Starting and ending times
The first day of school for all Waynesville R-VI buildings is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Please see our district directory for individual building hours and student drop off and pick up times.
Grades 6-12 begin at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades 6-12 begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 2:35 p.m. on all regular school days.
Grades K-5 begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades K-5 begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. on all regular school days.
Pre-K begins at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Doors open at 8:05 a.m. On Wednesdays, Pre-K begins at 8:45 a.m. and doors open at 8:35 a.m. Dismissal is at 3:05 p.m on all regular school days.
Williams Early Childhood Center begins at 8:15 for the a.m. session on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and dismisses at 11:15 for the a.m. session. On Wednesdays, the a.m. session begins at 9 a.m. and doors open at 8:55 a.m. The WECC begins at 12:15 for the p.m. session and dismisses at 3:15 for the p.m. session.
Dismissal time does not change on Wednesdays.
The first day of school for all Waynesville R-VI buildings is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Please see our district directory for individual building hours and student drop off and pick up times.
Grades 6-12 begin at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades 6-12 begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 2:35 p.m. on all regular school days.
Grades K-5 begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades K-5 begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. on all regular school days.
Pre-K begins at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Doors open at 8:05 a.m. On Wednesdays, Pre-K begins at 8:45 a.m. and doors open at 8:35 a.m. Dismissal is at 3:05 p.m on all regular school days.
Williams Early Childhood Center begins at 8:15 for the a.m. session on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and dismisses at 11:15 for the a.m. session. On Wednesdays, the a.m. session begins at 9 a.m. and doors open at 8:55 a.m. The WECC begins at 12:15 for the p.m. session and dismisses at 3:15 for the p.m. session.
Dismissal time does not change on Wednesdays.
Meet the Teacher Night
Times: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
August 13, 2025:
Waynesville Middle School
Waynesville High School
Waynesville Career Center
August 14, 2025
All PreK (All Preschools)
All Elementary Schools
Waynesville Sixth Grade Center
Times: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
August 13, 2025:
Waynesville Middle School
Waynesville High School
Waynesville Career Center
August 14, 2025
All PreK (All Preschools)
All Elementary Schools
Waynesville Sixth Grade Center
The Tiger Book Express will not be at the Waynesville City Park today (Thursday, July 31, 2025) due to impending weather.
School Supply Lists
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
https://5il.co/3llc5
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2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
https://5il.co/3kgma
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3. 6th Grade
https://5il.co/3kx5t
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4. 7th & 8th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5u
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5. 9th - 12th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5s
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All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
https://5il.co/3llc5
______________
2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
https://5il.co/3kgma
______________
3. 6th Grade
https://5il.co/3kx5t
______________
4. 7th & 8th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5u
______________
5. 9th - 12th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5s
______________
All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists
Complete your volunteer form now
to volunteer for the 2025-26 school year
We invite parents and members of our community to volunteer in the Waynesville R-VI School District.
To become a volunteer, please complete and sign the required application and background check form available online at https://5il.co/2scp0. (If the link does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4649828/Front_and_Back_Volunteer_Application_Fillable_Updated_6.25.pdf
Please return the form to your child’s school or to the Community Resource Office at Pick Educational and Volunteer Center, 12751 Pulaski Ave., Fort Leonard Wood.
Additional details
A completed background check is required before a parent may go on a field trip.
The background check may take up to several weeks or more to process. Please return the volunteer application form as early as possible.
For more information, please call 573-842-2250 or go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/page/volunteering-in-the-waynesville-r-vi-school-district
District approved background checks are good for one year. You will be notified by email, one month before the expiration, to submit a new background check.
Opportunities include:
· Rocking Chair Reader
· Help in the Library or with Book Fairs
· Help with Activity Nights/Carnivals
· Snack in a Pack
· Classroom Assistance
· Office Help
· Become a WayConnect Mentor
· Become a Partner on Patrol
to volunteer for the 2025-26 school year
We invite parents and members of our community to volunteer in the Waynesville R-VI School District.
