Congratulations to the May Students of the Month at Ray-Pec High School! From left: Aisha Yanez-Corea, Johney Makeen, Brady Dillon, and Lillian Horning.
Students in Machelle Enright's Life Skills Class at Ray-Pec High School helped prepare items for Teacher Appreciation Week treats, including "Salad Bar Thursday" and "Ice Cream Sundae Tuesday." The students had fun, and enjoyed being able to honor the teachers.
On Sunday, May 7, the Ray-Pec Disc Golf Club is sponsoring a free disc golf tournament for any high school student or faculty member interested in learning how to play the game.
Sign ups start at 8:15 a.m. near the baseball concession stands on the Ray-Pec High School campus. While practicing the new course last night, Andrew Brokaw got his 1st hole-in-one on hole #8, which is a 240 foot hole that is heavily guarded by trees. Congrats, Andrew!
Teacher Jamin Swift is the club sponsor.
Congratulations to Reagan Sheedy who auditioned and was selected for the Missouri Choral Directors Association All-State Show Choir to be held this July in Springfield. Reagan is a Sophomore at RPHS and has been a member of RPSINGS for 5 years as well as Dance Captain for the 2022-23 Ray-Pec RUSH Show Choir.
Attention parents of Seniors: We are looking for donations of individually packaged cookies/chips as well as bottles of water - for the Senior luncheon on Wednesday, May 17. Please drop them off in the high school front office. (*No homemade items please)
The Senior Awards Ceremony honoring the Graduating Class of 2023 will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Raymore-Peculiar High School Gymnasium. Seniors being recognized will be sent an electronic invitation in their school email. Those Seniors will be recognized for achieving accomplishments such as earning a scholarship, a departmental award and/or other awards. In order to ensure that students are properly introduced, they must report to the main commons and check in no later than 6:45 p.m. Seniors: Please bring/wear your cap, gown, and stole.
Ray-Pec High School is proud to announce that Andrew Fletcher will be the Boys Varsity Soccer Coach beginning with the 2023-2024 season! Off of the soccer field, Coach Fletcher will be a teacher at Ray-Pec East Middle School. Coach Fletcher has been coaching high school soccer for 20 years with time at Fort Osage High School and the last four years at Grandview High School. Fletcher has been involved in the local youth soccer scene as a member of the Midwest Regional Championships Committee and as the State Youth Referee Administrator for Kansas.
Having been born in England, Fletcher grew up a Manchester City fan and spent time playing in college before coming to the United States in 1990 where he worked for a local soccer company as a facility manager, coach and referee, as well as a player.
In Coach Fletcher’s spare time, he enjoys visiting State Parks with his wife and playing with his grandchildren - two of whom have now begun their soccer careers with the Sporting Sprites. Welcome to Ray-Pec, Coach Fletcher!
Congratulations to the April Students of the Month at Ray-Pec High School! Bing Van Son and Peyton Koper were honored by the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club. Persephanies Wilson and Nigel Norvell were recognized by the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club. Seated in front: Bing Van Son. Back row: Persephanies Wilson, Nigel Norvell, and Peyton Koper.
The Raymore-Peculiar School Board on April 27 recognized students who were selected for the Missouri All-State Choir. Participation in the All-State Choir is the highest honor a singer can receive in the state of Missouri.
From left: Soprano Jilliam Collom, Bass Miles Sellami (All-State Honorable Mention), Alto Tallie Scott, Soprano Bailey Roe, Soprano Leticia Turner (All-State Honorable Mention), Soprano Brooklyn Burk, Tenor Xander Blackmon (2-year member), Tenor Dalton Ballinger, and Bass David Marin (All-State Honorable Mention).
They are pictured with Board Member Carol Barnes. Not pictured is Alto Hannah Moroney.
On Wednesday, April 19, the RPHS English 4 seniors participated in their annual Community DRIVE Night presentations. The evening began with their tri-fold displays in the dome, and then moved to their individual presentations. Teachers, admin, business owners, and community members are just some of the people who were evaluators for the presentations. The seniors were tasked with presenting on their Client-Connected Projects, along with explaining their team's Design Thinking Process and how they achieved the attributes based on our school's 'Portrait of a Ray-Pec Grad'.
