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Kathryn Loser retires from D-200’s Life Connections program By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Kathryn Loser, a School District 200 retiree in 2025, found her career focus while serving as a lead […]

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Steven Bridges retires after 31 years

Bridges found his fifth-graders’ growth ‘interesting, inquisitive’ By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com After serving School District 200 for 31 years, teacher Steven Bridges is retiring after 10 years at Prairiewood Elementary […]

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Enterprising students score soap sale

ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindpendent.com Students involved in the District 200 Life Connections Enterprise business enjoyed a very large sale in May. Life Connections is a transitional program for special education students, ages […]

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Growing skills at Clay Academy

‘The students have been very invested and have enjoyed watching their work grow, literally.’ By Kevin Lyons District 200 Seeds planted during a class gardening discussion have taken root and […]

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‘Cindy makes every student feel like her favorite’

St. Mary teacher honored as private/parochial Educator of the Year By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com St. Mary Catholic School preschool founder and teacher Cindy Russell was honored as the private/parochial school […]

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WHS senior wins Rotary vocational scholarship

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Rotary Club’s William “Bill” Frejd Vocational Scholarship winner this year is Woodstock High School senior George E. Jones, who plans to continue his studies in automotive […]

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The house that teens built . . .

. . . and you’re going to want to buy it By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com After two years in the Building Trades program, Woodstock High School senior Tyler Edwards […]

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Students today, educators in four years

District 200 honors graduating seniors who plan to become teachers By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com It was just 7 a.m., but the Woodstock High School Learning Resource Center was buzzing with […]

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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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