By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aubrie Shore continued her stellar freshman season on Saturday, slugging four home runs, driving in 10 runs and pitching a three-hit shutout as the Bulldogs swept an Apollo Conference doubleheader from visiting Taylorville. M-S won the opener 7-0 and the nightcap 21-1 in four innings. Shore […]
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Brogan’s Corner: Are Two Heads Always Better Than One?
By Brogan Hennesy, Sixth Grade In sixth grade at the Mahomet Seymour Junior High, I have two out of four of my core classes where other students and I frequently work in groups. I can see what teachers are trying to teach me beyond the lesson. Things like communication with […]
Saying Goodbye to Sangamon: Memories from the hallway
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com They shared experiences, just in different eras. Dozens of former students, parents of former students, and former teachers made their way to the Sangamon School for Thursday evening’s 2 1/2-hour open house. They were greeted by various administrators or school board members as well […]
Forman hired as Principal of Eastlawn Elementary in Rantoul
Mahomet-Seymour employee Chris Forman was hired by the Rantoul School District to be the Principal of Eastlawn Elementary School Thursday night. Forman joined the district as a third-grade teacher in 2008. In 2016, he was promoted to Instructional Technology Coordinator. At the March 12, 2018 board meeting, Forman was voluntarily reassigned […]
2018 Apollo Conference All-Conference Academic Team
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The Sock Connection: Love Your Neighbor Ministry fills a need
Are your feet warm? When you get chilly in the middle of the night, do you have socks to wear underneath your covers? Something as simple as socks is a resource many people with money take for granted. But James Moreland, the Founder of Love You Neighbor Ministries, knows what […]
MSHS Soccer, Softball and Girls’ Track pick up wins
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour remained unbeaten in Apollo Conference girls’ soccer action with a 7-0 shutout at Taylorville on Tuesday. M-S is 11-2 overall and 4-0 in conference matches. The shutout was the ninth for goalkeeper Sarah Hohenstein. Meredith Johnson-Monfort had a hat trick in the Bulldogs’ fifth consecutive […]
Connections overseas: Matthews and Ortega’s friendship spans 50 years
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This story had its beginnings nearly 50 years ago, but it couldn’t have been reported a half-century back. It required not only the creation of the Internet, but also apps such as the one which can translate a message written in a foreign language into English […]
Update on Involuntary Reassignment of Courtney Porter
When a beloved administrator is involuntarily reassigned, questions arise. On March 12, 2018, the Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education voted 6-0 to involuntarily reassign Lincoln Trail’s Assistant Principal Courtney Porter, who has held the post for 10 years. The March 12 board packet posted on the Mahomet-Seymour School District website on […]
Mahomet-Seymour Administrator Pay from 2013-2018
The Mahomet Daily has compiled base salary information for all of the Mahomet-Seymour School District Administrators per the 2017-2018 contracts. District administration contracts run from July 1-June 30 of the following year. Some administrative contracts, run for multiple years, explaining why some administrators have the 2018-2019 base salary listed. New hires, […]
