Musical `Little Shop of Horrors` starts tonight - Waynesville R

Published by the Waynesville R-VI School District
April 10, 2014
Musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ starts tonight
The Waynesville High School
Theatre Department and Thespian
Troupe 1669, with the help of the
music department, will present the
theatrical musical, “Little Shop of
Horrors,” on April 10, 11 and 12 at
7 p.m. and April 13 at 2:30 p.m.
The musical is about Seymour
who one day discovers a strange
plant whose food of choice is human
blood.
Ticket prices will be $7 for adults,
$6 for staff and students, and
$5 for children under 10 years of
age. All performances are in the
WHS Theatre.
Clockwise, starting at top: Josh Miller portrays Seymour; Ty Leatherbery portrays Mr. Mushnik, the shopkeeper, and Alexis
Gaono portrays Audrey. Gaono sings one of the show’s numbers. Jim Stockmann directs the 11-member orchestra. Michelle
Watson, Kekona Asi and Cinnamon Bragg portray Ronnette, Crystal and Chiffon. Hulon Smith is the voice for Audrey II, the
odd plant whose food of choice is human blood.
WHS seniors win HSTW educational achievement award
Thirteen members of the Class of
2014 from Waynesville High School
have received the High Schools That
Work (HSTW) Award of Educational
Achievement. The Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB) gives this
award to high school seniors who have
completed a challenging program of
study and demonstrated readiness for
employment and for college.
The WHS award recipients are Alyssa
Arnold, Noah Atad, Corey Baker, Alison
Bonner, Kaley Caracci, Matthew Dillon,
Dallas Ernst, Tonique Gray, Fallon
Kelley, Ty Leatherbery, Tyler Moody,
Nicholas Parker and Emily Salcedo.
“These students are to be commended
for their efforts,” says WHS Principal
Courtney Long. “They have taken
challenging courses in high school and
scored high on rigorous exams and
by doing so, they have increased their
likelihood of future success.”
Students qualify for the award by
completing a college-preparatory course
of study in at least two of the three
subject areas (English/language arts,
mathematics or science); completing a
concentration in a career-technical area,
mathematics/science or the humanities;
and meeting readiness goals in all three
subject areas (reading, mathematics and
science) of the HSTW Assessment.
The Southern Regional Education
Board is a multi-state compact for
education, founded in 1948. High
Schools That Work, launched in 1987,
is the largest high school improvement
effort in the United States, with more
than 1,100 school sites in 30 states and
the District of Columbia.
Students dodge hunger
Students raised nearly $2,000 in
their efforts to dodge hunger
during the second annual Youth
Dodge Brawl Tournament for
Snack in a Pack on March 28.
Sixteen teams, comprised of
114 students, participated in one
of the tournament’s two brackets,
9th-12th and 6th-8th. The high
school winning team, “Team
Toolbag” members were Joey
Bradford, Matt Dillon, Brandon
Reuss, Mason Stevens, Wade
Howser and Michael Thompson.
Members of the 6th-8th grade
winning team, “ Wrecking Crew,”
were Aaron Emperato, Tyler
Wrecking Crew, the 6th-8th grade winning team.
Campbell, Ezekiel Rogers, Deonte
Forever After Photography,
Garland, Dominic Garland, Maleek
Mid Missouri Credit Union, Mid
Hopper, Desmond Dawkins, La Marquz
Missouri Motors, Southern Spice Café,
Prather and Jaylon Williamson.
Splash Design and US Foods.
Snack in a Pack, a program managed
A special thanks to the following
by AmeriCorps VISTA members
student volunteers who put in a
through the Community Resource
combined total of 52 service hours:
Office of the Waynesville R-VI School
WHS and WMDS interact club, WMDS
District, provides food to students in the
photography club, Robert Harbison Jr,
district who may otherwise go without
Salenna Hedgepath, Hunter Hedgepath,
over weekends and extended breaks.
Archer Hedgepath, Justin Basel, Dallas
With a current weekly operating cost
Ernst, Bradley Poole, Michael Thomas,
of approximately $900, it is through
Taysha Nunez, Raul Nunez, and Gabrial
the support of community partners, the
Nunez.
