Billed as “Sleeping Beauty” with a rock ‘n’ roll twist, Woodstock North High School theater students exercised creative liberties with the script to produce a show full of a variety […]
Woodstock School District 200 is poised to pay for each of its high school juniors to take the ACT even if the state budget crisis means Springfield won’t fund it. Superintendent […]
Amid questions and concerns about issues ranging from pregnancy testing to medical liability, Woodstock School District 200 halted its plans to open a health center at Woodstock North High School […]
Update: The original version of this article failed to mention school board member Russ Goerlitz was absent from the Jan. 26 meeting and, therefore, did not cast a vote on […]
Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education will consider approving an intergovernmental agreement with Lakewood, wherein the neighboring village will pay the district for each new student living within the […]
Woodstock School District 200 officials said they always intended that parental consent be required for students to access services at the district’s planned health and wellness center. But a state […]
Newly approved courses will offer Woodstock School District 200 high school students the opportunity to hone their culinary skills, take more Advanced Placement courses and more. At its meeting Nov. […]
Woodstock School District 200 leaders have decided for now to forgo legal action against the Lakewood tax increment finance district and will instead continue their negotiations with village officials. The […]
The Woodstock Council of Teachers and the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education have agreed to a new contract that includes pay raises for teachers and increases in the […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Dec. 30, to consider filing a lawsuit against the village of Lakewood tax increment financing district. […]
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