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District 200 photo The D-200 Staff Spotlight shines on Prairiewood Elementary School third-grade teacher Mark Jones and Life Skills associate Cynthia Mellinger. They were recognized by the school board after being nominated by their principal, Nikki Kunde. Kunde read a letter honoring Jones that was written by fourth-grader TJ Campbell and a letter honoring Mellinger that was written by the mother of fifth grader Max Bernal. Pictured (from left) are TJ Campbell, Mark Jones, Nikki Kunde, and Cynthia Mellinger.

D-200 to purchase three new electric school buses By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com The District 200 Board of Education honored its commitment to help protect the environment when it approved the […]

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