10/1/25 Elementary & Middle School Student of the Week – Talon Chanthasene
October 2, 2025
Talon is an 8th grader at Northwood Middle School
Talon is an 8th grader at Northwood Middle School
Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meet By Tricia CarzoliSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this […]
Northwood Middle School’s band director will again perform before a national television audience – this time in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Katy Holub, also a 2016 graduate of Woodstock […]
Sixth-grade math classrooms were transformed into medical operating rooms recently as students conducted order of operations “surgeries” to hone their math skills. Northwood Middle School teacher Katie Spaldon said students […]
On warm summer days, Woodstock regulars don’t think twice about seeing motorcycles on the roads. But biker Duane Peiffer carries unique cargo that might make him stand out – his […]
What’s the marching band equivalent of performing on Broadway? Marching and playing in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Parade, of course! This prestigious parade, which is held on New […]
Woodstock’s usual events for Veterans Day cautiously re-emerged this year, one year after COVID had canceled most of 2020’s events. District 200 embraced veterans last Wednesday by inviting them to […]
Woodstock family of five finds togetherness at home while sheltering in place
The entire eighth-grade class at Northwood Middle School enjoyed six live performances in a single day at Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. All 221 students attended on the same day, […]
The eighth-grade music curriculum for Woodstock School District 200 now includes a world drumming unit. Carrie Filetti teaches general music at both Creekside and Northwood Middle Schools. She received funds […]
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