By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School students in Gerry Blohm’s woodworking class just completed a project that was funded by an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Funded by an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation, Dean Street Elementary School teachers Scott Becker, Ralph Webster, and Caitlyn Lukaszewski hosted a student […]
Thanks to a grant from the District 200 Education Foundation, local students have the tools they need to independently calm themselves in times of stress. Westwood Elementary School psychologist Cathy […]
Greenwood Elementary School students got a lesson from an author who told them about more than just the basics of schooling. Pre-K teacher Julie Zay used an Impact Grant from […]
Students in teacher Scott Becker’s class of third- through-fifth graders at Dean Street Elementary are learning with games and activities bought with an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education […]
An unusual and much-needed improvement will be prepared for both Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. It is called a Zen Den. This project is funded by an IMPACT grant […]
Nearly $24,000 in grants for educational proposals have been awarded by the District 200 Education Foundation to Woodstock School District 200 staff members. Funding for 38 projects this school year […]
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 […]
Several years ago, Prairiewood Elementary School secretary Carol Cerny had an idea for a service project at her school. She was not sure whether it was appropriate for a secretary […]
After a pause due to the uncertainty of school activity during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woodstock District 200 Education Foundation has resumed awarding Impact Grants to […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
