Published by the Waynesville R-VI School District April 12, 2019

Governor to be at WHS!

Special Olympics was held at Tiger Stadium on the Waynesville High School campus on Tuesday, April 9. More photos on page 2.

Special Olympics

Waynesville High School hosted Special Olympics on Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The public is invited to an Open House from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at 102 Hickory Ridge Drive in Waynesville.

Waynesville Career Center students in construction, HVAC (heating, air conditioning and ventilation) and masonry have built the home. This is the 40th house built by WCC students.

The house has approximately 1780 square feet upstairs and the downstairs basement is unfinished. The 3-bedroom house has 3 1/2 baths and will be sold via closed bid.

Detailed information about the bid process will be available during the open house and are also available from the Office of Operational Services at the Waynesville R-VI School District Administration, 200 Fleetwood Drive in Waynesville.

Interested parties may contact the Waynesville Career Center at 573-842-2500 for further information. The house and lot will be sold “as is.”

All bids should be returned in a sealed envelope addressed to Dr. Chris Berger, Assistant Superintendent, Operational Services, Waynesville School District, 200 Fleetwood Drive, Waynesville, Missouri 65583 with the following information in the lower left corner:

“Sealed Bids” House #40 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2019

The Waynesville R-VI Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bid process.

WCC to host Open House at 102 Hickory Ridge

To show their appreciation, Waynesville High School Student Government Association students handed out treats to all transportation staff on Tuesday.

On Friday, March 29, Thayer Elementary held a Career Fair for 4th and 5th grade students. Several speakers gave presentations about their chosen career path, qualifications, training/education required, job atmosphere, pay ranges, daily duties, work environment and more. Speakers included Col. Eric Towns, Garrison Commander of FLW; Kelley Reed, Military and Family Life Counselor; Det. Sgt. Whittaker and Sgt Reed, law enforcement officers; and Capt. Gremp and Mr. Fraily, firefighters.

Kindergarten registration (also known as Kindergarten Roundup) will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13, 14 and 15 at Waynesville R-VI elementary schools, which include schools in Waynesville, St. Robert and Fort Leonard Wood.

According to Missouri law, a child is eligible for admission to kindergarten if the child reaches the age of five prior to the first day of August 2019 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.

Kindergarten registration May 13, 14, 15

Olga McFadden, a German teacher at Waynesville High School, has been named the Waynesville R-VI District Teacher of the Year. McFadden will represent Waynesville R-VI in the Regional Teacher of the Year process later this spring. She was recognized by Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services, and Dr. Brian Henry, superintendent.

McFadden is Teacher of Year

Sara Allen’s fifth grade class at Partridge Elementary created a digital breakout to prepare for the MAP test. Students began the project by brainstorming math, ELA and science questions. They used the questions to create a Google Site with embedded Google forms, drawings and images. The class finished the project with a gallery walkthrough, showcasing the different digital breakouts. The class had a blast preparing for the MAP!

Digital breakout at Partridge

Second graders at Thayer Elementary have completed their March Madness Tournament of Books. The program began with 16 diverse titles that represented the favorites of several staff members. The pool was narrowed each day with the head-to-head challenge winner going on to the next round. Guest readers included Hilary Bales, assistant superintendent of personnel services, Mike Henson, director of curriculum and instructional technology, and Thayer Principal Robyn Justice. Teachers, Dara Faubion and Candace Decker invited Dr. Brian Henry, superintendent, to read the final two books to students. After the students voted and tallied the ballots, the winner was announced to be “Hooway for Wodney Wat” by Helen Lester.

Partridge Elementary announcement LEAD group students have been working together this school year to provide announcements every morning to students. The announcements include the recognition of birthdays, daily lunch choices, weather, the book of the day, leading The Pledge of Allegiance, and the Partridge Pledge. During the month of April they worked together to brainstorm testing strategies fellow students could use to help them do their best on the upcoming MAP assessments. During MAP testing, these strategies will be read to their fellow leaders to help encourage them during testing time.

Second year teachers participated in “conflict resolution” training with Connie Schweiss from RPDC. Waynesville teachers participated in leadership compass activities, self awareness, conflict response styles, and team building activities. This is the culminating activity for their beginning teacher certification.

Waynesville High school Theatre students at Leach Theatre seeing the Newsies produced by Fine Linen Theatre.

By Wa l t on Jones

April 18-20 at 7:00 pm

Children: $5

Students:$6

Adults:$7

The Waynesville High School’s Theatre and Music

Departments and Thespian Troupe 1669 presents

The 1940’s Radio Hour

Produced with a special arrangement with Samuel French

Special Preview Performance for the Waynesville R-VI Family

Wednesday April 17th at 4pm

$2 only

The Waynesville Middle School Chess Club went to the Life Care Senior Center to engage the residents in a friendly game of chess.

LEAP students recognize community heroes LEAP students hosted their Heroes Banquet on April 9 at Waynesville Middle School. The heroes who were introduced and received a certificate are as follows: Mayor Luge Hardman, Sandra Church, Dexter Simmons, Mike Shempert, Judge Colin Long, Staff Sgt. McLaughlin, Terry and Jan Primas, Kimberly Burke, Dolores Klaesner, Pastor Susan Marshall. Laura Storie, LEAP 6 teacher, welcomed guests to the ceremony. Following the presentation of the awards, a cake and punch reception was held.

Hats off to our Volunteers

Receiving the President’s Bronze Volunteer Service Award for 100-249 volunteer hours: Jennifer Brown (235+ Volunteer Hours) Kathleen Young (224+ Volunteer Hours) Levi Miller (161+ Volunteer Hours) Lizenia Nieves (157+ Volunteer Hours) Sarah Parker (144+ Volunteer Hours) Lea Logan (141+ Volunteer Hours) Azusa Ziller (133+ Volunteer Hours) Danielle Swartz (125+ Volunteer Hours) Jennifer Salazar (117+ Volunteer Hours) Kataja Rivera (116+ Volunteer Hours) Jocelyn Moore (114+ Volunteer Hours) Dawn Schropfer (114+ Volunteer Hours) Barrett Parker (113+ Volunteer Hours) Joanne Symitczek (109+ Volunteer Hours) Carey Bowling (108+ Volunteer Hours) Sally Belshe (100+ Volunteer Hours) David Parker (100+ Volunteer Hours) Kristy Wilson (100+ Volunteer Hours)

Receiving the President’s Silver Volunteer Service Award for 250-499 volunteer hours: Misty Beck (458+ Volunteer Hours) Kimberly Burk (270+ Volunteer Hours) Waukemsha Kirkpatrick (259+ Volunteer Hours)

Receiving the President’s Gold for 500 or more volunteer hours: Sheree Dewitt (621+ Volunteer Hours) Laura Thibodeau (619+ Volunteer Hours) Julia Akofio-Sowah (589+ Volunteer Hours) Mary Moore (548+ Volunteer Hours) Michelle Hooker (502+ Volunteer Hours) Rachel Watson (501+ Volunteer Hours) Jasmin Rodriquez (500+ Volunteer Hours)

Receiving the President’s Lifetime Gold Award for 4,000 or more volunteer hours: Shelby Kleinholz (7,357+ Volunteer Hours) Michael Johnson-Gonzalez (5,703+ Volunteer Hours) Jolita Mendivil (5,668+ Volunteer Hours) Risa Lopez-Mitchell (5,201+ Volunteer Hours) Jacob Young (4,523+ Volunteer Hours)

Tiger hats, modeled by Waynesville R-VI administrators and board members, were given to volunteers during the April 11 banquet.