Though Marian Central Catholic High School has 773 students, new Principal Barbara Villont is determined to get to know all of them. “It draws back to my personal vision, which […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education unanimously approved a $93 million budget for 2014-15 at its Sept. 23 meeting. There were no changes from the tentative budget which […]
Instead of filling out worksheets in class, more than 900 Woodstock School District 200 students are now tapping on screens and posting to interactive discussion boards on school-centered social media […]
Smartphones in the classroom? Though it might sound like a recipe for distraction, Rob Hoadley, an English teacher at Woodstock North High School, said it’s a way to move learning […]
The tentative 2014-15 budget for Woodstock School District 200 is now available for public viewing. At the Board of Education’s meeting Aug. 19, District 200 Chief Financial Officer Risa Hanson […]
Parents in the midst of back-to-school spending can rest easy about one thing: the cost of the Woodstock School District 200 driver’s education program is not about to increase dramatically. […]
A former Woodstock School District 200 teacher was acquitted of all charges that he committed battery by inappropriately touching two of his students. Jeffrey Steurer, who taught music at Olson […]
Many people don’t realize the U.S. Library of Congress, the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, is available for public use. Melinda Parrent, a Woodstock School District 200 library media specialist, […]
In his closing comments to his classmates at the May 30 commencement ceremony, Marian Central Catholic High School co-valedictorian Anthony Fitzpatrick reminded his peers of their responsibility as graduates — […]
For the Seminara family, commencement day at Woodstock North High School meant photos, excitement — and wrangling nine tickets for a bevy of proud family members. “We mugged ’em,” said […]
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