To become a volunteer, please complete and sign the required application and background check form available online at https://5il.co/2scp0. (If the link does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4649828/Front_and_Back_Volunteer_Application_Fillable_Updated_6.25.pdf
Please return the form to your child’s school or to the Community Resource Office at Pick Educational and Volunteer Center, 12751 Pulaski Ave., Fort Leonard Wood.
Additional details
A completed background check is required before a parent may go on a field trip.
The background check may take up to several weeks or more to process. Please return the volunteer application form as early as possible.
For more information, please call 573-842-2250 or go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/page/volunteering-in-the-waynesville-r-vi-school-district
District approved background checks are good for one year. You will be notified by email, one month before the expiration, to submit a new background check.
Opportunities include:
· Rocking Chair Reader
· Help in the Library or with Book Fairs
· Help with Activity Nights/Carnivals
· Snack in a Pack
· Classroom Assistance
· Office Help
· Become a WayConnect Mentor
· Become a Partner on Patrol
Exciting update! The Tiger Express Book Mobile will now be at Waynesville City Park on both Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon—giving you two chances each week to stop by, pick up some great books and enjoy story time.
To better serve our community, we’ve made the decision to discontinue our Thursday visits to St. Robert Park for the remainder of the summer, due to limited attendance.
Thank you for your understanding and support! We can’t wait to see you at Waynesville Park!
To better serve our community, we’ve made the decision to discontinue our Thursday visits to St. Robert Park for the remainder of the summer, due to limited attendance.
Thank you for your understanding and support! We can’t wait to see you at Waynesville Park!
Keep in the know with the Waynesville R-VI mobile app
What the mobile app offers:
· The district's latest news in the "Feed" portion of the app
· Upcoming events/calendar info in the "Events" section
· Quick access to PowerSchool and Canvas (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and select either one.)
· Access to lunch menus (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and then click on “Menu” with a pizza slice next to it)
· The ability to choose the school or schools that you would like to connect with
How to get the mobile app
To download the Waynesville R-VI mobile app to your device, you may:
· scan the QR code in the graphic
· download the app on your Android device at https://aptg.co/_Jyx-q
· download the app on iPhone at https://apple.co/3Vxvnp6
Need help with the App? Call 573-824-2041.
What the mobile app offers:
· The district's latest news in the "Feed" portion of the app
· Upcoming events/calendar info in the "Events" section
· Quick access to PowerSchool and Canvas (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and select either one.)
· Access to lunch menus (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and then click on “Menu” with a pizza slice next to it)
· The ability to choose the school or schools that you would like to connect with
How to get the mobile app
To download the Waynesville R-VI mobile app to your device, you may:
· scan the QR code in the graphic
· download the app on your Android device at https://aptg.co/_Jyx-q
· download the app on iPhone at https://apple.co/3Vxvnp6
Need help with the App? Call 573-824-2041.
Waynesville buses earn Fleet of Excellence Award
Waynesville R-VI has earned the Missouri Highway Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence Award for 2025 with 93.8 percent of its buses passing inspection. The statewide average is 82.96%.
"The Excellence Award reflects how all of our transportation employees work together to safely deliver our students to and from school each day," said Aaron Tronstad, Director of Transportation.
The award means that the district’s buses can display the Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of each bus.
Waynesville R-VI has earned the Missouri Highway Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence Award for 2025 with 93.8 percent of its buses passing inspection. The statewide average is 82.96%.
"The Excellence Award reflects how all of our transportation employees work together to safely deliver our students to and from school each day," said Aaron Tronstad, Director of Transportation.
The award means that the district’s buses can display the Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of each bus.