Waynesville AmeriCorps Team, and
The Community Resource Office
dedicated volunteers that make this
(CRO) is a grant-supported department
program possible.
of the Waynesville R-VI School District
In addition to the students
that manages district volunteers,
participating in the tourney, the Youth
AmeriCorps school tutors, Club
Dodge Brawl event raised $1,958
TIGER Afterschool Program, Snack
thanks to the generous donations and
in a Pack Program, parent workshops,
discounts provided by: Cancun Mexican
student transitions and more. These
Grill, Central School of Cosmetology,
programs are made possible by grants
Domino’s Pizza, KFLW, Memories
from Corporation for National and
Community Service
(CNCS), 21st Century
Community Learning
Centers (21st CCLC),
Army Youth Programs
in Your Neighborhood
(AYPYN), and
Department of Defense
- Education Activity
(DoDEA).
For more information
about the CRO Programs
or how to get involved,
contact (573) 8422530 or community@
Team Toolbag, the 9th-12th grade winning team
waynesville.k12.mo.us.
3rd
quarter
Teacher incentives
For the third quarter, 10 teachers
been awarded $100 to use for classroom
materials to help with their next project
and four teachers have received minigrants of $300 for service projects.
$100 incentives
Amy Johnson-WHS
Will Harris-WHS
Christina Workman-WMDS
Dara Faubion-Thayer
Amy Heberling-Partridge
Whitney Bell-East
Ashley Bettes- East
Dawn Vidt-WHS
Dagmar Lambert-Piney
Sara Miller-Partridge
$300 service learning mini grants
Debra Stuckenschneider- WHS
Jessica Stewart - Freedom
Candace Gilbert-Decker - Thayer
Darinka Spaw - Wood
The recipients were selected for their
collaboration on lessons/projects with
instructional coaches and technology
and media integration specialists. Their
lessons on My Big Campus in the
ISTEM21 resource.
To apply for incentive money or
service learning mini-grants, go to the
I-STEM 21 webpage at http://www.
waynesville.k12.mo.us/Domain/974.
I enjoy reading ...
By Rose Cobb, Williams Early
Childhood Center
I enjoy the Outlander series by Diana
Gabaldon. If you like historical fiction
speckled with a bit of French, Gaelic,
time travel, adventure and romance
then this is the series to read.
I have mixed feelings about the
TV series being made. I’ve yet to find
a movie that is true to the book and
I have a sense of needing to protect
James and Claire who have become
like family. I can’t wait to get MOBY,
which will be released this summer.
Tell us what you enjoy reading at
[email protected].
Jeff Rogers,
Trevor
Breedlove and
Michael Morris
from MidMissouri Motors
were presented
with a certificate
of appreciation
from Sheila
Nunez and Dr.
Kim Hawk for
their ongoing,
weekly support
of Snack
in a Pack.
Each week,
volunteers from
Mid-Missouri Motors help deliver
the meals for Snack in a Pack to the
schools so they can be sent home
with students during weekends and
holidays. Peggy Grosvenor also was
recognized for her hours of volunteer
work with Snack in a Pack during
the March Waynesville R-VI Board of
Education meeting.
Music programs
receive high ratings
The WHS music department
participated in the State Music Festival
for large ensembles this past Friday and
Saturday at Camdenton High School.
The following ratings were received
by Waynesville groups:
Concert Band - I rating - Exemplary
Wind Ensemble - I rating - Exemplary
Women’s Choir - I rating - Exemplary
Chamber Choir - I rating - Exemplary
Men’s Choir - II rating - Outstanding
Mixed Chorus - II rating - Outstanding
This year MSHSAA changed the
descriptors for their ratings. The
following is the new descriptors for I
and II ratings.
Exemplary – Division I
An exemplary performance that
consistently demonstrates true musical
expression and few technical errors.
The performance is worthy of the
distinction of being recognized as
among the very best.
Outstanding – Division II
An outstanding performance of
distinctive quality yet has minor defects
in musical expressions and fundamental
techniques.
April is Autism Awareness Month and Wood Elementary celebrated by raising
money for programs that support Autism research and education. Wood
Elementary staff participated in “Light It Up Blue Day” with the money raised
being split between Wood’s autism programs and Autism Speaks.
Jorge Rios, an 8th grader
at Waynesville Middle
School, was named the
Student of the Month for
April by the Rotary Club
of Pulaski County. Rios
is a student-to-student
volunteer who shows
new students their class
schedules and conducts
building tours. He is
member of the National
Junior Honor Society, plays
on the 8th grade football
team, is a member of the
wrestling team and serves
as an office aid. He regularly attends the Spanish Christian Lighthouse Church
where he volunteers with their weekend clothing giveaways. He also assists with
his church’s Harvest Party, held each October. He is pictured with Keith Pritchard,
Rotary president; his parents, Jorge and Rebecca Rios, and John Fluhrer, WMDS
principal.
