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It's an inspiring local story about love and survival. A baby severely burned in a structure fire survived to become a young boy in foster care. Over the summer, he was adopted by his foster mom. Soon the story of Raymore Elementary School second-grader Deyvion Plunkett will be shared with a wider audience. Severely burned as an infant and adopted this year by Beth Plunkett, Deyvion is scheduled to be featured on WDAF Fox4 tonight, Friday, Sept. 11, as part of its "Thursday's Child" series. The series focuses on children in the foster care system. Read more |
Coming Sept. 18: Survey about potential bond issue
As part of its long-range facility planning process, the District is considering a potential bond issue election in April 2021.
The District anticipates proposing a no-tax-rate-increase bond issue to provide funding for projects to support the District's growth in enrollment and need to maintain its current facilities.
The District wants more feedback before developing a ballot proposal. The District is partnering with ExcellenceK12, an education consulting firm, to conduct a survey. Beginning on Sept. 18, ExcellenceK12 will call a random sampling of patrons in the District. If you do not receive a phone call, but would like to participate, a link will be shared next week to complete the survey online.
The District began updating its long-range facility plan last year with the assistance of community input. In March, just before schools closed due to the pandemic, the District held community meetings to share the planning process with the public and to gather feedback. Read more
Last spring, community input indicated these top priorities: -
A high school facility to accommodate coming enrollment increases (either a freshman center, career/technical center, or smaller comprehensive high school)
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Potential ancillary facilities (among those are an aquatics center, athletic fields, performing arts center, tennis courts)
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Needed maintenance to existing facilities
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Free meals for all students through December
 Great news! The USDA recently extended the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program through Dec. 31, 2020, or until funding allows. This allows the Ray-Pec Child Nutrition Department to provide FREE breakfast and lunch to children up to age 18 residing within the district.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Child Nutrition transitioned to the SSO program and began serving all breakfast and lunch meals to students at no charge. (The waiver does not affect the cost of meals served from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4, which were charged at the free, reduced, or full-price rate.)
Families are still encouraged to complete the 2020-21 Free and Reduced Meal Application. At the point meals return to their free, reduced or paid rate, we want your meal account status ready. If there has been a change in your household income, you are highly encouraged to complete the form online.
VIPR students and 6-12 grade at-home learners can sign up for weekly meal packs - breakfast and lunch - at www.rpchildnutrition.org. (These meals, which are also free, require a weekly pick-up.) |
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Homecoming activities look different this year
The theme for 2020 Homecoming is Maskquerade!
King and Queen
High School students will vote for Homecoming King and Queen and underclassmen royalty. Ballots are being emailed today, and voting will close on Sept. 16. Photos of the nominees will be publicized next week!
Homecoming nominees
- Senior Girls: Anna Brokaw, Kiersten Grant, Kylie Herndon, Ashlyn Martin and Riley Woodson
- Senior Guys: Dashon Adams, Spencer Barr, Reece Dunsworth, Gunner Griffin, and Chase Martel
- Junior Girls: Alex Feeback, Lizzie Greble, and Lola Kirkpatrick
- Junior Guys: Bryson Gooding, Aidan Martel, and Tyler Shuey
- Sophomore Girls: Morgan Blair, Brianna Funk, and Peyton Koper
- Sophomore Boys: Andrew Brokaw, Trey Hipple, and Aidan Luebbert
- Freshman Girls: Boston Dobrin, Avery Kalinka, and Kaydence Orlick
- Freshman Guys: JaVen Johnson, Ryker Nelson, Jaden Reddell
The King and Court will be announced during pregame of the football game, and the Queen and Court will be announced at half-time of the football game.
T-shirts Students were able to pre-order the theme T-shirt (shown at right). A very limited number will be available for sale at the football game. For information, contact [email protected]. Spirit Days
The High School has designated themes for Homecoming Spirit Week:
- Monday, Sept. 14: Tie-dye Day
- Tuesday, Sept. 15: Monochrome Day
- Wednesday, Sept. 16: Jersey Day
- Thursday, Sept. 17: Maskquerade Day
- Friday, Sept. 18: PJ Day (students are not in school on Fridays)
Homecoming football game The football game is at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Panther Stadium. Ray-Pec will host Lee's Summit North. The game is not open to the public. Limited tickets are available as outlined in the district's Spectator/Fan Guidelines. If you are unable to attend the game, you can watch via a live stream on the District's YouTube channel. This live stream will include camera work and broadcast audio by high school students
Dance
Due to the pandemic, the Homecoming dance for 2020 is cancelled.
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Mark your calendar: No school on Friday, Oct. 2
 Ray-Pec schools will not be in session on Friday, Oct. 2, to allow staff to complete planned professional development activities.
The District calendar originally designated an early dismissal on Friday, Oct. 2. The calendar is being revised to make Oct. 2 a non-attendance day. The time will be used by teachers to further prepare online coursework and materials. Revised 2020-2021 calendar |
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