Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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Two decades together a W X . M W waizw ?WW4a ,, The year 1981-82. marked Raymore- has been built along with two elemen- , w a X i X a X? Peculiar High School's 20th year. That tary schools. The present enrollment VWT may come as a shock to many people, of the senior high, grades 9 through? The old Raymore school. The new Raymore Elementary school. MW, - W because our school really isn't as an- cient as some may think it looks. In April of 1960, the two districts of Raymore and Peculiar were consoli- dated into one school district. The new junior and senior high school was completed in 1961. In that year, grades 7 through 12 had an enroll- ment of 184 students with 11 teachers. Since that time a new middle school 12, is 781, with 45 teachers. The spirit of Ray-Pec lives on through the students, teachers, ad- ministration and people in the com- munity. The year 2002 will mark the 40th year anniversary. We are assured that in the next 20 years there will be even more changes than in the last 20. An aerial view of the senior high and the middle school.

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New people, new policies make year unique There is something different about every school in every year and this year was unique in it's own way. New people and new policies made it special and set it apart from all other years. With another school bond Voted down, this was a year of financial struggle. Lunch prices went up, most field trips were cut off, and there was a decrease in the number of activity buses. There was also a slight decrease in the number of teachers which led to more crowded classrooms, and no-one can say the halls weren't overcrowded. The year brought many, other changes includin a Change in the dress code that al owed the guys to , have mustaches in school. There was also a change in the policy for 'isemester tests. The test was not re-. quired if no more than two days were missed in that class. Another , difference was stiffer punishment for smoking in school, and you could really tell it when you walked in the bathroom. You could actual- ly breathelt , ' All these things have made this a better year and made our school a better school. These are the things you will remember when you look back on our year, 1982. This sign donated by the 1977 Student Council, welcomes people to Ray-Pec. L This sign leads the way to our football field where many battles were fought. - Tim Olson gives instructions to the volleyball players, football players, pom-pon squad, and cheerleaders who joined together for a lap-sit at an outdoor pep, assembly. Openingk?

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