Today’s Boys JV and Varsity Basketball games against Lee’s Summit West have been rescheduled for January 10th. JV will still play at 5:30 pm followed by Varsity at 7:00 pm. The game will still be played in the RPHS main gym.
❄️Due to inclement weather, there will be no school on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. This will be a virtual instruction day, also known as an AMI Day. AMI stands for Alternative Methods of Instruction. Students will learn from home.
🏀Activities🎭
All elementary school and middle school after-school activities and evening events will be canceled and/or rescheduled. Watch for separate notifications about high school events or activities. In some cases, those activities may continue as scheduled.
👧Child Care👦
BOOST (Best Out of School Time) is the program that provides before- and after-school care. BOOST will open at 8 a.m. to provide care to families who are already enrolled. BOOST will provide care at Raymore Elementary School only. The charge is $30 for the day. This is not included in the no-school-day sign-up or cost. Space is limited, due to the staffing ratio. Children are required to bring lunch on snow days, as the school cafeteria is not open. Watch for additional communication from BOOST.
📅Calendar📅
Because students are learning at home, the school day will not be made up later in the year. The last day of school remains scheduled for May 23, 2024.
The 2024 Missouri Thespian Conference is now in the books! 🎭 Ray-Pec performed Romeo and Juliet on the mainstage in front of hundreds of people inside the Folly Theater on Friday.
A special congratulations to Sav Jordan and Tre Hill for earning the Performance Scholarship at the conference this weekend!
Game Day! 🏀
Boys' Basketball hosts Raytown South High School tonight for Teacher Appreciation Night! The game starts at 7:00 pm.
If you can't make it, you can stream the game on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ray-pecschooldistrict/streams
It's Match Day!
Girls' Wrestling travels to Butler High School today to take part in a tournament, starting at 3:30 pm. Good luck ladies! 🤼♀️
The Missouri State Thespian Conference is being held in Kansas City on January 4th, 5th, and 6th. Ray-Pec High School was selected to perform "Romeo and Juliet" as one of the MAINSTAGE productions. Ray-Pec will be peforming at the Folly Theater tonight at 7:30 pm. 🎭
Each year, only a handful of plays are selected to perform at the festival. This marks the 10th time that RPHS has performed a mainstage show at the Missouri State Conference since 1973.
RPHS Course Planning Night will be January 24, 2024 from 5-7pm. This evening is a great opportunity for families to learn about courses, programs and opportunities that are offered. There will be a series of informational sessions, a sophomore orientation meeting, and a department fair to share information regarding courses.
You can learn more about the informational sessions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CsYXjW7CEx_pQf3TfPwdp9-nhoD_sqi5PyP_9wsF6Ew/edit?pli=1#heading=h.55hgjyset6v3
It's game day! ⛹️♀️
Girls' Basketball travels to Liberty North High School to take one the Eagles at 7:00 pm tonight. If you aren't able to make it to the game, Liberty North sports streams can be found here: youtube.com/@northnationmedia951/streams
Girls' Swimming hosts a meet today at 4:00 pm at High Blue Wellness! 🏊♀️
It's match day! 🤼♂️
The Boys' and Girls' Wrestling teams host Blue Springs High School tonight at 6:00 pm. Come out and support your Panthers and they look for their first win of the new year!
Congratulations to Ashton Jermain on being named to the All-Tournment team for the Holley Division of the William Jewell Holiday Classic!
The School Board tonight also recognized Ray-Pec High School Coach Jay Johnson for his recent induction into the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is pictured with Board President Ruth Johnson.
Johnson is the head coach for the Ray-Pec girls cross country team. He has been a head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Ray-Pec since 1992. Previously, he was the head track coach at Grain Valley from 1980 to 1984. During his 43 years of coaching, Jay has been selected as Coach of the Year twice by the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (MTCCCA) and Greater Kansas City Cross Country Coaches Association (GKCCCCA). Those honors came in 2001 and 2022. Read more: https://www.raypec.org/o/rphs/article/1372684
The School Board tonight recognized Ray-Pec High School Senior Riley Zimmerman, who has been selected for the All-State Band. More than 1,200 students from across the state auditioned for one of the 106 spots in the Missouri All-State Band. Riley earned 3rd chair trombone, and will perform at the Missouri Music Educator Association Conference in January 2024. He is pictured with Board President Ruth Johnson.
Join our Ray-Pec High School boys basketball team for Senior night at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 20) at the high school. 🏀The Panthers will honor Seniors Ryker Nelson, Ashton Jermain, and Holden Kephart. The JV game begins at 5:30 p.m.
The Ray-Pec School District is seeking nominations for the 2024 Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Employee of the Year. The award finalists will be honored in the spring.
Anyone may nominate a teacher by submitting a letter of nomination by Jan. 19. A candidate must:
Be a full-time teacher, librarian, or counselor.
Be returning to teach in 2024-25 in the District.
Have completed 3 or more years teaching at Ray-Pec.
Be effective and innovative in the classroom.
For the Support Staff award, you may nominate a full-time or part-time employee who has worked at least one year for the District. The deadline is also Jan. 19.
Examples of eligible employees include: accompanist, accounts payable, BOOST before and after school care, buildings and grounds, child nutrition, crossing guards, finance employees, lunch monitors, media assistants, nurses, paraprofessionals, payroll, safety and security, secretaries, teacher aides, and technology employees.
Send nomination letters to: Teacher of the Year/Support Staff Employee of the Year, Administrative Services Center, P.O. Box 789, Peculiar, MO 64078, or via email to: michele.stidham@raypec.org or rp.update@raypec.org.
Come watch the Ray-Pec High School Girls Basketball Team! 🏀The Panthers will host the Lee's Summit West Titans - JV at 5:30 pm & Varsity at 7 pm. (Come out at 4:30 pm to see the C-Gold Team host Blue Springs) 🐾
🎥 For the last Staff Spotlight of 2023, Dr. Slagle sits down with the dynamic duo of school secretaries at Raymore Elementary, Renee Anthuis and Karla Heinrich. Renee and Karla have worked together at Raymore Elementary for 11 years, where they've developed a special bond with each other and the students that have come through the school over the years.
https://youtu.be/yZAA0pbEFmU
Congrats to Ray-Pec Football Players on these postseason awards from the Suburban Gold Conference and the Missouri Football Coaches Association.
Congrats to the Ray-Pec High School Boys Basketball Team on placing 3rd in the 77th Annual Carthage Invitational Tournament Dec. 7-9. Ashton Jermain and Cannon Northcraft were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Five Ray-Pec DECA students attended and competed at the 2023 AdZou Challenge held by the Missouri School of Journalism on Dec. 4 on the Mizzou campus. Students learned about the field of strategic communications and took part in a statewide advertising competition. The Ray-Pec team received the team award for Best Team Research. From left: Brighton Wolverton, Tucker Huffman, Andres Kemper, Kaylee Lewis, and Isabel Blakely.
