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Rayne High School

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Rayne High School
Address
1016 North Polk Street

, ,
70578

United States
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational
MottoA School of Excellence, Transforming Learners into Leaders
StatusOpen
School boardAcadia Parish School Board
SuperintendentScott M. Richard
PrincipalBenny Fontenot
Teaching staff37.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Number of students640 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.18[1]
Color(s)Purple, White, and Grey
     
Athleticsbaseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
Athletics conferenceLHSAA
MascotWolf
Team nameWolves
YearbookWolves' Echo
Feeder schools
  • Armstrong Middle School (Rayne)
  • Branch Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
  • Mire Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
Websitewww.acadia.k12.la.us/o/rhs

Rayne High School is located in Rayne, Louisiana, United States. The school is a part of the Acadia Parish School Board. Its mascot is the Mighty Wolves, and it has the largest enrollment of any school in the parish.[2]

The current high school building was opened in 1938 at a cost of $112,071.50 and initially enrolled grades 8–11.[3] Designed by the architecture firm of Baron and Roberts, it was funded by the Public Works Administration.[4] Previously, all grades had been taught at the current location of Central Rayne Kindergarten, first in a wooden building built in 1888, then in a brick building erected in 1912.[5]

Athletics

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Rayne High athletics compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[6]

State championships

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  • Baseball, 1993[7]
  • Boys' basketball, 1995[8]
  • Girls' basketball, 1990[9]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rayne High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Accountability Overview". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "One-Room Building Start Of Rayne School". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. 28 Apr 1983. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ Leighninger Jr., Robert D. (18 September 2009). Building Louisiana: The Legacy of the Public Works Administration. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-154-5. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ Stutes, Sidney (29 Sep 2016). "Lot 113, Block 1: Plan of Rayne". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Rayne High School". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ "SPECIAL GIFT TO MAYOR". The Bunkie Record. 3 June 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ^ "1995 AAA STATE CHAMPIONS". The Bunkie Record. 16 March 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ^ "State Champs Honored". The Crowley Post-Signal. 17 May 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2024.