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

Boys Basketball Update: FINAL from Springfield. Tigers fought back and put the game away. 54-41!

Both middle schools in the Waynesville R-VI School District were recognized for being named 2025 Best Middle Schools by U.S. News and World Report and Waynesville High School was recognized for being named in the top 100 high schools in Missouri on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, during the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education meeting. Waynesville Sixth Grade Center and Waynesville Middle School earned the 2025 Best Middle Schools badge, which will be on display in their buildings, along with banners. WHS was named in the top 100 high schools in Missouri by U.S. News and World Report. The 2025 public middle school rankings were released in November. The schools earned the U.S. News and World Report badge for being among the top 40 percent of all elementary schools in Missouri. #wayschools

Boys Basketball Update: All knotted up after 3. 29-29.

Boys halftime update: The Tigers found some offense and got a few stops in the last 3 mins. Cut the lead back to 4.

Start of 2nd quarter, 7th grade down 3. Slow offensive start in the second, currently down 15-8 with 3 mins to go in the half.

WMS Boys Basketball travelled back to Springfield to take on the Cherokee Indians. 7th grade is in action.

Here is the WMS Athletic schedule for the week! Go Tigers!

Thank you to our WMS Student Council members for leading their peers in the MLK Day of service by creating items that will be distributed throughout our community. MLK Day of service provided Waynesville Middle School students with a meaningful opportunity to connect with our community while honoring Dr. King's legacy. The dog toys, laundry detergent, bookmarks, cards for first responders, bird feeders, and kindness rocks created today will make a lasting impact.

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.

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

WMS 8th graders are underway! Go Tigers

Tigers up 17-0 at half!

7th grade Tiger Basketball takes in the the Joel E Barber Buckskins! Good luck Tigers!

Here is the WMS Athletic schedule for the week!

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually this 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.  ____________________________ 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. 

Waynesville Athletic Event Update Jan 9th, 2025 9/JV/V Girls BB (Postponed/TBD) 7th & 8th GBB @ Republic (Postponed/TBD) 8th Grade Boys Basketball @ Camdenton (Postponed to Jan 10 & 11) Both Waynesville Middle School and High School programs will have practices, but Activity buses will not run tonight.

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.