The Waynesville Sixth Grade Center welcomed families to Meet the Teacher Night on Aug. 14, 2025.

As a reminder the first day of the 2025-26 school year is tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
1 day ago, Marianne Ward
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The Waynesville R-VI School District Foundation awarded a record amount – more than $8,400 – to teachers in the form of Foundation Teach Impact Grants during Convocation on Aug. 11, 2025. The winners of 2025-26 Foundation grants are as follows:



LEAP

Christina Wallace, $489 for micro bit kits



EAST ELEMENTARY

Haley Jones, $150 for a Free Little Library project
Teresa Vogtman, $204 for a TonieBox with stories for comprehension
Deena Kitchens, $100 for “Project Me” to build self-awareness and management
Emmalee Damson, $61 for “Mathematical Mind Work” puzzles
Tammy Nelson, $263 for “Friendships and Foundations” Learning through play
Elizabeth Knisell, $110 to support ELA through LETRs strategies
Makaela Diedrich, $337 for Wipebooks for math collaboration


FREEDOM ELEMENTARY

Cara Kelley, $206 for math and literacy manipulatives
Christina Underwood, $107 science experiment supplies
Amanda Wadkins, $107 science experiment supplies
Andy Scott, $107 science experiment supplies
Keisha Bostic, $107 science experiment supplies
Sydney Kunneman, $107 science experiment supplies
Bella Kowal, $107 science experiment supplies
Alexis Smith, $107 science experiment supplies
Pamela Earls, $300 for sound/syllable mapping soundboards
Denise Holtzscher, $494 for “Composing in Color”
Stephanie Sanders, $348 in coins for practicing real world math
Traci Simpson, $247 for a Toniebox with story characters
Jessica Babb, $246 for “Imagination Station” to enhance imaginative play


PARKER EDUCATION CENTER

Tami Schneider, $213 for “Under the Big Top” circus performance


PERIMETER EDUCATION CENTER

Kim Bahr, $496 to start an art program at Perimeter


THAYER ELEMENTARY

Joni Harris, $412 for a “Cooking with Kindness” project
Kim Connolly, $70 for STEM and ELA activities to reinforce skills


WAYNESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Marielle King, $260 to start a heritage club for archaeology and anthropology
Amy Rushing, $167 to create 3D printed printing presses
Stephanie Peace, $250 for morning work and early finishers activity supplies


WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Taylor Tetreault, $110 for Vertical Non-Permanent Work Spaces
Michael Johnson-Gonzales, $110 for Vertical Non-Permanent Work Spaces
Becky Douglas, $110 for Vertical Non-Permanent Work Spaces


WAYNESVILLE SIXTH GRADE CENTER

Terri Heiby, $258 to purchase headphones for music students learning to play the keyboard


WILLIAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Allison Sylvester, $320 for dramatic play items to promote language and social/emotional skills
Lora Thompson, $177 for a sensory wall
Manuela Phinn, $100 to purchase CD players and Bluetooth headphones for listening/tech center
Patricia Bay-Fadgen, $315 for chick brooder heating plates


WOOD ELEMENTARY

Jennifer Schaub, $146 for interactive decodable CVC text set for learning to read
Jennifer Schaub, $236 for Rekenreks and mini writing boards
Karin Smith, $365 for supplies for a “Junior STEMgineers Club




The Waynesville R-VI Foundation awarded more than $8,400 in teach grants to Waynesville R-VI teachers during Convocation on Aug. 11, 2025. The grant recipients are pictured with Foundation President Cheryl Vernon.


3 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
Foundation Grant Winners
Chavez and Schierding receive awards;

Drawing winners who helped recruit new staff named



Meghan Chavez received the Rising Star Award and Maranda Schierding received the Support Super Star Award during Convocation on Aug. 11, 2025. Dr. Jamie Goforth, assistant superintendent of personnel services, presented the awards and also named the winners of the drawing for staff members who helped recruit new teachers to the district.





Chavez is a science teacher at Waynesville High School. The Rising Star Award honors a teacher who is new to the field of education and has demonstrated a positive impact on students.

Schierding is a paraprofessional at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center. The Support Super Star Award honors a staff member for being a support person who has demonstrated a positive impact on students and on education.



In addition, staff members who helped recruit new teachers to our district and who met the criteria for recruitment were entered into a random drawing for either an iPad or $200 for their classroom and the following are the winners Naomi Austin, Jake Kloeppel, Sarah Luttrell, Josh Mize and Tim Wallace who selected iPads and Vanessa Mason and Melissa Vernon who selected $200 for their classroom/school.
3 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
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The Waynesville R-VI School District honored its staff members celebrating 30, 25 and 20 years of service during Convocation on Aug. 11, 2025.



