Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meetBy Tricia CarzoliSandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this year in […]
Northwood Middle School’s band director will again perform before a national television audience – this time in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.Katy Holub, also a 2016 graduate of Woodstock High […]
Sixth-grade math classrooms were transformed into medical operating rooms recently as students conducted order of operations “surgeries” to hone their math skills.Northwood Middle School teacher Katie Spaldon said students had […]
On warm summer days, Woodstock regulars don’t think twice about seeing motorcycles on the roads.But biker Duane Peiffer carries unique cargo that might make him stand out – his set […]
What’s the marching band equivalent of performing on Broadway?Marching and playing in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Parade, of course!This prestigious parade, which is held on New Year’s Day […]
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 welcome […]
Woodstock family of five finds togetherness at home while sheltering in place
The entire eighth-grade class at Northwood Middle School enjoyed six live performances in a single day at Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.All 221 students attended on the same day, thanks […]
The eighth-grade music curriculum for Woodstock School District 200 now includes a world drumming unit.Carrie Filetti teaches general music at both Creekside and Northwood Middle Schools. She received funds from […]
Northwood Middle School held a food drive from Nov. 12 through Dec. 13 to benefit local food pantries. The drive was coordinated by the members of the school’s Student Council […]
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Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
