The Mahomet-Seymour School board will vote to sell Sangamon Elementary for $750,000 at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 13. 1000 Churchill, LLC owners Shawn Tabeling, Chris Hartman and Carlos Nieto will purchase the property. The district lowered the minimum bid on the public property to $600,000 on October 27. At […]
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Niche.com ranks Mahomet-Seymour School District 28th best in Illinois
The Mahomet-Seymour School District was recognized for its excellence once again this year as niche.com ranked the district in the top 100 schools in Illinois. Niche.com, which ranks schools and school districts based on academics, health and safety, parent and student surveys, student culture, facilities and extracurricular activities, among others, […]
Soup kitchen opens at Candlewood
Photo and article by Fred Kroner: John Scott is the organizer of the soup kitchen, which opened for the first time on Monday at the poolhouse at Candlewood. It will be open on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30-6 p.m. Kristen Bryant is learning that payback is sweet. The Mahomet resident is one of […]
Village Board Agenda 11.14.2017
The Village of Mahomet board will meet at 6 p.m. on November 14 at the Village of Mahomet Administration Meeting. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/11142017_-SPECIAL_BOT_PKT_-_WITH_LINKS_REVISED.pdf”] [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/11142017_SS_PACKET_-_WITH_LINKS.pdf”]
MSJHS FFA team placed first at Dairy Food Competition
The Mahomet Seymour Junior High FFA Team won first place overall in the Section 17 Dairy Foods and Agronomy on November 6. Hunter Crowe place second, Jill Uken placed third and Jackson Craig placed fourth overall.
Thomas saves his father’s life
Ethan Thomas faced the ultimate test of his knowledge last summer. School had been out for about two months when the sophomore-to-be at Mahomet-Seymour found himself in a life-and-death situation. His father, 37-year-old Travis Thomas, had suffered a heart attack and waslying on the living room floor, between the couch […]
MSJHS Honor Roll List
MSJHS High Honors [one-third-first] 6th Grade Allinger, Kaden N. Amatyleon, Savannah C. Arnett, Brooke A. Aziz, Murtadha Beal, Elijah W. Bednar, Lauren K. Bell, Tyler J. Berg, Alec R. Bergman, Alec K. Biegler, Nadia N. Boyd, Ava D. Bristle, Quade D. Burr, Lauren E. Burson, Aubrey A. Butler, Noah M. […]
Penguin Project provides confidence-building opportunity
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com It doesn’t take much to give a child confidence. Often times, children build confidence through reaching a goal, feeling accepted and being independent. But, many times, opportunities for children with developmental disabilities to build confidence are not as abundant as the opportunities their peers have. Peoria […]
Letter to the Editor: How do you put a price tag on Mahomet Area Youth Club?
I moved to Mahomet with my three children in the fall of 1989. As a single working-parent, it was sometimes difficult to support school and sport activities in person. That also meant that appropriate role models were not always present as well. I was delighted when the Don Moyer Boys […]
MSHS November Fieldhouse Schedule
The Fieldhouse is currently open for walkers and joggers from 5:30a – 7:30a on school days. The Fieldhouse is open during the evening hours on the following dates for walkers, joggers and open gym. November 8 7:30p – 10:00p November 9 7:30p – 10:00p November 10 CLOSED November 11 CLOSED November […]
