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 […]
Marian Central Catholic High School and St. Mary Catholic Elementary School hosted special activities from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 for National Catholic Schools Week, which began in 1974 as […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Mike Moan Superintendent of Schools We’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 […]
Without discussion, the District 200 Board of Education last week rescinded a letter of intent that could have put countywide students with records of misconduct into a Woodstock school for […]
Students at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center “traveled” this month to India, Poland, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Peru, Ireland, Uganda, Mexico, Australia, Ecuador, Egypt, and Spain. “In a world that […]
The Olson Elementary Mustang Leadership Team got a pep talk from a real community leader recently as the fifth-graders prepared to ask local businesses to support the school’s upcoming Color […]
Woodstock and Woodstock North high school will be well represented at the conference sponsored by the Illinois Music Education Association from this week in Peoria. According to WHS Choir Director […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Applications 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 […]
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