Attention parents and students! A friendly reminder that there will be no school for students on Monday, October 23rd. Our dedicated staff members will be using this day for collaboration and planning to continue the successful academic year for all.
Don't worry, students - you'll get a well-deserved day off to relax or catch up on homework. In the meantime, our teachers and staff will be hard at work discussing strategies and preparing lessons to make your learning experience the best it can be. Enjoy your long weekend, and we'll see everyone back at Ray-Pec High on Tuesday, October 24th!
🏈 IT'S GAME DAY!!! 🏈
Ray-Pec hosts Blue Springs High School tonight at 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Fans age 55 and older may show identification for free admission.
If you can’t make it to the game, you can watch the livestream broadcast at: youtube.com/@ray-pecschooldistrict/streams
What a season it was!
Girls' Golf 🏌️♀️ competed at the State Tournament and finished 6th as a team - one of the best team finishes in school history. Addie Swan's T23 and Sam Larkins' T30 finishes led the way. McKenna Raymond T56, Celia Barber T72, and Ansley Harper T88 also competed in the two day tournament at Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar, MO and had very impressive seasons.
Congratulations ladies!! ⛳️
Extra, Extra! We have some exciting news for all students and staff. Starting now, you have full access to the New York Times, including past articles for all your research needs. This is a great resource to enhance your learning experience.
The Panther Pride Marching Band invites everyone to tonight's Glow Show at Panther Stadium. The Panther Pride Marching Band will perform with the stadium lights off, but the kids will be all aglow! It's a pretty cool sight to see. Oh, and!!!! The trombones and drumline will be doing their football sideline performance too!
It's our annual event we hold for the community to help Ray-Pec's C.A.N. program. Please consider donating a food item or personal hygiene product at the gate as your ticket in, though it is not required.
We hope to see you there!
The District 7 Volleyball Tournament begins today in Lee’s Summit. Ray-Pec is the #3 seed in the tournament. The Panthers will face the Lee’s Summit Tigers at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Lee’s Summit West High School. Check out the tournament bracket at https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictTournaments.aspx?alg=57&class=5&district=7&year=2023
Parent Teacher Conferences begin tonight! Schedule an appointment with your student's teacher @ https://shorturl.at/kyNV1! In person meetings today, Wednesday Oct. 18 and Virtual meetings are Thursday, October 19!
Mr. Meek, senior class assistant principal, awarded Senior Jackson Drecktrah will this week's Ten Dollar Tuesday Winner.
The Ray-Pec High School annual Academic Awards Night is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 18. During the ceremony, students will be recognized for earning these awards during the 2022-2023 school year:
RPHS Lamp of Learning
RPHS Academic Letter
Top 5% of the Class
AP Scholars
AP Scholar with Distinction
IB Scholars
IB Diploma Candidates
See the flyer below for Ceremony Celebration Times.
Ray-Pec High School and Ninth Grade Center students were excited to work with members of the Kansas City Symphony yesterday. Orchestra experts came to work with the students on their All-District materials. The students got to work in sectionals with Kansas City Symphony members that play their specific instrument! What a great day to be a Ray-Pec Orchestra member and team up with these community mentors!
What a day in Ray-Pec Athletics! 🥎
With a 5-0 win over Neosho, the Lady Panthers Softball team are the 2023 District 7 Champions! 🏆 They advance to the state quarterfinals where they will HOST Liberty High School on October 21st.
Congrats Ladies!
Wish our Varsity Softball Team luck as they travel to Joplin today to face Neosho!! Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Joplin High School. Let's Go Lady Panthers!! #EVERYDAYMATTERS
The Panther Pride Marching Band had a great weekend of performances this weekend at the Odessa Marching Invitational. In the category of indoor performances the drumline earned 1st place and the color guard earned 2nd place. In the outdoor field show performance the Panther Pride earned 1st in field show, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Visual, and Outstanding Effect. Our drum majors, Riley Zimmerman & Arianna Cooper earned the Outstanding Drum Major Award! It was a great weekend! Please give the marching band kids a high five!
Congrats to the cross country teams on their outstanding performances this weekend at the Suburban Gold Conference Championships. The boys placed 2nd overall while the girls tied for 1st, but ended up 2nd after the tie-breaker. First team all-conference awards go to Gabe Voelker, Carter Younger, Maya York, and the Individual Champion Ashlyn Smith. Second team all-conference awards go to Andres Kemper, Chase Davis, Ellie Barker, and Isabel Chatfield.
Don't forget to join the "Pec" Cast for tonight's performance of the Brother's Grimm Spectaculathon!! Come on out and join at 7:30 p.m. for this comedy featuring our Freshman and Sophomores!
Check Out the October/November Media Center Newsletter 2023 below:
The Academy Theatre at Ray-Pec High School is pleased to present the Freshman/Sophomore comedic One Act Play, Brothers Grimm Speculation. The show has two casts The Ray Cast and The Pec Cast and is directed by Jayme Overstreet and Technical Director, Adam Segura. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride of a play as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of silliness and madcap fun.
Dr. Jeanne Kuhlman, sophomore principal, presented this week's winner of Ten Dollar Tuesday to Sophomore Collin Chang. Dr. Kuhlman said, "that she was please to present this award to Collin because of his hard work and determination in the classroom ." Students are eligible for the $10 Tuesday prize by having good grades, no tardies to class and no discipline referrals!! Thank You Collin for being a peer leader in the classroom.
Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Students of the Month for October! Celia Barber and Grant Hornbeck are being recognized by the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club. Alanna Reeser and Riley Zimmerman are being honored by the Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club.
👩🏫📚 October is National Principals Month! 🏫👨🏫
Let's take a moment to celebrate and appreciate our incredible principals who dedicate their lives to shaping the future of our students. 🙌👏