School Supply Lists
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
https://5il.co/3llc5
______________
2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
https://5il.co/3kgma
______________
3. 6th Grade
https://5il.co/3kx5t
______________
4. 7th & 8th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5u
______________
5. 9th - 12th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5s
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All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
https://5il.co/3llc5
______________
2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
https://5il.co/3kgma
______________
3. 6th Grade
https://5il.co/3kx5t
______________
4. 7th & 8th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5u
______________
5. 9th - 12th Grades
https://5il.co/3kx5s
______________
All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.
School Supply Lists
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://5il.co/2r7z0 2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4592172/Elementary_School_Supply_List_25_26.pdf)
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3. 6th Grade
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839115/WSGC_Supply_List.jpg)
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4. 7th & 8th Grades
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839116/WMS_Supply_List.jpg)
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5. 9th - 12th Grades
(If the link at left does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839114/WHS_Supply_List.jpg)
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All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.
School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.
The lists are as follows:
1. Preschool/early childhood
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://5il.co/2r7z0 2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4592172/Elementary_School_Supply_List_25_26.pdf)
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3. 6th Grade
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839115/WSGC_Supply_List.jpg)
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4. 7th & 8th Grades
(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839116/WMS_Supply_List.jpg)
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5. 9th - 12th Grades
(If the link at left does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839114/WHS_Supply_List.jpg)
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All school supply lists
To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.
Reese volunteers to read at Tiger Book Express
Walter Reese volunteered to read to children on July 7, 2025, at the Tiger Book Express in the Waynesville City Park. Waynesville R-VI librarians are bringing the book mobile to Waynesville and St. Robert parks this summer.
The remaining dates and times for the Tiger Book Express are as follows:
· July 10 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 14 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 17 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 21 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 24 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 28 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 31 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 4 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 7 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
All dates are weather permitting. Please check the district’s Facebook page for cancellations.
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About the Tiger Book Express
The Tiger Book Express offers the opportunity to:
· Check out a book for free from the Waynesville R-VI School District
o (Show up, sign in, choose a book, check it out)
· Listen to a guest reader (when available)
· Visit with one of your favorite Waynesville R-VI librarians
· When you’re finished reading the book, you may return the book to the book mobile at a later date. There are also return bins located outside the main entrances of East Elementary and Freedom Elementary.
While the Tiger Book Express is being brought to the community by Waynesville R-VI librarians, it is open to the public. At the Waynesville City Park, the book express will be located next to a pavilion near the playground. At the St. Robert City Park, the book express will be next to the playground and pavilion just off of Historic Route 66.
Walter Reese volunteered to read to children on July 7, 2025, at the Tiger Book Express in the Waynesville City Park. Waynesville R-VI librarians are bringing the book mobile to Waynesville and St. Robert parks this summer.
The remaining dates and times for the Tiger Book Express are as follows:
· July 10 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 14 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 17 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 21 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 24 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 28 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 31 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 4 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 7 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
All dates are weather permitting. Please check the district’s Facebook page for cancellations.
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About the Tiger Book Express
The Tiger Book Express offers the opportunity to:
· Check out a book for free from the Waynesville R-VI School District
o (Show up, sign in, choose a book, check it out)
· Listen to a guest reader (when available)
· Visit with one of your favorite Waynesville R-VI librarians
· When you’re finished reading the book, you may return the book to the book mobile at a later date. There are also return bins located outside the main entrances of East Elementary and Freedom Elementary.
While the Tiger Book Express is being brought to the community by Waynesville R-VI librarians, it is open to the public. At the Waynesville City Park, the book express will be located next to a pavilion near the playground. At the St. Robert City Park, the book express will be next to the playground and pavilion just off of Historic Route 66.
All schools and offices in the Waynesville R-VI school district will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of the Fourth of July.
