POLICE STATEMENT
During the morning hours of February 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) was made aware by Community Unity School District 200 of a social media exchange between numerous Woodstock […]
During the morning hours of February 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) was made aware by Community Unity School District 200 of a social media exchange between numerous Woodstock […]

Discussion of the Dean Street Elementary School facility was on the agenda for the Feb. 13 meeting of the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. After an address by […]

Veteran former teacher and administrator Dr. Art Vallicelli has been selected as the new principal at Woodstock High School. Vallicelli has been an assistant principal at WHS since 2013 and […]

The Marian Central Catholic High School wrestling team won the IHSA Class 2A Harvard Regional Feb. 3, earning the first regional wrestling title in school history and upsetting defending regional […]

The Woodstock High School Blue Streaks hosted a girl’s basketball youth night Jan. 25 in conjunction with the WHS vs. Woodstock North High School crosstown game. Young basketball enthusiasts of […]

Woodstock Harley-Davidson is new location for event “Anything different is good,” says Phil Connors (Bill Murray) near the conclusion of Groundhog Day. The D200 Education Foundation promises something different this […]

Parents interested in local preschool offerings will have a convenient opportunity to look at several options at the Preschool Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at […]

A week after several Marian Central Catholic High School engineering students visited St. Mary Catholic School, the St. Mary students were tasked with putting what they learned to the test. […]

Woodstock School District 200 will sell its administrative office building on Judd Street, a move which follows one of the recommendations from a committee formed to review the district’s use […]

Exchange students from all over the world travel far and wide for the experience of a lifetime, but no matter how enriching the experience is, it’s still tough to be […]
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