
Spring sports begin on Monday, March 3! Our WMS spring sports are track, baseball, and softball. Please review the graphics for information on tryouts and practices. Students must have the proper documentation on file with the school in order to participate. Go Tigers!





Five Waynesville Middle School students participated in the 4th annual Missouri State University CODERS Olympiad on Feb. 27, 2025. CODERS stands for Computer Science Opportunities, Development, and Education in Rural Schools. Leah Fledderman, John Kefalas, Conner Hamelin, Keldon Loar, and Naomi Sanchez demonstrated their ability to code effectively effort by completing Olympiad challenges.
CODERS will showcase their coding skills during the STEAM night from 5:00 pm- 7:30 pm at WMS on March 7, 2025. Students will have the opportunity to sign up for coding happening during Saturday Savers (April and May) as an enrichment activity.




Good Luck to all of our Tiger wrestlers as they head to the MSHSAA State Championships to fight for a spot on the podium!


The Waynesville Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Feb. 25, 2025, in the WMS gym. Geoff Knoll of Noble Real Estate served as the keynote speaker for the event.
The students inducted were as follows:
7th grade inductees
Akau, Haeleuha
Alailima, Kiahna A.
Beanblossom, Linaya
Bisson, Arianna
Bostic, Brielle
Briner, Khloe
Brown-Myrick, Kaylee Marie
Brown, Haley Elena
Brown, Makenzie Ellen
Capps, Corbin
Carlson, Nathan David
Choi, Gloria
Cichocki, Viktoria Klara
Conover, Grace Carolyn
Conover, Mason Todd
Cox, M'Kenzie Marie
Cross, Emma V.
Cuellar, Everleigh Alexandra
Cully, Adrianna L
Dinkins, Isabella
Dirck, Ryker
Emmett, Hannah Grace
Farrell, Liam E
Freitag, Rylee Olivia
Fulkerson, Aiden James
Gentle, Quinn Adelle
Giffen, Max
Glaspell, Hunter E
Glaspell, Riley L
Hamzane, Islam
Hejl, Isabella M
Howard, Jakailyn Trinitie
Howell, Zephyr Warren
Hulst, Austin Jakob
Jordon, Collin Mark
Juan, Aiden James Mendoza
Kelley, Aidan Erin
Kelley, Alex Ciara
Kling, Rikki Danielle
Langley, Elijah Jackson
Leinbaugh, Magdalene Solana
Lopez, Sophia Isabelle
McKinney, Colten William
Meyer, Grace Mackenzie
Mishra, Alya Sarla
Mitchell, Kayden John
Mitchell, Kieyren Anthony
Moua, Sparrow Kanong
O'Brien, Quentin Shea
O'Bryant, Payton Jaden
O'Connor, Natalie Sun
Osborne, Emma Lynn
Pajarillo, Noel Antonio
Pelezo, Audrey Catherine
Perry, Zoey Alicia
Putman, Kaylah C
Quiambao, Amaiyah Saige Mantanona
Rhodes, Javiann Dewayne
Roberts, Scarlett Ann
Romito, Abigail Laura
Schleicher, Rhys
Schnacke, Ethan
Schroeder, Jaxson James
Sharp, Gloria Faolan
Silengo, Elizabeth Mae
Smith, Adam
Stephens, Kamryn De'nae
Stevens, Elonna Kamil
Stiffler, Brayden
Stone, Michael Gabriel
Striplin, Zoe Yvonne
Sutphin, Raymond Luke
Swartz, Terra Lon Danielle
Thompson, Isabella May
Tipeni, Exiat Saelua
Villalobos, Nicholas Michelin
Waddell, Rowan Christopher
Watson, Mikaylah Malana
Weaver, Jayne Maryann
William, Aiden Paraiso
Woodin, Annaleigh Faith
York, Aidan Alexander
Young, Amari I
8th grade inductees
Ballard, Jenna
Barber-Shupe, Presley Oliver
Borquez, Caden Vincent
Capps, Aiden
Ferland, Henry
Flood, Hunter Ulysses
Garcia, Lemuel Adan
Gonzalez, Anahi
Horton, Maykenzi
Jones, Westin Nicholas
Marincell, Brayden Michael
Parmelee, Addison
Pinegar, Gabriella
Samuela, Aomalu
Schwickerath, Amelia Eileen
Torres, Devaughn Ghiellan Fontillas
Williams, Hannah
Young, Azyari