Those celebrating 30 years of service are Maria Butler, Melissa Childs and Jason Helton.



Those celebrating 25 years of service are first row: Donna Murray, Robyn Justice, Ruth Ann Justus, Tina Budding, Kellie Scott, Jeanie Wade, Andrea Wessell. Back Row: Jason Davis, Jon Dye, Peggy Arnold, Maranda Beck, Mary Myers, Saralice Campbell, Matthew Johnson and Michael Thompson.



Those celebrating 20 years of service are first row: Jenni Robbins, Linda Luckritz, Denise Holtzcher, Amy Benson, Candace Turner, Jaime Erlewine, Priscilla Perez, Rebecca Robertson, Traci Simpson, Melissa Vernon, Annette Salcedo. Back row: Dawn Smith, Shelly Oliver, Olivia Horton, Jack Berger, Amaris Breton, Kelly Jackson, Kelly Gard, Tabitha Guzman and Scott Turner.

3 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
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Please join us in welcoming our 2025-26 Paraprofessionals: Kaili Craig, Tina DeHaan, Morgan DeNoon, Andrew Dixon, Jennifer Eberhard, Tiffany Elsenraat, Amber Ferrell, Kendra Fosberg, Christina Gore, Denise Gregg-Read, Jennifer Hobbs, Danielle Johnson, Angela Jones, Angeline Knights-Pelletier, Savannah Koen, Kristina Macdonald, Jorsan Morales, Colton Motsinger, Rachel Nardone, Brenton Noble, Gisela Perkins, Tyler Pouncy, Timothy Rideout, Chloe Riedle, Hannah Rymers, Jennifer Serna, Ashlyn Sinclair, Ariel Slavin, Heather Twenter, Nagomi Watanabe, Meghan Weyerbacher, Nathan White, and Cassandra Wilson.
4 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
25-26 Paraprofessionals

Waynesville R-VI bus drivers will be driving their routes today-Aug. 15, 2025, practicing their schedules for the first day of school. The first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.

Please note that buses will be running late in the afternoons during the first few days of school.

5 days ago, Marianne Ward
Please join us in welcoming these teachers to Waynesville Sixth Grade Center: Andrew Curtis, Lori Ludwig and Laurie Wilmoth.

As a reminder, Meet the Teacher will be held at the 6th Grade Center from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
6 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
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STEMKAMP engages students in fun hands-on activities

Waynesville R-VI students in grades 6-8 are exploring science, technology, engineering and math during STEMCAMP this week, thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense STEM program. STEMKAMP campers learned about how insects adapt to their surroundings as well as life cycles of insects in the anatomy rooms on the first day of the camp that runs through Aug. 8, 2025.
13 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
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Waynesville R-VI students: New law goes into effect this school year

Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, Missouri law (Senate Bill 68 https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/tat/SB68.pdf pages 62-64) prohibits students from using or displaying electronic personal communication devices from the beginning until the end of the school day, including, but not limited to, during instructional time, meal times, breaks, time between classes and study halls.

The majority of our students (PreK-8th) have already been following this policy.

The law defines an "electronic personal communications device" as a portable device that is used to initiate, receive, store, or view communication, information, images, or data electronically. All student phones and devices will now need to be stored for the entire school day.

More details regarding enforcement and consequences of violating the district’s electronic devices policy will be available in an updated Student Handbook and Discipline Policy.

More details will be communicated to families in the future. We look forward to your support as we implement these new policy changes.

Please send your questions to questions@waynesville.k12.mo.us. We will use your questions to develop follow up communication.
14 days ago, Marianne Ward
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Starting and ending times

The first day of school for all Waynesville R-VI buildings is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Please see our district directory for individual building hours and student drop off and pick up times.

Grades 6-12 begin at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades 6-12 begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 2:35 p.m. on all regular school days.

Grades K-5 begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Grades K-5 begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays. Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. on all regular school days.

Pre-K begins at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Doors open at 8:05 a.m. On Wednesdays, Pre-K begins at 8:45 a.m. and doors open at 8:35 a.m. Dismissal is at 3:05 p.m on all regular school days.

