Published by the Waynesville R-VI School District March 17, 2017

Kindergarten Roundup will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4, 5 and 6 at Waynesville Schools.

Students living off post should go to East Elementary or Freedom Elementary. Assignment to East or Freedom will be based on boundary lines. East Elementary School boundaries will include all of Waynesville city limits and the area above the St. Robert city limits, from Y Highway moving Westward (everything above Zeigenbein Circle and outside of the St. Robert city limits). Freedom Elementary School Boundaries will include all of St. Robert city limits, and the area from Y Highway moving Eastward (Zeigenbein Road and all adjoining roads that are in the city limits of St. Robert.) The map is at http://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/cms/lib07/MO01910216/Centricity/Domain/1534/MAP%20of%20boundaries%20for%20East%20and%20Freedom%20February%202017.pdf

For a list of street names, go to http://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/cms/lib07/MO01910216/Centricity/Domain/1534/East%20Street%20and%20Freedom%20Listing-1.pdf

Students living on post should go to Partridge, Thayer or Wood

Scott named Teacher of Year

Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services, surprised Keely Scott, a Waynesville High School AP English teacher, with a bouquet of flowers. Scott has been named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year for the Waynesville R-VI School District.

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Keely Scott, a Waynesville High School AP English teacher, has been named the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year for the Waynesville R-VI School District.

The district’s Professional Development Committee implemented an application process this year that aligns with the state award criteria so that the district’s nominee may advance to the regional competition. Scott will represent Waynesville R-VI in the Regional Teacher of the Year process later this spring. Regional Teachers of the Year from around the state will then move on to the state Teacher of the Year process.

“The final decision was difficult as we had a number of candidates who we would have been proud to have represent us in the regional competition,” stated the district’s Professional Development Committee

who developed the application process. “Beyond teaching advanced-level courses at WHS, Mrs. Scott participates in national scoring of Advanced Placement exams. Her passion for the work she does with her students, as well as her desire to help students build skills that they need to be successful after they move on from high school, were evident in her interview.”

The committee included regular classroom teachers, special area teachers, special education teachers and had a representation across grade spans. Throughout the process the committee held to the rubrics and guidelines that had been established.

“This was a teacher-developed and driven process,” said Dr. Trish Adkins, assistant superintendent of instructional services.

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Elementary, based on where they reside. The street information is available at http://waynesville.schoolwires.net/cms/lib07/MO01910216/Centricity/Domain/920/2016-17%20Enrollment%20Information.pdf. It is also located on the district’s website waynesville.k12.mo.us by clicking on Parents/Students and going to Enrollment Information & Forms and then clicking on the Enrollment Information form.)

Parents should also bring their child’s immunization record and birth certificate. It is not necessary for the child to be present at the time of enrollment.

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 2017 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.

Nominations were taken and all nominees were invited to submit an application packet. The Teacher of the Year sub-committee scored the application packets that were submitted based on a rubric, which aligns with the state Teacher of the Year Criteria.

Application materials included a resume, professional biography, philosophy of teaching and letters of support from colleagues. Scoring was focused on a number of areas, including, professional activities, professional development, leadership, community involvement, contribution and accomplishments within the education field.

After scoring was completed, teachers were invited in for face-to-face interviews with the committee. During the interview portion, the committee was able to learn more about the candidate’s teaching philosophy, how they interact with and impact students, as well as those issues that they view as a priority in education.

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The Waynesville R-VI School District Art Show featured art from students in grades kindergarten through 12th and was on display at the Waynesville Career Center for several days early in March.

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Just before finishing their 12-week freshman rotations on March 8, Waynesville Career Center nursing students brought back the nostalgia of nurses wearing caps to some of the residents in the long-term care areas. Many of the elderly remember when nurses wore caps and white uniforms, so at Dixon Nursing and Rehab, the nursing students decided to take them

Nursing students take residents on “trip back in time” by wearing caps

back to that time. The students and Phyllis Graves, practical nursing instructor, wore their school caps.

