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The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved the hire of Doug Fisher as Assistant Principal of Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Monday. Fisher has been the Athletic Director at West Prairie Middle School since 2010. He was also a P.E. and baseball coach at West Prairie Middle School and a geography teacher at West Prairie High School in Colchester, IL.… Read more

Cheryl Melchi announced her resignation from the Mahomet-Seymour School board on Monday. Melchi has served on the board since 2007. Melchi occupies a seat that is designated for residents who live outside of Mahomet township. Melchi’s seat will be open to those who meet the legal qualifications to hold a seat on a board of education. With a… Read more

Middletown Prairie Elementary and Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School will adjust arrival and dismissal times beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. With first and second-grade students joining kindergarten students at Middletown, bus routes will change. The Mahomet-Seymour Board packet stated that the new bus routes would be announced closer to the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year.… Read more

The Mahomet Area Youth Club is gearing up for it’s largest annual fundraiser, the Boot Scootin’ Auction and Barn Dance, which will take place on Shroeder’s Farm beginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 1. MAYC Director Chad Hoffman said that the funds raised during the event make up nearly 50-percent of MAYC’s funding each year. Sponsors,… Read more

Bucket list: A trip to Spain, With Gary and Trudy Matthews, Enjoying Spanish history, culture and cuisine, Or touring wineries within the region. The Spanish excursion, which will most likely be Gary and Trudy’s last, is another of the overseas trips they’ve offered in recent years to raise money for the Mahomet Area Youth Club. The trips, which began… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet at 7 p.m. on May 21 at Middletown Prairie Elementary. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Meeting_Packet-1.pdf%22] Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com CHARLESTON — Mara Pletcher’s accomplishment on Saturday was one never before achieved by a Mahomet-Seymour sophomore. Jessica Franklin’s accomplishment on Saturday was one never before achieved by a hurdler at M-S. A day earlier, a group of Bulldog runners achieved a feat never before matched by a collection of 400-meter runners… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The best girls’ soccer team in Mahomet-Seymour history continues to improve its legacy. Last week, the Bulldogs broke the single-season wins mark with No. 20. On Saturday, M-S added its 21st victory. Last year, the program won back-to-back regional titles for the first time in school history. On Saturday, the current… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has announced that Abigail Lowenstein, Max Katz, Veronica Hoffman, Gianluca Bellini, Nathan Murphy and Mary McDavitt are the May Students of the Month. Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Before Carol Shallenberger became a principal in the Mahomet-Seymour school district 10 years ago, she was a principal figure in the reading development of students in the district. When Shallenberger started her tenure at Sangamon School, in 1996, it was as a reading specialist. She will retire at the end of… Read more