Last night's Ninth Grade Center dedication ceremony was highlighted by building principal Dr. Alan Downing, Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle, Board of Education President Ruth Johnson, and ninth grader Clara Otta speaking to community members about the importance of this new facility for both students and the community of the Raymore-Peculiar School District. It's so exciting to see our first class of ninth graders thriving in their new home! 🖤💛 #PantherPrideStartsHere
Ray-Pec football opens the season with an away game against Rockhurst. Game time is 8 p.m. Gates open at 7 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults & $5 for students. Tickets are not available for presale. For a live audio stream of the game, go here: http://www.810varsity.com/
The Ninth Grade Center is starting the year off with Theme Thursdays. The Culture Crew at the NGC is responsible for coming up with fun events and ways to be silly during the day! Stay tuned for all future Theme Thursdays!
Just a few construction updates to start the morning. The PAC walls continue to go up and the Raymore Elementary School playground is nearing completion! 👷
We kicked off the 2023-24 school year with a bang this morning! 💥 All Ray-Pec staff filled the high school gym for convocation and to celebrate the beginning of another wonderful school year.
"This morning, our celebration is all about the dreams of our students. Students are coming to us wanting to have a successful and meaningful life. That’s our mission. And that’s their dream. It is our job to make that dream possible. All of us, and I mean anyone in this room employed or in an elected leadership role of the Ray-Pec School District, has the duty to deliver on or support the mission of our school district. Everyone. Our theme for this year is that we are all 'Dreammakers.'"
At the end of the ceremony Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, asked all staff who were committed to being "Dreammakers" for students to stand. What a scene. 🖤💛
Please save the date of Thursday, Aug. 31, for Curriculum Night / Open House at the Ninth Grade Center. This will be a time for parents to meet with teachers and learn about your son/daughter's courses. During the evening, parents will walk through their child's 1st thru 7th period schedule. More information will be provided as Aug. 31 gets closer.
Preview Day is specifically designed to provide ninth graders students an opportunity to spend a half-day in the morning on campus to experience what a typical day of high school will look like. It is an excellent opportunity for incoming students to familiarize themselves with the Ninth Grade Center and the High School experience.
During Preview Day, students will be given the chance to tour the building, visit with their advisory groups, and meet the faculty members. This event is for students only, and bus transportation will be provided by the district. Buses will run their normal morning routes at their normal morning times. 🚌 We highly recommend this event for all of our incoming ninth graders.
A new school year calls for some new ways to follow everything going on around the Ray-Pec School District. There are ✨𝐵𝑅𝒜𝒩𝒟 𝒩𝐸𝒲✨ Facebook and Instagram accounts for both Ray-Pec High School and the Ray-Pec Ninth Grade Center.
Be sure to give them a follow for updates and information about the exciting things going on a each building. We're very proud of the students and staff around the district and we want to do a better job of telling their stories.
Here are the links to the only 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 pages for both buildings:
RPHS Facebook: facebook.com/RaymorePeculiarHighSchool
RPHS Instagram: instagram.com/raypechighschool/
RPNGC Facebook: facebook.com/RaymorePeculiarNinthGradeCenter
RPNGC Instagram: instagram.com/raypecngc/
Make sure your student's immunizations are up to date for the new school year. This particularly impacts students entering kindergarten, 8th grade, and high school.
The Cass County Health Department is offering walk-in clinics July 31 through Aug. 18 for back to school immunizations. You may also obtain the vaccinations at your health care provider.
District website for immunization requirements: https://www.raypec.org/page/health-services
Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 4th, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 6th. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, diapers, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax. 💻✏️🎒👕
New this year, in addition to the state sales tax, local sales tax will also be waived in all cities, counties, and special tax districts.
Learn more about qualifying purchases in the Missouri Department of Revenue’s news release.
Big news!
Retired teachers can return to the classroom without interrupting their monthly pension income! Educators can continue to draw full retirement while earning a full teaching salary and benefits - without retirement contributions! We are looking for retired teachers to join the Ray-Pec School District for 2023-24, as well as special education teachers and more!
Visit our website to view current openings: www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/work-for-ray-pec
Online registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year!
Check your email for a message from the school district with instructions to complete the registration forms and submit proof of residency online.
Most families can complete the required registration forms online. This means that you will not need to attend an in-person registration event.
Read more about online registration here: https://www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/online-registration
Brandon Ransom has been chosen as the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for the Raymore-Peculiar School District. Mr. Ransom will be teaching social studies at the Ninth Grade Center beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.
