Kimari Stuart, a junior at Waynesville High School, has been named the Rotary Student of the Month for December 2024. She is the daughter of Kimberly Stuart and was recognized during the Rotary Club of Pulaski County meeting on Dec. 10, 2024.
With Stuart only being enrolled at WHS for one year, she has made a positive impact on her teachers and those around her. Stuart was selected to represent this month’s character word of “courteous” by three teachers. Below is what they said:
- “Kimari is the embodiment of courtesy and good manners in every interaction. Whether in class, during group activities or in informal settings, she always approaches peers, teachers and staff with a level of respect that sets a positive example for others. Her polite greetings, attentiveness during conversations and willingness to help others make her a true role model.”
- “Kimari shows courtesy every day in how she interacts with those around her. Her politeness and respectfulness towards teachers and classmates are admirable traits that everyone should strive for.”
- “Kimari consistently shows respect for both her peers and her teachers. Kimari's disposition and manners always impress me. She is a kind and considerate student, and I'm glad to be her teacher.”
Stuart is a great student who carries a 3.17 GPA and has a 95.8% attendance rate. Upon graduation, she plans to attend Drury University and become a veterinarian pharmacist. #wayschools
This month’s #TeacherProudTuesday shout-out goes to Jerred Webb, a teacher at Waynesville High School. His nominator wrote, “Mr. Webb is very passionate about math and his students learning. Anytime a student needs assistance or extra help, he is always readily available, and never complains. Students will never be made to feel incompetent for needing help, but instead he will show students one-on-one, step by step until they get it, and never get frustrated or complain. You definitely always go above and beyond and are appreciated!”
To nominate a Waynesville R-VI teacher for #TeacherProudTuesday, please complete the form at https://forms.gle/CGYYJiuAvyvSwQhs6.
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Dec 9-14 Athletic Schedule
All tournament schedules are posted under “Tournament Central” on the Athletics website at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/whs/page/athletics. Schedules are typically posted one week prior to the tournament.
For example, the girls varsity basketball team is competing in a tournament this weekend in Branson.
The schedule is at https://core-docs.s3.us-east 1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WHS/5006407/Dec_5-7__2024_GBB_Battle_at_the_Border.pdf. #wayschools
The Waynesville High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team is scheduled to compete at approximately 7:20 p.m. this evening in Branson. The varsity game will be broadcast live for free through MSHSAA.tv at this link: https://mshsaa.tv/?B=1763903
The Waynesville High School Choir Department presented its winter concert on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in the WHS Auditorium with the Mixed Choir, Concert Choir and Chamber Choir performing. #wayschools
Season individual and family passes are on sale for the winter sports season at https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/schoolevents. Click on the "Season Passes" tab.
The cost for a single season pass are as follows:
Individual winter season adult: $15 https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/season-pass/behd1cn0
Family winter season pass: $40 https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/season-pass/a7i6vmco
The district also offers a Senior Citizen pass for seniors age 60 and up who reside in the Waynesville R-VI school district. The pass admits a senior citizen for free to all regularly scheduled home athletic events. Those with existing senior citizen passes do not need to acquire a new pass. The old pass will continue to be honored. For those qualifying, senior passes are available at the Waynesville R-VI Administration Building at 200 Fleetwood Drive or the WHS Athletic Office.
Please note that season, annual and senior passes do not include admission to district or post-district athletic events, such as the Route 66 Shootout, or fund-raising events. They also do not include admission to events operated by outside organizations on a school’s campus.
If you have any questions, please call Athletics at 573-842-2450.
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 district’s main website at www.waynesville.k12.mo.us. Scroll to the orange “Community Resources” box and then click on the “Request student group for event/service” link.
For additional information about this new process, please contact studentrequests@waynesville.k12.mo.us.
The Waynesville High School Chamber Choir will be featured on KOMU after the news report at 5:27 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, and again at 5:27 on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
The WHS choirs will perform their holiday concert live at 6 p.m. this evening, Dec. 3, in the WHS Auditorium. #wayschools
UPDATE as of 10:30 a.m.: West Plains Choir is performing as of 10:30 a.m. Waynesville High School Choir will follow in approximately 10-15 minutes.