Also, in honor of their last day, the students held an ice cream social complete with Sundays and banana splits during their last day as a “thank you” to everyone who helped the nursing students over the last weeks.

“The folks loved it,” Graves said. “It

was amazing to see the older folks light up and come alive. We also played ball with them and tarp catch. The students got to see how important the activities are for the elderly and our hope was that for one day we could make them happy and I believe we were successful.”

Third graders at Freedom Elementary recently became entrepreneurs – making their own products and selling them to their fellow students – and along the way they learned about product demand, profit and loss. The process was part of an economics problem-based learning unit in Amanda Burton and Debbie Ogden’s classes at Freedom.

The students were given a list of supplies that they could purchase and then they had to come up with a product to make and sell to their peers. The problem they had to figure out was how they could make a product at a low cost and still manage to earn a profit. This included talking about what other third graders may want, or in other words, learning what the demand for their item might be. On Feb. 22, the two classes set up all of their products to sell in the school cafeteria. Other third grade classes were invited to shop and purchase items with their two play dollars they were given to spend. The visitors had a great time buying the items. Parents also attended to cheer on their kids.

Once students sold their products, they had to subtract their production cost from the amount they received in order to see if they earned a profit. Students then had to talk and write about what they would do differently the next time and what they learned from this project.

Freedom 3rd graders become entrepreneurs

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Five Waynesville High School boys and three WHS girls placed in the top 12 overall in individual lifts in the State Power Lifting meet held on Saturday, March, at Glendale High School in Springfield.

“It was an awesome experience and I couldn’t be more proud of how they behaved, competed and supported each other Saturday,” said Chad Drehle, who coached the students who volunteer to participate in the power lifting group. “They represented Waynesville with class.”

Six weeks earlier, power lifting was added to WHS’s Tiger Performance Training with students training two days a week. Most were novice power lifters, so the strategy at the meet was simply to:

Safely & successfully complete all three attempts in each lift (37 out of 39 were completed)

Have no disqualifying lifts, based on state power lifting meet rules (36 out of 39 lifts qualified)

Gain confidence and experienceAchieve personal records in all lifts They competed as individuals and as a team (12 lifters or

fewer) in the following lifts:1. Bench Press2. Dead Lift3. Back Squat Five of the boys placed in the top 12 overall and the results

were as follows:1. Harry Franco - Personal Record in all 3 lifts2. Nicklas Clary - Personal Record in all 3 lifts3. Braden Drehle - Personal Record in Bench and Dead Lift - Inj Squat) 4. Kian Ashford - Personal Record in all 3 lifts5. Tandon English - Personal Record in all 3 lifts6. Johnathan Stump - Personal Record in all 3 lifts7. Michael Treadway - Personal Record in all 3 lifts8. Dion Nunez - Personal Record in all 3 lifts 9. Blake Guenella - Personal Records in all 3 lifts10. Terry Marshall - Personal Records in all 3 lifts

WHS students place in State Power Lifting meet

All of the girls placed in the top 12 overall in the state and their results were as follows:

1. Patience Cooke - Personal Records in all 3 lifts2. Madison Wallace - Personal Records in all 3 lifts3. Kendall Balley - Personal Records in all 3 lifts Students who participated paid for their own t-shirts, food

and entry fee themselves. Receiving medals (based on combined lifts) were: Male 155 Weight ClassTandon English = 9thHarry Franco = 17th 165 Weight ClassBlake Guenella = 15th 175 Weight ClassMichael Tredway = 13thJonathan Stump = 17th 195 Weight ClassBraden Drehle = 14thPrior Injury = did not squatPlace is with a 2 lift total vs 3

225 Weight ClassNick Clary = 6th 250 Weight ClassKian Ashford = 17thDion Nunez = 21st UnlimitedTerry Marshall = 14th Female 145 Weight ClassKendall Bailey = 6th 155 Weight ClassPatience Cooke = 7th

During the first weekend in March, the Waynesville High School Debate Team competed at the MSHSAA speech and debate districts hosted at Camdenton High School and Sophomore Zoie Francisco will move on to compete at the state level.

