By Press Times Staff SEYMOUR – Two Black Creek residents are running for an open seat on the Seymour school board April 6. The Press Times emailed both candidates the same questions and gave them 150 words to respond to each. Jenny McCollian Tell us a little bit about yourself. My husband and I have …
By Press Times Staff SEYMOUR – Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and positive feedback from students, parents, school board members and staff, three schools in the Seymour school district will be moving to a trimester schedule beginning with the 2021-22 school year. The school board approved the new schedules for Seymour High School, Seymour Middle …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – Seymour voters will be asked to approve a $6.5-million referendum question in the April 6 election. At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Seymour school board approved a resolution allowing the district to ask voters to decide on the question, with the biggest project being an expanded tech ed …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board has a $6.5 million decision to make at its next meeting Jan. 13. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, the board reviewed a draft of a referendum question for the April election that would ask voters to approve various projects for $6.5 million, the biggest being an …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board met Tuesday, Oct. 27, and on the agenda were topics ranging from the purchase of a new whiteboard to modifications to the high school’s drug and alcohol policy. The board determined the old policies for drug and alcohol abuse among students were outdated, and therefore …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board, meeting only hours after Gov. Tony Evers extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21, got to the topic of its own mask policy Tuesday, Sept. 22. The board agreed to comply with Evers’ mask or face covering mandate in enclosed spaces or where people …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board discussed its final reopening plan at its Tuesday, Aug. 25, virtual meeting. Pre-K through fifth-grade students will be attending school full-time, in-person five days per week, while grades 6-12 will attend in-person two days per week and learn virtually the other three days. “The …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – The Seymour school board discussed a reopening plan at its July 27 meeting, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are in a difficult time in our education history,” said Laurie Asher, superintendent. “We have spent months looking at the best ways to serve the …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – With changes possible, the Seymour school board approved its preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year at its Tuesday, June 23, meeting. “This is preliminary, because as we know with the COVID-19 virus, things are changing daily, and it’s a best-guess scenario,” said Pete Kempen, business manager. “We …
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