Janice “Jann” Dye was recognized for serving as the first president of the Waynesville R-VI School District during Showcase Waynesville Schools on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Waynesville High School. Dye’s granddaughter Kayte Dye performed a dance in honor of her grandmother and then Dye was presented orange roses and an engraved vase by Cheryl Vernon, president of the Waynesville R-VI Foundation. Dye served as president of the foundation from 2012 to 2023.
Student artwork lined the hallway and art students provided live art demonstrations, including painting and pottery, during Showcase Waynesville Schools on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Students also demonstrated their skills at robotics and coding during the first hour of the event.
The following plans are in place as of Thursday morning:
PARADE
As of this time, the Homecoming Parade will be held rain or shine at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. In the event of severe weather, the parade will be cancelled. Should it become necessary, any announcement regarding last-minute plans for the parade will be made on the Waynesville R-VI Facebook page. The parade begins at Waynesville City Park and ends at Waynesville Middle School.
CHAMBER TIGER PRIDE NIGHT
The Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce’s Tiger Pride Night will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. INSIDE the Waynesville High School Gym.
CORONATION AND GAME
Coronation will be at 6:25 p.m. on the field at Tiger Stadium, followed by the game at 7 p.m.
Waynesville Career Center's culinary arts students took 1st in People’s Choice, Best of Show and 2nd place from the judges at the City of Waynesville's Croaker's Culinary Cook-off during Hogs and Frogs on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Their entry for the tailgate-themed event was a burger stuffed with stuffed jalapenos with fried cheese and special sauce on top. In the judges competition, Drachenfutter took 1st place, WCC took 2nd and Honey Chile Please took 3rd place. #wayschools
SFC Nathan Scott, Missouri Army National Guard Recruiter, provided Waynesville’s JROTC program with 60 polos and backpacks for the Raider Team and Drill Team. Pictured are Cadet Lt. Col. Nathaniel Copeland, the Tiger Battalion Commander; Sgt. 1st Class Nathaniel Scott; and Cadet Captains Julian Vassallo and Peyton Stuart. Waynesville’s JROTC program is headquartered in the Waynesville Career Center, where Vassallo and Stuart also attend the WCC’s CNA program. #wayschools
A fire alarm sounded at approximately 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at Waynesville High School. Due to a pulled alarm, an investigation is being conducted.
All students and staff are safe. No fire or smoke were detected; however, students and staff temporarily evacuated the building out of an abundance of caution. Students and staff returned to the building when fire officials gave the all-clear.
AmeriCorps has positions open. For more info, please call 573-842-2250 or email community@waynesville.k12.mo.us.
The Waynesville High School Class of 1974 held its 50-year reunion on Sept. 20 and 21, 2024. The reunion included a tour Waynesville Middle School, which was Waynesville High School when they graduated.
Those pictured are Marianne Ward who helped arrange the tour and Class of 1974 members and their guests Keith Pritchard, Joni (Wellhausen) Klemp, Ted Klemp, Lorel (Pritchard) Zander, Jerry Zander and Cathy (Bushnell) Galbraith.
Reunion groups who are interested in taking a tour of a school district facility should contact PR@waynesville.k12.mo.us to schedule a tour.
The district has received updated information, which is reflected in the information below.
Local police have an individual in custody after the individual attempted to hide near vehicles parked at Waynesville High School at approximately 7:10 p.m. during the JV football game on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.
Law enforcement officers have reported that this is an isolated incident and has nothing to do with the school district.
We are thankful for the quick action of the Waynesville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
6th graders use real-world tools
Sixth graders on Team Spectacular at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center spent time studying maps from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and USGS (United States Geological Survey) to learn more about how data is used to help forecast future catastrophic events.
