Winning is fun, and the Creekside seventh-grade girls basketball team had a lot of fun this season, highlighted by winning the end-of-season Fox Valley Conference tournament. “It was a very special and memorable season,” said Steve Beard, seventh-grade girls basketball head coach. With an overall record of 15-1, the Creekside A team enjoyed a near-perfect […]
Special education students at Creekside Middle School perfected their cooking skills with equipment paid for by funds from the District 200 Education Foundation Impact Grant program. “I have purchased ingredients with the grant money to make class meals,” Creekside Target special education teacher Alyssa Niemic said. “We will complete cooking recipes throughout the year. The […]
Sixth-grade math classrooms were transformed into medical operating rooms recently as students conducted order of operations “surgeries” to hone their math skills. Northwood Middle School teacher Katie Spaldon said students had a lot of fun with the math exercises, which also took place across town at Creekside Middle School. “It was a fun way to […]
A team of Creekside Middle School students has advanced to state competition in the First Lego League Challenge with their project designed to turn compost into biofuel. The Biobots team of seventh-graders, led by teacher Kristina Hermansson, will compete at the state level in January after earning the Robot Design award Dec. 10 at a […]
A Creekside Middle School literacy teacher has been nominated as a Champion of the Year for Best Buddies Illinois. The recognition honors Julie Stone, the school’s Best Buddies adviser, for dedicated leadership for inclusion in the workplace, school, and community. She will compete against seven other candidates in the Chicago area to become the 2022 […]
On warm summer days, Woodstock regulars don’t think twice about seeing motorcycles on the roads. But biker Duane Peiffer carries unique cargo that might make him stand out – his set of golf clubs. “I like motorcycles, and I like to golf,” Peiffer said. “I figured there must be a way to combine them, and […]
As Jeriel McGinness retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year, he left behind a tangible reminder of his time at Creekside Middle School. The longtime middle school art teacher was responsible for designing and creating the cut glass tile mosaic that stretches through the main hallway of the school. Brought about as a […]
Garden at Creekside Middle Schools aims to touch on the senses Creekside Middle School life skills teacher Jennifer Moskowitz has received a D200 Education Foundation Impact Grant this year to complete a project she began with a grant in 2015-16. The funds support a sensory garden on the campus in memory of three Creekside life […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com As students return to classes Aug. 16 in Woodstock School District 200, they will find six administrators in new roles. Three new principals, two assistant principals, and a new athletic director have started in their new positions, including some promotions from within D-200, according to a news release. Ryan Doyle, who has […]
When Faith Metze was asked last year to choose a Passion Project for her gifted program at Prairiewood Elementary School, the decision was easy based on her volunteer experience with disabled students in the school’s adaptive physical education classes. The then fifth-grader noticed a need for playground equipment that would better suit her new friends, […]
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