High School to present musical, "Footloose"

The Raymore-Peculiar High School Theatre Department announces its fall musical, Footloose. Performances will be in the Ray-Pec High School Theatre Nov. 4, 5, and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. Tickets may be reserved by calling the box of...

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Ray-Pec Cheerleaders to go to state competition

Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School cheer squads! Varsity placed first and junior varsity placed third at regionals! Both squads are heading to state competition on Dec. 11-12! (The varsity cheerleaders are pictured.)

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High School students honored for academic achievements

On Oct. 14, 2021, Raymore-Peculiar High School honored students with academic honors earned during the 2020-2021 school year. Students were recognized for achievements such as earning an Academic Letter, receiving the Lamp of Learning award, plac...

Ray-Pec announces new School Resource Officer

Officer Blake Chalmers with the Peculiar Police Department is the new School Resource Officer in Peculiar.

He replaces former SRO Rick Clausing, who was recently promoted to Sergeant within the Police Department. On days school is in session, Off...

Sarah Larkins wins girls golf District Championship

Ray-Pec Junior Wins 1st Place At Chilifest in Lee’s Summit!

Raymore Day at the K

The last game of the season for the Kansas City Royals was a special game for the Ray-Pec School District.

It was the 13th annual Raymore Day at the K, and included choir students from Ray-Pec East and Ray-Pec South middle schools singing the National Anth...

Kevin Pluss selected to receive Charles W. Cummings Scholarship

Congratulations to Kevin Pluss on being selected to receive the $1,000 Charles W. Cummings Scholarship. He received the scholarship during the recent MO-CASE conference for special education administrators in Missouri. Mr. Pluss was selected for demonstra...

Sarah Larkins earns all-conference honors

Congratulations to Sarah Larkins, who earned all-conference honors after placing 9th at the Oct. 4 girls conference golf match at Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs.

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Constitution Day

Students selected for All-District Choir

Parents as Teachers offers in-home or virtual visits

The Ray-Pec Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is now offering families virtual or in-person home visits. So far this year, most families have scheduled in-person visits. Last year, only virtual visits were scheduled. Ray-Pec Parent Educators are Cindy Wes...

Ella Menzel placed 3rd at JV golf tourney

Ray-Pec Wins First Home Football Game of the Season

Arrowhead Stadium Visit

The Ray-Pec Enterprise & Design team of coaches visited Arrowhead Stadium to view the finishing steps of a project by Turner Construction Company. Turner Construction is one of the businesses partnering with RP E&D to provide a client-connected pr...

Raymore man donates 85 pairs of shoes

An update on face coverings

Please read this message from Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle about the Aug. 20 School Board meeting and an update on face coverings.

Todd Schnake named semi-finalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year

Welcome to Shull Early Learning Center

Dr. Mary Shatford, Director of Shull Early Learning Center, welcomes families to Meet the Teacher night on Aug. 17. Families visited the school, met teachers, toured classrooms, and dropped off supplies. (Photo by Ella Gawf)

New coordinator for Panther Pride before/after school child care

Fall COVID-19 protocols

The School Board on Aug. 10 reviewed COVID-19 protocols for Ray-Pec schools. At this time, face coverings are highly recommended, but not required, for all persons in all indoor settings when physical distancing cannot be maintained.

You can review the&...

Todd Schnake honored at Regional Teacher of the Year Luncheon

Board honors I.B. Diploma graduates

Board honors twins for placing 12th at national tournament

Sympathy notice - Paul Barbarick

UPDATE: The celebration of life service for Paul Barbarick has been postponed, and a new date has not yet been scheduled. Please share this information with anyone you know who might be planning to attend. 

Sympathy is extended to family and frien...

Fast facts about athletics and activities

At the June 24, 2021, School Board meeting, Activities Director Kirk Hipple gave a report on the Athletic/Activities Program in the district. Here are a few of the facts that he shared:

• 1,190 students were involved in one or more MSHSAA sponsored activitie...

Todd Schnake selected as Regional Teacher of the Year

Board honors gold medal vocalists

School Board honors All-State Track athlete

Ray-Pec student helps with dinosaur excavation

District leaders thank Eric Arnold for service

During the July 8 Administrative Council meeting, District leaders thanked Eric Arnold, center, for his years of service to the District. Mr. Arnold began working at Ray-Pec in 1993 as a science teacher. He retires this month as assistant principal at Ray...

RPHS student-athletes celebrate with signing ceremony

Panthers qualify for sectionals in 19 events

Congratulations to these sectional qualifiers from the district track meet on May 15 in Nixa. The sectional track and field meet is May 22 at Carthage. The Panthers qualified in 19 events!

• Boys 4x100 (Gunner Elkins, Jaidyn Doss, D'Marion Riley, Ca...

