The sole purpose of the St. Mary of Woodstock School Foundation is to assist in maintaining and improving school facilities and technology, foundation board member Larry Rafferty said. Even if […]
Woodstock resident Melinda Malo, former Northwood and Creekside math teacher, grew up feeling like the Crystal Ice House was her “second home,” she said. “We were always here,” Malo said. […]
Westwood Elementary School is losing two longtime staff members to retirement. Rita Caywood was hired by School District 200 in 1997 as the principal’s secretary at Westwood Elementary School. Deborah […]
Julia Eastham news@the woodstockindependent.com Changes could be coming to Pride Awards in Woodstock School District 200 after the Board of Education discussed potential incentives and criteria for students during last […]
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 […]
The orchestra director of Woodstock High School and Creekside Middle School has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy […]
District 200 Director of Food Services Sue Malley will retire after 20 years with the district. Malley began her career after earning her degree from Northern Illinois University’s dietetic, nutrition, […]
Maribeth Dhom, the principal’s secretary at Dean Elementary School for the past 12 years, said her favorite time of year was “when the kids came back to school, and they […]
Woodstock native Jay Fuller began his career in 1985, teaching and coaching physical education at Summit School in Dundee, then later Hebron. In 1991 he left teaching to pursue sales […]
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