The annual district elementary track meet for 4th and 5th graders was held on May 10 and the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center’s track meet was held May 14.
"I am proud of all of the students who qualified for the district meet," said Mike Rawlings, head track and field coach. "They had good times and results for their ages and I am grateful for our elementary coaches who help prepare our young athletes. We have a great program and it all begins at the elementary level."
6th Grade boys earning 1st place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay – Team Epic
4 x 100 relay - Team Epic
55 meter – Brady Newberry
100 meter – Kaden Mitchell
200 meter - Antoine Haggard
400 meter – Amare Walker
Triple Jump – Javionn Rhodes
Long Jump - Amore Walker
Shot Put – Michael Stone
5th Grade boys earning 1st Place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay – Freedom Grey
4 x 100 relay – Partridge
55 meter – Jamar Robinson East Blue
100 meter – AJ Lee Thayer
200 meter – Kieran Prebla Freedom Orange
400 meter – Morris Bradley – East Green
Triple Jump – Roland Drexler – Wood
Long Jump – Hudson Wells – Freedom Grey
Shot Put – Jarvis McLemore East Green
4th Grade boys earning 1st place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay – Partridge
4 x 100 relay – Partridge
100 meter – Owen Weiguilt Freedom Grey
200 meter Steven Phinn East Green
400 meter Owen Weiguilt Freedom Grey
Long Jump – Jaysaun Presley East Blue
Shot Put Devin Lewis East Green
6th grade girls earning 1st place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay – Team Spectacular
4 x 100 relay – Team Tremendous
55 meter – Rayven Clark
100 meter – Judith Holmes
200 meter – Kayla Bengstom
400 meter – Payton O’Bryant
Triple Jump – Payton O’Bryant
Long Jump -Zi’Yonnah Lawson
Shot Put – Misa Charfauros
5th grade girls earning 1st Place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay – Freedom Grey
4 x 100 relay - Partridge
55 meter – Tara Robinson Freedom Grey
100 meter – Avery Anderson Partridge
200 meter – Cove Cornforth Freedom Grey
400 meter – Carson Pimentel East Blue
Triple Jump – Jillian Linde Partridge
Long Jump – Avery Anderson Partridge
Shot Put – Raquel Joseph East Blue
4th grade girls earning 1st Place were as follows:
4 x 200 relay - Wood
4 x 100 relay – Freedom Orange
100 meter – Jordyn Bush – Freedom Orange
200 meter – Kayte Dye – East Green
400 meter – Aubrey Ross – Freedom Grey
Long Jump – Kayte Dye – East Green
Shot Put – Jessicah Njwguna – East Blue
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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
Screenings for Pre-school age children
May and July screenings for pre-school children ages 3 and 4 who live in the Waynesville R-VI School District are now being scheduled at Williams Early Childhood Center, 12225 Pulaski Avenue, Fort Leonard Wood.
To schedule a screening appointment for May 28 or 29 or July 29, 30 or 31, please call 573-842-2650.
Details:
Students must be ages 3 or 4 by August 1, 2024, to qualify for screening. Students who have already been screened and are on a waiting list do not need to be re-screened.
“Our highly qualified, certified teachers work with students on skills that help prepare them to be successful learners in kindergarten,” said Dr. Molinda Mitchell, principal at the center. “By engaging students early, our preschool students become successful kindergartners.”
Williams Early Childhood Center’s pre-school program consists of PACE and ECSE. Both are free for Waynesville R-VI residents who are admitted to the program.
PACE is the Parent And Child Education program and is for children ages three, four and five who are potty trained, have gone through the screening process used to place students and have been admitted to the program. Transportation is not provided for the PACE program.
ECSE The Early Childhood Special Education Program is a free service provided by the Waynesville R-VI School District and services children who are three-years to kindergarten age with educationally disabling conditions. Children with disabling conditions are those who demonstrate significant delays in one or more of these areas:
• vision/hearing
• speech/language
• intellectual functioning
• overall development
• rate of learning and/or
• social/emotional development
For information about the center, please call 573-842-2650.
Elementary Soccer Camp May 28-30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ($25)
For students ages 8-12 years old
Cost is $25
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/vcebWbA5UM7bcB31A
Payment Link: https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/schoolevents
If you have any questions, please call 573-842-2450.
Kindergarten kickoff and enrollment
Kindergarten Kickoff was held on May 1, 2024, with a packed house of parents and students preparing for the start of their kindergarten school year. A popular spot was the "signing" table where students wrote their names and posed for photos.
Kindergarten enrollment
Kindergarten enrollment is under way in the Waynesville R-VI School District online at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/Page/13356. This is for students who will be enrolling as kindergartners at East, Freedom, Partridge, Thayer and Wood elementaries.
