
Students’ theater trip ‘amazing experience’
U of I theater festival was valuable weekend for Woodstock North



Two fifth-grade teachers in Woodstock District 200 received Impact Grants to buy graphic novels as a reading exercise. The grants from the District 200 Education Foundation went to Lauren Cisneros, […]



Students at Northwood Middle School coordinated two events for the benefit of the Woodstock Food Pantry, raising $1,250 and more than 1,100 food items. The Physical Education Department, under the […]

Marian Central Catholic High School shared its Hurricane pride last month during its first “Hurricane Day.” It was a day for wearing school colors, posting Marian’s impact on various social […]

Emma Wodek’s sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School in Woodstock organized a St. Nick service project to help the city’s homeless population. The sixth-grade students and their second-grade prayer […]


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