Graduation ceremonies will take place at Woodstock North High School, Woodstock High School, and Marian Central Catholic High School over the course of the next nine days. Thus will commence a summer of graduation parties, jobs, dorm room shopping, and the tearful goodbyes with longtime friends. Many of those setting off for four-year colleges or […]
Looking for a last-minute graduation gift before the ceremonies this weekend? You might try an umbrella. It’s been a rainy couple of weeks. And weather might not cooperate with outside photo-taking of new graduates Saturday evening at Woodstock North High School and Sunday afternoon at Woodstock High. Regardless of the weather, both schools have planned […]
Student of the Week May 9, 2018 Jerred Grell is a sophomore at Woodstock High School. He is the son of Thomas and Annett Grell. “Jerred is an extremely hard worker. He is very disciplined in class, and works well with others. His passion for strength and conditioning as well as his desire to get […]
Nate Sciarro is a Woodstock High School sophomore. In his first year on the track team he has become one of the leaders. He works extremely hard in practice. His personal records are 20-7 in long jump and 6-2 in high jump. Nate’s goals are to win the Kishwaukee River Conference in the long jump […]
Cameron has been the silent leader on and off the field for the Lady Blue Streaks. The sophomore captain has two game-winning goals this season including a game-winner in the penalty kick shootout against Richmond Burton April 10. She has been playing the holding midfielder position for the vast majority of the season and has […]
Student of the Week April 18, 2018 Giselle Alarcon is a sophomore at Woodstock High school. She is the daughter of Claudia and Washington Alarcon. “Giselle consistently goes above and beyond in our sophomore English class in terms of work ethic and attitude. She is always kind and respectful to all people, and she approaches […]
Woodstock High School basketball has found itself in a rare place with matching record-setting, long-range shooters on each of its varsity teams. Evan Bridges for the boys and Camryn Tafoya for the girls have set new marks for their school’s programs this year. Tafoya set a new career mark in the first game of her […]
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Athlete of the Week March 7, 2018 Congratulations to Mikey Gardner, a senior at Woodstock High School. Feb. 26, Mikey hit the go-ahead basket in the final minute of a regional quarterfinal upset win over the Marengo Indians. He followed that with a team-leading 12 points in a season-ending loss to Richmond-Burton. On the season, […]
Student of the Week March 7, 2018 Sponsored by: Aurora University Quinton Cynor is a freshman at Woodstock High School. He is the son of Thomas and Kathy Cynor, Woodstock. “As a freshman, Quin qualified for the state swim meet in two events. He works extremely hard in strength and conditioning class and is a […]
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