Even in the state of Wisconsin, Woodstock graduate Michael Purkey found his Illinois gridiron hookup. The sophomore quarterback found it not once, not twice, not three times, but a total […]
Six Woodstock High School student musicians have been chosen as among the best high school musicians in the state and will perform with their peers at the Illinois Music Education […]
Woodstock Police said parents should not be concerned about the safety of their children in District 200 schools despite a rash of threats that were investigated last week. D-200 officials […]
The stars in control of scheduling aligned last week, setting up the opportunity for the Woodstock North boys basketball team to host Antioch High School. More than just a random […]
Brooke Amann, a Woodstock North graduate, is one of those athletes who is taking advantage, the best she can, of the coronavirus. The former Thunder volleyball player is listed as […]
The Woodstock High School orchestra, choir, and band students will present holiday performances with a unique stage decoration. Parent volunteer and “music mom” Kim Sites arranged for the Woodstock Public […]
A Marian Central Business Club member has created a new product. “Senior Matt Cotting, who plans to study aerospace design and technology in college, is our resident 3-D printing guru,” […]
Andrea Isabelli, French/Spanish teacher at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools, has received the Distinguished Service Award for Contributions Outside the Classroom for 2021 from the Illinois Council on the […]
A century ago, plans designed by Hewitt & Emerson Architect of Peoria were transformed into one of the first new school buildings in the growing city of Woodstock, which was […]
The best female high school swimmers in the state converged on FMC Natatorium in Westmont Friday and Saturday for the IHSA Girls State Championships, and each school from Woodstock had […]
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