Baseball will spend their Spring Break on the road. They travel to Rockhurst this afternoon for their first of three road games this week!
First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 pm ⚾️
Track and Field heads to Lee's Summit West this afternoon to battle the Titans at 4:00 pm! 🏃♀️💨
Our tutoring coordinator has spent the last month traveling across the district to visit approximately 80 tutors working with students of all ages! In addition to helping students across the district, the tutoring class also helps students accomplish the 50 tutoring hours required to earn A+.
🎥 New Video! 🎥
https://youtu.be/5AwrbWEmsJM
This episode of Through the Eyes has us looking down the sights! Hear what our Trap Shooting team has to say about all of the benefits of their sport.
Boys' Golf tees it up this morning at 10 am! Lee's Summit North hosts today's tournament at Fred Arbanas.
Hit 'em straight! 🏌️♂️
The Board recognized the High School choir students who were selected for the All-State Choirs. Last fall, eight Ray-Pec singers were selected for the All-State Choir. This ties the school record for the number of students selected. Four additional singers were selected at All-State Honorable Mention.
The All-State Choir performed in January at the Missouri Choral Directors Association conference.
All-State Choir:
Soprano - Jillian Collom (2-year member)
Soprano, 2nd alternate - Reagan Sheedy
Tenor - Audrey Shepard
Tenor, 1st alternate - Landen Sugar
Bass - Devin Fisher
Bass - Landan Moots
Bass - Mason Rew
Bass, 2nd alternate - Cameron Slavin
All-State Honorable Mention:
Soprano - Serena Bursley
Soprano - Gracie Chambers
Alto - Elizabeth Burton
Alto - Annaliese Busse
From left to right: Serena Bursley, Annaliese Busse, Reagan Sheedy, Jillian Collom, Mason Rew, Audrey Shepard, Landen Sugar, Landan Moots, and Board Member Billy King.
The Board recognized Junior Isaiah Cox for being one of 16 students across the state selected to participate in the 2024 Missouri Music Educators Association All-State Collective. The goal of The Collective is to bring young musicians to work collaboratively to create new and original music. The group gathered during the MMEA conference in January and had a performance of original songs on January 24, during the MMEA conference. Isaiah is pictured with Board Member Billy King.
The School Board on March 21 recognized Ray-Pec High School Senior Gavin Birkett, who placed fifth at the 2024 state wrestling tournament for Class 4 in the 165-pound weight class. He also was a state qualifier in 2023. Gavin was one of the wrestling team captains this year. He was named by the Missouri Wrestling Association to its Academic All-State Team for carrying a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or greater and qualifying for the state tournament. At the time of the tournament, his GPA was 4.15. During this season, Gavin also celebrated his 100th career win. Gavin is pictured with Board Member Billy King.
If it's still March, we're still celebrating our Board of Education!
Meet Board Member Billy King.
He was first elected to the Board in April 2018 and is currently completing his second term. "I am a proud Ray-Pec graduate, and I want to make sure that the district is a safe environment for all students. Everyone in the district matters. We are all here to make sure the kids have the best learning experience possible."
Thank you, Billy King, for your dedicated service to our District!
Ray-Pec is hosting the Bob Thorpe Invitational Track Meet today beginning at 4:00 pm! There's no faster way to kick off your weekend 🏃💨
🎥 Staff Spotlight 🎥
https://youtu.be/ziFG8zDFbQw
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with David Perkins. David is the Lead Custodian at the LEAD Center.
Ray-Pec Baseball ⚾️ takes their 5-0 record on the road to Arkansas! Taking part in the 7th Annual Robinson Invitational, they will play 5 games over the next 3 days. Bring home some hardware! 🏆
Boys' Tennis plays host to Lee's Summit North this afternoon at 3:45 pm 🎾
Come out, show your support, and enjoy some beautiful spring weather ☀️🍃
A 3-1 victory over Platte County has the Panthers in the 5th place game tonight! ⚽️
They take on Staley High School at 5:15 tonight at Platte Purchase Middle School.
Boys' Golf heads North to play in a quad event at The Deuce! ⛳️
The first group tees off at 2:00 pm!
Congratulations to all of our Teacher and Support Staff Employee of the Year nominees!
Our 2024 Teacher of the Year is Monica Crabtree, 5th grade teacher at Peculiar Elementary!
Our 2024 Support Staff Employee of the Year is Colleen Warchola, Kitchen Manager at Timber Creek Elementary!
Track and Field look to open their season strong as they host a quad meet this afternoon, starting at 4:00 pm! 🏃💨
A 22-3 win over Raytown yesterday has the boys at 4-0 on the year. They look to make it five straight to open the season tonight when they host Raytown South at 5:30!
Come out and show your support! 🖤⚾️💛
Ray-Pec Learning Lens is back with another episode! 🎥
https://youtu.be/j_Rt2Z1enps
When we say that our mission is to Prepare EACH student for a successful and meaningful life, we mean EACH student. Check out how the Transition Skills program helps prepare students with disabilities for life after high school. To learn more about the Transition program, visit our website here: raypec.org/page/special-services
Ray-Pec was pleased to have a great showing of performances this last Saturday, March 16th at MSHSAA District Solo & Ensemble Festival. 22 students performed in 21 events.
Two students received an exemplary rating and qualified for state!
Orchestra Exemplary Ratings(State Qualifiers):
Violin & Cello Duet- Charlotte Fobes and Lillian Spruell
