What a day in Ray-Pec Athletics! 🥎
With a 5-0 win over Neosho, the Lady Panthers Softball team are the 2023 District 7 Champions! 🏆 They advance to the state quarterfinals where they will HOST Liberty High School on October 21st.
Congrats Ladies!
The Panther Pride Marching Band had a great weekend of performances this weekend at the Odessa Marching Invitational. In the category of indoor performances the drumline earned 1st place and the color guard earned 2nd place. In the outdoor field show performance the Panther Pride earned 1st in field show, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, and Outstanding Effect. Our drum majors, Riley Zimmerman & Arianna Cooper earned the Outstanding Drum Major Award! It was a great weekend! Please give the marching band kids a high five!
Congrats to the cross country teams on their outstanding performances this weekend at the Suburban Gold Conference Championships. The boys placed 2nd overall while the girls tied for 1st, but ended up 2nd after the tie-breaker. First team all-conference awards go to Gabe Voelker, Carter Younger, Maya York, and the Individual Champion Ashlyn Smith. Second team all-conference awards go to Andres Kemper, Chase Davis, Ellie Barker, and Isabel Chatfield.
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Students of the Month for October! Celia Barber and Grant Hornbeck are being recognized by the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club. Alanna Reeser and Riley Zimmerman are being honored by the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club.
Mr. Bacon, principal, awarded senior Cayleigh Tyus with the 1st Proud Panther Prize. She has demonstrated outstanding Respect & Responsibility all month long with excellent academic grades, no tardies, and no discipline referrals. Cayleigh is a true role model, as a cheerleader on the Varsity Squad, she also loves math, with Mr. Zendejas being her favorite math teacher. Way to go, Cayleigh! Keep up the amazing work!
Second to none! 🥇🥇
The Varsity and JV Boys' Cross Country teams both took home gold this weekend at the Sock it to Cancer Grain Valley Invite! 🏃♂️
Today the 2023 Distinguished Alumni were honored at a luncheon put on by the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation for their wonderful accomplishments and tremendous service to their communities! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. J Patrick McLaughlin, Dr. Erin Jewell, and Justin Allen! (pictured L-R) They will also be honored before kickoff of tonight's Homecoming football game.
Tuesday's Homecoming Dress Up Theme was Barbie! Today, students and staff took their fashion inspiration from the iconic girl in pink. Do you know what year the Barbie Doll first appeared on the scene?
Homecoming Week has begun!! Check out our students & teachers in the English department!! They are all dressed up for pajama day!! Even Rudy, the service dog, got in on the fun, too.
Our ladies took home the gold at the Minor Park JV Tournament today! 🥇
Pictured from left to right: Giana Hunt took first, Madalyn Young, Jordin Johnston, and Riley Edmond tied for 3rd, and Isa Odom tied for 11th.
Congratulations to the September Students of the Month. Seniors Audrey Mitchell and Cayden Ballenger were chosen for the Rotary Club Award. Seniors Avery Monnig and Gavin Birkitt were chosen for the Sunrise Optimist Club Award. Students were nominated by their teachers for excellence in attitude, leadership, character, and good citizenship. Great job to all!
The Varsity Panthers traveled to Lakewood Oaks Golf Course on Tuesday and finished 6th out of 18 teams, 7 shots behind the leader. The Panthers were led by Addie Swan who finished tied for fourth place with an 82
The English 3 students had a little fun this week creating a paper airplane, and then students had the opportunity to write a descriptive paragraph focusing on transitions about its flight!
The trophy case is filling up quickly!🏅
Ray-Pec varsity girls golf finished 2nd out of 17 teams Monday at Winterstone Golf Course hosted by Liberty North. Addie Swan was the low score for the Panthers with a 75 earning a T4th finish. ⛳
Junior varsity girls team placed first on Monday at the Lee's Summit North Tourney at Fred Arbanas golf course. Individual medalists pictured left to right: Hannah Rayburn took second, Madalyn Young took ninth, Riley Edmonds took fourteenth, and Isa Odom took fifteenth. Sammy Sallaz was a team medalist as well. 🏌️♀️
The School Board on June 22 recognized Hayden Kurtz, an incoming senior at Ray-Pec High School. She is pictured with Board Member Bill Lowe. Hayden participated in the javelin throw at the state track and field meet on May 27. Her throw of 38.83 meters earned her 6th place for Class 5.
Pictures from last week's Summer School classes for middle & high school students! Including: Latin Cuisine class making fried plantains; Health students showing impacts of tobacco; staff enjoying a refreshing treat; students making paper mache fruit in art class; and a human inchworm competition in P.E.
Congrats to Ray-Pec 2023 graduate Zander Dombrowski on being named Most Valuable Player of the Missouri vs Kansas All-Star Football Game!
Missouri defeated Kansas 16-8 at the June 16 game, hosted by Ray-Pec High School at Panther Stadium.
A few pictures from the Ray-Pec High School tennis camp on June 13! The camp was offered for middle school students to learn some fundamental skills and have exposure to the sport. Thanks to 2023 Senior Shannon Finn, Senior Grant Hornbeck, Senior Alden Brokaw, and Ray-Pec grads Kobe Bennett and Shane McDonald for helping with instruction and skill demonstration.
All of the Ray-Pec High School Summer School students in English 1, 2, 3, Personal Finance, Art Foundations, Biology, and American History are simultaneously enrolled in a project course in which they work with a subject matter expert (SME) to help them answer a question using the design thinking process.
In these pictures, students are working with experts from the Kansas City Zoo, Johnson County Crime Lab, and Truman Library. Not pictured: Students are also working with Jeffrey Jacobs from Bank Midwest to help them determine how financial decisions can impact future goals.
All-state! Congratulations to Hayden Kurtz on placing 6th in the javelin throw for Class 5 at the state track and field meet on May 27. Her top throw was 38.38.