Williams Early Childhood Center begins at 8:15 for the a.m. session on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and dismisses at 11:15 for the a.m. session. On Wednesdays, the a.m. session begins at 9 a.m. and doors open at 8:55 a.m. The WECC begins at 12:15 for the p.m. session and dismisses at 3:15 for the p.m. session.



Dismissal time does not change on Wednesdays.
17 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
Meet the Teacher Night

Times: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

August 13, 2025:
Waynesville Middle School
Waynesville High School
Waynesville Career Center

August 14, 2025
All PreK (All Preschools)
All Elementary Schools
Waynesville Sixth Grade Center
17 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
Meet the Teacher Information
School Supply Lists

School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.

The lists are as follows:

1. Preschool/early childhood

https://5il.co/3llc5
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2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5

https://5il.co/3kgma
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3. 6th Grade

https://5il.co/3kx5t
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4. 7th & 8th Grades

https://5il.co/3kx5u
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5. 9th - 12th Grades

https://5il.co/3kx5s
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All school supply lists

To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists
18 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
Complete your volunteer form now

to volunteer for the 2025-26 school year



We invite parents and members of our community to volunteer in the Waynesville R-VI School District.

To become a volunteer, please complete and sign the required application and background check form available online at https://5il.co/2scp0. (If the link does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4649828/Front_and_Back_Volunteer_Application_Fillable_Updated_6.25.pdf

Please return the form to your child’s school or to the Community Resource Office at Pick Educational and Volunteer Center, 12751 Pulaski Ave., Fort Leonard Wood.

Additional details

A completed background check is required before a parent may go on a field trip.

The background check may take up to several weeks or more to process. Please return the volunteer application form as early as possible.

For more information, please call 573-842-2250 or go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/page/volunteering-in-the-waynesville-r-vi-school-district

District approved background checks are good for one year. You will be notified by email, one month before the expiration, to submit a new background check.

Opportunities include:

· Rocking Chair Reader

· Help in the Library or with Book Fairs

· Help with Activity Nights/Carnivals

· Snack in a Pack

· Classroom Assistance

· Office Help

· Become a WayConnect Mentor

· Become a Partner on Patrol
20 days ago, Donal Imbrunone
Volunteer in Waynesville Schools
Exciting update! The Tiger Express Book Mobile will now be at Waynesville City Park on both Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon—giving you two chances each week to stop by, pick up some great books and enjoy story time.

To better serve our community, we’ve made the decision to discontinue our Thursday visits to St. Robert Park for the remainder of the summer, due to limited attendance.

Thank you for your understanding and support! We can’t wait to see you at Waynesville Park!
25 days ago, Marianne Ward
Tiger Book Express will be coming to Waynesville on July 24, 28, 31 and Aug. 4 and 7 from 9 a.m. to noon
Keep in the know with the Waynesville R-VI mobile app



What the mobile app offers:

· The district's latest news in the "Feed" portion of the app

· Upcoming events/calendar info in the "Events" section

· Quick access to PowerSchool and Canvas (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and select either one.)

· Access to lunch menus (Click on the “Menu” button on the lower left of your screen and then click on “Menu” with a pizza slice next to it)

· The ability to choose the school or schools that you would like to connect with



How to get the mobile app

To download the Waynesville R-VI mobile app to your device, you may:

· scan the QR code in the graphic

· download the app on your Android device at https://aptg.co/_Jyx-q

· download the app on iPhone at https://apple.co/3Vxvnp6



Need help with the App? Call 573-824-2041.
about 1 month ago, Donal Imbrunone
Waynsville Mobile App
Waynesville buses earn Fleet of Excellence Award

Waynesville R-VI has earned the Missouri Highway Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence Award for 2025 with 93.8 percent of its buses passing inspection. The statewide average is 82.96%.

"The Excellence Award reflects how all of our transportation employees work together to safely deliver our students to and from school each day," said Aaron Tronstad, Director of Transportation.

The award means that the district’s buses can display the Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger entry side of each bus.
about 1 month ago, Donal Imbrunone
Waynesville R-VI earns Missouri Highway Patrol's Total Fleet of Excellence Award for 2025
School Supply Lists

School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.

The lists are as follows:

1. Preschool/early childhood

https://5il.co/3llc5
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2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5

https://5il.co/3kgma
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3. 6th Grade

https://5il.co/3kx5t
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4. 7th & 8th Grades

https://5il.co/3kx5u
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5. 9th - 12th Grades

https://5il.co/3kx5s
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All school supply lists

To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.
about 1 month ago, Donal Imbrunone
School Supply Lists

School supply lists have been announced for the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-26 school year.

