DISTRICT 200 A total of 56 seniors at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools have been designated as Illinois State Scholars for the 2023-24 school year. The Illinois Student Assistance […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Local students raised more than $3,100 in the Coin Wars competition that benefited local families in need who were helped at the holidays by Christmas Clearing House. […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Jan. 19 is the date that Woodstock School District 200 will begin to accept applications for its 2024-25 tuition preschool program. In addition to the long-standing, grant-funded […]
For their semester final, Woodstock High School Project Lead the Way students presented their big ideas to a panel of government leaders – proposals to power Woodstock’s wastewater treatment plant […]
Special buddies are helping second-grade students of teacher Courtney Fisher to learn positive behaviors. “Best Buddies is a program created by The Good Human Project, which creates resources to engage […]
Every Woodstock High School band, orchestra, and choir student performed in a collage concert on Dec. 7. What is a collage concert? The groups perform from various places in the […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com More than 100 of McHenry County College’s 784 winter graduates earned honors or high honors and were recocognized Dec. 9 at a commencement ceremony at the college. […]
Several weeks ago, this newspaper reported on the District 200 musicians who were recognized for their achievement in the annual Illinois Music Education Association District 7 competition. Nine of the […]
Greenwood Elementary School teacher Julie Zay felt there was a need for a special bench at her school. “I applied for a 2023-2024 D200 Education Foundation Impact Grant for a […]
McHenry County’s court system has a way to help offenders overcome their criminal charges. Marian Central alumna Kelly Scimeca, from the class of 1996, spoke recently to Joe White’s Marian […]
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