Sangamon Elementary Art Teacher Jeramie Truax and Reading Specialist Angie Pagel are bridging the gap between art and literature in their BLAST course titled “Art-ature.” During the third session of Art-ature in recent years, Truax and Pagel asked students to think about how art can become literature and how […]
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Tee replaces Moxley as MSHS girls track coach
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour athletic director Matt Hensley said Monday night a change in coaches had been made for one of the Bulldogs’ spring-sports teams. “Darren Tee was named interim coach (for girls’ track and field) today,” Hensley said. He had no comment on the reasons why Hall of […]
School Reward Systems; For Better or Worse?
I have always had a reward system at every Mahomet school I have attended. The concept is simple, put forward good behavior, and you will be rewarded for it. For example, you can get out of homework or get raffle tickets for prizes. The Sangamon and Lincoln Trail reward system […]
Two fifth grade classes advance in Rube Goldberg competition
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fifth-graders at Lincoln Trail Elementary are continuing to show that no project is too big to tackle. In January, the nine fifth-grade classes at the State Street school began to work independently on the design and creation of a machine that would be demonstrated and judged […]
Zumba BLAST class teaches students more than just dance moves
It’s more than convenience. For Mahomet-Seymour students in the Mahomet Area Youth Club’s BLAST (Bulldogs Learning and Succeeding Together) program, it’s more than just an after-school program. And for parents, it’s more than just a safe place for their child to be until they can pick them up. Since 2013, […]
Mahomet-Seymour wins IHSA Regional Boys’ Basketball Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three days after reaching a season-high for points scored, Mahomet-Seymour senior Cory Noe hit a career-high 36 points Friday night as the Bulldogs dispatched Urbana 72-61 to win a Class 3A regional championship on their own home court. For the week Noe scored 68 points as […]
Village board approves engineering work, permit fees
Article by Emily Jankauski, Mahomet Citizen The village of Mahomet’s board of trustees Tuesday approved a resolution to authorize a professional services agreement with Springfield-based engineering consultant Hanson Professional Services Inc. The cost of creating plans to construct an at-grade railroad crossing on South Mahomet Road are not to exceed $143,600. […]
Local scholarships provide unique opportunities for students
Not everyone gets this opportunity. With the rising costs of a college education, many families are collecting every penny they can get to make sure their child does not graduate with debt. Seniors are applying for scholarships here and there, knowing they are going up against thousands of other students […]
Plunging for a purpose: Community rallies behind Special Olympics
Photo and Article by Emily Jankauski: Students and teachers of Fisher High School were all smiles as they jumped into the lake water. Each plunger raised $100 for Special Olympics Illinois Region I before jumping into the chilly water at Lake of the Woods. Darting to the water with no intentions of […]
New “Encore” coming to Middletown Prairie Elementary
Wendy Starwalt, principal at Sangamon and Middletown Prairie Elementary schools, and Kathryn Rose, Mahomet-Seymour Physical Therapist, presented an addition to the kindergarten through second-grade specials rotation at the Feb. 12 school board meeting. The Active Learning Lab, which will be a 2018-2019 addition to what Starwalt is calling the “Encore” […]
