
Student art show has two top winners
The winter art show in Woodstock School District 200 this year produced two winners of the Superintendent’s Award. The works of Morgan Bateman, a Woodstock High School senior, and Ava […]

The winter art show in Woodstock School District 200 this year produced two winners of the Superintendent’s Award. The works of Morgan Bateman, a Woodstock High School senior, and Ava […]

Woodstock School District 200 and Woodstock Area Community Ministry are completing details of a partnership to benefit the D-200 Kindness Closet program. Kindness Closet, which began three years ago as […]


Over the past few years, one of the most difficult geometry calculations for the Woodstock North High School math team is finding space for all of those Thunder trophies. Since […]


St. Mary Catholic School celebrated the 46th annual National Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. This year’s theme was “Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” “Catholic Schools Week kicks […]

The eighth-grade music curriculum for Woodstock School District 200 now includes a world drumming unit. Carrie Filetti teaches general music at both Creekside and Northwood Middle Schools. She received funds […]



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