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Virus causes schools to close; students back sooner than expected


Families of students in Woodstock School District 200 have been notified about meal distribution while schools are closed through spring break next week. According to a news release, breakfast and […]





The entire eighth-grade class at Northwood Middle School enjoyed six live performances in a single day at Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. All 221 students attended on the same day, […]

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 […]

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