Construction on Norfleet Elementary began in 1961, along with Raytown South High School. Funds for Norfleet were garnered from one of 17 successful bond issues passed by Raytown voters in 18 consecutive years. When Norfleet was first built, it sat almost alone in pasture land and fields before its opening in 1963. Soon, however, new housing developments in the area helped fill Norfleet's classrooms with students. Mr. Ernest Ellis, who had previously opened Northwood School and Chapel Elementary, was Norfleet's first principal.
Students from Raytown South High School and Raytown High School earned top honors in the district DECA competition and qualified for the state competition.
Dr. Carl Calcara, principal at Raytown South Middle School, was selected for the Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Students from Raytown South High School and Raytown High School earned top honors in the annual Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) District competition on January 28 in St. Joseph, MO.
Raytown South High School’s Departments of Music and Theatre will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The show will run Feb. 21-22 at 7 p.m. in the Raytown South High School Gymnasium.