The first day of school for all schools in the Waynesville R-VI School District will be Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
Meet the Teacher Night
Times: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
August 13, 2025:
Waynesville Middle School
Waynesville High School
Waynesville Career Center
August 14, 2025
All PreK (All Preschools)
All Elementary Schools
Waynesville Sixth Grade Center
Times: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
August 13, 2025:
Waynesville Middle School
Waynesville High School
Waynesville Career Center
August 14, 2025
All PreK (All Preschools)
All Elementary Schools
Waynesville Sixth Grade Center
Guest readers are volunteering to read to children at the Tiger Book Express, the book mobile that Waynesville R-VI librarians are bringing to Waynesville and St. Robert parks this summer. Pictured here is Janel Rowell, president of the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education, reading to children.
The remaining dates and times for the Tiger Book Express are as follows:
· June 26 St. Robert Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 30 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 7 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 10 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 14 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 17 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 21 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 24 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 28 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 31 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 4 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 7 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
All dates are weather permitting. Please check the district’s Facebook page for cancellations. #wayschools
The 2025-26 school year calendar for the Waynesville R-VI School District is at https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5126636/25-26_School_Year_Calendar_Updated.pdf
The first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
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The hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays are as follows:
Grades K-5: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Grades 6-12 : 7:30 a.m. - 2:35 p.m
Parker Educational Center (PreK): 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes (PreK): 8:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Williams Early Childhood Center PM classes (PreK): 12:15 - 3:15 p.m.
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Wednesdays are known as "late-start Wednesdays" because school begins 30 minutes later each Wednesday morning. (Dismissal times do not change on Wednesdays.) On Wednesdays, the hours are as follows:
Grades K-5: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Grades 6-12: 8:00 a.m. - 2:35 p.m
Parker Educational Center: 8:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Williams Early Childhood CenterAM classes: 8:55 to 11:15 a.m.
Williams Early Childhood Center PM classes (The start time for PM classes does not change on Wednesdays): 12:15 - 3:15 p.m.
All schools and offices will be closed on June 19, 2025, in recognition of Juneteenth.
The Tiger Book Express will not be held this evening, June 12, in the Waynesville City Park due to the possibility of inclement weather. #wayschools
Waynesville R-VI librarians are bringing the Tiger Book Express to Waynesville and St. Robert parks this summer for children in PreK to 6th grades to check out a book, beginning June 9.
“This is an opportunity to put books in the hands of our community during the summer while we are not in school,” said Cassie Wilson, library media specialist at East Elementary.
The Tiger Book Express will offer the opportunity:
· Check out a book for free from the Waynesville R-VI School District
o (Show up, sign in, choose a book, check it out)
· Listen to a guest reader (when available)
· Visit with one of your favorite Waynesville R-VI librarians
When you’re finished reading the book, you may return the book to the book mobile at a later date. There are also return bins located outside the main entrances of East Elementary and Freedom Elementary.
While the Tiger Book Express is being brought to the community by Waynesville R-VI librarians, it is open to the public. At the Waynesville City Park, the book express will be located next to a pavilion near the playground. At the St. Robert City Park, the book express will be next to the playground and pavilion just off of Historic Route 66.
The dates and times (weather permitting) for the Tiger Book Express are as follows:
· June 9 Waynesville Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 12 Waynesville Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 16 Waynesville Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 19 St. Robert Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 23 Waynesville Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 26 St. Robert Park: 4 to 6 p.m.
· June 30 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 7 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 10 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 14 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 17 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 21 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 24 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 28 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· July 31 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 4 Waynesville Park: 9 a.m. to noon
· Aug. 7 St. Robert Park: 9 a.m. to noon
All dates are weather permitting. Please check the district’s Facebook page for cancellations. #wayschools
ATTN: Returning Students
Yearly registration for returning students will open on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
Primary parents/guardians will be receiving an EMAILcontaining a SNAPCODE link for each student already enrolled in the Waynesville R-VI School District, including students who started in June 2024 for summer school.
Once you receive the email (check your inbox and/or your spam folder on Wednesday), click the SNAPCODE link to access the yearly registration forms.
You will receive a separate email for each of your students.
Click on https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/3945776/Returning_Student_Parent_Registration.pdf for step by step instructions on how to complete registration for returning students.
#WaySchools