The Waynesville Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Feb. 25, 2025, in the WMS gym. Geoff Knoll of Noble Real Estate served as the keynote speaker for the event.
The students inducted were as follows:
7th grade inductees
Akau, Haeleuha
Alailima, Kiahna A.
Beanblossom, Linaya
Bisson, Arianna
Bostic, Brielle
Briner, Khloe
Brown-Myrick, Kaylee Marie
Brown, Haley Elena
Brown, Makenzie Ellen
Capps, Corbin
Carlson, Nathan David
Choi, Gloria
Cichocki, Viktoria Klara
Conover, Grace Carolyn
Conover, Mason Todd
Cox, M'Kenzie Marie
Cross, Emma V.
Cuellar, Everleigh Alexandra
Cully, Adrianna L
Dinkins, Isabella
Dirck, Ryker
Emmett, Hannah Grace
Farrell, Liam E
Freitag, Rylee Olivia
Fulkerson, Aiden James
Gentle, Quinn Adelle
Giffen, Max
Glaspell, Hunter E
Glaspell, Riley L
Hamzane, Islam
Hejl, Isabella M
Howard, Jakailyn Trinitie
Howell, Zephyr Warren
Hulst, Austin Jakob
Jordon, Collin Mark
Juan, Aiden James Mendoza
Kelley, Aidan Erin
Kelley, Alex Ciara
Kling, Rikki Danielle
Langley, Elijah Jackson
Leinbaugh, Magdalene Solana
Lopez, Sophia Isabelle
McKinney, Colten William
Meyer, Grace Mackenzie
Mishra, Alya Sarla
Mitchell, Kayden John
Mitchell, Kieyren Anthony
Moua, Sparrow Kanong
O'Brien, Quentin Shea
O'Bryant, Payton Jaden
O'Connor, Natalie Sun
Osborne, Emma Lynn
Pajarillo, Noel Antonio
Pelezo, Audrey Catherine
Perry, Zoey Alicia
Putman, Kaylah C
Quiambao, Amaiyah Saige Mantanona
Rhodes, Javiann Dewayne
Roberts, Scarlett Ann
Romito, Abigail Laura
Schleicher, Rhys
Schnacke, Ethan
Schroeder, Jaxson James
Sharp, Gloria Faolan
Silengo, Elizabeth Mae
Smith, Adam
Stephens, Kamryn De'nae
Stevens, Elonna Kamil
Stiffler, Brayden
Stone, Michael Gabriel
Striplin, Zoe Yvonne
Sutphin, Raymond Luke
Swartz, Terra Lon Danielle
Thompson, Isabella May
Tipeni, Exiat Saelua
Villalobos, Nicholas Michelin
Waddell, Rowan Christopher
Watson, Mikaylah Malana
Weaver, Jayne Maryann
William, Aiden Paraiso
Woodin, Annaleigh Faith
York, Aidan Alexander
Young, Amari I
8th grade inductees
Ballard, Jenna
Barber-Shupe, Presley Oliver
Borquez, Caden Vincent
Capps, Aiden
Ferland, Henry
Flood, Hunter Ulysses
Garcia, Lemuel Adan
Gonzalez, Anahi
Horton, Maykenzi
Jones, Westin Nicholas
Marincell, Brayden Michael
Parmelee, Addison
Pinegar, Gabriella
Samuela, Aomalu
Schwickerath, Amelia Eileen
Torres, Devaughn Ghiellan Fontillas
Williams, Hannah
Young, Azyari











Waynesville Middle School Student Council recently collected more than 200 cans in support of the Meals that Matter food drive. Students donated 46 complete meals to the WHS Student Government Association to be packed and distributed to families within the district's Snack in a Pack program.


Spring Sports Tryout/Practice Schedule (Begins Monday, March 3rd) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lmjeUmq2cN2QJJ9Ue_H70HXdh-bl0xxr/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114153333880162748937&rtpof=true&sd=true


The last day to order a yearbook is Friday, February 28. This morning, order forms were handed out to students who indicated that they wanted a book and had not already ordered. Extra order forms are available in Ms. Fitzsimmons's classroom, room 229.
Forms should be returned to Ms. Fitzsimmons or Ms. Wolfe in the morning, room 229. If students are paying with cash, they MUST have exact change as we will not have change to give them.
In addition, orders can be placed online at the link below.
Sales Link-https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1059556/Waynesville-Middle-School/2025-Yearbook/2024071804334262789/CATALOG_SHOP/
Order the yearbook TODAY!

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, will be a traditional snow day. There will be no in-person school and no AMI (virtual) learning.
We are so proud of your outstanding work during this challenging winter season!
Enjoy your snow day and we will see you on Monday!


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.
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The following routes, however, will still be snow routes on Friday:
• Route 47
• Route 52
• Route 74
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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.
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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
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Spring sports
Spring sports at WHS are
Baseball
Track B/G
Girls' Soccer
Boys' Tennis
Boys 'Golf
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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.

