St. Mary School seventh-grader Rian Mecklenburg proved one person can make a difference in the lives of many when he organized a neighborhood food drive, netting 829 pounds of food for the Woodstock Food Pantry, 1033 Lake Ave. The idea occurred to the 13-year-old shortly before the holidays when he accompanied his grandmother to […]
The student body at Woodstock’s St. Mary Catholic School increased by nearly 50 on Oct. 6 when the school hosted Bring a Friend to School Day. Students invited neighbors, friends and relatives to join them for a special day featuring an abbreviated schedule of regular classes, an educational presentation, a pep assembly and a Mass. […]
Sossong was assistant principal at Catholic school in Cary St. Mary Catholic School in Woodstock welcomed Vincent Sossong as its new principal Aug. 1. Sossong earned his Bachelor of Arts in secondary education from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his Master of Arts in school leadership from Concordia University. He taught at […]
St. Mary’s youth football program is celebrating after its indoor flag football teams won their championships last month. The program’s 8-year-old, 10-year-old and 12-year-old flag football teams each won first-place medals in their age brackets at the MAC Athletic Complex in Crystal Lake the weekend of May 19. The 8-year-old and 10-year-old teams went undefeated […]
Students from several area middle schools learned firsthand the importance of water quality, quantity and conservation in McHenry County during the Youth Groundwater Festival May 11. The McHenry County School Environmental Education Program hosted the event at the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District, 2222 Dean St. “All of our water comes from groundwater […]
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