The Raymore-Peculiar Sunrise Optimist Club on April 27 honored top students at Ray-Pec High School during its 37th annual Excellence in Education Banquet.
The club honored the top 25 seniors, the top 15 juniors, and the top 11 sophomores in their respective classes.
Melissa (Klein) Jackson, Ray-Pec High School Class of 2003, was the keynote speaker.
Melissa (Klein) Jackson, Class of 2003, was the keynote speaker. She is pictured with Optimist Club Member and retired teacher Joe O’Neal.
Greetings were also shared by Dr. Al Voelker, Chief of Staff of the Ray-Pec School District, and Don Beate, West Missouri District Governor of Optimist International. (Don Beate is pictured above.)
From left: Dr. Al Voelker, Ray-Pec Chief of Staff; Scott Bacon, RPHS Principal; and Melissa Jackson, guest speaker.
Mike Sanders, President of the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club, and Scott Bacon, Principal of Ray-Pec High School, presented the awards.
Seniors
Back row, from left: Reagan Sheedy, Eza Robertson, McKenna Raymond, Joshua Lopez, Kyra Littlejohn, Eyan Karr, Alexander Gawron, Madison Johnson, Julia Cox, and Grace Chambers. Front row: Kali Schroeder, KayDean Stucker, Ava Solar, Hailey Feagins, Addison Showalter, Sophie Dick, Gio Dominguez, Aubrianna Carson, Isabel Blakely, Elly Dillon, and Lana German. Not pictured: Isabel Bowen, Owen Eissler, Hannah Gross, and Annika Hunter.
Juniors
Back row, from left: Brock Sperry, Chris Stanley, Ethan Hunziker, Zach Houston, Jack Crouch, and Christopher Garrett. Front row: Madalyn Young, Geneva Perrin, Ansley Harper, Michelle Duran, Chloe Garrison, and Madelyn Duffield. Not pictured: Lav Patel, Dallin Reeser, and Sophie Terry.
Sophomores
Back row, from left: Alyssa Garcia, Madison Wagner, Nissa Vitti, Kahne Twenter, Zoey Strimel, Kadyn Johnson, Lillian Spruell, Breyla Bennion, Cole Scammacca, and Charlotte Fobes. Front row: Giana Hunt, Alessa Goldsmith, and Adia Boyce. Not pictured: Noelle Cox and Paige Swopes.
Mike Sanders, at left, also announced the recipients of Optimist Club Scholarships. Congratulations to: Kendyll Gethers, Eyan Karr, Erin Langston, McKenna Raymond, and Ezra Robertson.