Waynesville R-VI School District

Dr. Elizabeth Washington, executive director of student services, recognized Stephanie Peace for being named a Missouri Post Secondary Transition Liaison for the 2025-26 school year, which was awarded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Courtney Long, executive director of secondary instruction, recognized Brandon Bullard, a freshman at Waynesville High School, for earning 2nd place and $750 in the inaugural Missouri Civics Bee held in August 2025 at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Long presented Bullard with a certificate during the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting on Sept. 22, 2025.

Homecoming business window contest and float sponsorships

Area businesses are invited to decorate their windows prior to Homecoming and/or to sponsor a float for the Homecoming parade on Oct. 3, 2025.

This year's theme is Deep Sea Roar.

To sign up to have your business participate in the friendly business window competition, click here. If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste this into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDiZnl83MU0Xi-5uHYjOJpVpkLfNLkTx4VZ0-jPPk6_UuvIw/viewform

To sponsor a float ($75), please click here. If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste this into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO7lsSNTCGnxvhno0_QLwdJFqI-esODS_xE7wl0IvJS84TPA/viewform

Homecoming Oct. 3, 2025, at a glance:

No afternoon sessions at Williams Early Childhood Center
Noon Grades 6-12 dismiss
12:45 Parker Educational Center and Pick Educational and Volunteer Center dismiss
1 p.m. Grades K-5 dismiss
2:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade (parade begins at Waynesville City Park and marches to Waynesville Middle School)
4:30 - 6 p.m. Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce Community Tiger Pride Night
6:10 p.m. Awarding of AP checks
6:25 p.m. Coronation
7 p.m. Varsity football game

WHS students and grads to receive $26,500 for AP scores



Waynesville High School students and recent graduates will be presented with checks totaling $26,500 beginning at 6:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, prior to the Homecoming varsity football game.



The following students and 2025 graduates will receive $100 for each AP test on which they scored a 3 or higher this past spring:



