Ray-Pec Learning Lens is back with a new episode! ๐ฅ
Check out the new Anatomage Table at the High School and hear what students have to say about using it! To learn more about the Anatomage table, you can visit their website here: anatomage.com/table/
Congrats to the Cross Country teams this weekend at the Gans Creek Pre-State Classic! The boys won the gold division by 51 points! Medalists included Ty Figge, Carter Younger, Elijah Smith, Chase Davis, and individual champion, Gabe Voelker, who broke his own school record with a time of 15:08!
The Varsity Panthers won the Lady Eagle Joplin Invitational today at Schifferdecker Golf Course. All 5 Panthers medaled in the top 10! Addie Swan 70, 1st. Vanessa Ocampo 77, 3rd. McKenna Raymond 85, 6th. Ansley Harper 86, 7th. Alexis Brown 88, 9th.
Congrats ladies! ๐
Board member Janet Jones visited some of our littlest friends at Shull Early Learning Center today! Today they were learning how to group things by size and color! ๐
Last night the Board of Education recognized Kaitlyn Doss and Jennifer Johnson for their National Board Certification. Last spring, both of them took steps to obtain accreditation through the National Board Certification of School Nurses.
Jennifer Johnson is the districtโs nurse supervisor. Kaitlyn Doss is a nurse at the high school.
This board certification is a formal recognition of advanced knowledge, competence, and a personal commitment to excellence in the specialty of school nursing. The mission of the national board is to advance the health and learning of students, and wellness of the school community, through a rigorous national certification process. Their certification is good for 5 years.
English 4 students who were introduced to the Design Thinking Process yesterday through an activity where they worked in groups to solve a problem and used Legos to create prototypes for their solutions.
They will officially begin their client connected projects in the coming weeks and present on their work at Senior Drive Night in April.
Congratulations to you RPHS Varsity Girls' Tennis team who won the prestigious Belton Invitational tennis tournament! Individual winners included: A-flight singles winner Dulce Dunham, B-flight winner Dailyn Rodriguez, A-flight doubles winners Abigail Sheldon & Nicholina Sheldon.
๐ฅ New Staff Spotlight episode! ๐ฅ
This week Ray-Pec School District Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle sits down with Jared Hill. Jared is a first year Spanish teacher at the East Middle School. Hear about his unique path to teaching, and what brought him back to Ray-Pec.
https://youtu.be/kbAv1kLJx30?si=lPfSQNGjhDaQQ84Q
Congratulations to the Cross Country teams for their impressive performances at the Lee's Summit North Invitational this weekend!
The boys pulled off an incredible team championship, beating 30 of the best teams in Kansas City by 17 points. Earning medals were Brooke Stephenson, Cooper Blevins, Elijah Smith, Chase Davis, Carter Younger, and Gabe Voelker who set a new school record on his way to victory.
Today the LEAD Center hosted educators from around the country as part of the Kauffman Foundation's New Pathways to Real World Learning conference. Visitors were able to speak to a student panel about their experience in Client Connected Projects, get a tour of the LEAD Center and the programs housed there, and take part in a Client Connected Project workshop led by Ray-Pec staff members. ๐
This school year, a special house will be constructed on the grounds of Raymore-Peculiar High School. It will be located on the south side of the school, between the two loading docks. The Integrated Learning House will be an actual house designed for students with special needs to practice the skills needed to live on their own. Students will not live in the house, but will use the house as a classroom to learn a variety of tasks.
Here are two concept drawings of the Integrated Learning House.
Here's a link to the longer story on the website: https://www.raypec.org/article/1769083
The Girls' Golf team took home some more hardware today as they took first place at the Lee's Summit West Tournament at Fred Arbanas Golf Course. All 5 players finished in the top 10. Addie Swan was the top finisher for the tournament, shooting a 78. Also medaling was Vanessa Ocampo, Alexis Brown, McKenna Raymond and Ansley Harper.
This morning the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation hosted their Prime Time Breakfast. Ray-Pec retirees and senior citizens in the community were invited to tour the Ninth Grade Center, learn more about the Foundation, and get district updates from Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle.
Thank you to the Foundation for their wonderful work and to everyone who was able to attend! ๐ค๐
Tennis news! Congratulations to Ray-Pec High School Senior Dulce Dunham for her bronze medal finish at today's Platte County invitational!
Two tournaments, two wins! Today the Ray-Pec Girls Golf Team traveled to Lakewood Oaks Country Club and took 1st place as a team at the Lady Jaguar Invitational! โณ๏ธ
The Panthers were led by:
Addie Swan, 2nd 79
Ansley Harper, 7th 84
On Friday the Girls' Golf team hosted the Ray-Pec Scramble Tourney at Hoots Hollow and the Varsity Panthers took home first place! The 2 person scramble teams were led by:
-Addie Swan and Vanessa Ocampo who finished 2nd overall with a score of 66
-McKenna Raymond and Ansley Harper finished T3 with a 69
-Alexis Brown and Giana Hunt finished T9 with an even par 72
Did you know that Ray-Pec High School has a beekeeping club? ๐ Known as the Ray-Pec Beekeeping Society, the club formed last year and maintains two hives. Teacher Joshua Henry is the sponsor of the club, which typically meets during Panther Time. Normally, students work with Mr. Henry to inspect the hives, but earlier this month, Teachers Kevin Crean and Kacey Huffman helped with the hive inspection. The club typically checks the hives throughout the spring, summer, and fall, and leaves them alone during the winter.
The club also has an Instagram account: @rphsbeekeepingsociety
Today, our resident LETRS experts Dr. Michelle Hofmann and Kylie Brown, alongside DESE Literacy staff shared with #MoEd24 attendees the importance of teacher knowledge and evidence-based systems to support student reading success! ๐
The grades of students involved in a sport or activity continue to be higher than the grades of students who do not participate in an activity. In her annual program update, Activities & Athletic Director Dr. Kristina Martin shared yearly GPA averages for the 2023-24 school year:
Athletics: 3.42
Band/Choir/Orchestra: 3.5
Drama: 3.695
Scholar Bowl: 4.31
No Sport or Activity: 2.86
1,051 students at Ray-Pec High School were involved in one or more sports or activities last year, including the newly added esports program and Girls Flag Football who was one of 32 teams to compete for a national championship, representing the Kansas City Chiefs. An additional, 1,416 students participated in an activity at the middle school level.
See the entire presentation here: raypec.org/page/2024-2025-board-meetings
The middle school Coding and 3D Printing camp wrapped up today with their showcase event! Check out some of their cool creations! ๐คฏ
