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Amy Roeder to be remembered

Westwood Elementary School colleagues dedicate outdoor space to Roeder By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Westwood Elementary School tragically lost an associate last October when Amy Roeder, 47, died in an auto […]

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25 years of swordplay

Marian Central celebrates silver anniversary of the school’s fencing program By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com A quarter of a century ago, Spanish teacher Paul Morf introduced fencing to Marian Central Catholic […]

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Marian students attend Model UN

By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School Model United Nations club, formally known as the Diplomatic Affairs Delegation, has given hundreds of students a larger worldview and an […]

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Track resurfacing project at WHS expanded

Additional competition area is for field events By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The D-200 School Board last week approved an $88,000 change order to the existing $886,113.25 contract with Schroeder Asphalt […]

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Mr. WNHS

By TRICIA CARZOLI A fun night of entertainment at the packed Woodstock North auditorium saw Bryce Allin, Sean Fiorina, Alex Flores, Sam Foster, Jakob Idle, William Noe, Dominion Okwong, Grant […]

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From computer screen to reality

KevinLyons District 200 Two recently purchased high school activity vans provided blank canvases for student artists whose work will soon be rolling into various events. Julie Dillon, chief financial officer […]

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Blue Streaks lend a hand

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School Blue Streak Service Club has completed  many community projects this school year. “The students at WHS get a chance to give back […]

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Marian honors alums 

Jeff Nylander, Fred Brems, and Larry O’Connor among those recognized By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School hosted its annual alumni banquet on Feb. 22, an annual event […]

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Impact grant funds WHS, WNHS math teams

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com An extracurricular team at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools encourages individual students and groups to excel in math. “Math team empowers students to be smart […]

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Delay in hotel funding minor, city officials assured

Design, engineering work late; city tardy in updating hotel feasibility report By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com Although one proposed major development in Woodstock died in recent months when financing could not […]

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