Just a quick reminder—If you are planning to go on a field trip, volunteer for an event, or help out in any way, you will need to complete the volunteer application process. It’s a good idea to get this done early, as the approval can take up to 2 weeks.
Per Waynesboro Policy, there are no exceptions to this requirement.
Here’s the link to share with families:
https://www.waynesboro.k12.va.us/page/volunteering-at-wps
Volunteer Training Process
Who Needs to Complete Training?
All prospective Level 1 and Level 2 Volunteers must complete:
WPS Volunteer Training Video – Overview of expectations and procedures
VDOE Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Video (recommended)
Volunteer Registration Form – Basic information and agreement
Background and registry checks
Note: WPS employees are not required to complete volunteer training.
How Long Does It Take?
Level 1: Up to 2 weeks for approval
Level 2: Up to 6 weeks for background processing
You will receive an email confirmation once your application is approved. Volunteers may only begin service once this confirmation has been received. Approval remains valid for the current academic year.
Per Waynesboro Policy, there are no exceptions to this requirement.
Here’s the link to share with families:
https://www.waynesboro.k12.va.us/page/volunteering-at-wps
Volunteer Training Process
Who Needs to Complete Training?
All prospective Level 1 and Level 2 Volunteers must complete:
WPS Volunteer Training Video – Overview of expectations and procedures
VDOE Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Video (recommended)
Volunteer Registration Form – Basic information and agreement
Background and registry checks
Note: WPS employees are not required to complete volunteer training.
How Long Does It Take?
Level 1: Up to 2 weeks for approval
Level 2: Up to 6 weeks for background processing
You will receive an email confirmation once your application is approved. Volunteers may only begin service once this confirmation has been received. Approval remains valid for the current academic year.
The Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth. are hosting a special outdoor screening of The Wild Robot this Friday!
📅 Date: Friday, August 22nd
🕓 Vendors: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
🎬 Movie Screening: 8:45 PM (or earlier, once the sun sets)
This will be a fun and family-friendly evening, with local vendors and a chance to connect with the community before enjoying the film together under the stars.
📅 Date: Friday, August 22nd
🕓 Vendors: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
🎬 Movie Screening: 8:45 PM (or earlier, once the sun sets)
This will be a fun and family-friendly evening, with local vendors and a chance to connect with the community before enjoying the film together under the stars.
NEWS LEADER: Area teachers honored by Valley Alliance for Education at grants presentation ceremony. Click link to read the full article: http://bit.ly/4mUpFYP
Congratulations to Waynesboro recipients:
Katie Ditchen, Wayne Hills Preschool Center
Tracy Goodson, Kate Collins Middle School
Elena Guy, Westwood Hills Elementary School
Adreana Sprouse, Wayne Hills Preschool Center
Congratulations to Waynesboro recipients:
Katie Ditchen, Wayne Hills Preschool Center
Tracy Goodson, Kate Collins Middle School
Elena Guy, Westwood Hills Elementary School
Adreana Sprouse, Wayne Hills Preschool Center
ICYMI 🌽🥕
At our Back to School Bash, School Nutrition Supervisor Kelly Shomo and School Nutrition Secretary Laura Cash were serving up fresh, local veggies and giving a sneak peek of what’s to come this school year! 🥗✨
Students can look forward to more farm-to-table foods on their trays in 2025-2026, bringing fresh flavors and healthy choices straight from our community to our cafeterias.
At our Back to School Bash, School Nutrition Supervisor Kelly Shomo and School Nutrition Secretary Laura Cash were serving up fresh, local veggies and giving a sneak peek of what’s to come this school year! 🥗✨
Students can look forward to more farm-to-table foods on their trays in 2025-2026, bringing fresh flavors and healthy choices straight from our community to our cafeterias.
The Waynesboro Public Schools app has lots of new updates for Rooms and Messaging and includes a total overhaul of the apps looks! Please visit our Rooms Support Page available from all of our school's homepages to view the video featuring the updates and new functionality including a new option to sign in with your phone number. Apple users should auto update from the old version while Android users will have to manually update. If you currently have the app and are receiving messages from the staff , but having issues relying to those messages, you need to update the app by deleting it and redownloading it. Visit our support page if you need assistance!
Put a vote in for the WPS Education Farm to take the story of the unique and special thing that is happening here in Waynesboro Public Schools to share with the rest of the country. Voting goes until 8/24, so show us some love y’all!. Click the link to access voting: http://bit.ly/4mOYmPC
🍎 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! 💚
The Waynesboro School Board will have a called meeting on Monday, June 23, 2025, at 5:15 p.m., for the appointment of personnel. The meeting will be held at the Waynesboro Public Schools Administrative Offices at 301 Pine Avenue in Waynesboro. There are no other action items on the agenda.
Hello Panther families,
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
🍎 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
We are so excited about our students coming tomorrow! We will open the front doors at 7:30 and parents may walk their students to class the first three days of school. Please park in the lot to come inside. To help car rider drop off and pick up run smoothly and safely, staff will assist students from the passenger side car door. We kindly ask that folks not exit their car in the loop during these times. Our bus and car rider dismissal will take additional time the first week. Please be patient as our staff gets to know new faces and we make sure all of our students are getting home correctly and safely. It's going to be a GREAT year, William Perry families!
The next regular meeting of the Waynesboro School Board will be Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 7pm at Central Office, 301 Pine Ave.
Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year Panther family! Please help your student be prepared each day. Attached is the specials calendar for the year. The days do not shift. If for some reason we are out of school they will have their scheduled special for that day when we return, not what they were supposed to have the day we missed. Use the chart to determine what "Day" your student has what special and then look at the calendar to know what "Day" we are on. For example if my student is in Mrs. Urtz's class they have Art tomorrow, PE on Thursday, Music on Friday and Library on Monday. If you have questions please reach out jcharris@waynesboro.k12.va.us
👏 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
Teacher assignment letters will be mailed shortly. Please ensure your returning student registration is complete so we can make sure you receive your letter on time! If you need your login information, please email Dana at djackson@waynesboro.k12.va.us.
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