Hello- I am Dawn Wilking, and I will be teaching Language Arts 11 and Journalism.  I have been teaching since 2006. I taught 8 years at Newburg High School where I taught 7, 8 and 9 English, as well as Yearbook and was Beta sponsor.This is my 4th year at Waynesville High School. In that time, I have taught Language Arts 10, 11 and Journalism. This year I will be adding Pre-AP 10.

I graduated from Montrose High School in Montrose Mo. Go Bluejays! I have a Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree and a Masters in the Art of Teaching from University of Central Missouri.

Mr. Ward and I jointly teach Journalism class in which we produce the yearbook, magazine and maintain the website for the Heritage-Tribune. We have a great group of students as editors this school year, and I look forward to seeing what we produce.

I have been married to my husband, Karl, for 13 years. My daughter Kimberlin and husband Philipp live in Montgomery City, MO. My son, Kyle, is 12 and is going into 6th grade at East Elementary.  I love reading, sewing, buying fabric, and all music from the 80's. My favorite movie of all time is Footloose and I can't say I have a favorite musician, but Bruce Springsteen, Tesla, and Def Leppard are some of my favorites.  I am a Cardinals and Royals fan, and root for both, unless they are playing each other, then I root for the Royals.