By Kevin LyonsDistrict 200Eighth-grade author Erina Sasaki felt the deadline writing crunch, much like the characters on the clock in her debut novel, “The Game of Twelve.”The 12 high school […]
By Kevin LyonsDISTRICT 200Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 announced that 44 students from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools’ Class of 2025 were designated as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois […]
Northwood student Lou Lou Splendoria runs in state X-C meetBy Tricia CarzoliSandy@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com Northwood Middle School 8th grade student Lou Lou Splendoria achieved the goal she set for herself this year in […]
D200 Music Boosters help the bands and orchestras play onBy Janet Dovidionews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com D200 Music Boosters have provided invaluable support and assistance to the district’s music programs for many years. “I have been […]
Where Everybody Belongs programs help transistion to middle schoolBy Kevin LyonsDistrict 200Everyone knows middle school to high school is a leap, but the move from elementary school to middle school […]
Veteran educator is excited about return to District 200By Kevin Lyonsdistrict 200A veteran Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 educator is excited to return this fall as the new principal […]
By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com For second time in seven years, a total solar eclipse passed through Illinois on April 8.“A total solar eclipse is when the moon is directly between
Gretchen Sebastian spent two years carefully crafting “Are You Ready for It?” – the tale of a Jewish teenager escaping Germany while trying to rescue her sister.“No one should have […]
Seven categories of PRIDE Awards have been reduced to one – with a monetary prize – in Woodstock School District 200.The Board of Education last week voted to recognize a […]
The Woodstock Community Orchestra will host its debut performance Aug. 3 in the Woodstock Square.Two School District 200 orchestra teachers – Lyndra Bastian and Jillian Forbes – have worked during […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
