THE PANTHER PRESS

The holiday season can be a difficult time for some families who are facing challenging financial situations, and can be an opportunity for others to give back to their community and help those in need. If you are a family member who needs help with presents and would like to be adopted OR a family member, business member, or organization member who would like to adopt a family member, please follow the steps below.

Families Requesting Assistance: DEADLINE NOVEMBER 3rd!!!!!!

Important Information:

• This is not an anonymous match. All information you submit on the form will be given to the family, business, or organization that adopts you. The family, business, or organization will then contact you to arrange the pickup or drop off of gifts. They may also contact you with additional questions about the needs and wants provided on the form.

• You must be the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in our school district.

• Families will be matched in the order the requests are received

• We can’t guarantee your family will be adopted - this is dependent on the amount willing to help

• You will know if you are adopted by Thanksgiving. Please do not email us to ask before Thanksgiving.

• Please do not sign up if you are receiving gifts from another organization. We do check with various community organizations to help with this process.

• *We are asking families to spend about $75-100 per child they adopt. Please keep requests reasonable and within this range. Items over this price point will be deleted.

If you are requesting assistance, fill out this form: Requesting Assistance Form

Families/Businesses or Organizations Interested in Adopting a Family

If you plan on adopting a family during this holiday, please consider adopting one through Ray-Pec Cares, knowing you are helping a family right here in our school district.

Important Information:

• Due to volunteer manpower limitations, the matching process will not be anonymous unless you designate your desire to have someone else deliver your gifts for you.

• You will be emailed your family’s information before Thanksgiving. Feel free to contact the family directly if you have any additional questions regarding the needs and wants provided.

• Please plan on spending a minimum of $75-100 per child - this will help guide you in deciding what size family you are willing to adopt.

• Additional info: It is up to you if you want to help the parents too. Often, families will add a gift card to clothing or grocery stores. It often works best if you don’t wrap the presents but instead include wrapping paper, tape, and gift tags you can give to the parents. This way, the parents are able to see what the presents are, wrap the presents themselves, and write the child’s name on the outside of the present to make it more personal.

If you or someone you know is interested in adopting a family, please go to the following link and fill out the form no later than Sunday, November 3rd: Adopting A Family Form

We thank you for your help with this wonderful program.

All of us at Ray-Pec Cares wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season!

To take the ACT Prep Class at RPHS, you need to sign up by November 15 in order to ensure materials are available by the start of the class. Registration will be capped at 25 students. You will be paying for the materials that you will keep. You will pay online or you can see Ms. Harmon in the finance office to pay with cash or check. The cost for the materials will be $45. REGISTER HERE.

Every class, we will meet in room 212 from 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm. Please have your rides ready to pick up at the front office. Dates include:

Tue, Dec 3: 2:45-4:45 pm

Wed, Dec 4: 2:45-4:45 pm

Thur, Dec 5: 2:45-4:45 pm

SATURDAY Dec 7: 8 am - noon (PRACTICE test starts at 8am)

Mon, Dec 9: 2:45-4:45 pm

Tue, Dec 10: 2:45-4:45 pm

Wed, Dec 11: 2:45-4:45 pm

Thur, Dec 12: 2:45-4:45 pm

This class is set up to provide students the time to study and practice ACT skills. This class will allow students that time that they likely would not force themselves to do on their own and provide them with some skills to better tackle questions.

If students are unable to to attend, please email both Mrs. Roberts and Ms. Eischeid (lisa.roberts@raypec.org AND bridget.eischeid@raypec.org) to tell them that you will not be there or you will be late. If you have questions, please email one or both of us.

Congratulations to the November Students of the Month. Seniors Mikayla Chick and Jackson Graham were chosen for the Sunrise Optimist Club Award. Seniors Kendyll Gethers and Carter Chatfield were chosen for the Belton-Raymore Rotary Club Award. Students were nominated by their teachers for excellence in attitude, leadership, character, and good citizenship. Great job to all!

Comic Books, Vintage toys, Silent Auction, Cosplay and more! Admission is $5. Children 10 and under are free. Parts of the proceeds got to the Ty-We Creative Arts Scholarship Fund, which is a scholarship benefitting local high school seniors going into the creative arts after graduation.

Yearbooks are $75. Add-ons are available for an additional cost. For more information:

www.yearbookforever.com

The next ACT test date is December 14th. Regular registration ends 0n November 8th. Late registration closes on November 22nd with additional fees.. Go to Missouri ACT for more information about future ACT testing.

• The RayPec High School code is 262580. That is what students use to indicate that they are a RP student so their scores get sent to us.

• Raypec High School is a testing location for ACT national test dates. The RayPec Test Center Code is 166690. This is what students use to select RP as the testing location.

Each yard sign is $65. It includes the panther image and "Ray-Pec Panthers" wording. A yard stake and hardware will be included. Each personalized plaque is $15 and can include up to 15 characters. Hardware to attach the plaque will be included. Examples of plaques include: 2027, AVA, CHEER, BAND, FOOTBALL, THEATRE, ALUMNI, etc. Orders will be placed on the 15th of each month. Buyers will be notified via email that their sign and/or plaques are ready for pick up or delivery.

If you would rather not pay the small transaction fee, you may mail your order with all of the details and check made payable to the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation to:

Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation
PO Box 789
Peculiar, MO 64078

All proceeds will go to Ray-Pec Cares, a part of the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation.

Order here

Steve Meek-Senior Assistant Principal Steve.Meek@raypec.org

Megan Speer-Post Secondary Advisor and A+ Coordinator megan.speer@raypec.org

Sabra Hamberg- Senior Office Secretary sabra.hamberg@raypec.org

Jeanne Kuhlman- Sophomore Assistant Principal Jeanne.Kuhlman@raypec.org

Mark Cook-Junior Assistant Principal Mark.Cook@raypec.org

Kialey Peterson- Sophomore/Junior Office Secretary kialey.peterson@raypec.org

Scott Bacon- Principal scott.bacon@raypec.org

Amy Smith-Principal's/Front Office Secretary amy.smith@raypec.org

Jennifer Love-Attendance Secretary jennifer.love@raypec.org

Attendance- hs_attendance@raypec.org

Website: https://www.raypec.k12.mo.us/

Location: Raymore-Peculiar High School, South School Road, Peculiar, MO, USA
Phone: (816)892-1400

Ashlee Mustain- Counseling and A+ Secretary ashlee.mustain@raypec.org

Cheryl Gray- Counselor for names A-D cheryl.gray@raypec.org

Tatum Branson- Counselor for names E-La tatum.branson@raypec.org

Nicole Ingram- Counselor for names Le-Ri nicole.ingram@raypec.org

Sheila Jackson- Counselor for Ro-Z sheila.jackson@raypec.org

Dr. Kristina Martin- Director of Student Activities kristina.martin@raypec.org

Stacy Johnson- Activities Intern stacy.johnson@raypec.org

Amanda Schuster-Student Activities Secretary amanda.schuster@raypec.org

Keeli Ernst-Student Activities Secretary keeli.ernst@raypec.org