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M-S Swimming wins 9 of 11 events at Lincoln
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour dominated a four-team girls’ swimming meet on Tuesday at Lincoln, winning nine of 11 events and sweeping the top three spots in two of the races. M-S amassed 580 points, more than the total for the other three schools combined. Runner-up Lincoln had 199 points and was followed by Peoria…
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Registration opens for M-S Homecoming Parade
Registration is open for the Mahomet-Seymour High School Homecoming parade, which will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Parade entrants can register at https://sites.google.com/ms.k12.il.us/stuco/home_1. The 2019 parade will be limited to 60 entrants. Parade-related questions can be directed to the Mahomet-Seymour High School Student Council sponsor Jamie Colbert at jcolbert@ms.k12.il.us. This year’s…
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CCFPD ready to open Botanical Garden Water Feature
The Champaign County Forest Preserve will show off the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden‘s newly renovated waterfall in a ceremony on Sept. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The year-long reconstruction of the popular feature will end with hors d’oveuvres, music, and a cash bar at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. The dedication ceremony…
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Trunk or Treat registration open
Burgwald Eye Center is hosting their annual Trunk or Treat event on October 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event provides a safe trick-or-treat environment for hundreds of children as businesses and organizations deck-out their vehicles with themes and hand out candy. To register your business or organization, return the following form to Felicia…
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Mahomet-Seymour Construction students selling yard sheds
Do you need a yard shed? Students in Mahomet-Seymour High School’s construction program are building yard sheds. Buyers are required to cover the cost of materials and fees associated with moving the shed to their home. Delivery is available in the Mahomet area. Sheds are expected to be completed at the end of October or…
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Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Sports beginning September strong
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Boys’ cross-country M-S Junior High trailed only Unity and Mount Zion in the 15-school Champaign Edison Invitational on Saturday at Parkland College. Unity’s team score was 55. Mount Zion’s was 65. Third-place M-S had a score of 74. Scores are determined by adding the places of a school’s top five…
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Students bring home Dawg Walk fundraiser envelopes Friday
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Students at Middletown Prairie and Lincoln Trail Elementary came home with Dawg Walk fundraising envelopes Friday. For decades, Mahomet-Seymour students in grades K-5 have looked forward to their day at the infamous Dawg Walk, but it is the money students raise during a two-week period that impacts additional…
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Village of Mahomet and School Board Joint Meeting Sept. 4
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees and the Mahomet-Seymour School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on September 4 at the Cornbelt Fire Protection District Training Center at 506 E. Main Street. [pdf-embedder url="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Village-of-Mahomet-and-Mahomet-Seymour-School-Board-Joint-meeting.pdf" title="Village of Mahomet and Mahomet-Seymour School Board Joint meeting"]
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Collins, Drinkwalter and Harvey lead Bulldogs at Central Invitational
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf finished 13th in the 16-school Champaign Central Invitational on Friday at the UI Golf Course, in Savoy. M-S’ team composite was 369. Meet champion Edwardsville finished with a 316 score. The Bulldogs’ leader was Brandon Collins (90). Teammates shooting 92s were Jameson Drinkwalter and Grant Harvey. Sam Mitchaner…
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M-S girls’ swimming competes to raise money for CU at Home
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour girls’ swimming won two events and placed among the top four in 15 of 16 relay races on Saturday at the CUHOMES event, which raised $815 for C-U at Home. Central was the meet champion (284 points), followed by Urbana Uni High (272), M-S (222), Urbana (164) and St. Thomas…