Emily Berna is a junior at Woodstock High School. She is the daughter of Lori and Paul Berna. Emily’s scholastic achievements include being on high honor roll and National Honor […]
Marian Central High School senior Amanda Hintz is the daughter of John and Sharon Hintz, Lake in the Hills. A high honor roll student in the top 10 percent of […]
Woodstock North High School junior Melissa Cortes is the daughter of Margarita and Carlos Cortes, Woodstock. “Melissa works really hard in all of her classes,”said one of her teachers. “She […]
Ben Chapman, a senior at Woodstock High School, is the son of Joel and Amy Chapman. An honor roll student, Ben plays in the Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band and Concert […]
Marian Central High School senior Matthew Cotting is the son of Sandra and James Cotting, Cary. A four-year high honor roll student, Matthew has been active in National Honor Society […]
Johanna Freeman is a very active junior at Woodstock North High School. A high honor roll, dual-language student, she is involved in National Honor Society, choir, madrigals, jazz choir, math […]
Sarah Colby is a senior at Woodstock High School. She is the daughter of Jane Colby and Seth Colby. Her scholastic achievements include being on high honor roll and a […]
Emma Dalton, Lakewood, is a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School. She is the daughter of Chris and Lisa Dalton. An honor roll student, Emma also made the Principal’s […]
Eunice Vargas, daughter of Catherine and Amiel Vargas, is a senior at Woodstock North High School. Consistently a high honor roll student, Eunice is the secretary of the National Honor […]
Keila Cruz is a senior at Woodstock High School. She is the daughter of Juan Cruz and Maria Del Carmen Cruz. Keila has been an honor roll student, a peer […]
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