Rachelle Lowman, owner of Plato’s Closet Belton, took time out of her busy schedule to visit Ms. Hauck's Fashion Design classes and give them opportunities to create designs on her mannequins with clothing from her shop!
Congratulations to Ray-Pec students who auditioned and were selected for the Missouri Choral Directors Association All-State Honor Choirs to be held this July in Springfield.
Find the full list on our website: raypec.org/article/1582549
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Students of the Month for May! Katrina Tilawen and Noah Tuttle will be honored by the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club. Olivia Prewitt and Alden Brokaw will be honored by the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Cllub.
The Ray-Pec Panthers Boys Golf Team finished in 2nd place in the Suburban Gold Conference tournament on April 30 at Fred Arbanas! 🥈
The Panthers had a team score of 315 led by 3 All-Conference players: Jack Mallory 72, Landon Jambrosic 76, and Ethan Priest 82. Congratulations and good luck at the District Tournament on Monday!
Congrats to Ray-Pec High School Senior Bryanna Planker on being named the Cass Career Center Young Professional of the Month for May! Bryanna is an active member of the CCC Advanced Health Services Program. She is a member of SkillsUSA Missouri and the National Technical Honor Society, and also serves as a CCC Student Ambassador.
The Ray-Pec Panthers finished in 2nd place in the Suburban Gold Conference tournament yesterday at Fred Arbanas! 🥈
The Panthers had a team score of 315 led by 3 All-Conference players: Jack Mallory 72, Landon Jambrosic 76, and Ethan Priest 82. Congratulations!
The Board recognized Ray-Pec High School Senior Kristin Baumgardner, who was selected as the Young Professional of the Month for March at Cass Career Center.
Kristin is a student in the Agriculture Program at Cass Career Center in Harrisonville. She is also a member of Cass Career Center FFA and National Technical Honor Society, and she also serves as a CCC Student Ambassador. Kristin has been accepted to College of the Ozarks. She plans to major in Animal Science and minor in Agronomy. Kristin is pictured with School Board Vice President Deanna Olson.
Congratulations to Ray-Pec High School instrumental music and vocal music students on tremendous performances at the MSHSAA State Solo & Ensemble Festival on April 26!
Results: raypec.org/article/1570922
Congratulations to Ray-Pec High School on receiving three Blue Star award nominations for its production of the "Shrek - The Musical!"
Ray-Pec was nominated for Outstanding Costume Design and Outstanding Hair and Makeup. In addition, Eli Showen was nominated for the Sophomore Rising Star Scholarship.
Modeled after Broadway's Tony Awards, Starlight's annual Blue Star Awards recognize achievement and excellence in musical theatre among Kansas City area high school students. Winners will be announced in 24 categories, with students from 54 area high schools. The ceremony is free, open to the public, and all tickets are general admission seating. Although admission is free, tickets are required. Red carpet arrivals and photo opportunities begin at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16.
Tyler Swift, Ray-Pec Class of 2020, won "Business Student of the Year" at Emporia State University on April 23. He is a candidate for the overall "Newberg Student of the Year" awarded to only one graduating senior in the entire university. The winner is scheduled to be announced Saturday, April 27.
In his speech on April 23, Tyler gave a lot of kudos to his Ray-Pec High School teachers, including Tina Fultz and Heidi Lanksbury, for the motivation and support they provided in high school helping him to a dual major in both Accounting and Spanish.
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec Volunteer of the Year, LeeAnne Thompson! The award was announced during a reception on April 23.
Affectionately known as “the uniform mom,” LeeAnne has taken on the daunting task of uniforms for the marching band, and handled the task to perfection! She ensures that all band members (approx. 120) are fitted with their uniform, dressed properly and oftentimes staying later than the band directors to get everything done. She helped move props during practices and performances, handled uniform malfunctions with ease, wiped away countless tears, and most importantly - knew every child in the band. She knew their name, their instrument, their grade in school, and took time to listen to them and make each of them feel important. This is LeeAnne’s final year with the marching band, and she will be missed next year!
