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Woodland Dist. 50 bus driver accused of molesting teen May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
A Woodland Elementary District 50 bus driver has been charged with molesting a teenage girl who isn't a student at Gurnee-based school system, authorities said. Kristin Miks, 32, of the 33000 block of Sunset Avenue in unincorporated Wildwood, faces two counts of criminal sexual assault and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Lake County sheriff's police Sgt. Sara Balmes announced Wednesday. Miks was freed after posting 10 percent of a $150,000 bond.
Dogs find no drugs at Woodland Middle School May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
No drugs or contraband were found Friday during a search of Woodland Middle School by canine units from Gurnee Police Department and other area law enforcement agencies, Woodland Elementary District 50 officials said.
Woodland still pressing change in funding for state-approved charter schoolsMay 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 officials plan to continue calling attention to what they say is an unfair method of how state-approved charter schools are formed. District 50 officials have voiced concern about having to send state general aide to help pay for children attending Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, which amounts to about $3 million for the current academic year.
D50 bilingual advisory meeting Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts its final Bilingual Parent Advisory Council meeting for the year on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the east cafeteria at Woodland Elementary School, 17261 Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake.
D50 hosts Fit Fest: Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Woodland Intermediate School at 1115 N. Hunt Club Road will host its first Fit Fest in the cafeteria.
Woodland Wishes benefit Apr 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Woodland Educational Foundation's 5th annual benefit auction, Woodland Wishes, is 7 p.m. April 20, 2013 at the Hunt Club Community Center, 920 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee.
Prairie Crossing funding meeting Tuesday Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Prairie Crossing Charter School board members will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss proposed legislation pertaining to funding. It'll be at Helle Hall of the Comstock Building.
Proposed legislation targets Prairie Crossing funding Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Some officials at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake are expressing concern about proposed legislation they say would threaten its funding
Negro league veterans talk to Woodland students Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Two former Negro league ballplayers entertained fifth-graders at Gurnee's Woodland Intermediate School on Wednesday with stories about their careers in professional baseball. Hank Presswood, a 91-year-old ex-shortstop who now lives in Chicago, and Ray Knox, an 81-year-old Evanston resident who was a catcher in his playing days, even talked about meeting the great Leroy Satchel Paige.
Gurnee police offer peek at school safety videoMar 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Gurnee police are offering a glimpse of a safety training video featuring local officers, students and teachers reacting to a lockdown at the village’s Woodland Middle School. Police and Woodland Elementary District 50 collaborated in the production at the school two weeks ago. It’s geared for school employees who didn’t receive formal training about lockdown procedures because they were hired in the middle of an academic year.
D50 dual language meeting: Mar 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Woodland Elementary District 50 will host a dual language meeting for parents at 6 p.m., March 6, at Woodland Primary School, 17366 W. Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake.
New contract for District 50 teachers, support staff Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Teachers and support staff now officially have a new contract at Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee. District 50 board members approved the deal at a meeting Tuesday night. Members of the Woodland branch of the Lake County Federation of Teachers union ratified the contract in late December.
District 50 student chosen as Tourette’s youth ambassador Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Bradley Wilinski and his family are gearing up for their visit to Washington D.C. That's because the Woodland Middle School sixth-grader was recently selected as the Tourette's Youth Ambassador for Illinois 2013 by the Tourette's Syndrome Association.
Woodland Intermediate show: Feb 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Woodland Intermediate School students will perform Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 and 22 at the Intermediate School, 1115 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee.
Gurnee school serves as the set for safety videoFeb 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Cameras and boom microphones took over a second-floor area of Woodland Middle School in Gurnee for a safety video production that featured students, teachers and local police. It'll be geared for school employees who didn't receive formal training about lockdown procedures. “I think we're going to find that there's many, many school districts that have a need for this,” crime prevention technician Tom Agos said.
Carla Little: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Carla Little, running for Woodland District 50 School Board (4-year Terms)
Tony DeMonte: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Tony DeMonte, running for Woodland District 50 School Board (4-year Terms)
Vincent Juarez: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Vincent Juarez, running for Woodland District 50 School Board (4-year Terms)
Bill Barnabee: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Bill Barnabee, running for Woodland District 50 School Board (4-year Terms)
Gurnee police, Woodland schools join forces on video Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Gurnee police and Woodland Elementary District 50 are combining forces to produce a video on school safety.