“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 […]
By Julia Eastham news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock School District 200 is looking to hire more bus drivers for the coming school year, but for now the district will continue its three-tier […]
As Jeriel McGinness retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year, he left behind a tangible reminder of his time at Creekside Middle School. The longtime middle school art […]
The Woodstock Community Orchestra will host its debut performance Aug. 3 in the Woodstock Square. Two School District 200 orchestra teachers – Lyndra Bastian and Jillian Forbes – have worked […]
Westwood Elementary School is losing two longtime staff members to retirement. Rita Caywood was hired by School District 200 in 1997 as the principal’s secretary at Westwood Elementary School. Deborah […]
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 […]
After two years without competition due to the pandemic, the Woodstock School District 200 Special Olympics team made it back to the Illinois Summer Games, earning seven gold, six silver, […]
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 […]
Greenwood Elementary School says goodbye to two teachers with a combined 51 years with Woodstock School District 200. Marla Cherry retires after 26 years with D-200, all of them at […]
The orchestra director of Woodstock High School and Creekside Middle School has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
