At the end of this school year, Woodstock School District 200’s bond debt will be reduced to $128.05 million as district officials continue a long-range plan to address a debt […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A student at Olson Elementary School was the winner of the Superintendent’s Award in the Spring 2022 Art Show in Woodstock School District 200. Riley Cross’ multimedia giraffe […]
Current and former Blue Streaks as well as the general public are invited to help Woodstock High School celebrate its 100th anniversary of the South Street building next month. The […]
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 […]
Julia Eastham news@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 […]
“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 […]
By Julia Eastham news@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 […]
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 Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock 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 […]
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 […]
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