Sophomore Faith Hart competed in poetry earning ranks of 4 and 5, just missing a chance to move on to finals.

Freshman Samantha Willis competed in the Lincoln-Douglas debate and placed 4th.

Sophomore Zoie Francisco competed in the Lincoln-Douglas debate and tied for 3rd. Francisco also competed in radio speaking and won 2nd place overall and will move on to represent Waynesville at the state level.

Debate student advances

Happy Spring Break! Even though “teachers” is spelled incorrectly on this poster hanging in the hallway at Freedom, the message is too good not to share.

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Waynesville R-VI hosted its annual Pageant of the Bands on March 7 at Waynesville High School. From top to bottom: The WHS Concert Band under the direction of Jared Sabatasso, director, and Chelsea Handley, assistant director. WHS Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jim Stockmann, director, and Chelsea Handley, assistant director. The Waynesville Middle School Advanced Band under the direction of Todd Walker and Jared Sabatasso. The WHS Indoor Drumline, under the direction of Jared Sabatasso.

Pageant of

Bands

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The Waynesville Middle School Choir successfully represented the Waynesville R-VI School District over the March 3-4 weekend.

On Friday, March 3, the 7th and 8th grade Advanced Choir attended the Central Methodist University Music Festival in Fayette, Mo. The Advanced Choir received a 1 rating for their performance. A 1 rating is the best score on a 1 to 5 scale.

Of the 12 soloists who participated at the event, five students received a 1 rating: Lexie Worth, Myka Schaefferkoetter, Ruby Gasper, Naya Pesantemercado and Mariah Gomez.

Seven students received a 2 rating: Evalyn Starasinich, Alexis Frabel, Izabella Areizaga, Gracie Morrison, Jasmine Cassidy, Kayja Bruno and Cassidy Bowling.

On March 4 all three middle school choirs competed in the Union Middle School Music Festival. The Advanced Choir and the 8th Grade Choir received a 1 rating. The 7th Grade Choir received a 3 rating. Nine of the 12 soloists who participated at this event received a 1 rating: Naya Pesantemercado, Lexie Worth, Alexis Frabel, Cassidy Bowling, Ruby Gasper, Evelyn Starasinich, Myka Schaefferkoetter, Jasmine Cassidy and Gracie Morrison.

Three students received a 2 rating: Kayja Bruno, Izabella Areizaga and Mariah Gomez.

The students are under the direction of Cydnee Gilmore.

The Waynesville Future Farmers of America (FFA) celebrated National FFA Week “Transform Purpose to Action” on Feb. 18-25. The local Waynesville FFA raised $113 for the Waynesville R-VI School District’s Snack in a Pack (SIAP) program by hosting a “Waynesville Hat Day.”

SIAP provides approximately 320 students a weekly supplemental food pack for students who might otherwise go hungry on weekends and holiday breaks, with each pack costing an average of $5. The Waynesville FFA’s service to the community will provide approximately 23 students a supplemental food pack for one weekend.

Throughout National FFA Week, chapters conducted a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education. Today’s FFA members embrace 89 years of FFA traditions and are the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.

For more information about Snack in a Pack or how to get involved, contact (573) 842-2250 or community@waynesville.k12.mo.us.

Waynesville R-VI MSTA/CTA will host the Meet the Candidate Forum for Waynesville R-VI School Board members at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in the Waynesville High School Library.

The candidates are: Mike Keeling, Leroy Fulmer, Jocelyn Gutowski, Dan Deering, Donnita Patterson-Brown and Charles Howard.

The election date is Tuesday, April 4. This forum will be televised on

Channel 12.

During today’s Tiger Time at Waynesville High School, sophomores celebrated their success on the latest district writing prompt by raising their “Proficient or Advanced” scores from 35% to 57%. Dr. Kevin Mabie, WHS assistant principal, and Dr. Brian Henry, superintendent, congratulated the students. In addition, students with the highest score were recognized with certificates and are pictured above.

Middle School Advanced Choir receives 1 rating

Meet the Candidates

FFA raises funds for Snack in a Pack

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Waynesville JROTC Armed Drill Team took first place overall in the Armed Exhibition competition at the Blue Springs South Invitational Drill Competition on March 4, 2017.

