Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education members held off voting on a request from the developer of Apple Creek subdivision to reduce the builder’s transition fees.  According to District […]

I hate February. Despite living my entire life in Illinois, I am still not used to this short little month that is spelled weird, is full of gray and gloomy […]

A health/life-safety inspection of all nine Woodstock School District 200 schools has identified about $338,000 in repairs and updates that need to be completed within a year. At its Feb. […]

School teacher Lynn Petryniec wasn’t looking to be in the spotlight, but that’s precisely where she’s found herself. Petryniec, nee Aavang, grew up in Woodstock and currently works as a […]

High-interest books and a group-instruction approach have made a new reading initiative launched this fall a hit with both students and teachers.   “It’s so exciting because these kids are doing […]

Morgan Ammirati and Erica Finke sang in the a cappella group Premium Blend when both were students at Woodstock High School. Ammirati was a senior and Finke was a freshman […]

Marian Central Catholic High School first presented the musical “Oklahoma!” 40 years ago. The school performed the musical again 20 years later when its new auditorium opened in 1996. To […]

It’s game over for District 200 middle-school football.  The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education voted unanimously  Feb. 10 to discontinue its long-standing middle-school football program, the only of […]

When construction of St. Mary School was completed, the first students were welcomed to the Catholic school in January 1916. The parochial school was built at 313 N. Tryon St. on the […]