The Boys' Basketball team starts their postseason journey tonight! ๐
In the first round of districts Ray-Pec takes on Carthage High School tonight at 6:30. District games are being played at Truman High School for the next three days.
Three Boys' Basketball players were named to the All-Conference team! Congratulations to all and good luck at Districts tomorrow! ๐
Ashton Jermain - All-Conference
Holden Kephart - All-Conference
Cannon Northcraft - All-Conference Honorable Mention
2020 Ray-Pec graduates Braden Zaner and Marissa Dick both competed at the MIAA Championship over the weekend and medaled!
๐ฅ Braden took home gold in the 5000m (for the second year in a row, 3000M , and was the highest point winner for the meet. Braden also qualified for the NCAA D2 National Championship on March 8 & 9 in the Distance Medley!
๐ฅ Marissa took home the bronze medal in the 3000m.
District play starts tonight! โน๏ธโโ๏ธ
Your Panthers head to Lee's Summit West High School to take on Neosho in the opening round of District play! ๐
A new episode of Ray-Pec Connect dropped this morning! ๐
In this episode Dr. Mike Slagle sits down with the Director of Shull Early Center, Mary Shatford, to talk about the choices that are offered to the parents of children before they get to kindergarten and how important that time is for their development. Hear how we are Empowering Our Littlest Learners!
raypec.org/page/ray-pec-connect-podcast
The Raymore peculiar Speech and Debate team had an outstanding showing this weekend at the National Speech and Debate Associationโs district qualifying tournament.
In Duo Interpretation. Noah Tuttle and Tre Hill received 4th place. Ellie McRill and Jaxson Fines received 3rd place and qualified to the national tournament. Sav Jordan and Devin Fisher were tournament champions and qualified to the national tournament.
In Program Oral Interpretation Amari Russel received 4th place And Ellie Barker Received second place and qualified to the national tournament.
In Original Oratory Natalie Kies received 3rd place in Oratory and qualified for the national tournament. In Humorous Interpretation Kaedyn Blede received 4th place, Eli Showen received 2nd place and qualified for the national tournament and Ian Haneberg was tournament champion and qualified for the national tournament.
In Dramatic Interpretation Vanessa Diaz received 6th place, Amy Robinson received 3rd place and qualified to the national tournament, and Sav Jordan was our tournament champion and qualified to the national tournament.
The Ray-Pec Speech and Debate team received 1st place in Sweepstakes Points, making them District Champions for the 2nd year in a row!
Congratulations to Gavin Birkett and Anna Fahrni for their All-State performances at the Missouri State Wrestling Championships over the weekend! ๐ช
Spring sports are here!
February is National CTE Month. What a perfect time to highlight the future CTE programs in the district. In 2024-25 we're excited to offer a Heavy Machine Operating program! Just one more way Ray-Pec is a #DistrictOfChoice
To learn more about his program, visit our website: https://www.raypec.org/o/lead/page/heavy-machine-operating
This series details some of the lesser known topics around the district and highlights some of the wonderful things that go on behind the scenes.
https://youtu.be/MqpRwrxfNt0
Join our team! ๐ข
Ray-Pec is looking for a Director of Special Education, Middle School Principal, and Middle School Assistant Principal. Who do you know that would be a great fit?
Follow these links for information about the positions:
โข Director of Special Education: https://www.applitrack.com/raypec/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=2932
โข Middle School Principal: https://www.applitrack.com/raypec/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=2933
โข Middle School Assistant Principal: https://www.applitrack.com/raypec/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=2934
Happy National Public Schools Week! ๐ซ๐
This week we celebrate the incredible educators and students who make our public schools shine. โจ Share your favorite school memories and spread the love for accessible education! #PublicSchoolsWeek #psw24
๐ฅ Staff Spotlight ๐ฅ
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with Tracy Elliott. Tracy is a special education teacher at Shull Early Learning Center.
raypec.org/page/staff-spotlight-2023-2024
The final regular season game of the year is upon us!
Girls' Basketball plays host to Nevada High School tonight at 7:00 pm ๐
If you can't make it to the game, you can stream the game on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ray-pecschooldistrict/streams
๐คผโโ๏ธ It's all come down to this! ๐คผโโ๏ธ
Boys' and Girls' Wrestling State Championships start today! Ten Ray-Pec wrestlers are competing at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
You can find more information and results here: mshsaa.org/content/Wrestling/InformationCentral.aspx
On Feb. 13, Ray-Pec South Middle School students from the Lifetime Sports and Fitness classes had the opportunity to compete in an after school archery tournament! ๐น
The top three finishers were: Nikki Crispin-Bradshaw๐ฅ, Jared McNutt ๐ฅ, and Lawson Davis ๐ฅ
It's Game Day! ๐
Boys' Basketball hosts Blue Springs High School tonight at 7:00 pm!
As always, if you can't make it out, you can stream the game here: youtube.com/@ray-pecschooldistrict/streams
Congratulations to the Boys' Wrestling team! Over the weekend, the team finished 3rd at Districts with NINE members qualifying for State! ๐คผโโ๏ธ
Kamdon VonHolten 120
Evan Gatlin 138
Connor Gatlin 144
Bryce Gatlin 157
Gavin Birkett 165
Anthony Hicks 175
Patrick Martin 190
Aidan Carver 215
Pierce Hazen HWT
It's a double game day! ๐
The Boys' and Girls' Basketball teams both travel to Lee's Summit West tonight to take on the Titans. The girls tip off at 5:30 with the boys' game immediately after at 7:00 pm!
Districts for Boys' Wrestling start today! ๐คผ
Ray-Pec High School hosts the event and scales open at 3:15 this afternoon. The first round begins shortly after at 5:15 pm with everything wrapping up on Saturday afternoon.
Good luck this weekend boys!
Today is National School Resource Officer Day! We would like to take a moment and recognize all of our SRO's who help keep our students and community safe! ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐ฎโโ๏ธ
Cass County Deputies: Cole Briscoe, Summer Jacobs, and Mary Wilson
Raymore PD: Stephanie Hornbeck
Peculiar PD: Ryan New