


ByEileenMillardandJulianSenn-Raemont news@the woodstockindependent.com After a lengthy discussion at the April 9 District 200 Board of Education meeting, a $4,489,869 bid was awarded to Althoff Industries to install 3,504 ground-based solar […]
The world-famous Harlem Wizards will visit Woodstock High School on Friday, May 3, for an evening of fun and fundraising. The Wizards will play a game against a team of […]

ByKevinLyons District 200 While leading the Woodstock High School choir for many years, Paul Rausch hoped to one day expand the joy of music and singing beyond the classroom, but […]



Most 6-year-olds don’t know many literary devices yet, but Olson first-grader Jack Nenni sure knows the alphabet. Jack turned those letters into colorful characters who starred in his award-winning Young […]

St. Mary Catholic School captured first place overall in the 2024 regional National Catholic School Academic Junior High Decathlon in St. Charles. St. Patrick’s Catholic School hosted the Rockford region […]

Woodstock North student Victoria Grant and her local robotics team have achieved great success in recent competitions. Now her Golden Ratio Robotics team must raise $15,000 to cover expenses for […]
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