
Dual-language teacher earns state honor
By Kevin Lyons district 200 A bilingual teacher at Prairiewood Elementary School in Woodstock was recently honored by the Illinois State Board of Education for the strong connections she makes […]
By Kevin Lyons district 200 A bilingual teacher at Prairiewood Elementary School in Woodstock was recently honored by the Illinois State Board of Education for the strong connections she makes […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com The D-200 Board of Education last week voted unanimously to approve a $1 million change order to add additional capacity to the solar field project on […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced a state record in Advanced Placement participation and performance, while Woodstock School District 200’s recent graduates also […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com A group of talented young mariachi musicians performed on March 4 with sixth- through 12th-grade music students from Creekside Middle School and Woodstock High School. Creekside […]
Westwood Elementary School colleagues dedicate outdoor space to Roeder By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Westwood Elementary School tragically lost an associate last October when Amy Roeder, 47, died in an auto […]
Marian Central celebrates silver anniversary of the school’s fencing program By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com A quarter of a century ago, Spanish teacher Paul Morf introduced fencing to Marian Central Catholic […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School Model United Nations club, formally known as the Diplomatic Affairs Delegation, has given hundreds of students a larger worldview and an […]
Additional competition area is for field events By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The D-200 School Board last week approved an $88,000 change order to the existing $886,113.25 contract with Schroeder Asphalt […]
By TRICIA CARZOLI A fun night of entertainment at the packed Woodstock North auditorium saw Bryce Allin, Sean Fiorina, Alex Flores, Sam Foster, Jakob Idle, William Noe, Dominion Okwong, Grant […]
KevinLyons District 200 Two recently purchased high school activity vans provided blank canvases for student artists whose work will soon be rolling into various events. Julie Dillon, chief financial officer […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.