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 […]
Over the past 19 years, the Woodstock School District 200 Education Foundation has raised and donated $405,000 for D-200 classroom programs. After filming wrapped on “Groundhog Day” in Woodstock, Columbia […]
Woodstock High School science teacher Bill Donato is one of four U.S. teachers chosen for a teacher exchange opportunity due to his involvement with the Inquiry to Insight program through […]
Recent mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut have prompted a nationwide concern for safety in schools. In Woodstock, maintaining a safe environment remains a never-ending quest, police and school officials […]
More than 100 friends, relatives and members of the community gathered to remember the life of Carolyn “Sue” Palmore, a community activist and longtime member of the Woodstock School District […]
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