Ray-Pec wins Class 6 Scholar Bowl state championship

Facility in Raymore to be called the Ray-Pec LEAD Center

On April 29, 2021, the School Board approved a name for the new district facility at M-58 Highway and Foxridge Drive. It will now be called the Ray-Pec LEAD Center. 

LEAD stands for Learning, Experiences, And Discovery.

In February 2021, t...

RPHS Literary Magazine hosts Open Mic Night

Amanda Reed is the 2021 Support Staff Employee of the Year

Congratulations to 2021 Support Staff Employee of the Year Amanda Reed! Reed is the child nutrition manager at Eagle Glen Elementary School.

As the winner, Reed receives a $500 cash award, a desk award, and banners for her school. 

Reed has been wo...

Todd Schnake is the 2021 Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to 2021 Teacher of the Year Todd Schnake! The announcement was made on May 3. A small group of District administrators surprised each recipient with the news, just before it was announced to the public. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there ...

Cristin Blunt to be new assistant principal at RPEMS

Cristin Blunt will be the assistant principal at Ray-Pec East Middle School, effective in July. The Ray-Pec School Board approved the hiring at its April 29 meeting.

She is currently an administrative intern in the Hickman Mills School District.

 B...

Ashley Tegenkamp to be new principal at Creekmoor Elementary

Ashley Tegenkamp will be the new principal at Creekmoor Elementary School, effective in July. The Ray-Pec School Board approved the hiring at its April 29 meeting.

She is currently assistant principal at Sterling and Ridge View elementary schools in the Wa...

You may live stream performances of "Once Upon a Mattress"

The Ray-Pec High School spring musical "Once Upon a Mattress" opens this week! Due to the pandemic, in-person seating in the theatre is extremely limited, and reservations are being prioritized for parents of the cast and crew members.

However, t...

Spencer Barr wins state championship in Original Oratory

Congratulations to Spencer Barr on winning the state championship in Original Oratory at the State Speech and Debate Tournament!

With Spencer's championship, Ray-Pec High School now leads the state of Missouri in all-time State Championships in Sp...

RPHS inducts 52 new members into National Honor Society

The Raymore-Peculiar High School Yandall C. Hunt Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 52 new members during a ceremony on April 20 at the school.

Students are selected for excelling in the four pillars of NHS: Character, Scholarship, Leadership, ...

Law enforcement students practice making traffic stops

School Board members take oath

On April 19, Deanna Olson and Billy King took the oath of office to begin new three-year terms on the Ray-Pec School Board. Olson and King were elected on April 6. This will be Olson’s first term on the Board. King was first elected to the Board...

School Board honors All-State Choir

The School Board on April 19 honored students who were selected for the All-State Choir. From left: Bass Austin Planker, Tenor Mark Moorhead, Tenor Denton Meehan, Alto Jaci Stratton, Alto Kennedy Kinnick, Soprano Addison Hansen, Soprano Payton Ballinger, ...

Major Saver card sales raises more than $26,000

Kelly Osborn, president of Major Saver, at left, on April 13, 2021, presented a check for $26,010 to the Ray-Pec Public School Foundation and Ray-Pec elementary and middle schools. Of that total, $13,042.50 benefits the Ray-Pec Public School Foundation, a...

Voters approve Proposition S bond issue!

Ray-Pec voters on April 6 approved Proposition S, the district's $72 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue. The bond issue will fund priorities identified in the long-range facility plan. Funds will be used for these primary areas:

• Student enrol...

7th graders learn about laser rays

Fifth grader wins statewide poster contest

Volunteers needed!

Ray-Pec music students earn medals for solos and small ensembles

Ray-Pec High School band and choir students recently performed solos and small ensembles at MSHSAA's State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival.  Students were adjudicated virtually, given feedback, and awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals. Ray-Pec...

Eight students selected for All-State Choir

Recently, Ray-Pec choir members who were selected for the West Central All-District Choir auditioned for the Missouri All-State Choir.

Selected singers include:

• Sopranos - Payton Ballinger (2-year member), Alternate Addison Hansen
• Altos - Kennedy Kinnick an...

Ray-Pec wrestlers named to All-Conference teams

Optimist Club donates to CAN

Ray-Pec 5th grader wins Cass County Spelling Bee

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day spirit at Peculiar Elementary School! From left: Teacher Colleen Bennett, Principal Keri Collison, and Teacher Monica Roller.

Ashley Rowland honored as Outstanding Beginning Teacher

Congratulations to our award finalists!

Congratulations to the finalists for Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Employee of the Year! The finalists will be honored and the winner announced later this spring. The 2021 celebration is planned as a virtual event.

Teacher of the Year finalists

Cong...

Prowlers win awards at Missouri State Dance Championship

RPHS students compete in DECA District 3 competition

During February, DECA District 3 held its contest online. Students used their Marketing, Management, Finance, and Entrepreneurial skills and knowledge to compete through testing and preparing role play scenarios. Twenty-six Ray-Pec students competed with ...

