Rayne High School

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

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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.