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 […]
Northwood, Harley host Veterans Day ceremonies
Northwood plans annual Veterans Day salute Friday
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 […]
The Northwood Middle School Warhawks have reason to crow this year after seventh-grader Bob Gerloff bested 11 area students March 6 to become the McHenry County Spelling Bee Champion. Bob […]
Northwood Middle School eighth-grader Declan Beahan won his age category in a statewide art contest with the theme “Art Connects History with the Future.” His drawing, showing a magical art […]
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