There’s something distinctive about the class project that a few dozen Woodstock and Woodstock North high school students have been working on for the past two years. One lucky family […]
Woodstock North High School band, choir and orchestra members traveled by bus to Toronto during spring break for a performance tour as well as sightseeing. The 95 participating students were […]
Dual-language students in Woodstock School District 200 middle schools enjoyed a trip to Spain during spring break last month. This exchange program has taken place since 2013; the Spanish students […]
The District 200 Education Foundation awarded a $600 Impact Grant to Maggie Jensen at Olson Elementary School to enhance the school’s Sphero Lightning Lab. The grant was titled “Lightning Strikes […]
Students in the Woodstock High School band program performed three times in just four days last month during s spring break trip to Los Angeles. WHS offers students the opportunity […]
Thirteen D-200 students from the Challenge Corps teams at Woodstock North High School and Northwood Middle School presented their hydro-dynamic ideas to the Illinois Lakes Management Association’s conference April 4 […]
Life Skills teachers at Greenwood Elementary School have received a grant to include all students in arts projects. The District 200 Education Foundation awarded an Impact Grant for a program […]
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