Finalists for Volunteer of the Year were honored at a reception last night. They are pictured with PTA Council President Jodi Price. Pictured, from left: Aaron Howlett, Shelby Ayres, Nicole Cline, Lora Kurzweil, Desiree Almanza, LaTisha Spiller, Lyndi Dewey, Amy Sellmeyer, Amber Rodriguez, Jodi Price, Michelle Houston, LeeAnne Thompson, Laurie Keeley, Debbie Kansteiner
This morning 20 of our talented students signed letters of intent to compete at the next level! Their blood, sweat, and tears have paid off. Congratulations and best of luck as you take your next steps! 🖤🐾💛
This morning 20 of our talented students signed letters of intent to compete at the next level! Their blood, sweat, and tears have paid off. Congratulations and best of luck as you take your next steps! 🖤🐾💛
Over the weekend, in their first ever competition, the RP Flag Football won the Regional Championship at Arrowhead Stadium to earn a berth to compete in the National Flag Championships in Canton, Ohio! Sabrina Shakes was game MVP! 🏈
🎥 New Episode of Staff Spotlight! 🎥
https://youtu.be/iEGk4AQKGDA
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with Michael Parten. Michael is wrapping up his first year with Ray-Pec as the PE Teacher at Bridle Ridge Elementary.
DRIVE Night was incredible as always! Thank you so much to all of our business partners, volunteers, and parents who came out to take part in the event and letting our students show off all of their hard work!
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Tennis team, on winning the Belton Invitational Tournament on Wednesday!
Individual flight winners were Will Day and Landon Moots in A-Doubles.
Pictured: Landon Moots, Grant Hornbeck, Alden Brokaw, Landon Camper, Lav Patel, Will Day, Coach Trace Sederwall. Kneeling: Coach Derek Howard.
Below: Landon Moots, Will Day
Ray-Pec family, please welcome new Head Basketball Coach George Goode!
This is a name that may be familiar to many Kansas City basketball fans. Goode was a standout player from Raytown South High School who led the Cardinals to 23-4 and 22-5 seasons and was twice recognized as a First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference player. He was a 2007 graduate of Raytown South.
Goode said he is excited to join the Panther family.
As a collegiate player, Goode played three seasons at the University of Louisville and one season at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He played professionally for five seasons on the international circuit in Taiwan, Canada, Germany, Qatar, and Oman.
For the past two years, Goode has been the head basketball coach at The Barstow School in Kansas City. During that time, he has led his teams to two conference titles and two district championships and has been named the Conference and District Coach of the Year twice. Coach Goode has coached at each level of high school programs from freshman to varsity and has experience developing talent and basketball skills at each of the various levels. In addition to interscholastic coaching, Goode has worked with organizations such as MoKan Elite to build basketball skills for the past three years.
Goode has developed a coaching philosophy centered on fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, and personal growth. He believes that the basketball court provides a unique opportunity to teach valuable life skills such as discipline, resilience, and leadership. As a coach, his primary goal will be to create an environment where student-athletes can thrive both athletically and personally.
Goode is also a businessman and has seven years experience in managing employees, time, and schedules at Ruby Jean's Juicery. He believes this job gave him the tools that helped him become more well rounded and a more capable leader.
Patty Phillips, Deanna Olson, and Janet Jones took the oath of office on Monday night during a brief reorganization meeting of the Ray-Pec School Board. School Board Secretary Pam Steele administered the oath of office.
Phillips will serve a two-year term. Olson and Jones will serve three-year terms.
Under provisions of Missouri Statute Section 115.124, there was no election for school board directors because the number of candidates who filed was the same as the number of positions to be filled.
The Board re-elected Ruth Johnson to serve as Board President, and re-elected Deanna Olson to serve as Vice President. The Board approved Steele to continue as Board Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer Tiffany Banks to continue as Board Treasurer. The Board also approved Carol Barnes to serve as the delegate to the Missouri School Boards Association Assembly. Paul Coffman was selected to serve as the alternate delegate to the MSBA Assembly.
New School Board Member Janet Jones is pictured with her husband, Donavan Jones, and son Brantley, a second grader at Bridle Ridge Elementary.
***Trigger Warning - Car Crash, Simulated Injury***
Some photos from this morning's Mock Crash. A powerful reminder of the consequences of reckless driving. Our choices behind the wheel can change lives forever. For prom weekend, and always, please drive responsibly to protect ourselves and those around us.
