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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

The Raytown School District is closely monitoring information regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Raytown High School Theatre Students Receive Theatre Awards

Raytown High School Theatre students received two Cappies awards for their work on the Raytown High School production of The Addams Family at the Cappies Virtual Awards Gala on May 30.

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Raytown School District announces Teacher of the Year

Herndon Career Center culinary instructor Chef Mike Chrostowski has been named the Raytown School District Teacher of the Year for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Raytown High School Theatre Department receives Blue Star nominations

The Raytown High School Theatre Department received three Starlight Theatre Blue Star Award nominations for their production of The Addams Family.

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High School Students Place in State Competition, Qualify for National FBLA Competition

Students from Raytown South High School and a student from Raytown High School placed in the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competition.

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Raytown School District Selects Students for Grow Your Own Program

The Raytown School District selected four high school students for its fourth cohort of the Grow Your Own teacher recruitment program.

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Raytown School District Announces the Hiring of Incoming Spring Valley Elementary Principal

The Raytown School District is pleased to announce the hiring of current Blue Ridge Elementary and Spring Valley Elementary Administrator Intern Melissa Gabbert as the incoming principal of Spring Valley Elementary beginning with the 2020-2021 school year.

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Raytown High School Theatre Department receives 16 Cappies nominations

The Raytown High School Theatre Department received sixteen Cappies nominations for their musical The Addams Family.

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Raytown High School student selected for Congress of Future Medical Leaders

Raytown High School senior Sydni Caw will serve as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, June 24-26.

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High School Students Qualify to Compete in the National FCCLA Competition

Students from Raytown High School and Raytown South High School qualified to compete in the National Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) competition.

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Virtual Attend to Win drawings for a new car at both high schools, new bikes at middle schools scheduled for May 8, 2020

The Raytown School District will hold a combined virtual high school and middle school Attend to Win attendance incentive drawings on May 8.

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High School students qualify for NSDA tournament and earn all-american honors

Recently, Raytown High School and Raytown South High School students qualified for the virtual National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Tournament, June 14-20. Students from both high schools were also selected as NSDA Academic All-Americans.

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Raytown South High School student-athletes receive postseason honors

Several student-athletes from Raytown South High School earned postseason honors in the sports of basketball, girls swimming, and wrestling.

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Raytown High School student-athletes receive postseason honors

Several student-athletes from Raytown High School earned postseason honors in the sports of basketball and girls swimming.

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Board of Education Approves Naming of Herndon Career Center Culinary Arts Facility and Student-Run Restaurant

The Herndon Career Center culinary arts training facility will officially be named the Herndon Career Center Institute of Culinary Arts and the student-run restaurant, which will be located inside of the institute and open on select dates, will be named Cinder.

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Southland CAPS Students Place in State Aspiring Educators Competition

Southland Center for Advanced Professional Studies (Southland CAPS) Education Exploration students earned top honors at the Missouri Educators Rising Competition in Columbia, MO on March 4 and qualified for the national competition in Washington D.C., in June.

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Herndon Career Center Director and Counselor Receive GKCSCA Honors

Herndon Career Center Director Dr. Cheryl Reichert was selected as the Greater Kansas City School Counselor Association’s (GKCSCA) Administrator of the Year and Herndon Career Center counselor Nate Zier was selected as the GKCSCA Counselor of the Year.

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High School Dance Teams Place in State Competition

The Raytown High School Jaywalkers and Raytown South High School Cardettes both earned top honors in the Missouri State Dance Team Association’s State Competition, Feb. 29 at the HyVee Arena in Kansas City, MO.

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Herndon Career Center Culinary Team Wins State Competition, Qualifies for Nationals

The Herndon Career Center Culinary team recently took first place out of 18 teams at the ProStart Culinary Missouri State Competition held in Springfield, Missouri. The team will now compete in the National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C., May 8-10, 2020.

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Jazz Band Programs from Around the District Earn Top Honors at UCM Jazz Festival

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Jazz bands and soloists from Raytown Middle School, Raytown Central Middle School, Raytown High School, and Raytown South High School earned honors in the University of Central Missouri Jazz Festival.

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