Student test scores show improvement since taking a dive after the pandemic, state and local officials reported last week. Administrators in Woodstock School District 200 were especially pleased with reading […]
Harnessing the power of the sun is not a new concept. Nor is technology to make capture of solar energy more efficient. But solar arrays – with our Midwestern agricultural […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Julia Eastham news@the woodstockindependent.com Changes could be coming to Pride Awards in Woodstock School District 200 after the Board of Education discussed potential incentives and criteria for students during last […]
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 […]
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. […]
Any momentum that combining athletic programs at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools might have had hit a wall last week when the results of a public survey were announced. […]
Sixty-one percent of nearly 3,000 survey responses voted against a merger of sports programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North High School. The matter was not scheduled for a vote at […]
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