in a threat. Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler finds himself in that predicament today. After following-up with a potential threat made by a minor enrolled at Mahomet-Seymour High School Thursday afternoon, Metzler said he felt like the situation […]
Mahomet-Seymour and Mahomet Police Department respond to late night social media post
The Mahomet-Seymour School District and the Mahomet Police Department worked until midnight Thursday night in response to a minor’s second social media post. The minor posted a picture on social media that caught educators’ eyes Thursday afternoon. Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler said he had a conversation with the minor […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board approves kiln and scoreboard for Middletown Praire addition
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board unanimously approved the purchase of a kiln and scoreboards for Middletown Prairie Phase II Monday night. The $2,823.88 kiln and the $7,459 scoreboard were within the original $13.8 million budget. One question from board members was, “Do we have one at Sangamon now?” Board Member Merle […]
