Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comSome outstanding employees and a volunteer of Woodstock School District 200 were honored recently at the district’s annual Difference Makers event.Staff members who were nominated by their peers for […]
Wage increases are coming for dozens of employees in Woodstock School District 200 in what administrators call “market adjustments” so D-200 can compete in hiring.Although the employees’ wages and benefits […]
Graphics arts students at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools had a chance to markettheir talents and learn how those skills can benefit the community.Sandra Brainard and Bill Weber, graphics […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comBids are due June 1 for interested buyers of a 1,660-square-foot home built by students in the building trades program of Woodstock School District 200.Bidding information was published in […]
They come to Woodstock from throughout northern Illinois, even southern Wisconsin, to get a glimpse of space travel.That’s what Challenger Learning Center at Olson Elementary School offers visitors, and the […]
Staff Reportnews@the woodstockindependent.com More than 470 students graduated from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools this past weekend in commencement ceremonies at the schools.Woodstock North said goodbye to 229 graduating seniors […]
“Culture wars” didn’t break out in Woodstock, but a skirmish was reported in the matter of LGBTQ students in School District 200.Several parents and patrons showed up at the Board […]
By Kevin LyonsDistrict 200One of the Thunder’s most celebrated former players is excited about taking over the Woodstock North High School varsity boys basketball team, where he still holds several […]
School District 200 Life Connections students are running a successful business. You might say it’s a clean operation.The Life Connections Transition Program, which focuses on functional academic, independent living, and […]
Ten acres of farmland north of Woodstock North High School could become the site of a solar array that would power the building and save millions of dollars in energy […]
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