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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 […]
Northwood Middle School held a food drive from Nov. 12 through Dec. 13 to benefit local food pantries. The drive was coordinated by the members of the school’s Student Council […]
Three First Lego League robotics teams from Woodstock School District 200 middle schools qualified for state competition based on their performances in a 16-team tournament hosted Dec. 7 at Northwood […]
A new scholarship began with the efforts of a local teacher who was seeking travel opportunities for her students. Bayza Senbetta, dual-language science teacher at Creekside Middle School, sent emails […]
Northwood, Harley host Veterans Day ceremonies
Northwood plans annual Veterans Day salute Friday
Raising money for PADS and recycling when possible were the semester goals of Northwood Middle School’s Challenge Corps students. For community outreach, students made recycled items to sell. Projects included […]
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What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…