
Scholarships benefit female students
Students from Woodstock and Wonder Lake benefited from the Education to Empowerment scholarship program at McHenry County College, which began in 2013. 2017 recipients included Amber Steiger of Woodstock and […]

Students from Woodstock and Wonder Lake benefited from the Education to Empowerment scholarship program at McHenry County College, which began in 2013. 2017 recipients included Amber Steiger of Woodstock and […]

The Woodstock North High School ACES team – Academic Challenge in Engineering and Science – achieved great success at this year’s competitions. The team earned first place at the regional […]



Can a 1950s school building be transformed into a space education center with a “Wow!” factor for school children? Woodstock is going to find out. Board of Education members last […]

After winning third place in regional competition in February, the math team at Marian Central Catholic High School competed this month at state in the contest sponsored by the Illinois […]

Raising money for PADS and recycling when possible were the semester goals of Northwood Middle School’s Challenge Corps students. For community outreach, students made recycled items to sell. Projects included […]

There’s something distinctive about the class project that a few dozen Woodstock and Woodstock North high school students have been working on for the past two years. One lucky family […]

Woodstock North High School band, choir and orchestra members traveled by bus to Toronto during spring break for a performance tour as well as sightseeing. The 95 participating students were […]

Dual-language students in Woodstock School District 200 middle schools enjoyed a trip to Spain during spring break last month. This exchange program has taken place since 2013; the Spanish students […]
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