Spring break might have put Woodstock High School wide receiver Caden Monti in the running at the University of Hawaii. The junior created a sign that read, “Recruit me 2023/WR,” […]
Students in Courtney Fisher’s kindergarten class put their Women’s History Month lessons on display on the Woodstock Square in hopes of helping others across the world. Fisher said her students […]
The last time Alex Wojnicki suited up for football was for Woodstock High School in the spring of 2021, the misplaced fall sports season with an abbreviated schedule as high […]
Two Woodstock North High School alumnae never dreamed they would be interested in space law enough to coordinate a fundraiser for summer space campers at Challenger Learning Center in Woodstock. […]
Woodstock native and longtime Thunder assistant coach Matthew Polnow has been chosen to lead the Woodstock North High School football program starting with the 2022 season. The hiring was approved […]
Art students at Clay Academy are leaving their mark on the century-old building with uplifting murals, positive messages, and plenty of paint. At the beginning of this school year, Dawn […]
Members of the Business Club at Marian Central recently sought to fulfill a pressing need at an area homeless shelter with which they have an ongoing connection. Business teacher and […]
Future educators will benefit from an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. Jennifer Rooney, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Woodstock School District 200, received funding to […]
Several years ago, Prairiewood Elementary School secretary Carol Cerny had an idea for a service project at her school. She was not sure whether it was appropriate for a secretary […]
Books are among the things treasured across generations, which is why no one wanted to see a pandemic end the reading relationship between Mary Endres Elementary School and a Crystal […]
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
