The Woodstock High School band, orchestra, and choral groups each had a student named to the 2021 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Student Programs. Three students are moving on to […]
For the first time since March, WHS orchestra students get together
Music students in Woodstock School District 200 are enjoying a virtual summer camp coordinated by the district’s orchestra teachers to replace the district’s annual in-person summer camp. Elementary teachers Jillian […]
Student musicians perform, attend clinic during trip to Florida
‘The Woodstock School District 200 orchestra programs at each high school and middle school have started a “Big Buddy” lesson program. The coordinators are Lyndra Bastian and Stacie Savittieri. Bastian […]
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