WOODSTOCK – The Defenders' environmental film series continues with a showing of the documentary "YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip" at 7 p.m. tonight, Feb. 8, at the Woodstock High School Auditorium, 501 W. South St., Woodstock.

The showing is sponsored by the Defenders, McHenry County Transition, and the Woodstock High School Green Club, members of the Defenders said in a press release.

Fifty states. One year. Zero garbage? Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road – traveling America with hope, humor – and all of their garbage – to explore the good, the bad, and the weird across every state in search of extraordinary innovators and courageous citizens who are tackling humanity's greatest environmental crises.

As the YERT team layers outlandish eco-challenges onto their year-long quest, an unexpected turn of events throws the project for a loop in this award-winning docu-comedy featuring Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, Will Allen, and more.

Watch the trailer (and other clips) at www.yert.com.

This event is free and open to the public. Donations to help cover expenses are welcome. For more information, call the Defenders at 815-338-0393.

The following students were recognized for Academic Improvement. First row: Megan Hart, Kathryn McConville, Kailyn Teeter, Emma Baumert, Caleb Blankebaker, Richard Hoehn, and Joseph Grady. Second row: Brooke Solarte, Jessica Thome, Samuel Cimaglio, Susan Piggot, Julia Bennett, Anneliese Gries, and Jacquelyn Simmons. Third row: Hans Varga, Gabriella Garrelts, Mary Cozzi, Damaris Reyes, Madeline Nichols, Nikko Theodoro, Andrew Pierce, and Joseph Schmitt. Back row: Jordan Peterson, Jack Murray, Kevin Kearley, Brent Johnson and Alexis Shields

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WOODSTOCK – On Tuesday, Jan 31, 76 Marian Central Catholic High School students, along with their parents, were honored at a special Academic Breakfast in the high school cafeteria. 

The students had been nominated by their teachers for academic excellence (class work that was outstanding and went beyond what others had accomplished) and for academic improvement (for students who had shown significant improvement in their class grades during the quarter). Students honored are as follows:

Aimee   Adams    (McHenry)            Excellence
Katherine Adams (McHenry)        Excellence
Lauren   Adams    (McHenry)            Excellence
Matthew Allare (Lake in the Hills)        Excellence
Cassandra Baron (Algonquin)            Improvement
Emma Baumert (Lake in the Hills)        Improvement
Julia Bennett (Spring Grove)            Improvement
Caleb Blankenbaker (Harvard)        Improvement
Andrew Bobek (Algonquin)            Excellence
Bethany Bucci (Woodstock)            Excellence
Haley Burroughs (Algonquin)        Improvement
Christiana Carroll (Harvard)            Excellence
Thomas Casey    (Algonquin)            Excellence
Samuel Cimaglio (Carpentersville)        Improvement
Mary Cozzi (Lake in the Hills)        Improvement
Mary Katherine Daniels (Crystal Lake)    Excellence
Jacob Dehne (Harvard)            Excellence
Jacob DeRoo (Algonquin)            Excellence
Jonathan Drivas (Lakewood)            Improvement
Joseph Dusik, Jr. (McHenry)            Improvement
Anthony Fitzpatrick (Lakewood)        Excellence
Gabriella Garrelts (Spring Grove)        Improvement
Stephen Garrelts, II (Spring Grove)        Excellence
Claire Gillespie (Johnsburg)            Excellence
Hannah Gitlin (Woodstock)            Excellence
Joseph Grady (Lake in the Hills)        Improvement
Anneliese Gries (Lakewood)            Excellence & Improvement
Megan Hart (West Dundee)            Improvement
Lauren Hedlin (Woodstock)            Improvement
Tyler Hickey (Woodstock)            Improvement
Richard Hoehn (Algonquin)            Improvement
Helen Holyoak (Crystal Lake)        Excellence
Brent Johnson (McHenry)            Improvement
Kevin Kearley    (Woodstock)            Improvement
Michael Koscielniak (Crystal Lake)        Excellence
Luke Kranenburg (Woodstock)        Improvement
Hunter Labas (McHenry)            Excellence
Jessica Lyle (Algonquin)            Excellence
Kathryn McConville (Sleepy Hollow)    Improvement
Lauren McDonel (Algonquin)        Excellence
Rachel Melchionna (Lake in the Hills)    Excellence
Allison Mercurio (McHenry)            Excellence
John Murray (Woodstock)            Improvement
Brooke Neumann (Lake in the Hills)        Excellence
Madeline Nichols (Woodstock)        Improvement
Jordan Peterson (Crystal Lake)        Improvement
Timothy Philipps (Algonquin)        Excellence
Andrew Pierce (McHenry)            Improvement
Susan Piggot (Spring Grove)            Improvement
Kaitlin Pinter (Algonquin)            Excellence
Brian Powers (Cary)                Excellence
Michael Rechenberg (Hebron)        Excellence
Damaris Reyes (Harvard)            Improvement
Wyatt Richards (Crystal Lake)        Excellence
Idamarie Scarpelli (Algonquin)        Excellence & Improvement
Joseph Schmitt (Woodstock)            Improvement
Alexis Shields    (McHenry)            Improvement
Jacquelyn Simmons (Island Lake)        Improvement
Alexandra Sledz (McHenry)            Improvement
John Slivka (Johnsburg)            Improvement
Brooke Solarte (Crystal Lake)        Improvement
Darren Stass (Cary)                Excellence
Moira Stotz (Cary)                Excellence
Sarah Strauss (Crystal Lake)            Excellence
Connor Sundberg (Algonquin)        Excellence
Dillon Svoboda (Harvard)            Improvement
Kailyn Teeter (Lake in the Hills)        Improvement
Nikko Theodorou (Lake in the Hills)        Improvement
Jessica Thome (Harvard)            Improvement
Corte Trebacz (McHenry)            Excellence
Margaret Van Der Bosch (Algonquin)    Excellence
Hans Varga (Richmond)            Improvement
Kallie Victor (McHenry)            Excellence
Cassandra Weck (Marengo)            Excellence
Kendall Willis (Algonquin)            Excellence
Andrew Yuk (Crystal Lake)            Excellence

WOODSTOCK – Sgt. Heather Poerio will discuss her duties and experiences working as a Crime Scene Investigator for the Illinois State Police at the next Coffee with the Chief event.

Coffe with the Chief will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Woodstock Police Department, 656 Lake Ave.

For information, call Tamara Reed at 815-338-6787.
 

Pictured left to right Daniel Rausch and Josh McKenzie. (Photo provided)

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WOODSTOCK – Two Woodstock High School choral students made the Illinois All-State Honor Choir:Josh McKenzie, 12, bass 2 and Daniel Rausch, 11, tenor 1.

Rausch was the No. 1 rated tenor 1 in the District 7 all-state auditions. Each of the No. 1 students on their respective voice parts auditioned on the "National Anthem" to be the District's representative to the All-State auditions. Rausch was selected as the District 7 representative.

This is the third time in four years that a Woodstock High School choral student has been selected for this honor. This is also the 21st consecutive year that the WHS choral department has had at least one choral student chosen for the All-State Honors.

 

The next Coffee with the Chief will feature one of Woodstock's own.

Woodstock Police Officer Jeremy Mortimer will discuss his duties and experiences working as the School Resource Officer for both Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School.  

The Coffee with the Chief will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at the Woodstock Police Department at 656 Lake Ave.

For information, call Tamara Reed at 815-338-6787.

– Northwest Herald