Raytown Senior High School

Raytown Senior High School is a high school located in Raytown, Missouri. The school was established in 1914. The enrollment of Raytown High School currently stands at 1503 students.^[1] The school, located in downtown Raytown, underwent two years of renovations from 1992–1994. The most recent renovations were completed just before the 2008–2009 term, and included the addition of 2 science classrooms. The school currently has Missouri A+ designation, and is MSIP Accredited.

Notable alumni

• Dr. Starnes Walker^[2]; 2010-2013 Chief Technology Officer and Technical Director of the US Fleet Cyber Command and US 10th Fleet, as the Senior Executive Service (SES) Member for Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community at Fort Meade, MD.
• Trevor Vance^[3], 1985 graduate; Senior Director of Groundskeeping and Landscaping for the Kansas City Royals. Member of 15 Super Bowl grounds crews and three Pro-Bowl grounds crews. Organizer of the Homeruns for Hunger^[4] at Kaufmann Stadium.
• Eddie Lee, 1974 graduate; Recipient of the Piatigorsky Fellowship Prize, Pablo Casals Memorial Award, and NYC Competition East-West Award (1981). Also awarded "Musician of the Year" 1989 in Korea, and honored in 1996 by the Music Association of Korea as "Musician of the Year"
• Kent Dolasky^[5], 1986 graduate; US Army Special Forces - Green Beret and Sergeant Major. Decorations include the Legion of Merit, Three Bronze Stars (one with V/Device for Valor), the Purple Heart, and Army Commendation Medal with V/Device for Valor in combat.
• Bobbi Johnson Kauffman, 1963 graduate; Miss USA 1964.
• Rhiannon (Albertson) Ally^[6], 1999 graduate; Co-anchor of the "CBS Morning Show" in Miami.
• Dr. William Worley^[7], 1960 graduate; Founder of the Kansas City Business Journal (and 36 other weekly business newspapers in cities from Buffalo, NY to Honolulu, HI).
• Tyrone Douglas^[8][9][10], 1992 graduate; USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (the Air Force Thunderbirds). First African American Solo Pilot, 56th Solo Pilot in Thunderbird history.
• Jason Belser, 1988 graduate; Selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the 197th overall pick of the 1992 NFL draft (first pick, 8th round). Indianapolis Colts 1992-2000, Kansas City Chiefs 2001-2002. Currently a Senior Regional Director for the NFL Players Association.
• Richard L. Simpson^[11] (1945-2017^[12]), PhD, 1963 graduate; internationally recognized pioneer in the study, diagnosis, and education of children with autism spectrum disorders. Author and Founder of the professional journal "Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities"
• Robert "Tom" Butterfield^[13], 1958 graduate; subject of the 1981 CBS Television movie "The Children Nobody Wanted"
• Dr. Steve Sullivan^[14], 1984 graduate; Academy Award winner in Technical Achievement, 2001 and White House Honoree for the National Medal of Technology.
• Col. J. Mark Atkins, 1978 graduate; Commander of the Eastern Sector United States Military Entrance Processing Command
• Craig Walker, 1962 graduate; Creator of the children's book series "The Magic School Bus."
• Wade Eyerly, 1998 graduate; Co-Founder and former CEO, Surf Air (2012-2014). Founder and CEO, Education Insurance Corporation
• David Eyerly, Co-Founder and former COO, Surf Air (2012-2014)
• Roger Allen III, Football player, Guard for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Bob Allison, 1952 graduate; 1959 American League Rookie of the Year with the Washington Senators
• Gene Clark, an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds
• Jeff Cornell, Former MLB player (San Francisco Giants)
• David F. Duncan, 1965 graduate; drug policy advisor to the Clinton White House
• Tyronn Lue, 1995 graduate; former professional basketball player, Head coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Dominique Morrison, 2008 graduate; college basketball player for Oral Roberts
• Aldon Smith, NFL Player for Oakland Raiders.^[15][16][17].
• Kemet Dumas Coleman a.k.a. Kemet the Phantom, 2005 graduate; musician. Member of the Hip-hop duo COA and lead singer of The Phantastics. His album Brass & Boujee reached the number 1 spot on the charts August 24th, 2018.

History

"In 1903, Raytown's first high school, located on the corner of 63rd street and Raytown Road, was housed in a wood frame store, where parents paid four dollars a month for 25 children to attend the one-teacher school. In 1907 the first school graduated 12 students. In 1906 Consolidated District #2 (first created in 1903) was reorganized under the Buford Act, consolidating 8 independent rural schools districts: Bennington, Central, Chapel, Lane, Parkview, Raytown, Spring Valley, and Stormy Point. By 1948 these 8 schools were consolidated into 3: Blue Ridge, Chapel, and Raytown. In 1914 a combination high school and grade school was built at 63rd and Raytown Road, and in 1927 the construction of the original section of the present Raytown High School was completed. In 1939 the W.P.A. helped add the south wing, which was followed by the north wing addition in 1950. In November 1944 floodlights were added to the athletic field, and it was then dedicated as a Memorial field to honor the 21 graduated who died in World War II. Construction on the north wing and the band room followed in 1967. The last renovation took place in 1992–1994. In the fall of 2004 the Physical Education locker room renovations were completed. Raytown High School's outstanding reputation for excellence in academics and extra-curricular activities earned it admission to the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and colleges in 1946, and in 1951 the state awarded Raytown High School its AAA classification." This is taken from the Raytown High School Handbook located at the Raytown Quality Schools Online Site. ^[18]

References

External links

• Raytown C-2 School District