Hundreds of sticky notes began a September secret project by the Rotary Interact Club at Creekside Middle School. Members created and anonymously stuck positive notes on all the student lockers. […]
About 60 family, friends, peers and faculty were treated last week to a morning performance of “Trolls” by the Creekside Middle School Life Skills and Target classes, along with their […]
More than two dozen Woodstock School District 200 student athletes are working hard and experiencing the fun of preparing to compete in the Special Olympics. This is the 10th year […]
A local teachers union is covering the city of Woodstock’s expense for a marker recognizing a famous labor leader. McHenry County Federation of Teachers Local 1642 has donated $1,500 to […]
Students from several area middle schools learned firsthand the importance of water quality, quantity and conservation in McHenry County during the Youth Groundwater Festival May 11. The McHenry County School […]
Northwood Middle School eighth-grader Isaiah Vela pinned his opponent with 28 seconds left in the third period to win the 126-pound championship in the Illinois Elementary School Association state wrestling […]
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