CTA hosted the annual Retirement Banquet on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Waynesville Career Center, where retirees were recognized for their years of dedication and service.
The following individuals have announced their retirement from the district this year:
Certified: Trish Adkins, Richard Beckett, Rodney Brown, Gary Cook, Robert Crabtree, Barbara Hunt, Ronni Jeter, Michelle Jones, Jenifer Munoz, Elizabeth Rawlings, Tammy Taylor, Angela Wilson and Mark Wilson
Classified: Alvin Brown, Nellie Gladden, Joe Hensley, Sabine Labib, Edna Roberts, Jimmie Vogt, Erica Wheeler and Jim York
Pictured are Michelle Jones, Tammy Taylor, Ronni Jeter, Edna Roberts, Liz Rawlings, Jenifer Munoz and Dr. Trish Adkins. #wayschools
From our Athletic Office:
Baseball vs. Bolivar has been canceled
Class 4 District Soccer at Waynesville will play tonight starting with Waynesville vs. Eureka at 3 p.m. followed by Willard vs. Parkway South at 5 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. #wayschools
The Waynesville High School choir hosted its spring concert on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. #wayschools
A Night of Percussion, featuring Waynesville Middle School and Waynesville High School students, was held on April 30 in the WHS Auditorium. #wayschools
Due to the forecasted weather, Community Salute to Service is being moved to Friday, May 10, 2024, at 6 p.m. #wayschools
Due to the forecasted weather this afternoon, the following schedule changes have been made:
- There will be no afterschool activities this afternoon, which includes:
o There will be no sports practices for grades 6-12.
o There will be no WIN this evening grades 6-12.
o Club Tiger will not be held this afternoon.
o Elementary soccer camp for this evening will not be held.
o JV/V Baseball vs. Bolivar has been canceled.
o C Team Baseball at Bolivar has been canceled.
As of now (12:15 p.m.), the Community Salute to Service scheduled for 6 p.m. this evening will be held as scheduled at Waynesville High School Gym.
With the potential for severe weather later today, here are a few reminders regarding storms:
The safety of our students is our priority. All buildings have designated areas and procedures for students and staff during a tornado warning. Our staff and students have practiced these procedures and are familiar with them.
If a severe weather event occurs at dismissal time, we will keep the students in the building (as we have in the past) until we deem it safe to dismiss students. Should this occur, we will keep you informed via email, text and Facebook.
If you feel anxious about the storm and want to pick up your child early, please do so at least one hour prior to dismissal.
From our Athletic Office:
JV/V Baseball vs. Bolivar (Canceled)
C Team Baseball @ Bolivar (Canceled)
Waynesville Soccer Camp (Will resume 5-9)
All sports practices 5/8 (Canceled)
#wayschools
To watch the Community Salute to Service live at 6 p.m. this evening, please click on the links below:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/kSsXRr35mv4?feature=share
Facebook: https://fb.me/e/6BkVbo5X5
Two Waynesville High School students broke two records and several athletes medaled during the final Ozark Conference Track and Field Meet at WHS on May 1, 2024.
Tyrell Phinn set a new School Record with a time of 1:53.27 in the 800 meter (breaking his own record) and also set a new Ozark Conference meet record.
Jonathon Hedrick’s 46-08.25 in the Triple Jump was a new Ozark Conference meet record as well.
This marks the final Ozark Conference Track and Field Meet as its members joined other conferences for the 2024-25 school year. Waynesville will participate in the Central Ozarks Conference in the upcoming school year.
The results for Waynesville High School students from the Final Ozark Conference Meet on May 1 are as follows:
Team Places
Varsity Girls 2nd Place Lebanon 1st Place
Varsity Boys 2nd Place Kickapoo 1st Place
JV Girls 5th Place
JV Boys 1st Place
Varsity Girls
1st Place
400 Nalyjah Madison
4 x 100 relay Leniaha Thomas, Lexi Bigelow, A’Nyyah Tollison, Ruby Hisatake
2nd Place
100 A’Nyyah Tollison
200 Nalyjah Madison
4 x 200 relay Leniaha Thomas, Lexi Bigelow, Miniai Jackson, Nalyjah Madison
Long Jump A’Nyyah Tollison
Varsity Boys
1st Place
100 Brandon Howard
800 Tyrell Phinn
110 Hurdles Jayzen Blake
300 Hurdles Jayzen Blake
4 x 400 Relay Tyrell Phinn, Steven Skelton, Rayshawn Fowler, Averial Williams
Long Jump Jonathon Hedrick
Triple Jump Jonathon Hedrick
2nd Place
1600 Tyrell Phinn
Pole Vault Carl Gervacio
The District meet will be held at Northwest Cedar Hill this Saturday, May 11. #wayschools
You're invited to attend Community Salute to Service at 6 p.m. on May 8, 2024, at Waynesville High School
The district’s Wellness Committee created a fun day of activities for staff members to participate in, including a wiffle ball tournament, painting and a corn hole tournament on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
The wiffle ball tournament results are as follows:
Softball Coaches – 1st place
Williams Early Childhood – 2nd place
Whitehouse Wifflers – 3rd place
Taking 1st place in the corn hole tournament was Brian Vernon and Jackson Goforth. #wayschools
From our Athletics Office:
UPDATED AS OF 1:55 P.M.:
Waynesville Athletic Event Update 5-2-24
JV/V Baseball vs. Bolivar (Rescheduled for 5-8)
C Team Baseball @ Bolivar (Rescheduled for 5-8)
Girls Soccer @ Parkview (Rescheduled for 5-6)
Waynesville High School will host hundreds of athletes at the Ozark Conference Track and Field Meet beginning at 10 a.m. today, May 1, 2024, at Tiger Stadium at Waynesville High School.
