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 […]
Julia Easthamnews@the woodstockindependent.com Lock your door and take your keys when you leave the house.“Be sure your garage doors are closed and secure,” Woodstock Police officer David Dempsey advised. “Do not […]
“Reasonable suspicion” is the proposed standard in Woodstock School District 200 for requiring an employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing.Among 25 school policy revisions introduced last week at the […]
By Julia Easthamnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock School District 200 is looking to hire more bus drivers for the coming school year, but for now the district will continue its three-tier system for […]
As Jeriel McGinness retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year, he left behind a tangible reminder of his time at Creekside Middle School. The longtime middle school art […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comWoodstock North High School’s new principal is a McHenry County native who most recently was a principal in Mount Prospect in School District 59.Josh Segura will begin his new […]
Greenwood Elementary School says goodbye to two teachers with a combined 51 years with Woodstock School District 200.Marla Cherry retires after 26 years with D-200, all of them at Greenwood […]
The orchestra director of Woodstock High School and Creekside Middle School has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy […]
District 200 Director of Food Services Sue Malley will retire after 20 years with the district. Malley began her career after earning her degree from Northern Illinois University’s dietetic, nutrition, and […]
Maribeth Dhom, the principal’s secretary at Dean Elementary School for the past 12 years, said her favorite time of year was “when the kids came back to school, and they […]
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