Waynesville High School

Free meals on Fridays during summer school for all children ages birth to 18 OPAA! and Waynesville R-VI Schools are partnering to provide free meals through a drive-through service each Friday during Summer School at Waynesville High School and Wood Elementary. All children in the community ages birth to 18 are eligible to receive the meals; however, families must register in advance to receive the meals by going to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdH-1wLysZ3zxKiBnm65FgPrfL7XUljE-GCD7p-_Y-VnVrOWQ/viewform and filling out the brief form. Details · The meals will be available on the following Fridays: May 31, June 7, 14 and 21. Please indicate on the form which Fridays you will be available to pick up the meals. · The WHS drive-through will be open from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. · The Wood Elementary drive-through will be open from 2:10 to 3:10 p.m. · Each bag will contain two breakfasts and two lunches for each child who has registered through the brief Google form at link above. · A family may only go to one site and must indicate on the form whether they will pick up the meals at the high school or elementary school. Frequently asked questions 1. Are there income guidelines for this program? a. No. All children ages birth to 18 are eligible. 2. Does my child have to be enrolled in summer school to be eligible for this program? a. No. This program is open to the community. 3. Do I have to fill out the form each week? a. No. Please indicate on the form which Fridays you will be picking up the meals. 4. How is this program being funded and why is it being offered? a. The Federal Government is funding this program and OPAA! volunteered to participate so that families in our community could receive the meals. Children are most hungry during the summer months when regular school is not in session and OPAA! is partnering with Waynesville R-VI schools to help ensure that children have food on the weekends during summer school.

Waynesville High School band and choir students were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for earning gold ratings at the District competition. The gold ratings made them eligible to compete at the MSHSAA State Solo/Ensemble Festival that was held on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus on April 25, 2024. The band is under the direction of Jared Sabatasso and the choir is under the direction of Cydnee Gilmore. The State band results are as follows: Gold Rating: Landon Boswell- Tuba Solo MacKenzie Colgan- Clarinet Solo Nicholas McMurray- Trombone Solo Jade Anderson, MacKenzie Colgan, Yediel Santana-Horta and Seth Steuck - Saxophone Quartet Cassandra Plummer- Clarinet Solo Yediel Santana-Horta- Saxophone Solo Seth Steuck- Saxophone Solo Silver Rating: Connor Long- Trumpet Solo Juliet Piper- Trumpet Solo Alivia Seibert- Flute Solo Kayden Wass- Trombone Solo Bronze Rating: Dylan Liegey- Trumpet Solo The State choir results were as follows: Gold Rating: Blaise Moynihan Citlali Arzabala Silver Rating: Rachel Scobee Talia Johnson Andrew Lindberg Viola Simram SATB Quartet: Citlali Arzabala, Viola Simram, Blaise Moynihan and Andrew Lindberg The students are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Waynesville JROTC Drill Team recognized for finishing 3rd in Nation The Waynesville JROTC Drill Team was recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for finishing 3rd in the Nation and being awarded the Norwich Cup. The team finished 3rd overall at the U.S. Army Cadet Command Rocky Mountain Drill Nationals among a field of more than 50 teams on April 20 in Denver, Colo. Their results also included the following: Armed Division 3rd Place Overall 2nd Place Armed Exhibition 3rd Place Armed Regulation 6th Place Color Guard Unarmed Division 4th Place Overall 1st Place Unarmed Regulation 9th Place Unarmed Exhibition 6th Place Color Guard Individual, Dual & Quad 1st Place Unarmed Exhibition Quad (Jennifer Boyd, Kylee Gravette, Annalyse Rivera, Avery Higdon) 2nd Place Armed Exhibition Solo (Joseph Mendiola) 3rd Place Unarmed Exhibition Dual (Jennifer Boyd & Annalyse Rivera) 4th Place Armed Exhibition Solo (Lord Torres) 4th Place Armed Exhibition Quad (Chris Torres, Lord Torres, Joseph Mendiola & Aiden Rivera) Joseph Mendiola 8th Place Individual Drill Down (IDD) out of more than 500 Cadets. They are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Waynesville Career Center students who took 1st place at State were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting. Thirteen WCC students earned gold at the Missouri SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference that was held April 4-6, and will compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta in June. The 1st place (gold medal) winners were as follows: Barbering- Jenna Matlock Cosmetology- Sa'Nijha Hightower Esthetics- Chevelle Buechter First Aid/CPR- Haley Underwood Nail Care- Annah Lowe Pin Design- Aliyah Jones Restaurant Services- Alexandria Holt Video News Production- Dominic Leone, Emjay Luna, Damen Plotner and Rileigh O'Donnell Video Production- Ava Feagin and Hayden Waddell The students are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Waynesville Career Center students were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for competing in the State FFA Convention in April. FFA is sponsored by Emily Koch. The results were as follows: State Finalist James Laughlin- Equine Placement Sienna Zuber- Vegetable Operations 2nd Place Jaden Claire- Nursery Operations 4th Place (Team) Mia Johnson, Lancey Schubbe, Jaden Claire and Sienna Zuber- Veterinary Science In addition, two FFA Degree Awardees were honored as follows: Mia Johnson Jaiden Golden

