HIGH HONOR ROLL 12th Grade – Alejandra Almanza, Nii Amoo, Fiona Andrienko, Eddie Ayala, Angelina Bartlett, Emma Berner, Jordyn Berner, Breanna Brown, Makenzie Buss, Lisette Cervantes Ortiz, Justin Chase, Alex […]
Elementary students from across Woodstock School District 200 have begun the servant leadership portion of their Difference Makers program by visiting local assisted living facilities and senior programs to connect […]
HIGH HONOR ROLL 12th Grade – Ian Adams, Leonel Alvarez, Jeremiah Anderson, Keaton Andrews, Adeline Arana, Sophia Arroyo, Braden Barrette, Jaydin Beckel, Shea Behrens, Emily Berna, Brayden Brown, Deming Buckley, […]
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Without discussion, the District 200 Board of Education last week rescinded a letter of intent that could have put countywide students with records of misconduct into a Woodstock school for […]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 […]
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