Where Everybody Belongs programs help transistion to middle school By Kevin LyonsDistrict 200 Everyone knows middle school to high school is a leap, but the move from elementary school to […]
D-200 opens school year with additional staff members, would welcome more By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com As the new school year gets underway in Woodstock schools, District 200 administrators are pleased with […]
Veteran educator is excited about return to District 200 By Kevin Lyonsdistrict 200 A veteran Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 educator is excited to return this fall as the […]
District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of service By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com They say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93. […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Woodstock D200 Education Foundation Board members are still active over the summer and have a few events planned where they hope to raise funds and […]
Speech delivered by Marian Central Catholic High School Salutatorian Michaela JohnsonMay 24, 2024 Reverend fathers, sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classmates, I am […]
Speech delivered byMarian Central Catholic High SchoolValedictorian Samuel HooverMay 24, 2024 Aloha Reverend Fathers, sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classates. As I begin, […]
D-200 summer school offers students multiple opportunities By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com Noemi is smiling as she walks down the hallway to her summer school classroom at Creekside Middle School. The […]
District 200 athletes brought back 19 awards By Kevin Lyonsnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 team brought back 19 awards, including nine gold, four silver, and three bronze […]
ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Lynn Ryan’s lifelong profession has been nursing since 1966. She earned her RN at St. Anne’s Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, her BS from St. Francis College […]
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