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Each year, the Foundation Board selects individuals, organizations, or businesses that have distinguished themselves in service to the school district, the Foundation, or the community at large.
Brite Carwash
The first award recipient was Brite Carwash, located at 110 Starlight Dr., Belton. Brite Carwash was established in early 2019 in Belton and immediately launched its community engagement in Raymore, Peculiar, and Belton. The business has been heavily involved in the community, with a specific aim to improve the lives of the children around them.
With this goal in mind, they began allocating their time and resources to countless causes such as sponsoring little league sports teams; distributing candy & raffle prizes at city events; and regularly contributing to local backpack programs, school pantries, and the Mayor’s Christmas Tree fund.
They are always happy and willing to donate their time and resources to any cause when asked, and are excited to continue contributing to the community.
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Pam Jenkins Hatcher
Pam has been an active supporter of the Ray-Pec Public School Foundation, as well as many other local organizations.
Pam grew up in Belton and graduated from Belton High School. She started her real estate career at Sprint and became the Director of Real Estate. She is now the owner and broker of Integrity Group Real Estate in Raymore.
Today, Pam not only works with residential sellers and buyers but is active again in the commercial real estate industry with commercial clients, investors, land and multi-family sales.
In the seven years since leaving her corporate job, she has built a real estate brokerage, a property management company, a residential rental portfolio including flipping many of the properties herself, and a commercial rental portfolio. She is also realizing her goal of becoming a developer, and is currently developing a multi-use building in downtown Lee’s Summit.
She and her husband of 32 years, Tom, live in Raymore on the generational farm that they are building with their children and grandchildren.
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Phil Parke
To say that Phil has been instrumental in the Foundation's growth is an understatement. He served on the Foundation Board from 2006 to 2021 and was its President from 2013 to 2021.
Phil grew up in Indiana and graduated from Olivet Nazarene University. After college, he worked for Tektronix and Network Elements. In 2002, he accepted a position as financial advisor with Edward Jones, and is currently a financial advisor in Raymore.
Phil joined the Foundation board in the fall of 2006 and became president in July of 2013. During his tenure as president, the foundation expanded the board, hired an executive director, began managing the Caring About Nutrition program, partnered with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization, established the Ray-Pec CARES program, and became part of the You Matter Ray-Pec initiative.
He stepped down from the Foundation board in June of 2021. He said he enjoyed working with board members, administrators, teachers, and community members during his time on the board.
Phil and his wife of 33 years, Joy have four grown children – and four grandchildren, with one on the way.
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LeeAnne Thompson is 2024 Ray-Pec Volunteer of the Year | |
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Congratulations to the Ray-Pec Volunteer of the Year, LeeAnne Thompson! The Ray-Pec PTA Council announced the award during a reception on April 23.
Thompson is pictured with Superintendent Dr. Mike Slagle and Jodi Price, PTA Council President.
Affectionately known as “the uniform mom,” Thompson manages uniforms for the marching band. She ensures that all band members (approx. 120) are fitted with their uniform and dressed properly. She often stays later than the band directors to get everything done. She helped move props during practices and performances, handled uniform malfunctions with ease, wiped away countless tears, and most importantly - knew every student in the band. She knew their name, their instrument, their grade in school, and took time to listen to them and make each of them feel important. This is Thompson’s final year with the marching band, and she will be missed next year!
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Finalists for Volunteer of the Year were honored at an April 23 reception. They are pictured with PTA Council President Jodi Price. Pictured, from left: Aaron Howlett, Shelby Ayres, Nicole Cline, Lora Kurzweil, Desiree Almanza, LaTisha Spiller, Lyndi Dewey, Amy Sellmeyer, Amber Rodriguez, Jodi Price, Michelle Houston, LeeAnne Thompson, Laurie Keeley, and Debbie Kansteiner. | |
Top Students Recognized by Ray-Pec Sunrise Optimist Club | |
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The Raymore-Peculiar Sunrise Optimist Club on April 21 honored top students at Ray-Pec High School during its 36th annual Excellence in Education Banquet.
The club honored the top 25 seniors, the top 15 juniors, and the top 11 sophomores in their respective classes. Erik Gingrich, 2012 Ray-Pec graduate and Data Specialist at FINRA, was the keynote speaker. To see the lists of students honored and more, go here.
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RPHS Spring Play
Ray-Pec High School presents the classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner. Performances of the show will be May 2 to 5.
Read about the cast and crew here. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students. Reserve tickets by calling the box office line, 892-3999 extension 2400, or online.
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Job Olympics
Ray-Pec Special Education students competed in the Job Olympics earlier this month. The Belton School District hosted the competition, which included a variety of events featuring job skills. See pictures here.
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Programs are planned for students entering grades K-12.
Summer School Details
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Summer School Registration Is Open
Summer School begins on June 3. Summer School dates, times, and locations
To register students for 2024 Ray-Pec Summer School, you must first create an account in the district's new student information system called Focus School Software. This change is necessary because Tyler SIS, our current system, is being discontinued.
You will create the account in Focus SIS and link your student(s) to your account. Once completed, you'll be able to register your student(s) for summer school. To complete this process, you will need the student’s ID number and PIN, which were sent to parents via email on April 9 and/or April 15.
This page on the district website has links and videos to help you create your account, link your student(s), and complete the summer school registration.
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Calendar reminders
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Sunday, May 5: Baccalaureate Service for senior class.
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Monday, May 6: Ray-Pec schools are closed to allow for staff collaboration and planning.
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Wednesday, May 15: Senior Awards Ceremony, 7 p.m.
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Friday, May 17: RPHS Graduation
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Thursday, May 23: Early dismissal for the last day of school.
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Monday, May 27: Ray-Pec offices closed for Memorial Day.
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Monday, June 3: First day of Summer School.
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