By Kevin Lyons DISTRICT 200 Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 announced that 44 students from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools’ Class of 2025 were designated as Illinois State […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Funded by an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation, Dean Street Elementary School teachers Scott Becker, Ralph Webster, and Caitlyn Lukaszewski hosted a student […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Mary Endres Elementary School first-grade teacher Ellen Redman received an Impact Grant from the D-200 Education Foundation to purchase special items for her students to use […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School music department will present two programs on Monday, Dec. 9. The evening concert has an unusual format. For younger attendees, a children’s […]
Brady Yergens, a senior at Woodstock High School, is the son of Eric and Jaime Yergens. The teacher that nominated him said, “Brady is an unbelievably hard working student and […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 had the highest eighth-grade reading scores in McHenry County and high reading scores across all grade levels when compared […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Music students at Woodstock’s three high schools and two middle schools continue to excel in the annual auditions for the Illinois Music Educators Association. More than […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Making good on its purpose to enrich students’ lives, the Woodstock District 200 Education Foundation awarded more than $28,000 to fund Impact Grant proposals from […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School Spanish teachers Bronte Borter and Kasey Kruckenberg led their students from AP Spanish Language and Culture and the dual-credit Spanish III classes on […]
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.
