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MSJHS to collect money to help family in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico may be an island that is 2000 miles away from Mahomet, but students at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High will learn about how the event touches home this week. MSJHS Math teacher Jonathan Ramirez is a Puerto Rican native, whose mother still lives Puerto Rico. Ramirez moved to Illinois to attend Lincoln Christian College where…
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MSHS Cross County and Football advance in IHSA play
MSHS Boy’s Cross Country The Bulldog placed second at the 2A IHSA Metamora Regional Saturday. Seven teams in the 10-team Sectional were ranked going into the Regional meet. Mahomet tied in team score at 49 with Normal University, but Normal took the team first place spot because their sixth-place runner had a faster time than…
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Veteran Lawson employee will soon be ‘out of commission’
Photo and Article by Fred Kroner John Seversen’s life serves as a double anomaly. The Mahomet resident has worked for the same company (Lawson Products, Inc.) for 47 years. What’s even more unique is how he was paid: Seversen has always worked on a straight commission. His status will change on Oct. 31. Seversen, who will…
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MAYC Blast Session II Information
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MSHS Soccer advances in Regional play
The Bulldogs opened IHSA Regional play with a 6-0 victory over Rantoul. Senior Kerry Lippold Jr. opened the scoring a few minutes into the game, assisted by Ethan Mansfield. Trevor Burgess was able to pick up two goals and an assist on the night. Bryan Retallick was able to find the goal as a corner…
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Growing season never ends for Reallustrations owner Renee Pride
Real estate. It has been enough to keep Reallustrations Owner Renee Pride excited about her work each day for over 20 years. Pride, who is also the Executive Director of the Homebuilders Association of East Central Illinois, began her professional journey in a real estate office during high school. Since then she has worked in…
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Growing season never ends for Reallustrations owner Renee Pride
Real estate. It has been enough to keep Reallustrations Owner Renee Pride excited about her work each day for over 20 years. Pride, who is also the Executive Director of the Homebuilders Association of East Central Illinois, began her professional journey in a real estate office during high school. Since then she has worked in…
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Changes to 2017 Dawg Walk raise questions about future of fundraiser
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Raising between $80,000 and $100,000 in a week’s time, the Dawg Walk has been a fundraiser that is envied by surrounding school districts. And for Mahomet-Seymour Elementary students, the Dawg Walk celebration, which includes a walk, dancing and popsicles, is one of the highlights of the school year.…
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Teacher Spotlight: MSJSH Sixth-grade Math Teacher Jimmy Lanphear
Teaching wasn’t on Jimmy Lanphear’s radar. But when some trusted leaders told Lanphear he might be a good teacher before he graduated high school, he thought maybe he could teach while he was working to become an athletic director. Math, on the other hand, was just something he was good at, so he decided to…
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Both MSJHS teams finish in top 20 at IESA State
With over 125 schools that started the trek to the state meet back in August, both of the MSJHS Bulldog teams finished the season in the top 20 at the IESA State meet Saturday. The girls’ team placed 16th, while the boys’ team placed 19th at the state meet. A few of the runners even…