
February 8, 2024
AlWood Elementary School held its 3rd-5th grade Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 8th. Congratulations to Eli Bruening in Mrs. Stevens's 4th grade class for winning the school s...

February 4, 2024
The Middle School hosted the finals of their Spelling Bee competition on Friday, February 2, 2024. Eleven finalists competed for the chance to advance in the Spelling Bee. Ryker...

February 1, 2024
Thank you to Trooper Jason Wilson for sharing internet safety tips with the AlWood Middle High School students. You made a great impact. Please ask your child to share what they...

January 30, 2024
Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org... 5ESSENTIALS SURVEY ADMINISTRATION FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024 WILL RUN FROM JANUARY 30, 2024 TO MARCH 29, 2024.
WHAT IS THE 5E...

January 18, 2024
1st Semester Honor Roll AlWood Elementary School
5th Grade High Honors (all A’s) – Makenzie Anderson, Ada Bartley, Haylee Boehler, and Emeline Dhabalt
5th Grade Hon...

January 12, 2024
WQAD's "My Favorite Teacher" award for 2024 is now open for nominees! This would be a great way to incorporate a writing activity into E-Learning days, an extra writing activity ...

December 22, 2023
Middle School students participating in the AlWood Ambition Program created a LEGO robot that they entered into a competition on Sunday, December 17, 2023. John Deere World Headq...

December 11, 2023
The AlWood Christmas Concert was lovely yesterday. Mr. Cromp and Ms. Eiker are doing wonderful things with our music department. I hope you got the opportunity to hear one of th...

November 29, 2023
Lakyn Barham won the local Lion's Club Peace Poster Contest. Her work has been sent to the next level of competition. Marty Crapnell presented the winner and runner-ups with the...

November 29, 2023
Representative Dan Swanson visited Middle School Social Studies classes to. He talked about legislative districts and working as an Illinois General Assembly Member. Thank you f...

November 20, 2023
Congratulations to the Ridgewood Spartans football team for being the 2023 I8FA State Runner Up! It was a great season and we are very proud of your accomplishment!

November 15, 2023
The elementary school's family and community involvement has been great this year! We are very thankful for our local Oxford and Clover Fire Departments for teaching our students ...

November 15, 2023
Our AlWood High School students put on a comical rendition of Alibis on November 1st and 2nd. The cast put on a great show displaying the talents of our student body. Student's ...

November 14, 2023
On Thursday, November 9th, AlWood Elementary School hosted local veterans for their annual Veterans Day Program. District Transportation & Maintenance Director and shop teacher, ...

November 7, 2023
AlWood Middle High School has introduced the AlWood Brew Cart, a cart that serves teachers a beverage once a week on Mondays. The Brew Cart is designed to help students develop so...

November 2, 2023
AlWood hosted a College & Career Fair for high school students from 14 different schools. Counselor Jamie Willis organized the event. There were about 40 colleges, 30 employers,...

October 31, 2023
The AlWood Student Executive Team (ASET) extends their heartfelt gratitude to all those who generously donated blood today. We are incredibly grateful for your support and would l...

October 31, 2023
The Middle and High School students performed at the Fall Concert on Tuesday, October 24th. The performances of the band and choir students were fantastic . They used a variety ...
October 28, 2023
Congratulations to Ridgewood Spartan Cross Country State Qualifiers- Fernando Avila, Emily Downing, and Jana VanDeKamp

October 17, 2023
AlWood Seniors at the Ridgewood Bonfire! The rain moved the event indoors, but it did not dampen the celebration.