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Verda Dierzen kids got talent

  Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Students at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center added a few gators, cows and monkeys, too. The Animal Sounds and Motion Program, presented […]

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District 200 school board trims more positions

  Woodstock School District 200’s second phase of staff reductions is now complete, ending with the elimination of 19 educational support positions for the 2012-2013 school year. The board of […]

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In Woodstock, a day for service

Nearly 300 Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School seniors spent a portion of last week immersing themselves in projects throughout the community. Since 1994, seniors have taken part […]

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District 200 dual-language program grows

  Eight years after it began, Woodstock School District 200’s dual-language program continues to attract interest from within and outside Woodstock. Enrollment has grown from 51 students in 2004 to […]

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Exchange fosters understanding

  A group of students from Northern Ireland visited Woodstock High School as part of a Rotary International exchange program called Toward a Better Understanding. The group of six students […]

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Column: Check it Out

  Question: What do Renoir, Michelangelo, Picasso and Monet all have in common?   Answer: None of them have ever dabbled in the “Peeps” medium. Take a lesson from the […]

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School District 200 collecting instruments

  In conjunction with Music in Our Schools month, the Woodstock School District 200 Music Boosters are once again holding a used instrument drive. Last year, in its inaugural drive, […]

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Aurora U. looking to branch out

  Just more than two years into its existence, Aurora University-Woodstock Center now has more than 30 students taking part in its programs. Linda Olbinski, recently named dean of academic […]

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