Sangamon Elementary school has been a place of learning to thousands of students, including me. In fact, it is one of the first things I can remember when I first moved to Mahomet. As of this month, Sangamon shut its doors as a school and will soon have a new […]
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Dear Sangamon, My heart is with you today…
Dear Sangamon Elementary, My heart is with you today. I imagine that you are excited about the next phase of your life as you become office space, but I also imagine that you are feeling a pang in your chest as you watch those first- and second-grade students enter your […]
2018 MSHS Valedictorian Speech
2018 MSHS Valedictorian Speech by Kaitlyn Chalfant Good Evening Parents, Siblings, Family and Friends and thank you for joining us tonight. And to you, Class of 2018, Congratulations. Tonight we celebrate all of our successes, reflect on our memories, and take a step into our futures. As we move forward, I want […]
Letter to Editor: We have to participate
A response to an article published last week… Your little starting Kindergarten in the fall? Does this article make you feel anxious? I think it’s going to be okay. I’m in the thick of this and I can relate so much to the way the author is feeling and I […]
Crowley to cheer at Western Kentucky University
MSHS Senior Student/Athlete Taylor Crowley will be continuing her athletic participation as a member of the all-girl cheer squad at Western Kentucky University. In addition to being a competition team, the Hilltoppers all-girl squad is also spirit squad at all football and women’s basketball games. Taylor is a four-year […]
Brogan’s Corner: Being near mom on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a special occasion my mother longs for and loves. During this time, lots of affection and heart is shown. All day we are together, and I feel that is the whole point. It doesn’t matter what we do if we are with each other. Mother’s Day is […]
M-S District and Porter part ways, Porter leaves lasting impact on students
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The outcome of Monday night’s Mahomet-Seymour School Board meeting left many Mahomet residents speechless. After an hour of public comment, followed by two hours of lawyers walking back and forth between Ms. Porter and the Mahomet-Seymour School Board, the board tabled the resolution to reclassify Courtney Porter from […]
Commentary: Change comes with uncertainty and positives
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Change. Just hearing that word causes some of us to shudder. Predictably, we are most comfortable with that which is familiar. Perhaps it is not change itself that is so stressful as is the uncertainty of the unknown. Those of us who have lived in Mahomet […]
Letter to the Editor: School Board, you need to walk the beans
Mahomet-Seymour School Board, My Grandpa is just about finished planting his 61st crop. Farming is what he loves. His land is his passion and truly is what gets him out of bed each and every morning. Each spring and fall, I take a couple of days to ride with him […]
Letter to the Editor: Retired Lincoln Trail Teacher turned to Porter
Dear Editor: I am a retired 4th-grade teacher. I worked with Courtney for 6 years prior to retiring. She has an amazing impact on every single student at Lincoln Trail, each of whom she knows by name. She provides them with the perfect combination of caring, compassion, wisdom, and fun! […]
