Elementary students from across Woodstock School District 200 have begun the servant leadership portion of their Difference Makers program by visiting local assisted living facilities and senior programs to connect […]
The Woodstock Challenger Learning Center invites the community to an evening of space exploration.Family Night Open House will take place at the Challenger Learning Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. […]
Sixth-grade math classrooms were transformed into medical operating rooms recently as students conducted order of operations “surgeries” to hone their math skills.Northwood Middle School teacher Katie Spaldon said students had […]
Houses will be built – eventually – on two lots in the possession of Woodstock School District 200, but not within the time limit required by law.Building trades students will […]
For the first time since 2017, voters will have a choice in the election of members to the Board of Education in Woodstock School District 200.Three of the board’s seven […]
Greenwood Elementary School students got a lesson from an author who told them about more than just the basics of schooling.Pre-K teacher Julie Zay used an Impact Grant from the […]
By Mike MoanSuperintendent of SchoolsWe’re now halfway through the most typical school year we have had since March 2020, although typical isn’t something any of us who lived through the […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.comApplications will be accepted starting this week for the 2023-24 tuition preschool program in Woodstock School District 200.In addition to the long-standing, grant-funded preschool program open to children ages […]
School District 200’s new Metals & Manufacturing Lab opened to students late last semester offering Woodstock North High School students a chance to learn and develop their career possibilities on […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comStudents in Woodstock School District 200 are getting into the Groundhog Day mood.Third-graders will participate again this year in a coloring contest (look for the winners to be published […]
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