Ray-Pec middle school students attending BoysGrow educational farm worked with the construction team over the past six months to create a custom coffee table from reclaimed barnwood. Using innovation, critical thinking and collaboration, this unique piece of functional art was purchased by a sponsor. Next year, the class is planning to create another functional piece to auction at the Ray-Pec Foundation Gala. The BoysGrow educational farm program serves as an example of what students can accomplish through creativity, hard work and mentorship.
Pictured:
Students: Arthur Toney, Nate Fine
Middle School Teacher: Amie Tompkins
TA: Liz Babcock
BoysGrow Mentor: Russ Babcock
DRIVE Night was incredible as always! Thank you so much to all of our business partners, volunteers, and parents who came out to take part in the event and letting our students show off all of their hard work!
Boys' Tennis heads north to take on Liberty North High School this afternoon at 4:00 pm. Good luck boys! 🎾
Boys' and Girls' Track and Field visits Grain Valley High School this afternoon to compete in a meet that begins at 3:45 pm! Good luck! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Baseball crosses state lines today to take on Shawnee Mission South High School! First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 pm. ⚾️
Boys' Golf hosts Park Hill South High School at Creekmoor Country Club! They're scheduled to tee off at 1:00 pm.
Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Tennis team, on winning the Belton Invitational Tournament on Wednesday!
Individual flight winners were Will Day and Landon Moots in A-Doubles.
Pictured: Landon Moots, Grant Hornbeck, Alden Brokaw, Landon Camper, Lav Patel, Will Day, Coach Trace Sederwall. Kneeling: Coach Derek Howard.
Below: Landon Moots, Will Day
2024 Ray-Pec Summer School enrollment is OPEN! Elementary and middle school students will attend Monday through Thursday, June 3 to 27. (As June 19 is a holiday, students will attend on Friday, June 21.) High School students will attend Monday through Friday, June 3 to 28. No classes will be in session on June 19. For more information on enrolling, please visit our website here: raypec.org/page/summer-school-2024
Patty Phillips, Deanna Olson, and Janet Jones took the oath of office on Monday night during a brief reorganization meeting of the Ray-Pec School Board. School Board Secretary Pam Steele administered the oath of office.
Phillips will serve a two-year term. Olson and Jones will serve three-year terms.
Under provisions of Missouri Statute Section 115.124, there was no election for school board directors because the number of candidates who filed was the same as the number of positions to be filled.
The Board re-elected Ruth Johnson to serve as Board President, and re-elected Deanna Olson to serve as Vice President. The Board approved Steele to continue as Board Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer Tiffany Banks to continue as Board Treasurer. The Board also approved Carol Barnes to serve as the delegate to the Missouri School Boards Association Assembly. Paul Coffman was selected to serve as the alternate delegate to the MSBA Assembly.
New School Board Member Janet Jones is pictured with her husband, Donavan Jones, and son Brantley, a second grader at Bridle Ridge Elementary.
Girls' Soccer plays host to the Kearney Bulldogs tonight at 6:30 pm! Come out and cheer on your Panthers! ⚽️
Boys' Tennis travels to Staley High School this afternoon to take on the Falcons at 4:00 pm!
Boys' Golf hosts the Ray-Pec Quad this afternoon at 3:15 as they take on Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit West, and Lee's Summit North! Hit 'em straight! 🏌️♂️
Ray-Pec family, please welcome new Head Basketball Coach George Goode!
This is a name that may be familiar to many Kansas City basketball fans. Goode was a standout player from Raytown South High School who led the Cardinals to 23-4 and 22-5 seasons and was twice recognized as a First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference player. He was a 2007 graduate of Raytown South.
Goode said he is excited to join the Panther family.
As a collegiate player, Goode played three seasons at the University of Louisville and one season at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He played professionally for five seasons on the international circuit in Taiwan, Canada, Germany, Qatar, and Oman.
For the past two years, Goode has been the head basketball coach at The Barstow School in Kansas City. During that time, he has led his teams to two conference titles and two district championships and has been named the Conference and District Coach of the Year twice. Coach Goode has coached at each level of high school programs from freshman to varsity and has experience developing talent and basketball skills at each of the various levels. In addition to interscholastic coaching, Goode has worked with organizations such as MoKan Elite to build basketball skills for the past three years.
Goode has developed a coaching philosophy centered on fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, and personal growth. He believes that the basketball court provides a unique opportunity to teach valuable life skills such as discipline, resilience, and leadership. As a coach, his primary goal will be to create an environment where student-athletes can thrive both athletically and personally.
Goode is also a businessman and has seven years experience in managing employees, time, and schedules at Ruby Jean's Juicery. He believes this job gave him the tools that helped him become more well rounded and a more capable leader.
You are cordially invited to the 2024 Volunteer of the Year reception.
We had over 35 individuals nominated to receive the VoTY Award this year! We are amazed at the support these individuals provide to our district and wish that we had time to formally honor each of them and their contributions.
We will honor the following finalists:
Aaron Howlett, Amber Rodriguez, Amy Sellmeyer, Debbie Kansteiner, Desiree Almanza, LaTisha Spiller, Laurie Keeley, LeeAnne Thompson, Lora Kurzweil, Lyndi Dewey, Michelle Houston, Nicole Cline, Shelby Ayres
Please join us if you are able, share this invitation, and remember to thank a volunteer today!
VoTY Reception
Tuesday, April 23rd
7:00pm
Ray-Pec Academy Board Room
Baseball looks to start the week off on a good note with a road win over Oak Park High School today at 4:00 pm! Good luck! ⚾️
***Trigger Warning - Car Crash, Simulated Injury***
Some photos from this morning's Mock Crash. A powerful reminder of the consequences of reckless driving. Our choices behind the wheel can change lives forever. For prom weekend, and always, please drive responsibly to protect ourselves and those around us.
Boys' and Girls' Track and Field heads to Liberty North High School this afternoon at 4:00 pm! Good luck! 🏃♂️🏃♀️
Through the Eyes! 👀
https://youtu.be/odC8_uWOTHk
This episode of Through the Eyes focuses on our brand new Girls' Flag Football team! Hear what they say their favorite parts of football are and what drew them to the sport.
High School students with an interest in learning about bees and beekeeping have formed a new Beekeeping Club! 🐝 During the Advisory period, they meet with High School Social Studies Teacher Josh Henry. Recently, the bees arrived, and students helped install the bees in the hives. The Ray-Pec Public School Foundation contributed $1,500 to help with the startup expenses.
When you're done watching Boys' Tennis, head on over to Panther Stadium and watch Girls' Soccer take on Notre Dame de Sion at 6:30! ⚽️
