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. 🏌️♀️
On Thursday night the School Board recognized Student Elizabeth Burton. Elizabeth, an incoming junior at Ray-Pec High School, is the first student in the school’s history to be selected for the All-State Jazz Choir. She is pictured with Board Member Billy King.
The All-State Jazz Choir performed at the Missouri Choral Directors Association conference in July in Springfield, Mo. Students had to audition to be selected to participate in each of the honor choirs. Ray-Pec had many students participate in the summer honor choirs, but Elizabeth is the first from our district to be selected for the All-State Jazz Choir. 🎶
Just a few construction updates to start the morning. The PAC walls continue to go up and the Raymore Elementary School playground is nearing completion! 👷
We kicked off the 2023-24 school year with a bang this morning! 💥 All Ray-Pec staff filled the high school gym for convocation and to celebrate the beginning of another wonderful school year.
"This morning, our celebration is all about the dreams of our students. Students are coming to us wanting to have a successful and meaningful life. That’s our mission. And that’s their dream. It is our job to make that dream possible. All of us, and I mean anyone in this room employed or in an elected leadership role of the Ray-Pec School District, has the duty to deliver on or support the mission of our school district. Everyone. Our theme for this year is that we are all 'Dreammakers.'"
At the end of the ceremony Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, asked all staff who were committed to being "Dreammakers" for students to stand. What a scene. 🖤💛
A new school year calls for some new ways to follow everything going on around the Ray-Pec School District. There are ✨𝐵𝑅𝒜𝒩𝒟 𝒩𝐸𝒲✨ Facebook and Instagram accounts for both Ray-Pec High School and the Ray-Pec Ninth Grade Center.
Be sure to give them a follow for updates and information about the exciting things going on a each building. We're very proud of the students and staff around the district and we want to do a better job of telling their stories.
Here are the links to the only 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 pages for both buildings:
RPHS Facebook: facebook.com/RaymorePeculiarHighSchool
RPHS Instagram: instagram.com/raypechighschool/
RPNGC Facebook: facebook.com/RaymorePeculiarNinthGradeCenter
RPNGC Instagram: instagram.com/raypecngc/
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School students who attended the Missouri Boys and Girls State program for 2023 at Lindenwood University!
Boys State participants were: Jaxon Inmon, Patrick Martin, and Hayden Scammacca.
Girls State participants were: Emma Browning, Audrey Mitchell, and Katrina Tilawen.
Thanks to local organizations for sponsoring our students to be able to attend!
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.
Congratulations to the families of the Treble Chamber and Chamber Singers from Ray-Pec High School and to the families of the singers from Voci from South Middle School! These three groups recently participated in the Worlds of Fun Music Festival, and every judge gave every group the highest possible rating. In addition, Voci received an overall rating of 2nd Place for the Middle School Division for the entire weekend of performances!
On Monday, there was a reception to celebrate retirees at Ray-Pec High School. From left: Todd Schnake, Paul Carvan, Steven Miller, Dana Bowlen, Jerry Edson, Cristie McCullough, and Angela Snyder. Best wishes in retirement!
Raymore-Peculiar High School Senior Ava Kirkpatrick was selected for a $3,000 scholarship from the National Football League Players Association.
The award was a surprise for Ava, who was at school on May 17 for graduation rehearsal. Ray-Pec High School Head Golf Coach Paul Carvan nominated Ava for the scholarship. Pictured, from left: Ray-Pec School Board Member and former NFL Player Paul Coffman, Ava Kirkpatrick, Teacher and Coach Paul Carvan, and Ray-Pec graduate and former NFL Player Chase Coffman. Chase is currently president of the Kansas City area chapter of the NFL Players Association.
Ava plans to attend State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo., where she will study business and play golf. This will be the first year for State Fair CC to have a women's golf team.
The Kansas City chapter selected one female student-athlete and one male student-athlete to receive a scholarship.
Ray-Pec High School Sources of Strength hosted another campaign week May 8 to 12 with an 'Inside Out' theme! Focusing on the five emotions from the movie, each day represented one of the characters, and the Peer Leaders planned for activities each day using the funds from their most recent Ray-Pec Public School Foundation grant.
