Children’s magic shows at Stage Left as fundraisers Six Saturday morning children magic shows at the Stage Left Café will feature McHenry County magician Kevin Sarnwick, who uses slight of […]
New school resource officers are now patrolling the hallways of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Officers Lucas Schmidt and Spenser Svehla began their new assignments in January, replacing Detective […]
HENRY GOETZ – WRESTLING Henry Goetz is a senior wrestler at Woodstock North High Shool. As of Dec. 7, he has an 11-1 record with nine wins by fall. […]
Woodstock North High School junior Melissa Cortes is the daughter of Margarita and Carlos Cortes, Woodstock. “Melissa works really hard in all of her classes,”said one of her teachers. “She […]
In the first crosstown showdown of the 2021-22 basketball season, Woodstock North was not an accomodating host for Woodstock girls and boys Friday. The Thunder soundly defeated the Streaks in […]
The past year of high school sports in Woodstock looked very different from any other year on record. The year included many high points and a few lows as it […]
Rex White, a senior at Woodstock North High School, consistently contributes to the boys basketball team. “Against Rockford Christian, Rex posted a double-double and set a new school record […]
Johanna Freeman is a very active junior at Woodstock North High School. A high honor roll, dual-language student, she is involved in National Honor Society, choir, madrigals, jazz choir, math […]
One student has been arrested and police are hot on the trail of a second person they say was involved in recent threats of school violence in Woodstock. Checking available […]
A Woodstock North High School class is doing its part to bring some holiday joy to the residents of Sheltered Village by shopping for gifts and wrapping them in cooperation […]
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
