Dec. 22-Jan. 4
Riley Grosvenor (pictured left) has signed to play basketball, while Regan Grosvenor (pictured right) has signed to compete in both softball and basketball.
Students will dismiss early on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as follows:
Noon students in grades 6-12 will dismiss
12:45 p.m. Full day preschools (Parker, Pick and Freedom) will dismiss
1 p.m. Students in grades K-5 will dismiss
There will be no afternoon sessions for Williams Early Childhood Center
There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Dec. 22, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026.
District offices will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 26, 31 and Jan. 1.
Students will return to the classroom on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
Aminah Harmon won the high school level of the American Legion Oratorical contest and will continue on to the district level on January 6th.
Winter Classic Bolivar Tournament
Zakhi Fikes 1st in Humorous Interpretation
Haley Brixey 1st for Program Oral Interpretation
The annual Route 66 Shootout will take place on Friday, Dec.19, and Saturday, Dec. 20, at Waynesville High School.
The third class of the WHS Athletic/Activity Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized prior to the 7:30 p.m. game on Friday, Dec.19.
Robert "Bob" Slaughter (Coach/AD)
Robert Sumter (Athlete/T&F & XC)
1974 Track & Field (Team)
Game Schedule
Friday, Dec.19
4:30 p.m. – Waynesville (Girls) vs. Capital City
6:00 p.m. – Poplar Bluff (Boys) vs. Capital City
7:30 p.m. – Waynesville (Boys) vs. Northwest Cedar Hill
Saturday, Dec.20
12:30 p.m. – Waynesville (Girls) vs. St. Elizabeth
2:00 p.m. – Northwest Cedar Hill (Boys) vs. Poplar Bluff
3:30 p.m. – Waynesville (Boys) vs. Hazelwood East
Admission
$10 per person for the weekend
$6 per person per day
All individuals over age 5 are required to purchase a ticket, including senior citizens, season pass holders, annual pass holders, and staff with athletic passes, as these are not regular season games.
UPDATE: Route 47 to be only snow route this afternoon
Waynesville R-VI buses will run their regular routes this afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, EXCEPT Bus Route 47. Bus Route 47 will also run its snow route this afternoon and in the morning on Thursday, Dec. 4.
While we typically stay on snow routes all day if we use them in the morning, rising temperatures are allowing us to make an exception and return to most regular routes this afternoon.
The afterschool WIN activity buses will run their regular routes as well this evening.
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ADDITIONAL INFO: Because today is late-start Wednesday, please add 30 minutes to the pick-up time for your snow route.
Red: The Waynesville R-VI School District will be in session, but buses will be running snow routes on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. When the district runs snow routes in the morning, it will run snow routes in the afternoon.
Snow routes are available on the Bus Quest Mobile App. In some cases, the snow route may be the regular route.
More information about downloading the Bus Quest Mobile App is at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/bus-quest.
School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker, Pick and Freedom Preschool.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
Instructions for logging into your child’s Chromebook: https://5il.co/3siy4
Additional instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Additional instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Additional instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7
Tonight's 7th and 8th grade girls basketball games against Rolla have been cancelled. The games will be rescheduled. Dates to be determined.
