The teaching staff in the fine arts department got the chance to tour the new Performing Arts Center this afternoon. We can't wait to see what this new space will add to the incredible performances at Ray-Pec 🎭🎤🎼
🎥 Staff Spotlight 🎥
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with Stephanie Pugh. Stephanie is an art teacher at the Ninth Grade Center.
Shout out to our Special Olympics Basketball teams! In order to qualify for State, teams needed to earn gold or silver medals at the St. Joseph Regional Tournament on Saturday.
EVERY SINGLE TEAM QUALIFIED!! 🏆🌟
The state tournament will be in St. Charles, MO March 15-16th. Congratulations to all!
🎥 Through the Eyes of the Girls' Wrestling Team 🎥
Girls' wrestling is a relatively new activity in Missouri, but the Ray-Pec Girls' Wrestling team has established themselves as one of the best programs in the area, winning three conference titles in the last four years. Hear what they love about their team.
https://youtu.be/NpKMkKOuDqk
Ray-Pec Connect is back with a new episode! 🎙️
In this episode Dr. Mike Slagle sits down with the Director of Elementary Education, Michelle Hofmann and Creekmoor Elementary Principal, Ashley Tegenkamp, to talk about the choices that are available for students at the elementary level and what their goals are for offerings in the future.
Listen now: raypec.org/page/ray-pec-connect-podcast
Congratulations are in order! The Boys' and Girls' Wrestling teams BOTH secured the Suburban Gold Conference Championships last night with their wins over Lee's Summit West! 🏆
This is also the Girls' 3rd Conference Championship in the last 4 years! 💪
This amazing group of Sources of Strength Peer Leaders and Adult Advisors spent their day in Kansas on Tuesday meeting other KC Metro Sources of Strength clubs and shared fun ideas! They delivered a presentation on what Ray-Pec SoS is all about, played games, and took a ton of notes on how to make the mental wellness club even better! Special thanks to Sources of Strength KC for another amazing round table event.
Front row: Annabelle Tuttle, Thea Minshall, Morgan Kerr, Adult Advisor from RPHS Haleigh Thompson, and Faith Kruse
Back row: Adult Advisor from NGC Amanda McVay, Reagan Thomas, Arianna Cooper, Katrina Tilawen, and Charli Clark
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Scholar Bowl Team for placing second in the 2024 Roadrunner Scholastic Tournament Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sedalia. Ray-Pec's Alex Gawron was the individual player runner-up with 70 pts/game. Ray-Pec has earned a bid to the High School National Championship Tournament, scheduled over Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta.
The Scholar Bowl Team Coach is Kelly Logan, assisted by Megan Walker.
🎥 Learning Lens 🎥
Artificial Intelligence is here. Karmin Ricker, Coordinator of Instructional Design and Technology, explains the District's approach to A.I. so far, and how she believes it will be utilized in classrooms in the next few years.
https://youtu.be/YWxv5NQtXsI
This series details some of the lesser known topics around the district and highlights some of the wonderful things that go on behind the scenes.
Over the weekend the Boys' Basketball team won the consolation championship game at the Jenks-Union Invitational with a 58-37 victory over Glenpool. Cannon Northcraft was one of six players named to the All-Tournament team for his efforts! 🏀
The first Learning Lens of 2024 is here! 🎥
https://youtu.be/KPEmslw2nl4
The student experience is always changing. Ray-Pec United is a group of staff, parents and students that come together to discuss what students needs are now and work together to figure out the best ways address them.
This series details some of the lesser known topics around the district and highlights some of the wonderful things that go on behind the scenes.
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Students of the Month for January! Holden Kephart and Grace Bowen are being recognized by the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club. Hayden Scammacca and Jana Bruce are being honored by the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club.
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!
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.
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.
🎥 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.
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.
Special Olympics is dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences. Hear what our Special Olympians think about the program.
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." -Special Olympics Athlete Oath
