Mahomet-Seymour High School Explained

Mahomet-Seymour High School
Address:302 State Street
State:Illinois
Zipcode:61853
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.2024°N -88.4103°W
Schooltype:Public high school
Status:Operational
Us Nces District Id:1724060
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Superintendent:Kenny Lee
Ceeb:142720[1]
Us Nces School Id:172406002627[2]
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Principal:Chad Benedict[3]
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Grades:9 to 12
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Gender:coed
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Enrollment:987
Enrolment As Of:2022-2023
Avg Class Size:247
Ratio:22:1
Campus Type:Fringe Town
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School Colors: Orange
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Sports:Baseball, basketball, cheer leading, cross country, dance, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling [4]
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Accreditation:NCA[5]
Act:23.8
Act Year:2015
Feeders:Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
Lastupdate:26 Apr 2023

Mahomet-Seymour High School, abbreviated MSHS, is a public high school in Mahomet, Illinois. It is a part of Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3.

History

Mahomet-Seymour High School was built in 1981 and has since undergone expansion as the community of Mahomet continues to grow. The latest expansion was completed in August 2000 and brought 16000-2NaN-2. (when completed the building was over 80000-3NaN-3) of additional space to the building, increased student capacity to 1,100, and cost $8,701,400. As of the 2022-2023 school year, the school has an enrollment of 987 students and a faculty of fifty-five full-time teachers.[6]

On May 5, 2007, school board members unanimously approved a Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation plan to raise money to build a greenhouse.[7] In early 2008, the greenhouse was pronounced to be ready for spring.[8] It is currently fully operational and functional for students in Agriculture classes to use.

Academics

The Chicago Sun-Times ranked MSHS 34th based on state test scores in 2013.[9]

The Chicago Sun-Times ranked MSHS 28th in 2018-2019.[10]

In 2023, Niche gave MSHS a Niche Grade of A+ and ranked the school #30 out of 696 for Best Public High School Teachers in Illinois. Niche also ranked the school #55 out of 698 for Best Public High Schools in Illinois.[11]

U.S. News ranked MSHS #63 in Illinois High Schools and #1 in the Champaign, IL Metro Area High Schools in 2022.[12]

Athletics

Mahomet-Seymour High School offers baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. They have won 6 IHSA State trophies since 2010.

Mahomet-Seymour High School also offers bass fishing[13]

Mahomet-Seymour boys golf won the 2A IHSA State meet in 2010.[14]

Mahomet-Seymour dance team won the 1A IHSA State meet in 2015.[15]

Mahomet-Seymour boys cross country won the 2A IHSA State meet in 2016 and 2017. They also were runner-up in the 2A IHSA State meet in 2014 and 2015.[16]

Extracurricular activities

Mahomet-Seymour's marching band, the Marching Bulldogs, placed first out of eight teams in the Fiesta Bowl parade in 2019.[17] Mahomet-Seymour's math team took the state championship in 2021[18] and 2019,[19] 3rd place in 2018,[20] and back to back champions in 2017 and 2016.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: School Profile 2014-2015. Mahomet-Seymour High School. 19 May 2015. 20 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520173732/http://www.mshscounselors.com/images/documents/school_profile.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: NCES School Search. National Center for Education Statistics. 19 May 2015. 20 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520160650/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1724060&ID=172406002627. live.
  3. Web site: Mahomet-Seymour Schools. Mahomet-Seymour High School. 16 Jan 2020. 30 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130051048/http://www.ms.k12.il.us/o/high-school/staff. live.
  4. Web site: Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. 8 to 18. 16 February 2020. 16 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216185624/https://il.8to18.com/MahometSeymour/. live.
  5. Web site: Mahomet-Seymour High School 2014-2015 Building Procedures. Mahomet-Seymour High School. 19 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418060051/http://www.ms.k12.il.us/mshs/sites/ms.k12.il.us.mshs/files/Building%20Procedures%2014-15.pdf. 18 April 2015. dead.
  6. News: Mahomet-Seymour High School . U.S. News . 2021-08-16 . 2020-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216191712/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/districts/mahomet-seymour-cusd-3/mahomet-seymour-high-school-6839 . live .
  7. Web site: Greenhouse plans move forward | News-Gazette.com . 2015-05-19 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609160513/http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2007-03-06/greenhouse-plans-move-forward.html . live .
  8. Web site: M-S greenhouse ready for use | News-Gazette.com . 2015-05-19 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609160542/http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2008-01-03/m-s-greenhouse-ready-use.html . live .
  9. News: 2013 Illinois Test Scores: Top 50 schools . Chicago Sun-Times . 2015-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502102432/http://voices.suntimes.com/news/2013-illinois-test-scores-top-50-schools/ . 2015-05-02 . dead .
  10. News: Mahomet-Seymour High School . Illinois Report Card . 2021-08-16 . 2021-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816053050/https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=schoolhighlights&source2=scholastic&Schoolid=090100030260001 . live .
  11. News: Mahomet-Seymour High School Rankings . Niche . 2021-08-16 . 2020-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216184940/https://www.niche.com/k12/mahomet-seymour-high-school-mahomet-il/rankings/ . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-04-26 . Mahomet-Seymour High School . U.S. News.
  13. Web site: 2019-05-09 . MSHS Bass Fishing team to compete at State, MSHS Soccer captures Apollo Conference title, Shore and Yergler combine for shutout - Mahomet Daily . 2024-05-03 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Records & History. IHSA. www.ihsa.org. en-US. 2017-11-27. 2017-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205054155/http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysGolf/RecordsHistory.aspx. live.
  15. Web site: Records & History. IHSA. www.ihsa.org. en-US. 2017-11-27. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033300/http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/CompetitiveDance/RecordsHistory.aspx. live.
  16. Web site: Records & History. IHSA. www.ihsa.org. en-US. 2017-11-27. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032145/http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysCrossCountry/RecordsHistory.aspx. live.
  17. Web site: 2020-01-06. Mahomet-Seymour receives honor at Fiesta Bowl Parade. 2021-08-16. Mahomet Daily. en-US.
  18. Web site: Tietz . Dani . Mahomet-Seymour Math team wins State . Mahomet Daily . 24 March 2021 . Ethos Publishing . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628044436/https://mahometdaily.com/mahomet-seymour-math-team-wins-state/ . live .
  19. Web site: Mahomet-Seymour math team takes state crown at contest. WEAVER. PENNY. Mahomet Citizen. en. 2020-03-09.
  20. Web site: MSHS Math Team places third at ICTM State Competition. 2018-05-08. Mahomet Daily-. en-US. 2020-03-09. 2021-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816053032/https://mahometdaily.com/mshs-math-team-places-third-at-ictm-state-competition/. live.
  21. Web site: Top of the Morning, May 10, 2017. Rossow. Jim. The News-Gazette. en. 2020-03-09. 2021-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816053117/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/top-of-the-morning-may/article_7a400661-6f22-554c-b0a3-f7158f865ebd.html. live.