What a weekend for Ray-Pec Theatre! State Champions in Readers Theatre, State Champions in Duet Acting (Sav Jordan and Devin Fisher), and State Runner-Up for the One Act Play!
In addition, five other events placed in the top 6 in the state, and Ray-Pec earned second place in the overall speech sweepstakes at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA), State Speech, Debate, & Theatre Championships on April 22 at Missouri State University.
Congratulations to:
Dramatic Interpretation--Andrew Burton--3rd Place
Nigel Norvell--Poetry Interpretation--4th Place
Humorous Interpretation--Corbin Williams--5th Place
Duo Interpretation--Irelynn Sloan and Elijah O'Brien--5th Place
Original Oratory--Sav Jordan--6th Place
Congratulations to the boys varsity panther tennis team, which won the 2023 Belton invitational tournament. Individual flight winners included Jr Grant Hornbeck, who won B flight singles. And sophomores Will Day and Landan Moots, who won B flight doubles.
You are invited to attend the fifth annual Senior Project DRIVE Community Night on Wednesday, April 19, at Raymore-Peculiar High School. Refreshments will be available for purchase from 4 to 8 p.m. at Chewy’s Snacks. You may view projects from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Dome Gym. Students will give presentations to assigned evaluators from 6 to 8 p.m. The DRIVE projects have four major components: working with a client, gathering relevant materials, proposing solutions, and presenting to the community.
Ray-Pec High School Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) conducted its annual Stay Safe Spring Campaign on April 14, the day before Prom. SADD members tagged about 713 cars with letters from elementary students encouraging them to make good decisions during prom and graduation. This year's participating elementary schools were Raymore Elementary, Stonegate Elementary, Eagle Glen Elementary and Timber Creek Elementary. The project includes coordination between counselors,elementary students and SADD.
Ray-Pec High School Student Senate invites you to Bingo Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, in the high school Library Media Center. $5 admission. Proceeds go toward the Derek Slinger Scholarship.
Did you know that 90 Ray-Pec High School juniors and seniors serve as tutors throughout the District? As part of the A+ program, the tutors work with students of all ages - from PreK through high school. The tutors are learning what it’s like to interact with students of different learning styles and abilities, and experiencing many of the perks of being in the classroom.
High School English Language Arts Teacher Emily Craig works with and assigns the tutors. She took these photos during recent classroom visits.
The Ray-Pec High School bowling team placed 3rd at divisional finals and is headed to State! Front, from left: Coach Jeff Gish, Fiona West, Tallie Scott, and Teacher Sponsor Brenda Tilawen. Back row: Michael Lindsey, Bailey Cain, and Jacob Thompson. Not pictured is Dawson Parish.
A group of Ray-Pec High School students participated in "Introduce a Girl to Construction Day" today. The event, sponsored by JE Dunn, included visits to the Builders Association Training Facility and the JE Dunn headquarters to learn from skilled trade professionals about construction opportunities.
The Ray-Pec High School basketball teams each week recognize a player who makes a difference in the community and on the team. They are the M.A.D (Making A Difference) Players of the Week. For the week of Feb. 16, Sophie Terry was the girls’ team honoree and Austin Robinson was the boys’ team honoree.
In addition, the Teammate of the Week was Peyton Johnson (girls) and Brendan Perry (boys); and the Hustle Award was presented to Isa Odom (girls) and Rylan Teale (boys). Mike Medsker and Farmers Insurance help sponsor the awards. From left to right: Peyton Johnson, Isa Odom, Sophie Terry, Austin Robinson, Brendan Perry, and Rylan Teale.
The Ray-Pec High School basketball teams each week recognize a player who makes a difference in the community and on the team. They are the M.A.D (Making A Difference) Players of the Week. For the week of Feb. 1, Khyla Wade was the girls’ team honoree and Rylan Teale was the boys’ team honoree.
In addition, the Teammate of the Week was Arianna Degondea (girls) and Lincoln Kephart (boys); and the Hustle Award was presented to Elena Tracy (girls) and Jordan Shockley (boys). Mike Medsker and Farmers Insurance help sponsor the awards. From left to right: Elena Tracy, Arianna Degondea Khyla Wade, Rylan Teale, Lincoln Kephart, and Jordan Shockley.