If you have a student eligible (see eligibility requirements below) for kindergarten in the 2024-25 School Year, you will need the following documents:
A. *Child’s birth certificate
B. *Proof of residence: Any ONE of the following documents in the parent/guardian’s name meets the state’s proof of residence requirements:
1) property tax statement
2) utility bill/agreement (must be dated within the last 60 days). Utilities include water, electric, trash, gas and home phone/internet. Cell phone agreements may not be used to meet this criteria.
3) real estate contract
4) rental agreement/receipt
5) military housing contract
If you have questions about these documents, please contact 573-842-2092.
C. *Child’s shot record*
If your child has not already received the 4-6 year old immunizations, here are the vaccines your child will need:
• Diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis) (DTaP) (5th dose)
• Polio (IPV) (4th dose)
• Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (2nd dose)
• Chickenpox (Varicella) (2nd dose)
These shots must be administered on or after their fourth birthday.
D. Legal documents (for special circumstances/ e.g., custody, guardianship, etc.)
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible to attend kindergarten, a student must be age 5 before Aug. 1, 2024. According to Missouri law, a child is eligible for admission to kindergarten if the child reaches the age of 5 prior Aug. 1, 2024, or if the child is a military dependent who has successfully completed a state-accredited pre-kindergarten program or has attended a state-accredited kindergarten program in another state. Please note there are no exceptions made to this state law.
Have questions?
If you need help or have questions, please call 573-842-2092.
NOTE for WILLIAMS and PARKER Early Childhood Center students:
Williams Early Childhood Center and Parker Educational students who will be attending kindergarten in the Waynesville R-VI School District this fall will not need to complete the online enrollment process. The records of Williams and Parker students will automatically move forward to the elementary schools for those eligible for kindergarten.
From our Athletic Office:
The Waynesville Elementary Tiger Wrestling Camp has moved from the High School to the Middle School main gym for May 9-10. Camp will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. Please use the main gym entrance located at the front right of the school for drop-off and pick-up. #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.
An ambulance has been dispatched to Freedom Elementary at approximately 3:18 p.m. today, May 6, 2024, to treat an adult with a medical condition. The adult will decide what, if any, further medical treatment is necessary. #wayschools
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
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
The Waynesville R-VI Wrestling Program will host an elementary camp for students entering 1st-6th grades in the 24-25 school year. (This means students currently in grades K-5.)
Students must pre-register and pay in advance for this camp. More information is at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/Page/13347.
The wrestling camp will be held May 9 & 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Waynesville High School wrestling room. Registration closes on May 3.
If you have any questions, pleae contact Athletics at 573-842-2450.
Tiger Festival of Nations has been moved inside and will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today. As a reminder the art show is also being held this evening from 4 to 7 pm. The entrance to both events will be located on the 9th Grade Center side of the high school.
USO volunteers, staff from the USO Missouri and Culver's team leaders handed out Culver's custard sundaes to all Freedom Elementary students and staff in celebration of April being the Month of the Military Child. Each year the USO Missouri partners with Culver’s to give away custard sundaes to all students and staff in Waynesville R-VI School schools in celebration of the Month of the Military Child. About 60 to 70 percent of all Waynesville R-VI students are military impacted. #wayschools
Tiger Festival of Nations will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2024, at Waynesville High School just outside the entrance to the Ninth Grade Center. Learn about some of the many different cultures found in our district and sample food from all around the world. In the event of inclement weather, Tiger Festival of Nations will be moved inside to the gym.
Waynesville R-VI District Art Show, showcasing outstanding work by students in grades K-12, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Lecture Hall at Waynesville High School. The Lecture Hall entrance is adjacent to the Ninth Grade Center entrance. #wayschools
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Waynesville Middle School has announced the following free camp:
· Middle School Soccer Camp Monday-Thursday starting April 29 3-5 p.m. at Waynesville Middle School Slaughter Field. Registration for grades 6-8 is open now at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdjXs2UfCa-WwJuDeY3UAjtMLo2vDJrEK92fW4o3Z0ugr7hg/viewform
Notes
There is no fee for this camp. If you are signing up multiple students for this camp, you will need to register each student separately. Any individual not registered prior to registration closing will not be permitted to attend. #wayschools
The Waynesville R-VI Board of Education elected new officers on April 15, 2024, as follows: President Janel Rowell; Vice President Rick Harne, Secretary Andy Anderson and Treasurer Charles Quinn. Members also include Aaron Pondrom, Layne Lercher and Mike Keeling.
Cutlines:
Megan Ace swears in Mike Keeling and Janel Rowell following their election on April 2 to the Waynesville R-VI Board of Education. They will each serve a three-year term.
Superintendent Hilary Bales presents a House Resolution from State Rep. Bill Hardwick to outgoing Board President Paul D. Shultz II who did not seek reelection. Shultz served on the board for nine years, the last six as president.
Superintendent Hilary Bales recognized the outgoing officers for their service: President Paul Shultz II, Vice President Rick Harne, Secretary Janel Rowell as Board and Treasurer Andy Anderson. #wayschools
The public is invited to attend both of these events. #wayschools
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