By Caryl Dierksen news@the woodstockindependent.com “It’s all a gray area.” – Heather Brown Woodstock High School English teacher Heather Brown thought she had seen it all in her 32 years […]
Using money from its “savings account” will allow Woodstock School District 200 to avoid a tax rate explosion in two coming years. The District 200 Board of Education last week […]
Woodstock School District 200’s Celebrate Families Birth to 3 parenting program has been recognized with a Blue Ribbon awarded by a national organization that promotes early development education by supporting […]
Woodstock and Woodstock North High Schools earned places on the College Board’s AP School Honor Roll for their outstanding work welcoming more students to advanced placement courses and supporting them […]
Dozens of people showed up last week for the District 200 Board of Education meeting, when a public hearing was scheduled on D-200’s 2023-24 budget, which projects spending at $126.7 […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent With an excessive heat warning in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday and temperatures expected in the upper 90s Thursday, Woodstock School District 200 has notified parents that […]
Another debt bomb looms for Woodstock School District 200. The Board of Education last week approved a preliminary 2023-24 budget that would pay $13 million next year toward the school […]
For Deb Fuller, variety was the secret to career success. During the span of her career with Woodstock School District 200, she has worked in various capacities at Woodstock High […]
The first seeds planted to create friendships between students and trusted adults have sprouted, but more volunteers are needed to expand the program to all of Woodstock School District 200’s […]
District 200 music educator Duane Peiffer leaves behind a legacy of choosing engaging music for his students to play and sing while pushing them to develop music literacy skills and […]
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