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District 200 welcomes new staff for 2024-25 school year

Northwood Middle SchoolDistrict 200 photoLeft to right: Assistant Principal Tyler Carlson; Kylie Fahey, 8th Grade Literacy; Angela Chieco, Special Education; Isabelle Murillo Gonzalez, School Psychologist; Principal Bethany Hallcreekside Middle SchoolDistrict […]

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District 200 recognizes staff service anniversaries

District 200Woodstock District 200 recently recognized staff with service awards based on years of service.Recognized for 15 years were:Sonia Arnold, Cristina Mazzanti, Alex Baker, Kristin Baldwin, Jennifer Koeser, Lauren Cisneros, […]

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‘To welcome, embrace, and show who we are’

Major gift funds new entryway at Marian CentralBy Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com “Our namesake – Mary – will be looking out over the school and the [athletic fields],” Liam Kirwin, Marian Central Catholic […]

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St. Mary’s elementary building basement gets makeover

By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.comThe St. Mary of Woodstock School Foundation, Inc., has one purpose: to support the Catholic school with items that are beyond the budget.“All donations go into our investments, […]

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St. Mary welcomes four new teachers

By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com Four new staff members join the St. Mary School faculty for the upcoming school year.Thomas Brezenski earned a bachelor of arts degree in prelaw at Penn State University […]

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Summer hiring success for D-200 

D-200 opens school year with additional staff members, would welcome moreBy Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.comAs the new school year gets underway in Woodstock schools, District 200 administrators are pleased with the results […]

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New Olson Elementary principal

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 […]

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93 years behind the wheel 

District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of serviceBy Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.comThey say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93.That is the […]

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D200 Education Foundation hosts summer events

By Kevin Lyons District 200Woodstock D200 Education Foundation Board members are still active over the summer and have a few events planned where they hope to raise funds and awareness.“We’re […]

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