Biography:
This will be Coach Heppard’s 12th year coaching football. He started in Springfield at Cherokee Middle Coaching Offensive and Defensive Line. During his time at Cherokee he coached all positions as well as being the Defensive Coordinator. While at Cherokee he also assisted with coaching the line at Kickapoo High School. He then proceeded to Pleasant View Middle where he was named the Head middle school football coach. This will be his 5th year coaching Waynesville Middle School football and basketball.
Coach Heppard will be in his 5th year of teaching Drivers Education at the Waynesville High School.
He is a Veteran of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and is a very proud Paratrooper.
Biography:
My name is Eriq Kristek. I grew up here in Waynesville, and attended East Elementary, Freedom Elementary, WMDS, and WHS, and played Varsity Baseball for the Tigers. After graduating from Waynesville High School, I attended Drury University in Springfield. I played baseball for Drury, and graduated with a B.A. in Secondary Education, and a B.S. in Mathematical Education.
I have been teaching and coaching in Waynesville since 2018 (teaching since 2017) and will be teaching Mathematics at WHS. I am the Head Coach for Middle School baseball and Assistant Coach for Middle School Basketball. I look forward to working with the students at WHS and WMDS to help inspire life-long learners and contribute to their success after High School.