Rylie Kaberline, a first grader at
Thayer Elementary, was named the
Artist of the Week by Artsonia and
received a certificate for $50 in art
supplies to Dick Blick Art Materials
for her “American Flag” hand print
artwork. Debra Akery, Thayer art
teacher, also received $100 from
Artsonia to spend in art supplies at
Dick Blick Art Materials. Artsonia is
an online kids’ art museum.
WHS students create books for Genesis House
A student creates a book for The Genesis House.
At the beginning of the semester, students in Stephanie Murray’s book
clubs voted to read three books about child and relationship abuse: “A Child
Called It,” “Who Own Kelly Paddick?” and “Breathing Underwater.”
The students in the reading program met weekly to discuss the books,
deciding how many pages they would read for the week and assigning each
other tasks associated with the books. When club members met to discuss
their book, Murray recorded their meetings so they could later watch the
videos of themselves. After each recording, the students reflected on what
they did well and what they needed to work on – both individually and as a
group.
When all the book clubs were completed, students created children’s books
to donate to The Genesis House in Waynesville. They worked individually
or in groups to complete their projects, which varied from students creating
their own stories to others using childhood classics. Murray took the books
to the Genesis House, where they were very excited to receive books for the
little kids.
WCC students win medals In SkillsUSA state contest
More than 80 Waynesville Career
Center students recently competed at the
Missouri SkillUSA contest held at Linn
State Technical College. The contest is
held in conjunction with the Missouri
SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills
Conference, attended by more the 2,500
students, teachers, and representatives
from business, industry, education and
government.
WCC students competed in more than
40 different individual and team events
earning 23 Gold medals, 13 silver
medals and 8 bronze medals.
Nineteen WCC students who placed
first in skill and leadership contests
will advance on to the National
Championships in June held in Kansas
City.
2014 State SkillsUSA Medal Winners
Jenie Luce- 1st, Culinary Arts Technical
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Dechazlyn McMahon- 3rd, Culinary Arts
Technical Information Written
Nicholas Geiger- 2nd, Career Pathways
Showcase Information Technology
Shawn Lambert- 2nd, Career Pathways
Showcase Information Technology
Jacob Raeder- 2nd, Career Pathways
Showcase Information Technology
Collin Carlton- 1st, Career Pathways
Showcase Audiovisual Technology &
Communications
Samantha Knaebel, 1st Career Pathways
Showcase Audiovisual Technology &
Communications
Carrie Starnes- 1st, Career Pathways
Showcase Audiovisual Technology &
Communications, and elected SkillsUSA
Missouri State Officer
Sarah Schiller- 3rd, Commercial Baking
Jasinda Kelley- 1st, Commercial Technical
Closing Ceremonies
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Viola Salgado- 1st, Opening and Closing
Shelby Stover- 2nd, Culinary Arts
Ceremonies
Secondary
Amanda Patrick-3rd, Photography
Robert (R.J.) Harbison, Jr.- 3rd, Digital
Ciara Golden-1st, Pin Contest
Cinema Production
Liz Connor-1st, Restaurant Service
Bryan Taylor- 3rd, Digital Cinema
Shanna Wagoner- 2nd, Welding Sculpture
Production
Kylon Bales- 3rd, Welding Sculpture
Marissa Arteaga- 3rd, Employment
Samantha Gray- 1st, T-Shirt DesignApplication Process
Julia Guffey- 3rd, T-Shirt DesignAnthony Barbosa- 1st, Entrepreneurship
Austin Adams, Trent Curran, Ryan Evans,
Zach Hobaugh- 1st, Entrepreneurship
Steven Gayman, Andrew Kifer, and Krystal
Jonathon Moyers-1st, Entrepreneurship
Quiriarte- 2nd, SkillsUSA Quiz Bowl
Anthony Montoya- 1st, Entrepreneurship
Kiera Ferguson- 1st, Graphic
Communication Technical Information
Written & 1st Graphic Imaging
Sublimation
Shawnee Schwickerath- 2nd, Graphic
Communication Technical Information
Written
Barbara Paris- 1st, Post-Secondary
Graphic Communication Technical
Information Written & 1st PostSecondary Screen Printing
Kayla Bates- 1st, Opening and Closing
Ceremonies
Kaitlyn Dowdy1st, Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
Desiree Garza1st, Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
April Hodges1st, Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
& 2nd Restaurant
Service
Alisyn Holt- 1st,
Opening and
Closing Ceremonies
Patrick Leonard1st, Opening and
19 of these WCC state medalists will advance to Nationals.