This marks the final Ozark Conference Track and Field Meet as its members joined other conferences for the 2024-25 school year. Waynesville will participate in the Central Ozarks Conference in the upcoming school year.
Admission to the meet is $3 per person.
Waynesville High School choir students received high ratings at the MSHSAA State Solo/Ensemble Competition on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
The ratings were as follows:
Blaise Moynihan and Citlali Arzabala received a Gold rating.
Rachel Scobee, Talia Johnson, Andrew Lindberg and Viola Simram received a Silver rating.
The SATB Quartet comprised of Citlali Arzabala, Viola SImram, Blaise Moynihan and Andrew Lindberg received a Silver rating. #wayschools
Waynesville High School has announced the Prom queen and king candidates. They are as follows:
Prom Queen Candidates:
Jaden Claire
Lailah Clark
Sophia Mallick
Josemmidee Moody
King Candidates:
Joseph Blau
Jaiden Golden
Kaleb Salinas
Matthew Stump
Prom will take place this Saturday, May 4, 2024.
WHS senior wins Best of Division
Senior Chrystallyn Watkins brought home Best of Division Award in the digital and photography category for 10th-12th graders for her photographic piece at the recent Missouri Art Education Association student show in Kansas City. She is pictured with the medal and her award-winning photograph. #wayschools
Angel Palomera, a senior at Waynesville High School, has been named the Fort Leonard Wood Student of the Month for April 2024. He was chosen to best represent the character trait of personal courage.
His nominator said, "Angel is a student who has not always believed in his capabilities. He has recently - in the past three weeks -- completed all of his HiSet tests and has completed his high school requirements. He is a role model to all of my other students through his hard work and determination. Through his encouragement of others' positive demeanor, he displays courage and accountability. He is first to speak in defense of those less fortunate and model accountability for others through his actions." #wayschools
Coming forward one at a time, each Parker Preschool student drew out the name of a student who will replace them at Parker Educational Center for the 2024-25 school year. The drawing for the 40 preschool openings was held on April 25 at the center. Parents will be notified by May 3 if their child’s name was drawn and/or their exact spot on the waitlist.
Students who are selected to attend through the random drawing will:
· participate in a screening in June
· need to complete the enrollment process with the Waynesville R-VI School District #wayschools
12 WHS students compete at State
Twelve Waynesville High School band students earned the right to compete at the MSHSAA State Solo/Ensemble Festival held on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus on April 25, 2024. These students previously received a gold rating at Districts and were able to move on to State to perform again.
"We are proud of all the students for their hard work and dedication to the program," said Jared Sabatasso, director of bands.
The State results are as follows:
Gold Rating:
Landon Boswell- Tuba 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
MacKenzie Colgan- Clarinet 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 #wayschools
2 WHS seniors named 2024 Missouri Scholars 100
Two Waynesville High School seniors –– have been named 2024 Missouri Scholars 100. They were honored at the statewide banquet on April 21.
“This is a highly competitive and very selective award,” said Dr. Jason Whitt, WHS principal. “Out of all graduating seniors in Missouri, only 100 were selected for this honor.”
Rebecca Vail is the daughter of Michael and Yu Chong Vail and Blaise Moynihan is the son of Joseph Moynihan.
Missouri Scholars 100 is a program sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Schools across Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this state-wide recognition. The selection is based primarily on a formula using the student’s grade point average and ACT or SAT score. Each student nominated had to first meet criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included 10 events designed to assure the academic strength of the student. To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.75, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1900, be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class and have taken upper-level courses in mathematics, science, English and foreign language. The student must also have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen and be involved in school activities. #wayschools