Waynesville High School and Freedom Elementary students were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for their work being displayed in Jefferson City. Missouri’s First Lady Teresa Parson selected artwork created by sophomore Brianna Brown-Myrick for the 2024 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Award. The painting will hang in the Governor’s mansion until March 2025. Avery Walker’s artwork was one of 34 chosen across the state of Missouri for the Senate Exhibit gallery. Senator Brown chose the fourth grader’s work to represent our senate district and her work will be on display until March 2025. Several Freedom Elementary students were recognized for having their art on display during Youth Art Month on the third floor of the rotunda at the Capitol in Jefferson City. They included Cove Cornforth, Ezekiel Techur, Amaryah Martinez, Emma Cottrell, Isabella Munoz, Zander Clopton, Emma Lofgren and McKenna Cain. The students are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Waynesville Career Center students were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting, for qualifying to participate in the 2024 DECA International Career Development Conference that was recently held in Anaheim, Calif. The DECA Club is sponsored by Peggy Arnold. The students were recognized as follows: Principles of Management and Administration - Connor Long Entrepreneurship - Ian Madden School Based Enterprise - Emilia Vega and Cameron Wilson The students are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Waynesville High School Theatre Troupe 1669 students were recognized during the May 20, 2024, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting for placing in every event they entered at the Missouri State Thespian Conference in Kansas City. In addition, Mycha Humphrey, a junior, was recognized for qualifying to compete on the International Level. The theatre troupe is sponsored by Maria Butler. WHS students received the following ratings at the conference: Superior Rating in Costume Construction: Mycha Humphrey; she is moving on to the International Level for Costume Construction. Superior Rating Music Solo: Viola Simram Superior Rating Makeup Design: Hailey Sansom, Josie Andreasen, Hailey Carter and Layla Torres Excellent Rating: Scenic Design, Alexandra Kelley Excellent Rating: Lighting Design, Hailey Underwood Excellent Rating: Sound Design, Kadence High Excellent Rating: Acting Duet, Aaren Charbonier and Lailah Clark Excellent Rating: Acting Solo: Taliah Johnson Good Rating: Acting Group: Karley Nardone, Sage Lloyd, Teegean Duke, and Madi Waugh Good Rating: Music Duet: AJ Bowling and Danny Hill The students are pictured with Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

Do you play the piano? Waynesville R-VI is seeking a piano accompanist. Apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/waynesville/onlineapp/.

A meeting for PARENTS of students who plan to try out for the Waynesville High School Football Team will be held at 6 p.m. tomorrow (May 21) in the WHS Lecture Hall, which is located on Tiger Stadium side of the building. For more info, contact kbarkley@waynesville.k12.mo.us.

