Could Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology have a new home in Woodstock’s Olson Elementary School by fall? Could Woodstock School District 200 ever effect a consolidation in some form with Alden-Hebron School District 19? Those are questions the Board of Education grappled with last week in the first public discussion of the two […]
The shelves at the Woodstock Food Pantry were well stocked after several recent food drives by local groups. “As I have stated many times in the past, the Woodstock Food Pantry is very grateful for the generosity afforded us by the Woodstock community,” said pantry President Rick Budmayr. The most recent donations have come from […]
The District 200 Education Foundation awarded a $600 Impact Grant to Maggie Jensen at Olson Elementary School to enhance the school’s Sphero Lightning Lab. The grant was titled “Lightning Strikes Again.” Members of the Olson SPRK+ Club meet after school once a week to improve their skills with programming robots. Jensen, Olson library media specialist, […]
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