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Mahomet-Seymour Mentor Program seeks additional volunteers
Deb Kauffman, and her family, were new to Mahomet eight years ago. Seven years ago, thanks to the efforts of Jill Kyle — whom she had gotten to know at church — Kauffman became a volunteer in the Mahomet-Seymour Mentoring program. Now, she could serve as a spokesperson on reasons why others should consider it.…
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Parents of the class of 2030: you got this!
Parent of the Class of 2030, YOU GOT THIS! Actually you probably don’t, but that’s okay too. Kindergarten feels-been there, done that and here is what I had to learn the hard way. One day, after the hustle and chaos of a class holiday party our daughter walked out the front door of the school with a…
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Mahomet-Seymour Schools Eclipse Information provided by Dr. Hall
We have an amazing opportunity on Monday, August 21 to witness and experience an almost once in a lifetime event with the solar eclipse that will be happening in our area. We are in the 90-95% coverage area. Our teachers have been preparing activities and lessons for our students in order to fully embrace this teachable moment. The…
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Lukachs find normalcy in participating in 5K races
Noah Lukach feels the excitement of the race just like every other 5K participant. Before the pop of the gun signals the beginning of the race, he shares smiles with others, fist bumps his family, and after he crosses the finish line, he is ready to lay down in the grass. Noah began participating in…
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Teaching responsibility at 11
After a long day at an amusement park, the last thing you want to think about is getting up for work the next day. And like any adult who arrives home at 11:30 p.m., my son recognized how tired he was. “We’ll just see how I feel in the morning. If I get up before…
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Volleyball team to honor military/first responders with car wash and cookout
The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team will host their fourth annual Free Car Wash and Cook Out for active duty military, veterans and first responders on August 19 from 1-4 pm at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The annual event began not as a fundraiser, but instead, a way for the volleyball players to give back to those in…
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Pick-Up and Drop-Off Procedures for Mahomet-Seymour School District
PLEASE NOTE: CELL PHONE USE in SCHOOL ZONES LAW Effective January 1, 2010, the use of cell phones in a School Zone is strictly prohibited by State law. PARKING On most school days, parents are asked to use the parking lot in front of the school. On special event days (ie: P/T Conferences, Dawg Walk),…
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Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band to Perform Zorro
You know it’s time for the Mahomet-Seymour school doors to open when you can hear brass instruments and percussion throughout the Mahomet valley. The 210 students who are part of the Mahomet-Seymour High School marching band kicked off the 2017 marching band season with band camp July 31 through August 5. Until school starts on…
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Rose votes against bailout of Chicago Public Schools, Democrats in Senate take money away from downstate schools
Springfield, IL – State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) issued the following statement in response to Senate Democrats overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Amendatory Veto of Senate Bill 1, education funding reform: “First it was a massive tax hike on the backs of every working Illinoisan, now it’s a bailout of Chicago Public Schools that takes money…
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I’m Writing About Something You Don’t Want To Talk About
The events of this weekend in Charlottesville left my limbs feeling numb and my heart heavy. As I looked at the angry faces of the white men and women carrying tiki torches, I thought, ‘Some of those men and women look just like the people who would live in my town.’ They weren’t just some…