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Young Authors winners recognized by school district


Recent Woodstock North High School graduate Jason F. Thurow has been named a winner in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Thurow, salutatorian of the WNHS class of 2021, was […]

U.S. News and World Report has recognized Woodstock High School as a top 100 public high school in Illinois. Among more than 1,000 Illinois public high schools, Woodstock ranked 87th […]


Marian Central sends off 136 grads in 2021 class Members of Marian Central Catholic High School’s class of 2021 received diplomas Friday during a ceremony at the school. Class valedictorian […]

Automotive technology and firefighter/paramedic are the studies of choice for the winners of two vocational scholarships awarded by the Rotary Club of Woodstock. The club awards the $1,000 stipends each […]


WNHS Meghan McCann is valedictorian and Jason Thurow the salutatorian of the Woodstock North High School class of 2021. The school’s commencement Saturday at the school recognized 213 graduates in […]

A Woodstock North High School senior this weekend will be the first in District 200 history to graduate with the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy in German. While dozens of […]

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