With Election Day 2022 just about four weeks away, candidates for the 2023 consolidated election already are getting out petitions to qualify to run for City Council, Board of Education, […]
At the end of this school year, Woodstock School District 200’s bond debt will be reduced to $128.05 million as district officials continue a long-range plan to address a debt […]
Seven categories of PRIDE Awards have been reduced to one – with a monetary prize – in Woodstock School District 200. The Board of Education last week voted to recognize […]
“Reasonable suspicion” is the proposed standard in Woodstock School District 200 for requiring an employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing. Among 25 school policy revisions introduced last week at […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North High School’s new principal is a McHenry County native who most recently was a principal in Mount Prospect in School District 59. Josh Segura will […]
Used buses continue to be an economical option for Woodstock School District 200 – used buses with gasoline engines, if they’re available. The Board of Education last week agreed to […]
Maybe no one was completely satisfied with the Board of Education’s decision that it wasn’t ready to decide whether to combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high […]
Not dead, but “resting.” That’s how the Board of Education last week left the idea of combining the athletic programs of the two high schools in Woodstock School District 200. […]
Public discussion has officially begun on what promises to be among the hottest local topics of the year: Should Woodstock High School and Woodstock North combine athletic programs? The discussion […]
Twenty outstanding graduates from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools have been named recipients of 2021 PRIDE Awards. The Board of Education of Woodstock School District 200 created the awards […]
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