
VA Code requires a 24 hr notification for lockdown drills. We will be doing our first lockdown drill on Tuesday, the 19th. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Perry.

🍎 Meet the WPS School Nutrition Team! 🥗
From preparing healthy breakfasts to serving up delicious lunches, our School Nutrition Team works hard every day to keep students fueled for learning.
📸 This year, we’re excited to introduce our new School Nutrition Supervisor, spotlight our amazing School Nutrition Secretary, and highlight the incredible cafeteria managers and assistant managers at each school plus the entire team that makes it all happen.
Here’s to a year of great meals, smiling faces, and full stomachs! 💚
From preparing healthy breakfasts to serving up delicious lunches, our School Nutrition Team works hard every day to keep students fueled for learning.
📸 This year, we’re excited to introduce our new School Nutrition Supervisor, spotlight our amazing School Nutrition Secretary, and highlight the incredible cafeteria managers and assistant managers at each school plus the entire team that makes it all happen.
Here’s to a year of great meals, smiling faces, and full stomachs! 💚





We will be conducting our yearly literacy screener VALLSS beginning on Monday August 18th. This screener is given each year to help determine what reading skills, interventions, and extensions students may need in the upcoming year. More about the VALLSS screener can be found online at https://literacy.virginia.edu/families

Due to impending weather, we will postpone our farm community night until next Wednesday, the 20th from 5-7. Thanks!

True walkers/bike riders will still be dismissed from the front. Thank you for your understanding. If you need to message your teacher to change to a car rider, please send them a message to let them know. Thank you!

Good afternoon, all! We cannot dismiss "walkers" that get in cars from the front due to safety concerns. If you are picking your child up in a car, please go around to the back starting tomorrow. We start dismissing at 2:40.

🍎 Meet Our New Teachers! ✨
We’re excited to welcome amazing new faces to Waynesboro Public Schools this year. 🏫💛 Get to know them,: their passions, fun facts, and what they’re most excited about for the school year. . . right here!
🔗 Check it out: http://bit.ly/47pUqAb
We’re excited to welcome amazing new faces to Waynesboro Public Schools this year. 🏫💛 Get to know them,: their passions, fun facts, and what they’re most excited about for the school year. . . right here!
🔗 Check it out: http://bit.ly/47pUqAb

If you would like to volunteer this year, the process has changed. Please check out the website for the online form. https://www.waynesboro.k12.va.us/page/volunteering-at-wps

There's only one more sleep until the 25-26 school year starts! We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Drop off is from 7:30-7:50. Students will go straight to the cafeteria for breakfast (no cost to families). If you have things that need to come inside, please hand them to a staff member at drop off. Get some rest, and let's make this the best school year yet!

The next regular meeting of the Waynesboro School Board will be Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 7pm at Central Office 301 Pine Ave.

👏 Convocation Highlight #3:
HUGE thanks to our incredible sponsors and vendors
for their support! Your generosity helped make this
event a success!
💙 Partners like you = a stronger WPS community.
Swipe to see who helped us kick off the year!
HUGE thanks to our incredible sponsors and vendors
for their support! Your generosity helped make this
event a success!
💙 Partners like you = a stronger WPS community.
Swipe to see who helped us kick off the year!









✨ Convocation Highlight #2:
Big smiles + big inspiration!
Kim Bearden from Ron Clark Academy brought so
much energy and wisdom to our kickoff. Our staff left
fired up for a phenomenal year!
Big smiles + big inspiration!
Kim Bearden from Ron Clark Academy brought so
much energy and wisdom to our kickoff. Our staff left
fired up for a phenomenal year!

✨ Convocation Highlight #1:
Serving looks, WPS style! 💙 Our staff kicked off the
year with smiles and school spirit. Here’s to a fantastic
2025-26!
Serving looks, WPS style! 💙 Our staff kicked off the
year with smiles and school spirit. Here’s to a fantastic
2025-26!









💙 Community in Action!
As part of our Back-to-School Bash, WPS employees teamed up with Embrace to help families pick up clothing, receive vaccines and other essentials for a great start to the school year. Thank you to our incredible staff and partners for going above and beyond to support our students and families!
As part of our Back-to-School Bash, WPS employees teamed up with Embrace to help families pick up clothing, receive vaccines and other essentials for a great start to the school year. Thank you to our incredible staff and partners for going above and beyond to support our students and families!

What an amazing day at the Back-to-School Bash on July 27!
Thank you to our families, volunteers, and community partners for making this event a huge success. 💙 From school sign-ups to haircuts, immunizations, and resources—together we helped students start the year strong!
Click the link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/LYD2bug-Fjc?feature=share
Thank you to our families, volunteers, and community partners for making this event a huge success. 💙 From school sign-ups to haircuts, immunizations, and resources—together we helped students start the year strong!
Click the link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/LYD2bug-Fjc?feature=share

Waynesboro Schools to host Back to School Bash Sunday at Kate Collins Middle. Click the link to read the full article: http://bit.ly/40vEuIB

So many smiles, so much support, and so much fun! 💙 Check out all the highlights from our 5th Annual Back-to-School Bash. Thank you to everyone who made this day unforgettable! Stay Tune - we are doing it all again on Sunday July 27th!! Check it out: http://bit.ly/3GUwpqj

🛌 Wellness Wednesday: Start Practicing Now! 💤
Let’s talk sleep! We all know getting back into a school routine can be tough (especially for our little night owls 🦉). But good sleep = better learning, behavior, and overall health!
Here’s what experts recommend:
Ages 3–5: 10–13 hours
Ages 6–12: 9–12 hours
Teens (13–18): 8–10 hours
😅 Kids may not love it, but now’s the time to start adjusting those sleep schedules, before the first day sneaks up!
📊 Thank you to Wenonah Elementary for sharing these helpful graphics during their recent Community Coffee Chat!



Parents, mark your calendars! Back-to-School Bash is coming July 20 & July 27 | 1PM–6PM at Kate Collins Middle School and it’s designed with YOU in mind.
Let us help you check off that back-to-school to-do list all in one place.
✔️Meet school staff
✔️Get registration done
✔️Knock out those vaccinations & sports physicals
✔️Grab a free haircut or style for your student
🎉Plus, connect with local community resources ready to support your family
🌟This is your one-stop shop to get everything your kids need to start the school year strong…and stress-free.
📍We’ll see you there!
Let us help you check off that back-to-school to-do list all in one place.
✔️Meet school staff
✔️Get registration done
✔️Knock out those vaccinations & sports physicals
✔️Grab a free haircut or style for your student
🎉Plus, connect with local community resources ready to support your family
🌟This is your one-stop shop to get everything your kids need to start the school year strong…and stress-free.
📍We’ll see you there!


Waynesboro Families – We Need Your Input!
Whether you currently use child care or not, your voice is important. Help Waynesboro Public Schools and our community partners better understand local child care needs by completing the Child Care Needs Assessment Survey—open now through the end of July!
Your feedback will guide how we shape future programs and resources for families in Waynesboro.
⏱ It only takes a few minutes to complete.
🔗 Take the survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ChildCareSAW
Together, we can help build a stronger, more responsive child care system that works for all of us!
