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Elementary schools to implement standards-based report cards next school year
After two years of research and planning, Mahomet-Seymour Elementary teachers presented their plans to switch to standards-based report cards for the 2015-2016 school year at Monday night’s Mahomet-Seymour School District Board meeting. In November of 2013, a teacher from each grade level in the Mahomet-Seymour School District attended a standards-based report card conference in Springfield…
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Holocaust survivor to speak at MSHS Friday night
Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor, an Auschwitz survivor will speak at Mahomet-Seymour High School at 7 p.m. Friday evening. Friday evening will also serve as the 18th year reunion for the 1997 “Pop tab Event” where MSJHS students displayed a massive collection of 11 million pop tabs, which represented the 11 million victims who were…
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Container Gardening Made Easy
It’s that time…get out there now and start your container gardens a’growin! From sunny vs. shady to thinking outside the container, check out these tips for creating gorgeous container gardens you’ll absolutely love all season long. Location, location, location It’s all about location! Where your…
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Carol Allen takes final bow as MSHS Drama director
Mary Poppins, the musical, is the story of a nanny who enters a household and takes the children on many magical adventures. In the end, she has a profound effect on both the children and adults in the household, and she teaches the entire family “anything can happen if you let it.” Knowing the importance…
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Trustees table Illinois Turnaround discussion, purchase Toro mower
Village Trustees were joined by a packed house Tuesday night as the Illinois Turnaround Agenda was on the consent agenda. Mayor Sean Widener suggested the board table the topic for later discussion as a room full of opponents wanted to share their thoughts. The agenda was full of discussion topics as the Village’s fiscal year…
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MSHS first high school in Central Illinois to receive Mary Poppins performance rights
This weekend’s production of the musical, Mary Poppins, promises to be the most extravagant show ever performed in the Mahomet-Seymour High School auditorium. The show is elaborate both technically and by the sheer numbers of students involved. According to Carol Allen, head sponsor of MSHS Drama Department, the cast numbers 78 students from fifth through…
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Learning to Play on the Playground
Like most Kindergarteners, Isabel Massung has had enough of inside recess. Even though she said she likes playing housekeeping and with the animals, she is ready to get outside and play with her friends. Thanks to an idea from Kris Kennedy, Middletown Prairie’s Music, Movement, and Media teacher, Isabel may be learning some new games…
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Illinois Turnaround: Board Status Update
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has asked municipalities statewide to consider supporting the Illinois Turnaround Agenda within the coming months. The Turnaround Agenda is part of tonight’s Village Board Meeting agenda. Within the Village’s support statement for the Turnaround Agenda, the Village also slated support for Illinois Home Rule within the vote. Both topics have caused…
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Eric Paslay brings show to Mahomet Aug. 29
Country music hit maker Eric Paslay will headline this year’s Saturday night line-up at the Sangamon River Music Festival. Paslay stormed onto the scene as a performer just recently, and has seen major success with his single “Friday Night” and “Song About a Girl.” His current single “She Don’t Love You” has spent time on…
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Remembering Tom Meachum
Our friend Tom Meachum passed away this morning after fighting cancer for two years. Tom was very active in the community, volunteering time with the Mahomet Lions Club, at the Museum of the Grand Prairie and the Mahomet United Methodist Church, among other places.This story was published in 2013 when Tom and Linda sat down…