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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three First Lego League robotics teams from Woodstock School District 200 middle schools qualified for state competition based on their performances in a 16-team tournament hosted Dec. 7 at Northwood […]
A new scholarship began with the efforts of a local teacher who was seeking travel opportunities for her students. Bayza Senbetta, dual-language science teacher at Creekside Middle School, sent emails […]
Raising money for PADS and recycling when possible were the semester goals of Northwood Middle School’s Challenge Corps students. For community outreach, students made recycled items to sell. Projects included […]
Thirteen D-200 students from the Challenge Corps teams at Woodstock North High School and Northwood Middle School presented their hydro-dynamic ideas to the Illinois Lakes Management Association’s conference April 4 […]
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