Waynesville Middle School

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Thursday 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. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.

The Waynesville R-VI School District is hosting a teacher recruitment event Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Parker Educational Center. #wayschools

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Wednesday 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. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. 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.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Tuesday morning as it 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. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. 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 NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.

Eighth grader Jessie Lopez, a year two Tiger News Network student, leading classmates in adding text effects to their videos. #ThinkWinWin

Waynesville R-VI will be in the seated classroom on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, and will mostly be running regular bus routes. ___________ The following routes, however, will still be snow routes on Friday: • Route 47 • Route 52 • Route 74 ___________ As a friendly reminder, there will be no school on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents' Day.

Snow routes today! The Waynesville R-VI School District will be running snow routes on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. When the district runs snow routes in the morning, it will run snow routes in the afternoon. For bus riders only The Waynesville R-VI School District sent an email from traveltrackerrouting@app-garden.com with information about both regular routes and snow routes on Jan. 7 to parents of bus riders.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 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. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. 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 NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.

Baseball open gyms start tomorrow! Anyone interested in playing baseball this spring season can attend. Please review the information below. Go Tigers!

Today is the final day of the 7th & 8th BBB COC Tournaments! Both Tiger teams will compete for 5th place against Nixa. WMS will host the final round of games for the 8th Grade Tournament. Go Tigers!

First practice/tryout dates announced for SPRING sports The first practice date/tryout date for Waynesville High School spring sports will be March 3, 2025. The first practice date/tryout date for Waynesville Middle School spring sports will be March 3, 2025. _____________________________________________ See the flyer below for important information or go to https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WHS/5275766/SPRING_TIGER_Sports_News_TIGER_Sports_News__1_.pdf _____________________________________________ Spring sports Spring sports at WHS are Baseball Track B/G Girls' Soccer Boys' Tennis Boys 'Golf _____________________________________________ Spring sports at WMS are MS Track B/G MS Baseball MS Softball For more information For more information, please contact Athletics at 573-842-2450.

It's day two of the 7th & 8th BBB COC Tournaments! Here is information on when the Tigers play, along with the game schedule for the 8th Grade COC Tournament at WMS. Go Tigers!

Waynesville Middle School Student Council received honorable mention at the Salvation Army Pulaski County Volunteer Appreciation event on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. This recognition was for the time spent bell-ringing in the 2024 season. Everley Beal (president), Cecilia Perez (vice president), Andrea Boda and their advisors were in attendance.

WMS will be hosting the 8th Grade Boys Basketball COC Tournament this week! 7th Grade Boys Basketball travels to Ozark to compete in their COC Tournament. We will keep you updated on both tournaments throughout the week. Go Tigers!

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

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.