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WHS choir to perform at Capitol on Wednesday
The Waynesville High School Choir will perform on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, during the 4th Annual Capitol Choir Performance at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
The WHS choir, under the direction of Cydnee Gilmore, will be among 15 choirs participating in the event. The performances will be live streamed at https://vimeo.com/event/4765028.
The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with each school going in the order listed below. Waynesville High School is estimated to perform at approximately 10:30 a.m.
The scheduled order of performances is as follows:
1. Cabool High School Choir
2. Mt. Grove Varsity Choir
3. Belle High School Choir
4. Rolla Chamber Choir
5. Salem Chamber Singers
6. Howell Valley Choir
7. West Plains High School Choir
8. Waynesville High School
9. Licking High School Choir
10. Ava High School Choir
11. Liberty Concert Choir
12. Mansfield Concert Choir
13. Houston High School Choir
14. Thayer High School Choir
15. St. James Chamber Choir
The event is being hosted by:
• Senators: Brad Hudson, Justin Brown and Jason Bean
• Representatives: Bennie Cook, Tara Peters and Bill Hardwick, Ron Copeland, Hannah Kelly, David Evans, Don Mayhew, and Travis Smith
• Representatives-Elect: Melissa Schmidt, Matt Overcast, Keith Elliot, Lisa Durnell, and John Hewkin
The Waynesville High School and Waynesville Middle School marching bands participated in the Christmas parade Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. #wayschools
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!
Waynesville HS & Tiger Athletic Booster Club Student-Athlete of the Month
AmeriCorps recognized in national newsletter
Waynesville R-VI’s AmeriCorps program was highlighted in the November 2024 issue of the nationwide AmeriCorps newsletter.
The newsletter stated the following, “The Waynesville AmeriCorps Program provides academic support through tutoring, mentoring, service-learning, and enrichment, with fitness and wellness support, to students in the Waynesville, Saint Robert, and Fort Leonard Wood Communities in Missouri. More than seven out of 10 of the students supported are military-connected children whose parents predominately serve at Fort Leonard Wood. AmeriCorps members help lead Club TIGER, an afterschool program that lets students explore and develop their talents, while gaining critical thinking skills for learning through the delivery of high quality, hands-on, project-based programs in a variety of content areas. During the 2023 – 2024 school year, 45 members served in the Waynesville R-VI School District with about one-third of those members being high school seniors serving in after school programs and summer school.”
The Waynesville High School bands performed their holiday concert in front of a full house on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in the Waynesville High School Auditorium. #wayschools
Congrats to a 3 Lady Tigers for earning All-District Honors!!!!!
Congrats to Kynleigh Barkley for All-Conference Honors !!!
Waynesville High School student Eric Glover was presented the Fort Leonard Wood student of the Month award for representing selfless service on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, by LT Col. Steve Martin. #wayschools
An ambulance was dispatched to Waynesville High School at approximately 9:50 a.m. today (Nov. 19, 2024) to treat an individual student with a medical condition. A parent/guardian has been contacted and will decide what, if any, further medical treatment is necessary.
U.S. News and World Report has named all elementary and middle schools in the Waynesville R-VI School District as the Best of the Best.
All (East, Freedom, Partridge, Thayer and Wood Elementary Schools) have earned the 2025 Best Elementary Schools badge and all middle schools (Waynesville Sixth Grade Center and Waynesville Middle School) have earned the 2025 Best Middle Schools badge.
The rankings for elementary and middle schools were released on Nov. 14, 2024, and the announcement was made by Superintendent Hilary Bales at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Nov. 18.
"We are so proud of our students, teachers and staff for their accomplishments and for once again earning these badges," Bales said. “It takes everyone – our staff, our students and our supportive community -- to achieve this level of excellence.”
The schools have earned the right to have a U.S. News and World Report badge for being among the top 40 percent of all elementary and middle schools in Missouri. Waynesville High School also has been named in the top 100 high schools in the state; the district is waiting to hear the 2025 badge announcement for high schools.
