It's signing day! Tune in to watch some of our RPHS students making commitments for their future! 🥳
https://www.youtube.com/live/kE96e7lk5GU?si=9dSpQ49m7ogX82c6
After winning their opening game of the River City Festival Tournament, Baseball travels to Lawrence High School this morning for a double header! They'll take on Arkansas City High School at 9:00 am before turning around the play Olathe West at 11:15.
Good luck boys! ⚾️
One final reminder before the weekend! Classes will NOT be in session on Monday due to staff collaboration.
Have a great weekend! 🎉
🎥 New Episode of Staff Spotlight! 🎥
https://youtu.be/iEGk4AQKGDA
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with Michael Parten. Michael is wrapping up his first year with Ray-Pec as the PE Teacher at Bridle Ridge Elementary.
Boys' and Girls' Track will be competing at the KU Relays today and tomorrow at the University of Kansas! Good luck to all! 🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
Girls' Soccer takes on the Lee's Summit West Titans on the road tonight! Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 pm. ⚽️
DRIVE Night was incredible as always! Thank you so much to all of our business partners, volunteers, and parents who came out to take part in the event and letting our students show off all of their hard work!
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Tennis team, on winning the Belton Invitational Tournament on Wednesday!
Individual flight winners were Will Day and Landon Moots in A-Doubles.
Pictured: Landon Moots, Grant Hornbeck, Alden Brokaw, Landon Camper, Lav Patel, Will Day, Coach Trace Sederwall. Kneeling: Coach Derek Howard.
Below: Landon Moots, Will Day
Boys' Tennis heads north to take on Liberty North High School this afternoon at 4:00 pm. Good luck boys! 🎾
Boys' Golf hosts Park Hill South High School at Creekmoor Country Club! They're scheduled to tee off at 1:00 pm.
Baseball crosses state lines today to take on Shawnee Mission South High School! First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 pm. ⚾️
Boys' and Girls' Track and Field visits Grain Valley High School this afternoon to compete in a meet that begins at 3:45 pm! Good luck! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Ray-Pec middle school students attending BoysGrow educational farm worked with the construction team over the past six months to create a custom coffee table from reclaimed barnwood. Using innovation, critical thinking and collaboration, this unique piece of functional art was purchased by a sponsor. Next year, the class is planning to create another functional piece to auction at the Ray-Pec Foundation Gala. The BoysGrow educational farm program serves as an example of what students can accomplish through creativity, hard work and mentorship.
Pictured:
Students: Arthur Toney, Nate Fine
Middle School Teacher: Amie Tompkins
TA: Liz Babcock
BoysGrow Mentor: Russ Babcock
On this Throwback Thursday, let's check in on a couple of Ray-Pec alumni!
Every year, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Wichita State University gives out The Wheaties awards. Two Panthers are represented this year. Miranda Dick is a finalist for Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, and Hudson Bailey is a finalist for Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year AND Scholar Athlete of the Year. Winners will be announced April 22.
Congratulations! 🖤🐾💛
2024 Ray-Pec Summer School enrollment is OPEN! Elementary and middle school students will attend Monday through Thursday, June 3 to 27. (As June 19 is a holiday, students will attend on Friday, June 21.) High School students will attend Monday through Friday, June 3 to 28. No classes will be in session on June 19. For more information on enrolling, please visit our website here: raypec.org/page/summer-school-2024
Ray-Pec family, please welcome new Head Basketball Coach George Goode!
This is a name that may be familiar to many Kansas City basketball fans. Goode was a standout player from Raytown South High School who led the Cardinals to 23-4 and 22-5 seasons and was twice recognized as a First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference player. He was a 2007 graduate of Raytown South.
Goode said he is excited to join the Panther family.
As a collegiate player, Goode played three seasons at the University of Louisville and one season at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He played professionally for five seasons on the international circuit in Taiwan, Canada, Germany, Qatar, and Oman.
For the past two years, Goode has been the head basketball coach at The Barstow School in Kansas City. During that time, he has led his teams to two conference titles and two district championships and has been named the Conference and District Coach of the Year twice. Coach Goode has coached at each level of high school programs from freshman to varsity and has experience developing talent and basketball skills at each of the various levels. In addition to interscholastic coaching, Goode has worked with organizations such as MoKan Elite to build basketball skills for the past three years.
Goode has developed a coaching philosophy centered on fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, and personal growth. He believes that the basketball court provides a unique opportunity to teach valuable life skills such as discipline, resilience, and leadership. As a coach, his primary goal will be to create an environment where student-athletes can thrive both athletically and personally.
Goode is also a businessman and has seven years experience in managing employees, time, and schedules at Ruby Jean's Juicery. He believes this job gave him the tools that helped him become more well rounded and a more capable leader.
Patty Phillips, Deanna Olson, and Janet Jones took the oath of office on Monday night during a brief reorganization meeting of the Ray-Pec School Board. School Board Secretary Pam Steele administered the oath of office.
Phillips will serve a two-year term. Olson and Jones will serve three-year terms.
Under provisions of Missouri Statute Section 115.124, there was no election for school board directors because the number of candidates who filed was the same as the number of positions to be filled.
The Board re-elected Ruth Johnson to serve as Board President, and re-elected Deanna Olson to serve as Vice President. The Board approved Steele to continue as Board Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer Tiffany Banks to continue as Board Treasurer. The Board also approved Carol Barnes to serve as the delegate to the Missouri School Boards Association Assembly. Paul Coffman was selected to serve as the alternate delegate to the MSBA Assembly.
New School Board Member Janet Jones is pictured with her husband, Donavan Jones, and son Brantley, a second grader at Bridle Ridge Elementary.
Girls' Soccer plays host to the Kearney Bulldogs tonight at 6:30 pm! Come out and cheer on your Panthers! ⚽️
Boys' Golf hosts the Ray-Pec Quad this afternoon at 3:15 as they take on Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit West, and Lee's Summit North! Hit 'em straight! 🏌️♂️
Boys' Tennis travels to Staley High School this afternoon to take on the Falcons at 4:00 pm!