WHS students name to CDMMEA Honor and Concert Choirs
The following Waynesville High School students have been selected for the Central District Missouri Music Educators Association (CDMMEA) Honor Choir and are eligible to audition for All-State Choir:
Citlali Arzabala
AJ Bowling
William Figueroa
Calley McCall
Sydney Myers
Xavier Tripp
The following WHS students were selected for the CDMMEA Concert Choir:
Emma Bailey
Faith Bohrer
Ava Byers
Haley Emmett
Derrick Leigey
Kamden Raines
Lilyana Romero
Joshua Noriega-Gil
Edric Twine
Isaac Williams
Members of the WHS Choir will be among the groups performing at Showcase Waynesville Schools on this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
The Waynesville JROTC Raider Team finished 5th overall out of 38 teams from the Midwest at the Leavenworth, Kan., Meet on Sept. 14, 2024.
“This is a solid start to another season,” said Col. (Ret.) Charles Williams, a senior Army instructor with the Waynesville JROTC program.
The event results are as follows:
Overall - 5th Place
3rd Place - 5k Terrain Run
3rd Place – Obstacle Run (.75 Mile Run, uphill run through the woods, with a tire obstacle and 3 x 8 foot walls)
3rd Place - Unconquered (1 Mile uphill run with various obstacles)
4th Place - Cross Country Litter Carry (1.5 mile run through woods, carrying 4 x 35 pound rucksacks, a 100-pound litter, with various obstacles)
4th Place - Physical Team Test (.5 mile agility, strength, and speed test)
5th Place - 1 Rope Bridge (fastest team to construct, traverse a 75-foot gap, and take down a 1-rope bridge)
5th Place - Obstacle Course (Starts with an 11-foot wall, and goes 1 mile through the woods with many obstacles)
4th Place - Ultimate Raider - William Tabor (individual race through the 1-mile obstacle course).
The Raiders will compete next on Sept. 28 at the Ozark Raider Meet.
The home Raider Meet will be Oct. 5 on Fort Leonard Wood, sponsored by Fort Leonard Wood and the 1st Engineer Brigade.
Save the Date: Two patriotic concerts on one night!
East Elementary 4th and 5th graders will perform concerts on Oct. 30 at the WHS Auditorium. (See details below.) The event is free and open to the public.
Faith Bohrer, a sophomore at Waynesville High School, presented her FCCLA project on mental health first aid to 7th graders at Waynesville Middle School on Sept. 17, 2024.
"It was such a wonderful contribution to this lesson for my students," said WMS Counselor Jonie Wilson. "They were all excited that a 10th grader presented this to them. She did a phenomenal job."
The VOICES honor choir is made up of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students in the Waynesville R-VI School District. Students auditioned for the choir and 70 were selected by music teachers. They are rehearsing for their upcoming performance during Showcase Waynesville Schools at 6 p.m. Sept. 26, 2024, at the Waynesville High School Auditorium.
Keeton of Eclectic Originals receives Community Recognition Plaque
Cheryl Keeton of Eclectic Originals in Waynesville received the Community Recognition Plaque from Dr. Jamie Goforth, assistant superintendent of personnel services, during the Sept. 16, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting.
Keeton was recognized for generously donating 72 cases of transfers from Dixie Belle Paints to the “Painting Your Passion” LEAD group at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center. The group will be placing positive messages throughout the building and creating murals in the hallways and putting displays on windows.
Eclectic Originals, a retailer of Dixie Belle Paint Company and DIY products, donated the products in support art education.
Two Waynesville High School seniors - Braylin Scott and Carter Pondrom - were recognized on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, during the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for their assistance in recruiting an athletic trainer for the Waynesville R-VI School District. They are pictured with Courtney Long, executive director of secondary instruction.
In observance of Patriot Day, Waynesville High School students hand-delivered sweet treats, thank you cards and posters to first responders in the area to show appreciation of all of their hard work and dedication to our schools and the community. They also delivered a special gift to all the SRO's in the district in appreciation for keeping all of our schools safe. #wayschools
A fire alarm sounded at Waynesville High School at approximately 5:10 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Out of an abundance of caution, firefighters have been called to the school to confirm that there is no fire or smoke.
Team Spectacular students at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center used the engineering design process to plan and build catapults this week, adjusting their mathematical calculations based on their previous results until their catapults could launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters.