RPHS student Trey Doss selected for Sophomore Pilgrimage

Varsity and JV cheer squads place 2nd at State

Ray-Pec High School has record number selected for All-District Choir

Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School students who were selected for the All-District 11-12 Grade Choir! Ray-Pec has a school record of 28 singers selected. These singers will audition next month for the All-State Choir.

• Sopranos: Payton Ballinger, Ki...

Fourteen FBLA events qualify for state tournament

Congratulations to Ray-Pec High School Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA) on their performances at the District Tournament. Fourteen events qualified for the state tournament. Here are the individual results: 

• Madison Priest, fifth place B...

Ray-Pec uses new tool to gather your feedback

Twenty students celebrated at RPHS Signing Day ceremony

Congratulations to these Ray-Pec High School Seniors who have signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college! The students were honored at a ceremony on Feb. 3 at Ray-Pec High School.

Front row, from left:

Jack Kel...

Proposition S includes use of former Orscheln building for career oriented education

Board approves calendar for 2021-2022 school year

The Ray-Pec School  Board on Jan. 28 approved the calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. The first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 23.For winter break, students will be dismissed early on Dec. 17. Classes are not in session through Jan. 2. Sc...

Paul Turner to be new assistant principal at South Middle School

Paul Turner will be the new assistant principal at Ray-Pec South Middle School, effective July 1. The Ray-Pec School Board approved the hiring at its Jan. 28 meeting.

Turner previously served as a secondary teacher and football coach in Colton, S.D.; Comme...

Ray-Pec students earn 48 spots in All-District Honor Bands

Ray-Pec High School Band members earned 48 spots in the West-Central Missouri Music Educator Association's All-District Honor Band and Honorable Mention Band. That means that Ray-Pec makes up 25 percent of the combined bands!

Congratulations to Ba...

District budget honored for 6th straight year

For the sixth consecutive year, the Raymore-Peculiar School District has received the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International. The award recognizes the District for its 2020-2021 budget submission.

The MBA p...

Fifth grader wins District Spelling Bee

Foundation awards more than $10,300 in Classroom Impact Grants

The Foundation Prize Patrol looked different this year, but the thrill of awarding classroom grants to teachers remained the same. The Ray-Pec Public School Foundation on Friday, Dec. 11, awarded 19 grants, totaling $10,359, to teachers across the distric...

Children visit Santa at drive-through event at Ray-Pec High School

Senior Conrad Hawley receives Thomas A. Simone memorial Football Award

Congratulations to Ray-Pec High School Senior Conrad Hawley on receiving the Simone Award, which is presented annually to the top football player in the Kansas City metro area. The award is given by the Thomas A. Simone Foundation.

Read on...

School Board adjusts 2020-2021 calendar

Needed: Substitute teachers

School Board meetings this week

The School Board has scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight, Nov. 17, in the main gym at Ray-Pec High School. The meeting will include a Schools Update with information about COVID-19 case trends and discussion about the school schedule. The meeti...

Luke Voelker places 6th at state

Congratulations to Junior Luke Voelker for placing 6th at the Class 5 state cross country meet on Nov. 7 in Columbia! He ran the 5k race in 15:47.1 minutes.

Ashlyn Smith places 8th at state

Congratulations to Freshman Ashlyn Smith, who placed 8th at the Class 5 state cross country meet on Nov. 7! Her time was 18:34.9. The Ray-Pec varsity girls placed 9th as a team.

Celebrate National Parents as Teachers Day!

I.B. students volunteer at polling places

District receives clean audit

The District received a clean audit opinion on its financial statements, compliance with laws and regulations, and internal control over financial reporting for the year ended June 30, 2020. Brad Steele, CPA from Westbrook & Co., P.C., presented the a...

High School honors students for academic achievements

On Oct. 22, Raymore-Peculiar High School honored students with academic honors earned during the 2019-2020 school year. Students were recognized for achievements such as earning an Academic Letter, receiving the Lamp of Learning award, placing in the top ...

RPEMS honors January Students of the Month

Congratulations to the January Students of the Month at Ray-Pec East Middle School!

Front row, from the left: 8th Grade – Jamari Cornelius, Rinna Goodson, Mason Sewing, Jaxon Fellhauer, Avery Kiehl and Dylan Matteson.

Middle row: 7th Grade &nd...

Ray-Pec Foundation honors Partners in Education

Allison Bruflat and the Raymore and Peculiar Sonic restaurants are the 2017 recipients of the Partners in Education award from the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation. Read more about the award recipients: http://www.raypec.k12.mo.us/1104/Gala-2017

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Schedule for Oct. 28-29 and Nov. 1

On Thursday, Oct. 28, elementary schools will dismiss early for parent-teacher conferences. On Friday, Oct. 29, schools are not in session to allow staff to participate in professional development. Elementary schools will have opportunities for Parent-Tea...