By Kevin Lyons District 200 Two enterprising Woodstock High School students, fueled by last year’s project coming up just short, earned a second chance to present their invention in a […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Thirteen Woodstock High School Spanish students and two staff members traveled to Madrid, Spain, during spring break. They reconnected with Spanish students they hosted in Woodstock […]
By Kevin Lyons news@thewoodstockindependent.com Dozens of students from both Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools are bringing all that jazz to the stage for six weekend performances of “Chicago: Teen […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Eighth-grade author Erina Sasaki felt the deadline writing crunch, much like the characters on the clock in her debut novel, “The Game of Twelve.” The […]
“Alice in Wonderland JR.” is 20th production at St. Mary since 2011 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cast and crew members from St. Mary School’s 2011 production of “Alice in […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School junior Beatrix Gambardella has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. She will receive her Gold Award pin at the annual meeting in April […]
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 […]
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.