Danely Aguilar

Renae Alailima

Abigail Alford

Alexander Alvarado

Joshua Amos

Josephine Andreasen

Citlali Arzabala

Itzel Arzabala

Autumn Asbell

Bri Ash

Ellyia Bagby

Dashayla Bean

Evan Beck

Breanna Bednarik

Alayna Beels

Christie Bennett

Kameron Birenbaum

Tristan Boerner

Faith Bohrer

Benjaman Borchardt

Addison Bowling

Collin Box

David Boyd

Kyle Briner

Jacob Brown

Tisari Brown

Rikku Carlson

Evelyn Carroll

Hailey Carter

Serina Chen

Juliet Choi

Aleksander Cichocki

Vung Ciin

Don Cing

Ethan Cole

Kaitlyn Colgan

Mackenzie Colgan

Justyce Collier-Ford

Nathaniel Copeland

Elizabeth Cox

Kaden Crone

Rozalyn Daley

Connor David

Zayda Dent

Ella Dewitt

Ahmed Diallo

Kaitlynn Dirck

Riley Dunkel

Haley Emmett

Emmalie Erlewine

Elvin James Esguerra

Tristen Ferraro

Drew Fidler

Noah Forte

Seira Fowler

Olivia Frommelt

Samantha Gadsden

Klaus Gillette

Wyatt Glaspell

Kimora Godwin

Aaron Gonzales

Ulysses Gonzales

Alexis Good

Keegan Graves

Elijah Green

Oliver Grife

Jashon Hamilton

Gregory Harless

Chloe Hayes

Royce Hayes

Braden Hays

Madison Hite

Kayden Hoke

Jay'Merie Howard

Maleah Johnson

Peter Johnson

Sheila Jones

Rayne Kling

Reilly-Ann Knowlton

Kameren Knox

Siessa Kpessokro

Levi Kriebs

Grey Landreth

Nicolas Lederle

Danica Leet

Brooklynn Lercher

Lauryn Lercher

Jillian Logan

Kaydence Long

Jalen Lymon

Laila Lyons

Aayden Mantle

Alyssa Mar

Kiera Matesowicz

Christian Matras

Calley McCall

Sofia Mejia

Hailey Melchiorre

Tyler Millius

Chloe Moredock

Isabella Moredock

Sean Morrison

Andre Morse

Shannon Moynihan

Victor Munguia

Carl Myers

Caleb Myrick

Savannah Nelson

Hallie Newberry

Aiden Odle

Alexander Olds

Dakota Osborn

Kai Owens

Juliet Piper

Athena Pittman

Luke Pollman

Kaylee Putman

Kamden Raines

Ella Reddick

Jayden Rene

Sophia Roark

Jackson Roby

Alianna Rodriguez

Bradley Rodriguez

Darrell Rodriquez

Logan Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rothmel

Payton Rushing

Aidan Sanders

Elyssa Scarbrough

Ethan Scarbrough

Morgan Scobee

Braedon Serrano

Stanley Sikora

Eleanor Silengo

Bella Simmons

Addison Smith

Eve Smith

Ivy Smith

Logan Spahn

Seth Steuck

Sloan Storie

Kayla Stuckey

Carson Sutphin

Riley Swanson

Joe Miguel Telebrico

Jackson Thibodeau

Mason Thompson

Clarence Torres

Julian Vassallo

Caden Vaughn

Ivan Velasco

Ki Ventura

Mia Verry

Thomas Romulo Walters

Madilyn Waugh

Brayden Weigelt

Xavier Weston-Rios

Henry Westphall

Jackson Westphall

Cambria Wilcox

Kyle Wilking

Aaron Williams

Alexis Williams

Emilee Williams

Elijah Wooden

Elaine Wu

Brooklyn Young

Brooklyn Zamora

Justin Zuber

Sienna Zuber

Julianna Zuno





Students and graduates should bring their IDs and meet on the track at Tiger Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. Names will be announced beginning at 6:10 p.m., just before the Homecoming Coronation at 6:25 p.m. If a student or recent graduate cannot attend, a parent may stand in for them during the recognition ceremony.

Athletic Schedule Update Sept. 22, 2025

JV Football vs. Neosho cancelled
C/JV/V Boys Soccer vs. Rolla Postponed to Sept. 29

Tiger Festival of Nations is tonight from 5 to 6 p.m. at Waynesville High School.
Please enter on the Ninth Grade Center side of the building.
This event is free and open to the public.

Waynesville JROTC cadets honored National POW/MIA Recognition Day today, Sept. 19, 2025, with a "POW/MIA table," a ceremonial tribute to honor fallen, missing or imprisoned service members.

Students to perform in free showcase;

3 to be inducted into Wall of Leaders



The Waynesville R-VI School District Foundation will host Showcase Waynesville Schools from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Waynesville High School. Following the performances, three individuals will be inducted into the Wall of Leaders.



“We invite everyone – from family members to the community—to come see our student’s artistic talents and to watch the performances on stage,” said Foundation President Cheryl Vernon.



From 5 to 6 p.m. student art pieces will be on display, along with art and robotics demonstrations. At 6 p.m. students will take the stage for dance, instrumental and choral performances.



During the performances, the three individuals who will later be inducted into the Wall of Leaders will be introduced via video. The formal induction ceremony of Janice Roam Dye

and the late Dr. Ogden DeWitt as Lifetime Achievement – Alumni, and the late Sadie Navarre as Outstanding Educational Professional will begin at 7:15 p.m. in front of the Wall of Leaders, which is located directly behind the bronze tiger statue.



This year’s Showcase Waynesville Schools is free and open to the public.



Schedule at a glance



5 to 6 p.m. WHS 1st Floor

Guests will view student artwork and students will demonstrate their artistic and robotic skills on the first floor fine arts wing of WHS.

6 to 7 p.m. WHS Auditorium

Waynesville R-VI students will perform dance, musical and choral numbers in the WHS Auditorium. Wall of Leaders inductees will be introduced via video.

7:15 p.m. WHS Bronze Tiger

Close friends, family members and community leaders are invited to stay for the formal Induction ceremony into the Wall of Leaders – Janice Roam Dye and the late Dr. Ogden DeWitt as Lifetime Achievement - Alumni and the late Sadie Navarre as Outstanding Educational Professional

Waynesville R-VI students participated in the Armed Services YMCA Patriot Day event on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in the Waynesville City Park, including the Waynesville JROTC Color Guard presenting the Colors and the Waynesville High School Choir singing.

