Boys and Girls Cross Country are headed to Bolivar! The District 2 Championship will take place this morning at 10 am at Bolivar Municipal GC! Good luck! 🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
Tickets to the event are $6 for those 6 years and older and can be purchased here: mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx
Final score: Ray-Pec Panthers beat out Lee’s Summit West, 27-26! What a game—proud of the grit and determination. Way to fight, Panthers! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
Halftime: Ray-Pec Panthers lead Lee’s Summit West 14-13. Let’s keep up the energy and finish strong! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
Five students at Ray-Pec East Middle School have entries that are finalists for journalism awards by the National Scholastic Press Association. RPEMS is the only middle school in Missouri to be named finalists.
- Aliyah Maslak and Drew Lyon are finalists in the Design Category for their Yearbook entry, “The Middle.”
- Hendrix Fern and Sierra Lopez are finalists in the Design Category for their Yearbook entry, “Robotics, Scholar Bowl, Forensics and Debate”
- Connor Franklin is a finalist in the Story category for his Broadcast on The Husky Minute. His entry was “The New Weight Room at RPEMS.”
At the middle school and junior high level, there are nine contests in three categories:
- Design: Literary Arts Magazine, Newspaper/Newsmagazine, and Yearbook
- Photojournalism: Feature Photo and Sports Photo
- Story: Broadcast, Multimedia, News, and Feature
The winners will be announced on Nov. 9 at the NSPA Awards Ceremony during the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia.
District play starts today! Your Panthers visit Lee's Summit West High School tonight with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 pm!
Admission is $5 for adults, and $3 for students with I.D. PreK children are admitted free. Fans ages 55 and older may show identification for free admission. Tickets can be purchased here: lswhs.lsr7.org/lees-summit-west-digital-ticketing-information/
If you can't make it to the game, it can be streamed here: https://www.mshsaa.tv/
Boys Swimming travels to Blue Springs South Aquatic Center today for the Conference Championship! They'll hit the water at 4:00 pm today! Good luck boys! 🏊♂️
We extend sympathy to family and friends of Ray-Pec Academy Teacher and High School Soccer Coach Jon Shawver, who passed away Oct. 29.
Mr. Shawver had been a teacher in the district since 2005, teaching first at Ray-Pec High School and then at the Academy since the 2011-2012 school year. He was a longtime soccer coach for boys and girls at Ray-Pec High School. Mr. Shawver touched the lives of many students.
A memorial visitation is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 East 39th St., Independence. A memorial service is scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Speaks Suburban Chapel.
https://www.speakschapel.com/obituaries
The Ray-Pec High School Band and Orchestra are in Florida! They performed the soundtrack to "Despicable Me" on a Universal Soundstage and learned about sound design and the art of Foley.
Directors are: Jennifer Byrne, Briana Henzel, and Dillon Jarrett.
Professional development is under way at the Ninth Grade Center! 👏
Earlier this month, 10 Ray-Pec DECA students attended the DECA Missouri State Fall Leadership Conference and Elections in St. Louis. Students attended workshops, a keynote speaker, and training sessions designed to help students develop leadership skills and understand DECA's competitive events.
Ray-Pec student Isabel Blakely was elected DECA District 3 Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year. As part of the State Officer Action Team, she will take part in officer training and planning DECA events for the school year for the state of Missouri.
Back row: Isabel Blakely, Elijah Parker, Jacob Powell, Logan Balentine, Noella Green
Front row: Gio Dominguez Delosantos, Dinah Hodgson, Clara Otta, Claire Driskill, Kiara Powell
Boys Soccer heads north for their final regular season game of the year! They'll take on Staley High School tonight with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 pm! ⚽️
If you can't make it to the game, Staley streams their soccer games on YouTube: youtube.com/@n2sportsstaley189/streams
We are saddened to share the news of a death in the Ray-Pec family.
Jon Shawver, a teacher at the Ray-Pec Academy and soccer coach at Ray-Pec High School, passed away this morning. An ambulance was called to the school early this morning to assist Mr. Shawver. He was transported to the hospital, where he later passed away. We do not have details to share at this time.
Mr. Shawver joined the Ray-Pec staff in 2005. He was well-liked by students and fellow staff members.
Counselors and the district Mental Health Team responded to the Academy today and will be available for staff and students as they return to school next week. We will share funeral arrangements when they are available. Tonight's soccer match has been cancelled.
Congratulations to the RPSINGS members who were selected for the American Choral Directors Association National Honor Choir. These singers will represent Ray-Pec in Dallas in March. They were selected from over 6,000 singers who auditioned from around the country.
Grades 7-10 TTBB Honor Choir
Austin Butterworth (NGC)
Grades 8-10 SSAA Honor Choir
Amari Russell (RPHS)
Grades 11-12 SATB Honor Choir
Gracie Chambers (RPHS)
With a 3-1 win over Truman High School over the weekend, your Panthers are on to the District Finals! They'll take on hosts Lee's Summit West tonight at 6:00 pm! 🏐
Ray-Pec Softball has 4 representatives on All-District team! 🥎
Reygan Ackley - 1st Team 1B
Kelsie Donaldson - 1st Team P
Zariya Mabion - 1st Team OF
Carmen Boxberger - 2nd Team SS
Congratulations ladies!! 👏👏👏
The Panther Clothing Closet will be open for families to come shop during Parent-Teacher Conferences this week! You can find out more information and the days/times it will be open here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zutjgjhbDOkvqUm99r5FtMGCEoykvq7hlVrKENGAoM0/edit?tab=t.0
A 3-0 win over Lee's Summit North has your Panthers moving on to the District semifinals! They'll take on Truman High School today at 4:30 pm! The game will be held at Lee's Summit West High School.
Your Panthers are headed to State! They're set to take on Liberty North at noon today in the quarterfinal round of the tournament! 🥎
Quarterfinals tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/SBTIX
Concessions will be open, but are limited to non-cooked items.
Final score: Ray-Pec Panthers fall to Staley, 31-22. Tough battle, but proud of the fight until the end. We’ll bounce back, Panthers! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
Halftime: Ray-Pec Panthers trailing Staley 17-13. It’s a close game—let’s come out strong in the second half! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
