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MAYC’s Boot Scootin’ Auction scheduled for June 1
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,…
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Matthews offer final overseas trip as part of MAYC Auction
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…
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2018 MSHS Valedictorian Speech
2018 MSHS Valedictorian Speech by Kaitlyn Chalfant Good Evening Parents, Siblings, Family and Friends and thank you for joining us tonight. And to you, Class of 2018, Congratulations. Tonight we celebrate all of our successes, reflect on our memories, and take a step into our futures. As we move forward, I want to wish for each of…
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M-S School Board Agenda 5.21.2018
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]
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Franklin 300-meter hurdle state champion, Pletcher places fourth in pole vault, 400-meter relay breaks school record
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…
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MSHS Soccer wins IHSA Regional Championship, MSHS Boys Track Sectional Champions, Softball wins, Baseball splits two
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…
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MSJHS May Students of the Month
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.
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Letter to Editor: We have to participate
A response to an article published last week… Your little starting Kindergarten in the fall? Does this article make you feel anxious? I think it’s going to be okay. I’m in the thick of this and I can relate so much to the way the author is feeling and I know you’re trying to gear…
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Crowley to cheer at Western Kentucky University
MSHS Senior Student/Athlete Taylor Crowley will be continuing her athletic participation as a member of the all-girl cheer squad at Western Kentucky University. In addition to being a competition team, the Hilltoppers all-girl squad is also spirit squad at all football and women’s basketball games. Taylor is a four-year varsity letter winner for both…
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Shallenberger’s love of learning leaves impact
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…