The Waynesville Raider Mixed Team finished 6th overall, finishing 4th in the Gauntlet in the Leavenworth High School Raider Meet on Sept. 13, 2025.
This was the first Raider meet of the season.
The events included:
1. 5k Terrain Run
2. Gauntlet (20 obstacles over a 1.5-mile cross country course that starts with a 12-foot wall obstacle)
3. Cross County Litter Carry (1.5-mile cross county litter carry, with 100 pound litter and 6 x 50 pound rucksacks. It also has an array of obstacles on the course)
4. Physical Team Test (.75-mile speed and agility course including weights and obstacles)
5. A .75-mile uphill run with a tire obstacle and 3 x 8 foot walls
6. 1-Rope Bridge

Next up is the Brigade Raider Meet hosted by Ozark High School on Sept. 27, 2025.

Tiger Festival of Nations is Friday

Tiger Festival of Nations will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Waynesville High School. The entrance will be on the Ninth Grade Center (east) side of the building. Tiger Festival of Nations is free and open to the public.

Attendees will learn about different cultures, sample food from around the world and the WHS Steel Pan Band will perform.

Gates will open at 6 p.m. to Tiger Stadium, where the WHS Tigers will take on the Neosho R-5 Wildcats at 7 p.m. Admission to the stadium is $4 per person without a pass.

Photos are from the September 2024 Fall Tiger Festival of Nations.

6th Grade Center hosts Patriot Day with 2 keynote speakers



The Waynesville Sixth Grade Center’s Student Lighthouse Team hosted a Patriot Day Remembrance event on Sept. 11, 2025. The event began with the presentation of the Colors by the Waynesville High School JROTC under the direction of Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Tetreault, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Officer Jon Rigsby.

The two keynote guest speakers were Luge Hardman, a retired teacher, former mayor and author, and Rick Harne, a member of the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education, a retired military police officer and executive director of the Military Police Regimental Association.

Homecoming business window contest and float sponsorships

Area businesses are invited to decorate their windows prior to Homecoming and/or to sponsor a float for the Homecoming parade on Oct. 3, 2025.

This year's theme is Deep Sea Roar.

To sign up to have your business participate in the friendly business window competition, click here. If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste this into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDiZnl83MU0Xi-5uHYjOJpVpkLfNLkTx4VZ0-jPPk6_UuvIw/viewform

To sponsor a float ($75), please click here. If the link does not work for you, please copy and paste this into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO7lsSNTCGnxvhno0_QLwdJFqI-esODS_xE7wl0IvJS84TPA/viewform


Homecoming Oct. 3, 2025, at a glance:

No afternoon sessions at Williams Early Childhood Center
Noon Grades 6-12 dismiss
12:45 Parker Educational Center and Pick Educational and Volunteer Center dismiss
1 p.m. Grades K-5 dismiss
2:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade (parade begins at Waynesville City Park and marches to Waynesville Middle School)
4:30 - 6 p.m. Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce Community Tiger Pride Night
6:25 p.m. Coronation
7 p.m. Varsity football game

The WHS Boys Soccer team hit the field on Sept. 11, 2025, in a hard fought game against Poplar Bluff.

Thayer Elementary commemorated Patriot Day with a special program on Sept. 11, 2025, that included songs performed by 5th graders. The event also featured remarks by Lt. Col. Crystal Batey, inspector general of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, who spoke about the importance of heroes.

An ambulance was dispatched to Waynesville High School at approximately 10:20 a.m. today (Friday, Sept. 12, 2025) to treat an individual student with a medical condition. A parent/guardian has been notified and will determine what, if any, further medical treatment is necessary.

Freedom Elementary hosted their annual Patriot Day parade on Sept. 11, 2025, honoring local first responders and soldiers, including Freedom's PIE partners -- the 84th Chem Batallion. In addition, the Waynesville JROTC Color Guard presented the Colors and the Waynesville High School Drumline marched in the parade.

District Hosts Tiger Pride Night Focused on Special Education



On Sept. 9, 2025, the Waynesville R-VI School District hosted a Tiger Pride Night at the Parker Educational Center, highlighting special education services and supports. During the event, families received an overview of special education, including parent and student rights, as well as roles and responsibilities within the process.

Presenters included Shauna Smith, district special education coordinator and Dr. Elizabeth Washington, executive director of student services. Dr. Jamie Goforth, assistant superintendent of personnel services, helped coordinate the event.

The next session in the Tiger Pride Night special education training series, Advocating for Your Child, will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Parker Educational Center. Families are encouraged to attend and learn effective strategies to support their child’s educational journey.

East Elementary commemorated Patriot Day by honoring heroes impacted by the events of 9/11/01 on the Tiger Playground on Sept. 11, 2025. Students and staff marched together and shared words of thanks while presenting emergency responders with artwork, letters and notes of appreciation.