The lists are as follows:

1. Preschool/early childhood

(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://5il.co/2r7z0 2. Elementary Grades K-2 and 3-5

(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/4592172/Elementary_School_Supply_List_25_26.pdf)

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3. 6th Grade

(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839115/WSGC_Supply_List.jpg)

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4. 7th & 8th Grades

(If this link does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839116/WMS_Supply_List.jpg)

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5. 9th - 12th Grades

(If the link at left does not work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4597/WRV/5839114/WHS_Supply_List.jpg)

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All school supply lists

To view all of the school supply lists at once, please go to https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/school-supplies-lists.

about 1 month ago, Donal Imbrunone
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math "KAMP" for grades 6-8



The Waynesville R-VI School District will offer a week-long STEMKAMP from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 4-8, 2025, for students who will be in grades 6-8 for the 2025-26 school year. A grant from the Department of Defense STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) is providing funds for the STEMKAMP.

If you haven’t already done so, but would like to register your child for the camp, please go to https://stemkamp.net/camps and look for the Waynesville R-VI tiger logo under "camp locations" section.

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What is STEMKAMP?

Check out the flyer.

(If the flyer link doesn't work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://stemkamp.net/storage/flyers/01JP3E3TT9KA5TNZ8BHP2XJQQT.png)

STEMKAMP is a 5-day summer STEM camp for 6th-8th graders. STEMKAMP provides three days of hands-on, minds-engaged, low-tech STEM activities, one day of a field experience and a final Family Day where parents and community partners come together to provide a climactic ending to the STEMKAMP week. To register or learn more please visit: https://stemkamp.net/camps

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FAQ's

1. Will lunch be provided? Students must bring their lunch, but snacks will be provided.
2. Will transportation be provided? Transportation will not be provided.
3. What is the general schedule for camp? Drop off is 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Camp runs 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pick up is at 3:00 p.m.
4. What should my child wear to camp each day? Campers should wear comfortable clothing which will allow them to participate in a wide variety of activities. Campers will be participating in hands-on experiments that may include items such as: food coloring, markers, chalk, oil, etc. Please make sure that what your child wears is okay to get dirty, or even stained.
5. May cell phones be used at camp? Cell phones are not to be used during camp except in an emergency to speak with parents/guardians. While we prefer campers not to bring any electronic devices to camp, we understand the security a cell phone may provide; however, phones should not be out during camp hours. Please make sure your child is familiar with our cell phone policy prior to attending camp.
6. May parents/guardians observe their child during the camp sessions? To keep disruptions to a minimum, we ask that parents and guardians not come into the camp during camp hours from 9am - 3pm. Family Day, on the last day of camp, is the perfect time for parents and guardians to visit camp, observe and participate with their child(ren) during the day’s programming. Parents, guardians, and community supporters are invited to attend Family Day.

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About STEMKAMP

STEMKAMP came about when Goshen Consulting received a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense STEM National Defense Education Program (DOD NDEP) to begin STEMKAMP as a multi-state rollout of a successful STEM camp framework to 10 military-connected school districts in 2020. DoDSTEM funded the program with the intent of reaching up to 3,750 students in order to give these students a better understanding of current STEM careers, help them develop basic engineering skills, give them practice with higher-order thinking skills, and help them gain the self-confidence and motivation to continue on paths toward STEM careers.

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For more information

For more information, contact Tina Rowden at trowden@waynesville.k12.mo.us.

about 1 month ago, Donal Imbrunone
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Waynesville Middle School Football Camp for Grades 5-8

Who: Students in the 5th through 8th grades for the 2025-2026 school year
Location: Waynesville HS Tiger Stadium
Dates: July 28-31
Time: 10:30 a.m.- Noon
Cost: $30 (T-Shirt provided)
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Register and pay

You must both register and pay for the camp

Register Here: https://forms.gle/eddSG5PaRh1voqRA8 (If the link doesn't work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAL6roGNAjWm49cEJrJ-M_UGfhC4N48ie39Sutyiu8rtflHA/viewform)

Pay here: https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/event/224a304v (If the link doesn't work for you, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/schoolevents.)

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON July 22, 2025 at 2 p.m.
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For more information

For more information you can email Dalton Hill dhill@waynesville.k12.mo.us or Cory Ace cace@waynesville.k12.mo.us
about 1 month ago, Marianne Ward
Grades 5-8 Football camp 10:30 a.m. to noon July 28-31