Rayne High School

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Rayne High School
Rayne High School, Rayne Louisiana.jpg
Location
1016 North Polk Street

Rayne
,
(Acadia Parish)
,
Louisiana
70578

United States
Information
Type Public, Coeducational
MottoA School of Excellence, Transforming Learners into Leaders
StatusOpen
School board Acadia Parish School Board
SuperintendentScott M. Richard
PrincipalBenny Fontenot
Teaching staff42.76 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students650 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.20 [1]
Color(s)Purple and Gold
  
Athleticsbaseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
Athletics conference LHSAA
Mascot Wolf
Team nameWolves
YearbookWolves' Echo
Feeder schools
  • Armstrong Middle School (Rayne)
  • Branch Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
  • Mire Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
Website www.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. Mighty Wolves are the mascot. The school has the largest enrollment of any school in the parish. [2]

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History

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

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

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rayne High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Accountability Overview". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "One-Room Building Start Of Rayne School". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. April 28, 1983. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ Leighninger Jr., Robert D. (September 18, 2009). Building Louisiana: The Legacy of the Public Works Administration. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   978-1-60473-154-5 . Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Stutes, Sidney (September 29, 2016). "Lot 113, Block 1: Plan of Rayne". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rayne High School". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "SPECIAL GIFT TO MAYOR". The Bunkie Record. June 3, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "1995 AAA STATE CHAMPIONS". The Bunkie Record. March 16, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "State Champs Honored". The Crowley Post-Signal. May 17, 1990. p. 8. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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