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Shout out to our Special Olympics Basketball teams! In order to qualify for State, teams needed to earn gold or silver medals at the St. Joseph Regional Tournament on Saturday.
EVERY SINGLE TEAM QUALIFIED!! ππ
The state tournament will be in St. Charles, MO March 15-16th. Congratulations to all!
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Girls' Basketball hosts Liberty North High School tonight! Tip is at 7:00 pm. βΉοΈββοΈ
If you can't make it out, the game will be streamed here: youtube.com/@ray-pecschooldistrict/streams
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Today marks the beginning of National School Counselor Week! Sending a huge thank you to our counselors for their awesome guidance and making school a bit more fun! π€©
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Boys' Basketball hits the road today as they travel to Grandview High School to take on the Bull Dogs! Varsity tips off at 7 pm. Show up and show out Ray-Pec fans!
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Battle of the Big Cats! πΎ
Tonight your Panthers take on the Lee's Summit Tigers at Lee's Summit High School. If you can't make it to the game, LSHS steams games here: youtube.com/@lshsfieldhouse2523
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Girls' Swimming Conference Championships start today! Blue Springs South Aquatic Center will host the Championships for the next three days, but the fun starts tonight at 5:00 pm.
Good luck ladies! πββοΈ
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π€ΌββοΈ Itβs Dual Day! π€ΌββοΈ
The Boysβ and Girlsβ Wrestling teams both take on the Belton Pirates tonight at 6:00 pm! It sure would be a shame to see those seats turned black and gold π
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Boys' Basketball hits the road today as they travel to Raytown High School to take on the Blue Jays! Varsity tips off at 7 pm.
Tickets can be purchased in advance here: https://gofan.co/event/1219884?schoolId=MO18223
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π₯ Through the Eyes of the Girls' Wrestling Team π₯
Girls' wrestling is a relatively new activity in Missouri, but the Ray-Pec Girls' Wrestling team has established themselves as one of the best programs in the area, winning three conference titles in the last four years. Hear what they love about their team.
https://youtu.be/NpKMkKOuDqk
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It may be nice outside today, but we need you packed in the gym tonight!
Girls' basketball plays host to the Truman Patriots tonight at 7:00 pm. Come out and show your support! πππ€
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Ray-Pec Connect is back with a new episode! ποΈ
In this episode Dr. Mike Slagle sits down with the Director of Elementary Education, Michelle Hofmann and Creekmoor Elementary Principal, Ashley Tegenkamp, to talk about the choices that are available for students at the elementary level and what their goals are for offerings in the future.
Listen now: raypec.org/page/ray-pec-connect-podcast
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π₯ Staff Spotlight π₯
In this episode of Staff Spotlight, Raymore-Peculiar School District Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, chats with Helena Nunn. Helena is a 4th grade teacher at Stonegate Elementary.
https://youtu.be/MVPx7UMvL14
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Boys' Basketball play host to Park Hill South this evening! Varsity tips off at 7:00 pm! Come out and show us some of that Panther Pride! πππ€
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It's Match Day! π€ΌββοΈ
Your Conference Champion Girls' Wrestling team travels to Liberty High School this afternoon to take part in a tournament and continue their fantastic season!
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The Raymore-Peculiar High School Fine Arts Department is pleased to announce its production of the musical comedy Shrek the Musical. Performances of the show will be in the Ray-Pec High School Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1, Feb. 2, and Feb. 3; and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4.
To read more about this production, visit our website here: https://www.raypec.org/article/1427233
Tickets may be reserved by calling the box office line, 892-3999 extension 2400, or by utilizing the QR code below. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students.
Here is the link to reserve tickets: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeBhpP50Kcayb.../viewform
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Congratulations are in order! The Boys' and Girls' Wrestling teams BOTH secured the Suburban Gold Conference Championships last night with their wins over Lee's Summit West! π
This is also the Girls' 3rd Conference Championship in the last 4 years! πͺ
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The Grain Valley Sonic Showdown tournament continues for the Girls' Basketball squad this afternoon. Their second round game tips off at 4:00 pm! π
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This amazing group of Sources of Strength Peer Leaders and Adult Advisors spent their day in Kansas on Tuesday meeting other KC Metro Sources of Strength clubs and shared fun ideas! They delivered a presentation on what Ray-Pec SoS is all about, played games, and took a ton of notes on how to make the mental wellness club even better! Special thanks to Sources of Strength KC for another amazing round table event.
Front row: Annabelle Tuttle, Thea Minshall, Morgan Kerr, Adult Advisor from RPHS Haleigh Thompson, and Faith Kruse
Back row: Adult Advisor from NGC Amanda McVay, Reagan Thomas, Arianna Cooper, Katrina Tilawen, and Charli Clark
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We're head over heels for the Boys' and Girls' Wrestling teams! π€π€Όπ
Tonight they travel to Lee's Summit West High School for a dual against the Titans. Come out and show them some love at 6:00 pm.
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Congratulations to the Ray-Pec High School Scholar Bowl Team for placing second in the 2024 Roadrunner Scholastic Tournament Saturday, Jan. 20, in Sedalia. Ray-Pec's Alex Gawron was the individual player runner-up with 70 pts/game. Ray-Pec has earned a bid to the High School National Championship Tournament, scheduled over Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta.
The Scholar Bowl Team Coach is Kelly Logan, assisted by Megan Walker.
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