Following an increase among incoming kindergarten students who had never been in school before, educators at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center launched a new program this year to help students […]
The 12 girls in Daisy Girl Scout Troop 828 accomplished many things in their very first year together. And Daisy Girl Scout Troop 1203 is new, having just got started […]
A kindergarten class at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center decided that water lilies were the best choice to paint in honor of a special person. Courtney Fisher’s dual-language kindergarten students […]
Students at Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center “traveled” this month to India, Poland, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Peru, Ireland, Uganda, Mexico, Australia, Ecuador, Egypt, and Spain. “In a world that […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Applications will be accepted starting this week for the 2023-24 tuition preschool program in Woodstock School District 200. In addition to the long-standing, grant-funded preschool program open […]
“We learned just how much our community supports one another,” MacKenzie Shutt, mother of 5-year-old Hollis Shutt, said. “As hard as it was to be vulnerable and accept help, the […]
Students in Courtney Fisher’s kindergarten class put their Women’s History Month lessons on display on the Woodstock Square in hopes of helping others across the world. Fisher said her students […]
“Music is for everyone,” Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center music teacher Chris Rausch said. “It is good to have fun and be silly, too.” The 2006 Woodstock High School graduate […]
“Feedback from many parents” has caused administrators to withdraw a plan to change school start and dismissal times to address a critical shortage of bus drivers in Woodstock School District […]
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 […]
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