Mahomet Daily

The following high school students received the Student of the Semester Award for fall 2017. Freshman Matthew Frerichs Student’s ambition(s) or dream(s):  I want to go to college after high school. Parents’ comment(s) or quote:  He has always been determined with working hard. Teacher comments:  Michael is an outstanding student […]

The Mahomet-Seymour High School Chess team competed in the IHSA State Chess meet Friday and Saturday, finishing with a record of 3-4, at 67th place. The Bulldogs went into the seven rounds of competitions as the 90th seed. Although the IHSA does not break schools into enrollment divisions, Chess Sponsor […]

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet on 2.12.2018 at Middletown Prairie Elementary at 7 p.m. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Meeting_Packet.pdf”]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nathan Bell and his family moved to Mahomet in the summer of 1997, shortly before the teenager was to start his sophomore year in high school. They relocated from Minnesota, but the newcomer was hardly unique when he arrived in Champaign County. Nathan Bell was a […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour senior wrestlers qualified for the Class 2A state tournament based on their results in Saturday’s Lincoln Sectional. David Griffet, a 285-pounder, was dominant in his weight class. He pinned all three of his sectional opponents, including a 42-second fall in the semifinals and a […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Christy Fox’s life journey started in Mahomet — where she and her two siblings were raised and attended school — but like many others, as they leave the teenage years behind, she sought to expand her horizons. After graduating from M-S in 1996, she attended the […]

By: Emily Jankauski Photo: The Village of Mahomet has certainly seen its fair share of snow this winter. Main Street was covered in a blanket of white during one to three inches of snowfall received on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one article every […]

It doesn’t get much more exciting than this for elementary students who are interested in science: Who can build the farthest rolling four-wheeled vehicle out of an assortment of ‘junk’ materials? Who can build the best paper airplane? Who can communicate how to build a structure that only the describer […]

*The student referred to in this article is a Mahomet-Seymour High School student. His/her name has been changed to protect his/her identity. Teenagers smoking in the bathrooms of their high schools may seem like a problem educators and parents had to deal with decades ago. But with new nicotine delivery […]