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Trey Cavanah, Richmond R-XVI School District assistant superintendent; Seth Morton, Orrick R-XI School District secondary school principal; and Mark Bullimore, Excelsior Springs School District deputy superintendent (soon to be superintendent) discuss multiple issues. Topics include their respective districts' 2025 high school graduation ceremonies and the evolution of summer school. 

Notes: 

• A two-part recap of the podcast roundtable appeared in the Richmond News and The Excelsior Springs Standard. To read the recap, and our graduation coverage, visit www.richmond-dailynews.com and/or https://www.excelsiorspringsstandard.com/.
• Buzzsprout was the content host of "Ray County Voices" when this episode was recorded and published. In July 2025, it migrated from there to Audacy.

Credits:

Hosts: Miranda Jamison, Shawn Roney

Producers: Sharon Donut, Miranda Jamison, Shawn Roney

Editor: Shawn Roney

Music director: Shawn Roney

Music: "Annie Lisle," traditional, arranged by Shawn Roney; "God Bless Hardin," composed by Shawn Roney. Performed by a solo incarnation of Sacred & Secular, a musical collective. Used with permission.

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• Sacred & Secular appear courtesy of Mo-Mutt Music. To sample more of Sacred & Secular's music, check out the following playlists: 
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nc6GhIkLCLAZ46_RNU1IRhGodxp2GC07I&feature=share (album: "In Solitude")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIgxmzNslUhSLf8FNofg--rwogPA9d_QU&feature=share (album: "Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts [And Elsewhere]")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDkw4LJXcOHKUFfAx-FEQhK8i8kdgRU8s&feature=share (single: "Miles the Monk, Minister of Musical Mantras [Version A]")
• https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m-FVGa59O4x__s2nL8IkKPax-depJPD_A&feature=share (single: "Midnight Moonlight Meditations [Baring My Soul Version]"