The Waynesville Career Center hosted its Open House on Jan. 30 where guests took tours of the facility, watched students and staff demonstrate their skills and viewed completed projects. #wayschools



Waynesville High School JROTC hosted the 10th Annual Waynesville JROTC Inter-service Drill Competition on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. "On behalf of the Waynesville JROTC program, we want to thank all of the teams that attended and congratulate Ozark High School JROTC for taking home the overall win. Thank you to all of our coaches, families and supporters, the Waynesville Tiger Battalion and our wonderful JROTC parents group, to Waynesville High School, Waynesville Career Center, and the Waynesville School District, to the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood for our great judges and volunteer support from the Noncommissioned Officers Academy, and to the MSCOE CSM, CSM Azabala and the MSCOE DCG, BG Leonard for attending our awards ceremony", commented Col. (Ret.) Charles Williams. #wayschools









The public is invited to the Waynesville Career Centerās Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
In addition to tours and demonstrations, the center will provide free hot dogs to visitors. More information about the programs that are offered is at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wcc.
The career center is located at 400 G.W. Lane St. in Waynesville.
This year the Waynesville R-VI School District will be presenting the Rising Star and the Support Superstar Awards. The public is invited to nominate individuals for these awards.
The Rising Star Award will be presented to a staff member who is new to the field of education (5 or fewer years of teaching/school experience) and has already demonstrated the ability to have a positive impact on students. The nominee must be returning to the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-2026 school year. Click on https://forms.gle/AgF2yZuYQHcETJgj9 to vote for your Rising Star!
The Support Super Star Award will be presented to a staff member that has worked in the school district for at least one year. Support staff who have already announced their intent to retire or leave the district at the end of the year are not eligible for the award. Any non-certified employee is eligible for this award. Click on
https://forms.gle/PvpzKBPmbCoe8jir7 to vote for your Support Superstar!
Nominations will close at 3 p.m. Feb. 7, 2025. #wayschools

There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Waynesville R-VI Superintendent Hilary Bales praised Waynesville Career Center staff members for their successful, engaging and innovative AMI lessons during their Super Session on Jan. 15, 2025. After Bales provided an update on ongoing district initiatives, Dr. Jamie Goforth, assistant superintendent of personnel services, led staff in a communication activity.



There will be no school on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for a teacher in-service day.

There will be noĀ in-personĀ schoolĀ inĀ the Waynesville R-VI School District on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend schoolĀ virtually this morningĀ as this is anĀ AMIĀ day.Ā
School will beĀ inĀ session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online)Ā from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool.Ā
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.Ā
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Instructions for PreK-6th graders are atĀ https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are atĀ https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are atĀ https://5il.co/342j7
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NOTES:Ā AllĀ inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI daysĀ inĀ the morning.Ā If an inclement weather day occurs on a Wednesday, online learning will begin at 8:30 a.m.Ā

The Waynesville R-VI School District will be running snow routes on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. When the district runs snow routes in the morning, it will run snow routes in the afternoon.
Great job to everyone for successful AMI days on Jan. 6, 7 and 8, 2025, and congratulations to our classes in grades 6th-12th grades with perfect attendance! (Grades PreK-5th grades were published in a separate post.)

While we had hoped to return to the in-person setting, too many of our snow routes are not yet suitable for bus traffic. Therefore, there will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually tomorrow morning as this will be an AMI day.
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 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 PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7
NOTES: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning. If an inclement weather day occurs on a Wednesday, online learning will begin at 8:30 a.m.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually tomorrow morning as this is an AMI day.
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 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.
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Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7
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NOTES: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning. If an inclement weather day occurs on a Wednesday, online learning will begin at 8:30 a.m.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually tomorrow morning as this is an AMI day.
AMI days are necessary to meet the State's minimum standard for attendance days.
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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 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.
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Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7

The Waynesville R-VI School District will be dismissing school early today (Friday, Dec. 20, 2024) as follows:
Ā· Noon Grades 6-12 dismiss
Ā· 12:45 p.m. Parker dismisses
Ā· 1 p.m. Grades K-5 dismiss
Ā· No afternoon sessions at Williams
There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Dec. 23, 2024 ā Jan. 3, 2025.
District offices will be closed Dec. 23, 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1.

The Waynesville JROTC collected eight bins of toys for local Toys for Tots efforts this holiday season. Col. (Ret.) Charles Williams, senior Army instructor, thanked all of the cadets, SkillsUSA, and all of the other classes and individuals that donated stating, "You all did an amazing job and your efforts will make the holidays better for countless families in the Pulaski County Area".





Three Waynesville Career Center culinary arts students were recognized for their 3rd place finish at an international food competition by Courtney Long, executive director of secondary instruction, during the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting on Dec. 16, 2024.
The students were recognized for the highest finish by a WCC team at the World Food Championships in the bacon category where they competed against professional chefs.
The three students, who are also Waynesville High School students, are as follows:
Ā· Antonio Villalobos
Ā· Emily Shempert
Ā· Alex Allen
#wayschools

WCC culinary arts students prepared the meal for the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce meeting on Dec. 11, 2024, at the Waynesville Career Center. Approximately 100 individuals attended the meeting. The culinary arts students are under the direction of Chef Jon Dye, culinary arts instructor. #wayschools





To better serve our community and streamline requests for student involvement, Waynesville R-VI is launching a new process for community organizations to request student participation in their service projects or performances by our talented student groups.
Community organizations interested in partnering with our students may now submit a request online at https://forms.gle/heLtHMXzErCjo6LF7. This form may be used to request student groups, such as JROTC, musical groups, cheerleaders, the dance team, and for service projects. It also may be used to request artwork for an event.
A link to the form is also on the districtās main website at www.waynesville.k12.mo.us. Scroll to the orange āCommunity Resourcesā box and then click on the āRequest student group for event/serviceā link.
For additional information about this new process, please contact studentrequests@waynesville.k12.mo.us.

There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Nov. 25-29, 2024. We wish all of our families and our community a Happy Thanksgiving!

SkillsUSA and the Waynesville Career Center is hosting the 5th annual Daddy Daughter Dance Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in the Waynesville Middle School gymnasium. Tickets are $20 per individual and registration closes Dec. 9, 2024. For more information please contact mclutts@waynesville.k12.mo.us or sstrubbe@waynesville.k12.mo.us. #wayschools

