A spot on the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education is open, and district officials are looking for candidates to fill the position. Board member Katherine Lechner-Welch is moving […]
Mike Moan, a Woodstock High School graduate, is returning to District 200 as its superintendent. The school board announced its decision to hire Moan, currently the chief academic officer in […]
Standing up for what’s right takes courage, and a new after-school activity at Dean Street Elementary School is offering students a safe place to practice. At the February meeting of […]
Woodstock High School senior Liz Sullivan placed 11th in the state speech tournament in impromptu speaking Feb. 22 at the Civic Center in Peoria. Sullivan competed in two preliminary rounds, […]
As Illinois schools shift to new learning standards, Illinois students will take a new exam to measure their progress. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, commonly […]
Public forums for each of the three final candidates for the superintendent’s position at Woodstock School District 200 were held last week at Woodstock North High School. Each candidate was […]
Aspiring engineers from Woodstock North High School and Northwood Middle School teamed up Jan. 14 to develop innovative solutions to assists students with disabilities. The students created prototypes and 3D […]
SEE THE VIDEO HERE! After the long Christmas break, Creekside Middle School teacher Miriam Berg decided to remind her sixth-grade language arts students about their letter writing assignment. On the […]
Officials at Woodstock School District 200 are calling on residents to attend one of several public forums pertaining to the district’s ongoing search for a new superintendent. The forums will […]
While some students dread speaking in front of even a few of their peers, members of the Woodstock Speech Team seek out audiences with hundreds of spectators. They enjoy the […]
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