Christian Balgeman, a senior at Woodstock High School, is the son of Erin and Andrew Balgeman. His nominating teacher wrote that Christian goes above and beyond in his work with the […]
Two outstanding Blue Streaks graduates have received Woodstock High School’s Distinguished Alumni Awards during the school’s homecoming festivities.This year’s designees are Dr. Victoria Carr-Brendel, a celebrated medical device inventor and […]
Audiences can enjoy not one, but two plays at Woodstock High School this month.Blue Streak Theatre, the school’s esteemed theater program, will produce the drama “Eleemosynary” in the Casalino Black […]
Woodstock High School was ranked 58th of all Illinois High Schools and is the second-ranked public high school in McHenry County, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report […]
Freshmen at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools will be greeted on Day One by friendly upperclassmen there to guide and support them all school year.Link Crew is a new […]
Woodstock School District 200’s dual-language program, which began in 2004, continues to grow and thrive amid a push by U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for more dual-language teaching across the […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.comAsked what is the most important skill an educator can have, Woodstock High School Assistant Principal Matt Boland said, “My first rule, really, is to try to listen […]
Several interesting careers preceded Jack Walsdorf’s hiring as a German teacher at Woodstock High School in 2001.After earning his German degree at Eastern Illinois University and spending a year studying […]
By Tatiana SmithFifteen years ago, Jack Darby was sitting at home pestering his wife. With nothing better to do, the real-estate retiree decided to go back to school – high […]
Several French language students from Woodstock and Woodstock North High School achieved great success on the National French Exam, which they completed in March. Local students have taken this exam […]
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