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‘Cindy makes every student feel like her favorite’

St. Mary teacher honored as private/parochial Educator of the Year By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com St. Mary Catholic School preschool founder and teacher Cindy Russell was honored as the private/parochial school […]

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‘All a little mad’ about theater

“Alice in Wonderland JR.” is 20th production at St. Mary since 2011 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cast and crew members from St. Mary School’s 2011 production of “Alice in […]

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St. Mary, Marian celebrate Catholic schools

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com  National Catholic Schools Week began in 1974 as an annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S. Woodstock’s Marian Central Catholic High School and St. Mary […]

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St. Mary academic decathlon team medals

St. Mary Catholic School captured first place overall in the 2024 regional National Catholic School Academic Junior High Decathlon in St. Charles. St. Patrick’s Catholic School hosted the Rockford region […]

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St. Mary, Marian observe Catholic Schools Week

Marian Central Catholic High School and St. Mary Catholic Elementary School hosted special activities from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 for National Catholic Schools Week, which began in 1974 as […]

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St. Mary welcomes six new faculty members

St. Mary Catholic School students met several new teachers on the first day of school last week. “We welcomed many new faces with a renewed energy,” Principal Hillary Russell said, […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.

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Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.

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