From a field of 21 teams, these are the results:

1st Armed Exhibition 2nd Place Color Guard 2nd Place Armed Regulation3rd Place Armed Inspection 6th Place IDD (Individual Drill

Down) - Molly Handley“This is the second year in a row

our Armed Exhibition Team finished 1st overall,” said Col. (R) Charles Williams, JROTC senior Army instructor. “The other event results are an improvement from last year’s results.

JROTC takes 1st in Armed Exhibition

The Blue Springs and Smith Cotton drill meets are the most competitive Drill Competitions we attend. This was a great practice run for Army Drill

Nationals.”The U.S. Army Cadet Command Drill

National Championships will be held March 30 – April 2 in Louisville, KY.

JROTC Armed Drill Team takes 1st in Armed Exhibition at Blue Springs South.

Wood Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with an evening of games, crafts, technology and books. More than 70 Wood Tiger families attended the event. Parents and students worked together to complete fun tasks such as Stack the Cat’s Hat or Measure with the Foot Book. All the activities centered around books written by Dr. Seuss.

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WCC holds mock interviews

More than 400 students took part in the mock interview program at the Waynesville Career Center. From March 6-10, students had the opportunity to practice interview skills with civic and business leaders from the Waynesville, St. Robert and Fort Leonard Wood communities. The mock interviews were designed to provide students with a relevant experience that they can use to better prepare themselves to be competitive in future professional interviews.

Feedback from the interviews was very positive. One interviewer stated, “I am very impressed with these students. It is wonderful to hear how they are getting ready for life after high school.”

Student comments were equally positive. One student commented, “Some students may be inexperienced with interviews and this gives them the idea of what it would be like so they can be prepared for an actual professional interview.”

Another student said, “This was great. I had never been in an interview before, and I really feel like it went well.”

The Waynesville Career Center would like to thank all of the volunteers. This would not have been possible without support from AmeriCorps/VISTA, the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, and the various leaders who gave their time and energy to help our students be successful.

The volunteers included Kyle Shook, Jocelyn Moore, Andy Cochran, Doreen Pairer, Jesse DeGraftenreed, Fina DeGraftenreed, Chanel James, Jeff Felton, Diamond McAllister, LTC Steve Caruso, Christy Wilson, Jim Bales, Nathalie Brech, JP Flores, Dan Deering, Kirsten Carpenter, Sarah Hollaren, Sherry Struckhoff, Rick Vernon, Cheryl Vernon, Lisa Schwandt, Robin Edwards, Chase DenDekker, Joel Claudio and Louis Espinosa.

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Thayer Elementary staff members received praise from Dr. Brian Henry, superintendent, on March 17 for:

- teachers having high expectations and planning quality instruction and interventions for students to learn each day

- their AmeriCorps members providing interventions to their students

- for their excellent rapport with their families and PIE unit – the 35th Engineers – who help with after school activities and programs

- deep implementation of the PLC process each week, including collaborating and communicating about data

- for individual growth of students and great MAP scores

Thayer Elementary staff members receive praise

Williams Early Childhood staff members received praise from Dr. Brian Henry, superintendent, on March 10 for:

- continuing to be a leader in preschool collaborative work, so much so that other schools are coming to Waynesville to observe their work

- their work during the PLC process - working hard to put data into

Performance Plus and using the data regularly to help drive instruction and focus on collaboration

- their PACE and ECSE programs working together, including both teachers and paras, to develop strategies that are effective in moving students toward proficiency on all standards

Williams Early Childhood staff members receive praise

Earlier this month, members from Waynesville FFA assisted Good Samaritan with a community service project. The FFA members along with other volunteers from Good Sam, Ozark Mt. 4-H and the Master Gardeners packed and labeled hundreds of vegetable seed packs for distribution at the Good Samaritan Food Bank. This is an effort to encourage increased effort in growing food at home. It was a great night filled with fellowship and snacks. A special thanks to Heather Frabel for inviting the students to help.

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