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 Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif., has been showcasing the best of the best since 1890, and this year included one of Woodstock’s own. Katy Holub, […]
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 welcome students as they entered schools, and the students, in return, offered their appreciation along with coffee and doughnuts. Northwood Middle School, while it could […]
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, thanks to an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. Northwood eighth-grade literature teacher Kelly Healless was granted $1,272 to use toward students’ transportation […]
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 from the District 200 Education Foundation Impact Grants to buy a set of Remo World Drums to enrich the eighth-grade coursework. World Drumming is based […]
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 members. “We had just finished collecting supplies for the local National Guard,” Principal Bethany Hall said, “and then items started pouring in for our food […]
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 Middle School. More than 300,000 students between the ages of 9 and 14 from about 100 countries competed in First Lego League competitions, demonstrating their […]
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 to various community groups to ask for funding for a student trip to Ecuador. One of those groups was Hispanic Connections Networking Group of the […]
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