The Raytown School District will honor six alumni by placing them in the Raytown Schools Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2009.</p><p>The alumni will be honored through induction ceremonies held Oct. 30-Nov. 1. </p><p>Members of the Class of 2009 Alumni Hall of Fame are: Dennis Allen, Raytown High School, 1956; Richard Simpson, Raytown High School, 1963; Mary Phyl Dwight, Raytown South High School, 1970; April Pottorff, Raytown High School, 1986; Jason White, Raytown High School, 1987; and Ronnie Williams Jr., Raytown South High School, 1988. </p><p>The inductees will visit Raytown and Raytown South high schools on Oct. 30. </p><p>On Oct. 31, they will be honored guests at the Raytown-Raytown South football game and then will be formally inducted Nov. 1.</p><p>The Raymore-Peculiar High School speech and debate team recently received a national honor and won awards in a local tournament.</p><p>The team qualified for the National Forensic League&rsquo;s 100 Club for achieving more than 100 degrees during the 2008-2009 school year. </p><p>During the Oak Park tournament, the team placed third overall in varsity sweepstakes. The students placed in the competition as follows: </p><p>&bull;Dramatic interpretation: Hayley Farrell, third place; and Rebekah Youmans, fifth place</p><p>&bull;Duo interpretation: Farrell and Seth Jones, fifth place</p><p>&bull;Humorous interpretation: Nellie Maple, second place.</p><p>&bull;Oratory: Markeyta Young, second place.</p><p>&bull;Poetry: Maple, first place; and Jones, fifth place.</p><p>&bull;Public forum debate: Farrell and Megan Settle, second place</p><p>&bull; Student congress: Nicole Heits, third place.</p><p>St. John LaLande Catholic School and Parish will host its annual Christmas Holiday Auction 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the school, 801 N.W. R.D. Mize Road in Blue Springs.</p><p>The auction, which is free and open to the public, includes live and silent auctions, as well as raffles. Dinner will be provided by Carrabba&rsquo;s Italian Grill. Tickets for the dinner are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The live auction will begin at 8:45 p.m. Auction items include tickets for the University of Missouri-Columbia/University of Kansas basketball game, an aerobatic airplane flight for one and a Notre Dame football weekend. Proceeds will benefit St. John LaLande School&rsquo;s educational ministries. For more information, call 816-228-5895.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="infobox-head">RAYTOWN DISTRICT</span></strong><br /> <strong><span class="infobox-head">RAYMORE- PECULIAR DISTRICT</span></strong><br /> <strong><span class="infobox-head">ST. JOHN LaLANDE SCHOOL</span></strong><br /> </div>