Principal-for-a-Day, a special annual experience at St. Mary Catholic School, was auctioned off at the school’s Irish Fest spring fundraiser. Fourth-grader John Wilson won after his parents offered the winning […]
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 […]
Kathy Stanger’s tenure as receptionist at St. Mary Catholic School in Woodstock can be measured in different ways. One way would be to explain she has worked by 10 different […]
“She embodies that no dream is too big. It doesn’t matter where you come from, the circumstances – you can do anything if you believe in yourself, you love what […]
The sole purpose of the St. Mary of Woodstock School Foundation is to assist in maintaining and improving school facilities and technology, foundation board member Larry Rafferty said. Even if […]
Marian Central and St. Mary students participated in fun and games to observe Catholic Schools Week, an annual national celebration of Catholic education that took place from Jan. 30 to […]
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 […]
Hillary Russell will assume the position of St. Mary Catholic School principal for the 2021-22 school year after serving the school in many capacities, including assistant principal. The Rev. Burt […]
By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com St. Mary physical education teacher Bob Slatter retired in May – for the second time.Slatter previously taught elementary and junior high PE in the Cary district for […]
Former principal brings Baseball Day back to St. Mary School
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Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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