Northwood Middle School, Mary Endres Elementary School and Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center will receive funding from the McHenry County Department of Health to launch a joint initiative that teaches […]
When Woodstock School District 200 started its dual-language program eight years ago, it sought meaningful ways to teach its students using language techniques. After seeing and hearing about Project GLAD […]
Woodstock High School is set to host two St. Baldrick’s Foundation events to raise money to fund research and create funding priorities to make the greatest impact for children with […]
Students from Woodstock School District 200’s middle school Challenge Corps competed at this year’s Lego League State Robotics Competition held in January at Forest View Academy, Arlington Heights. Members of […]
Get ready to be whisked away to the island of Bali Ha’i in Marian Central Catholic High School’s spring production of “South Pacific.” Director Christi DeWispelaere said Marian Central’s version […]
Aurora University’s Woodstock Center will be adding two classrooms to the space it rents at the Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology, 222 Church St., Woodstock. The Aurora-based university, […]
As McHenry County leads the state in producing manufacturing jobs, Woodstock School District 200 is leading the county in career and technical education. “I’m very proud of this district that […]
A Woodstock High School student was arrested Feb. 13 after bringing a nonfunctioning BB gun onto school property. Alejandro Duron, 18, 1621 Halma Lane, Woodstock, was charged with disorderly conduct […]
Students from Westwood Elementary School released 17 balloons Feb. 1 to honor each of the fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia tragedies at a ceremony hosted by the […]
Woodstock High School has embarked on a program called Expect Excellence, aimed at exposing high school juniors to people from different industries who have found success. Bob Chmiel, the […]
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