Final score: Ray-Pec Panthers fall to Lee's Summit North, 34-0. Tough game, but we'll be back stronger next time. Proud of the fight, Panthers! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
"End of the 3rd quarter: Ray-Pec Panthers down 21-0 against Lee's Summit North. One more quarter to fight—let's finish strong, Panthers! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay"
"Halftime: Your Ray-Pec Panthers down 14-0 against Lee's Summit North. Time to regroup and come back stronger in the second half! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay"
End of the 1st quarter: Your Ray-Pec Panthers trail by 7 against Lee's Summit North. Time to dig deep and bounce back! 🐾 #RayPecPanthers #PantherPride #GameDay
Don’t forget! All schools will be closed on Monday, 9/2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Schools will also be closed on Tuesday, 9/3, to allow for staff collaboration and planning activities.
The Boys Swim team gets their season started tomorrow at the Blue Springs South Invitational at noon! 🏊♂️
Boys' Soccer kicks off their season tomorrow morning at 9:00 am! ⚽
The Harrisonville Boys' Soccer Shootout will be held at Harrisonville Memorial Stadium and the boys will take on Olathe North on Saturday.
Don’t forget! All schools will be closed on Monday, 9/2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Schools will also be closed on Tuesday, 9/3, to allow for staff collaboration and planning activities.
FOOTBALL IS BACK! 🏈
Lee's Summit North travels to Panther stadium tonight to kickoff the season at 7:00 pm! The theme is Black Out night. Come out and show everyone that this is the toughest place to play in the metro! 📢📢📢
Opening Day is here! 🥎
Your 2023 State semi-finalists are back between the lines tomorrow morning! They'll start the season with a back-to-back double header at 8:00 am against Smithville. First pitch of game two against Lafayette is scheduled for 9:45 am.
The tournament will be held at Adair Park in Independence and will continue on Saturday.
Girls' Golf kicks off their season tomorrow morning at Hoot's Hollow! The ladies will tee it up at 8:00 am! 🏌️♀️
It's Match Day! 🎾
Girls' Tennis hosts Staley this afternoon at 4:00 pm! Come and show your support for the ladies!
Last year's conference champs return to the pitch tonight! They'll take part in a jamboree tonight at 6:15 pm at Blue Springs Freshman Center! ⚽️
Did you know that Ray-Pec High School has a beekeeping club? 🐝 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
Ray-Pec Softball is back! 🥎
Tonight your Panthers play host to Pleasant Hill and Truman High School to kick off the 2024 season with their annual jamboree! Come out and get a glimpse of what this year's squad will look like! 👀
The Ray-Pec High School Boys' Soccer Team invites you to eat at Culver’s in Raymore from 5 to 9 p.m. tonight, Aug. 26. Ten percent of sales, plus tips, will be donated to the team. Team members will deliver food to patrons eating inside.
The annual sales tax holiday begins tomorrow! Certain back-to-school purchases such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items are exempt from state sales tax and local tax. The perfect time to load up on school supplies!
raypec.org/page/back-to-school-overview
🚨 REMINDER 🚨
To assure that your student is assigned to a bus route for the first day of school, please complete registration by Aug. 2. Students who are registered after Aug. 2 can still receive bus transportation, but it might not be routed for the first day of school.
Begin the registration process using the new Focus student information system: https://www.raypec.org/page/focus-for-parents
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! 📚
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