William Austin, a senior at Waynesville High School, has been named the Fort Leonard Wood Student of the Month for May 2024 for representing the Army value of responsibility. Austin’s parents are William J. and Melissa Austin. #wayschools

Waynesville High School's Class of 2024 returned to Freedom Elementary on May 16, 2024, to reminisce about their elementary school days in the Waynesville R-VI School District. #wayschools

Tiger Preschool hosted their annual graduation in the Waynesville High School Lecture Hall.Tiger Preschool is a temporary preschool run by high school students each spring who are enrolled in the child development II class. The preschool applies their knowledge of the characteristics of play and developmental growth of three, four and five-year old children as they plan and prepare lessons for the preschoolers in Tiger Preschool. #wayschools

Graduation will be INSIDE Waynesville High School will move its graduation inside due to the threat of possible isolated thunderstorms tonight, Friday, May 17, 2024. All ticket holders – of both orange and black tickets – will be admitted to the gym. Please note that the gym will be at capacity and overflow may be directed the WHS Auditorium where graduation will be broadcast live on the screen. This accommodation of the 8 tickets per graduate is being made possible due to the last-minute addition of extra seating, rearrangement of the band and the size of this graduating class. This may not be something that the district would be able to accommodate every year. A huge thank you goes out to Dr. Whitt and the district maintenance team.  ______________________________________________ Waynesville High School’s Graduation for the Class of 2024 will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2024. Waynesville Career Center video production students will provide live coverage of the event on: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/340913438445587/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXOdbtsTAM

WHS athletes to have home-stadium advantage at Sectionals on Saturday Waynesville High School athletes will have a home-stadium advantage at Sectionals on this Saturday, May 18, 2024, when WHS hosts the Track and Field Class 4 & 5 Double Sectionals at Tiger Stadium. Sectionals are open to the public. Admission is $8 per person. Events are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Both WHS teams finished in 3rd Place in District Competition at Northwest Cedar Hill High School on Saturday, May 11. “We had a great showing at Districts and have quite a few kids moving on to Sectionals and all with a great chance of moving on to the State Meet,” said Mike Rawlings, head track and field coach. The WHS athletes listed below all placed in the top 4 and will be competing at Sectionals: 1st Place 100 Brandon Howard 800 Tyrell Phinn Long Jump Jonathon Hedrick 110 Hurdles Jayzen Blake 2nd Place Triple Jump Jonathon Hedrick Pole Vault Carl Gervacio 4th Place 300 Hurdles Jayzen Blake 4 x 400 relay Tyrell Phinn, Steven Skelton, Rayshawn Fowler, Averial Williams 1st Place 200 A’Nyyah Tollison 2nd Place 4 x 100 relay A’Nyyah Tollison, Lenayah Thomas, Lexi Bigelow, Madison Roberts 100 A’Nyyah Tollison 3rd Place 400 Nalyjah Madison 300 Sonte Keys 4 x 200 relay Lenayah Thomas, Lexi Bigelow, Nalyjah Madison, Miniya Jackson 4th Place 100 Sonte Keys 200 Nalyjah Madison Triple Jump Emelia Vega Pole Vault Destiney Oster

A decision about whether or not Waynesville High School's graduation will be held inside or outside will be made on or before 2 p.m. today, Friday, May 17, 2024. Graduation will be broadcast live beginning at 7:30 p.m. on · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/340913438445587/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXOdbtsTAM

The annual district elementary track meet for 4th and 5th graders was held on May 10 and the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center’s track meet was held May 14. "I am proud of all of the students who qualified for the district meet," said Mike Rawlings, head track and field coach. "They had good times and results for their ages and I am grateful for our elementary coaches who help prepare our young athletes. We have a great program and it all begins at the elementary level." 6th Grade boys earning 1st place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay – Team Epic 4 x 100 relay - Team Epic 55 meter – Brady Newberry 100 meter – Kaden Mitchell 200 meter - Antoine Haggard 400 meter – Amare Walker Triple Jump – Javionn Rhodes Long Jump - Amore Walker Shot Put – Michael Stone 5th Grade boys earning 1st Place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay – Freedom Grey 4 x 100 relay – Partridge 55 meter – Jamar Robinson East Blue 100 meter – AJ Lee Thayer 200 meter – Kieran Prebla Freedom Orange 400 meter – Morris Bradley – East Green Triple Jump – Roland Drexler – Wood Long Jump – Hudson Wells – Freedom Grey Shot Put – Jarvis McLemore East Green 4th Grade boys earning 1st place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay – Partridge 4 x 100 relay – Partridge 100 meter – Owen Weiguilt Freedom Grey 200 meter Steven Phinn East Green 400 meter Owen Weiguilt Freedom Grey Long Jump – Jaysaun Presley East Blue Shot Put Devin Lewis East Green 6th grade girls earning 1st place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay – Team Spectacular 4 x 100 relay – Team Tremendous 55 meter – Rayven Clark 100 meter – Judith Holmes 200 meter – Kayla Bengstom 400 meter – Payton O’Bryant Triple Jump – Payton O’Bryant Long Jump -Zi’Yonnah Lawson Shot Put – Misa Charfauros 5th grade girls earning 1st Place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay – Freedom Grey 4 x 100 relay - Partridge 55 meter – Tara Robinson Freedom Grey 100 meter – Avery Anderson Partridge 200 meter – Cove Cornforth Freedom Grey 400 meter – Carson Pimentel East Blue Triple Jump – Jillian Linde Partridge Long Jump – Avery Anderson Partridge Shot Put – Raquel Joseph East Blue 4th grade girls earning 1st Place were as follows: 4 x 200 relay - Wood 4 x 100 relay – Freedom Orange 100 meter – Jordyn Bush – Freedom Orange 200 meter – Kayte Dye – East Green 400 meter – Aubrey Ross – Freedom Grey Long Jump – Kayte Dye – East Green Shot Put – Jessicah Njwguna – East Blue #wayschools

