With a five-minute video and a three-question survey, Woodstock School District 200 hopes to find out what the community thinks about combining the athletic programs of its two high schools. […]
You won’t need a lot of time to take the survey about whether Woodstock School District 200 should combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Just […]
Art students at Clay Academy are leaving their mark on the century-old building with uplifting murals, positive messages, and plenty of paint. At the beginning of this school year, Dawn […]
Future educators will benefit from an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. Jennifer Rooney, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Woodstock School District 200, received funding to […]
Several years ago, Prairiewood Elementary School secretary Carol Cerny had an idea for a service project at her school. She was not sure whether it was appropriate for a secretary […]
Some students are wearing masks, some are not in Woodstock School District 200 as they’re caught in the middle of a legal and political fight playing out in Illinois. Six […]
Whether separate athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools are combined is an issue that apparently will be decided sooner rather than later. In a 6-1 vote last […]
Antioch Pizza had all the right ingredients for Woodstock School District 200’s Life Connections program, and the dough is still rising. The program provides opportunities for 18- to 22-year-olds who […]
No rivalry in local sports rivals the competition in games, meets, and matches between crosstown high schools Woodstock and Woodstock North. As School District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan describes it, […]
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower […]
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