
1/21/26 Elementary & Middle School Student of the Week – Kaylyn Schnake
Northwood Middle School 8th grader, Kaylyn Schnake
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By Kevin Lyons District 200 A friendly rivalry between Creekside and Northwood middle schools helped make the holiday season brighter for scores of local children. Falcons and Warhawks students participate […]


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 […]
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