Dashayla Bean, a junior at Waynesville High School, has been named the Rotary Student of the Month for May for representing the word “responsibility.” Her parents are Dash and Shantella Bean. Bean is an outstanding student and carries a 4.13 grade point average, is ranked in the top 5% of her class, and has a 97% attendance rate. She is involved in track, NHS, FBLA, FCCLA, S2S and SGA as the junior class vice president. She plans to become a physician's assistant. Bean’s nominator stated, "Dashayla is the first student I think of when I think of the trait responsibility. She is my most dependable student—the one I can count on to help me in any situation. Dashayla is prepared daily and always working on assignments. When she finishes my work, she pulls out work from anatomy or another class and continues to work hard and study to get ahead. Dashayla has a goal to maintain straight A's in all her classes this school year, and she will definitely hit that goal, but she doesn't stop there. She continues to keep working so she can achieve her dreams of going to college to become a physician’s assistant. Dashayla is quiet, but definitely one her peers look at as a leader by example. She is involved in track, BETA, SGA, NHS, and many other activities. Dashayla doesn't use the excuse of being gone for these activities to slack in class, she actually uses them to fuel herself in achieving higher standards and always gets all assignments prior to her being gone. She is definitely a role model for responsibility." #wayschools

Shoes from the Heart grants "instant access" to shoes by installing shoe closets in schools across Missouri. With the help of local sponsor Lisa Ellis, owner of Next Home Realty, Shoes from the Heart installed a shoe closet at Waynesville High School, donating 24 pairs of new tennis shoes on May 9, 2024. #wayschools

Waynesville High School’s Graduation for the Class of 2024 will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2024. Waynesville Career Center video production students will provide live coverage of the event on: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/340913438445587/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXOdbtsTAM If any technical difficulties occur during the broadcast, please note that the video of graduation will be posted to YouTube after it concludes. Ticket information Tickets are required to attend the graduation ceremony in person. · Graduation inside = 5 tickets* · Graduation outside = 8 tickets* *If graduation is held inside, then each graduate will have five orange tickets to give to their guests. Orange ticket holders will be able to attend both inside and outside graduation. Only those guests with orange tickets may enter graduation if it is held inside. If graduation is held outside, each graduate will have three black tickets in addition to the orange tickets to issue to their guests. Black tickets may be used to attend outside graduation only. All individuals age 2 and up will need a ticket for graduation. Graduates will be issued their tickets following Passing of the Torch and Graduation practice on Thursday. Parking lot opens at 5:30 p.m. The WHS parking lot will open at 5:30 p.m. Gates and/or doors will open at 6 p.m. WHS graduating seniors are encouraged to park at the Waynesville Career Center to allow their guests to park closer to the stadium. No parking is allowed along G.W. Lane Street. Seniors should arrive at 6 p.m. Graduating seniors should arrive on or before 6 p.m. for their ceremony. They will enter WHS through the main entrance, go to the cafeteria and be directed to their designated waiting area. #wayschools