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High school Interact clubs fundraiser

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Rotary Club of Woodstock sponsors Interact Clubs at Woodstock and Woodstock North High Schools. Stacey Pequeno is the advisor at WHS while Kristy Hinz advises the club at WNHS. The Rotary Club liaison is Chris Cantwell.Rotary Clubs expect their student service clubs to carry out at least two service projects each year, one to benefit the school and community and one to promote international understanding. Students run the club themselves. Avri Howard is president at WNHS and Emilia Risco is president at WHS. These two clubs expect to be very active in the community.“Stacey and I decided to have our clubs host the first Crosstown Charity Battle, which took place during the week preceding the

Blue Streaks and Thunder each head to the playoffs tomorrow night: Frightening facts ahead of their Halloween matchups.

By Steve Peterson WOODSTOCK STREAKS Getting ready to haunt Morris Woodstock is the 15th seed, and will face second-seed Morris, 8-1, inthe first round at Morris, 7 p.m., Oct. 31. No. 10 seed Chicago SouthShore, 7-2, plays at No. 7 seed Metamora, 7-2, in the opposite game.WHS enters the playoffs with a 5-4 record, 3-4 […]

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High school students update school logo designs 

Kevin Lyons District 200 High school graphics arts students put their skills to use last spring, designing updated logos for all of Woodstock School District 200’s elementary and middle schools. In the fall of 2023, a D-200 staff committee worked with Turnkey Digital in Woodstock to design a new district logo to replace the one […]

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9/10/25 Student of the Week – Reid Verastique

Reid Verastique, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is the son of Tony and Jayna Verastique. His teacher said, “Reid is an excellent student both in the classroom and outside the classroom. Reid is very responsible and willing to help others who are struggling. He is always will to set up and help out. […]

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School board looks to save on insurance, food service

By Eileen MillardNEWS@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com The D-200 Board of Education last week unanimously approved the recommendation of the district’s Insurance Committee to accept a bid from Sun Life Insurance that represented a savings of more than $300,000 for the coming school year, from Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026. The district uses a “stop-loss” plan that […]

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Student creativity recognized

D-200 Board honors winners of spring 2025 Art Show Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The artwork of a Dean Street Elementary School fifth-grader won the Superintendent’s Award in the spring 2025 Art Show in Woodstock School District 200. Hazel Ammettis’ art will be on display at the D-200 Administrative Services Center after being selected by Superintendent Mike […]

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New school year, new budget, new goals

D-200 board lays out roadmap for 2025-2026 By Eileen MillardNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock D-200 School Board looked ahead to the 2025-2026 school year at its August 12 meeting, laying out financial and strategic goals. New budget The board discussed the tentative budget, with D-200 Chief Financial Officer Julie Dillon giving a presentation and answering questions. The […]

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‘Would I do it all again? … In a heartbeat’

After a multifaceted career, Deb Walsdorf retires from District 200 By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Deb Walsdorf began working for District 200 in 2004, she thought she might stay a couple of years. “Not in a million years did I think I would still be here 22 years later,” she said recently. She accepted that […]

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