Mary Poppins, the musical, is the story of a nanny who enters a household and takes the children on many magical adventures. In the end, she has a profound effect on both the children and adults in the household, and she teaches the entire family “anything can happen if you […]
Author: Rebecca Hawley
MSHS first high school in Central Illinois to receive Mary Poppins performance rights
This weekend’s production of the musical, Mary Poppins, promises to be the most extravagant show ever performed in the Mahomet-Seymour High School auditorium. The show is elaborate both technically and by the sheer numbers of students involved. According to Carol Allen, head sponsor of MSHS Drama Department, the cast numbers […]
Learning to Play on the Playground
Like most Kindergarteners, Isabel Massung has had enough of inside recess. Even though she said she likes playing housekeeping and with the animals, she is ready to get outside and play with her friends. Thanks to an idea from Kris Kennedy, Middletown Prairie’s Music, Movement, and Media teacher, Isabel may […]
Lincoln Trail students enjoy Hands Around the World
Lincoln Trail students dusted off their passports for a globe hopping trip that took them to 22 different countries, but still had them home by suppertime. In today’s school-wide cultural event, HANDS Around the World, classrooms were transformed into countries and a volunteer governors taught students about that country’s people […]
Baughman to retire next week, ready to spend time with grandchildren
“Some days, it’s just managing chaos,” said Barb Baughman, a 22-year veteran of the Mahomet-Seymour School system. And on this particular day at Middletown Prairie Elementary, she had to find a last-minute substitute teacher, she had 15 students tardy because of the time change, and she had four students needing […]
Students in Mahomet-Seymour Schools to begin first round of PARCC testing next week
Mahomet-Seymour sixth grade student Jessica Smith has taken a lot of standardized tests during her seven years as a student. Every year, Mahomet-Seymour students like Smith answer questions about letter sound recognition when they take the Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL) assessment in kindergarten. They file into the computer […]
MSHS introduces Honors English this year
Freshman and sophomores who wish to undertake more rigorous English classes at Mahomet Seymour High School have had the opportunity to do so this year. MSHS began providing Honors English for 9th and 10th graders for the 2014-15 school year, and about 160 students have taken advantage of the addition, […]
Allen recalls time at IGA as he approaches retirement; IGA to celebrate him Thursday
Family is very important to Mahomet resident Chuck Allen. He has his wife and three grown children all in the Mahomet area. He has his work family at Mahomet IGA, which he co-owned and operated for many years. And he regards the regular customers at the IGA as his family. […]
Bridle Brook residents sell holiday crafts to raise money for activities
Marilyn Brown, Bridle Brook resident, said she enjoys crafting. It is something she has done all her life. And Mahomet area residents can own a piece of her creations this holiday season, or any other time thanks to the Crafters Club at Bridle Brook. Bridle Brook Assisted Living community, 1505 […]
Bringing dental practice back to Central Illinois was important for Andrew White
Andrew White did what a lot of students in the Mahomet Seymour High School class of 2004 did. He left his hometown to attend college. But the lure of family and the opportunities in Mahomet brought the now Doctor White back 10 years later. “Mahomet is a great area to […]
