Recent mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut have prompted a nationwide concern for safety in schools. In Woodstock, maintaining a safe environment remains a never-ending quest, police and school officials […]
More than 100 friends, relatives and members of the community gathered to remember the life of Carolyn “Sue” Palmore, a community activist and longtime member of the Woodstock School District […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education welcomed its newest member at its Dec. 11 meeting. David Shinherr was sworn in to replace long-time board member Sue Palmore, who […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education has approved a proposed 2012 tax levy that will fund the 2013-14 school year. The proposed levy was approved at the board’s […]
Upperclassmen at Woodstock North High School are learning how to teach preschool classes as part of a unique hands-on experience offered through the school. Under the Thunder Tots program, WNHS […]
Longtime Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education member Sue Palmore passed away early this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul Meyer, president of the board, said Palmore […]
This year’s review of student results on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test and the Prairie State Achievement Examination reveals few surprises. At the Oct. 23 Woodstock School District 200 Board […]
Sixth-graders at four middle schools throughout the county — including St. Mary School — attended the first ever McHenry County Youth Groundwater Festival last week. The Loyola University Chicago Retreat […]
Woodstock School District 200 saw its enrollment increase from 6,591 students last school year to 6,749 students this school year. The increase is roughly 2.4 percent. While the enrollment remained […]
The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education has placed its new tentative budget for public review. The budget for the 2012-13 school year calls for total expenditures of $90,244,598. […]
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