Raymond High School (Alberta) Explained

Raymond High School (RHS) is a public secondary school in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. It is the one of many schools in the County of Warner No. 5 for grades 10 through 12. The school is in the Westwind School Division and has approximately 250 students.

Sports

Raymond High School—nicknamed the "Comets" (men and women)—has a tradition of competing in Alberta high school sports with schools that are much larger than it, generally competing against schools that fit into the Tier I/4A Unlimited Enrollment category. The 2010-11 Provincial Champion men's Football squad earned a Nationally ranked #1 spot as the best High School Football team in Canada. With their smallest margin of victory that season being 21 points. In 2008-09 Raymond Highschool won 5 Provincial Championships in 1 single school year (Men's Football, Men's and Women's basketball, Women's Rugby and Calf Roping by a single, Clay Barnson).

The school has won the following Alberta Schools Athletic Association provincial championships:

Basketball

Men's basketball

• 10 Division 4A championships (most recently in 2008–09,^[1] 2010–11^[2])

Women's basketball

• 2004–05,^[3] 2008–09,^[1] 2013–14,^[4] 2021–2022,^[5] 2022–23,^[5] 2023–24^[5]

Canadian football

• 1990–91,^[6] 1991–92,^[6] 1992–93^[6] 1996–97,^[6] 1997–98,^[6] 1998–99,^[6] 2005–06,^[6] 2008–09,^[6] 2009–10,^[7] 2010–11^[8] 2021–22,^[9] 2022–23

Rugby union

Women's rugby union

• 2008–09,^[10] 2009–10,^[11] 2010–11,^[12] 2011–12,^[13] 2012–13,^[14] 2013–14^[15] 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22^[16]

Alumni

• Earl W. Bascom, international artist and sculptor, rodeo pioneer and inventor, Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame and Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• Ted E. Brewerton, religious leader
• Lloyd Fairbanks, professional football player
• Skousen Harker, professional basketball player
• Brett Ralph, professional Canadian football player
• Brock Ralph, professional Canadian football player
• Phil Tollestrup, professional basketball player, Olympic basketball team member, Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
• Wendy Watson Nelson, professor, author, therapist
• Jimmy Ralph Professional Canadian Football Player

Graduation controversy

In 2010, Raymond High School was at the centre of a controversy in which a graduating student was told he would not be allowed to wear a kilt to the graduation ceremony. The decision made news across Canada.^{[17] [18]} After the story was reported in the news, the decision was reversed and the student was told he could wear the kilt to graduation.^[19]

Notes

49.4639°N -112.665°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. Asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
2. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. Asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
3. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. Asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
4. Web site: Basketball Results . Mar 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311002835/http://www.asaa.ca/new/sports/basket1314.php . en . 20132014 . www.asaa.ca . 21 August 2023.
5. Web site: Basketball . Alberta Schools' Athletic Association . 26 September 2024.
6. Web site: ASAA High School Provincials : Alberta Bowl 2009. Provincials.asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
7. Web site: Trophy Winners . en . 20092010 . www.asaa.ca . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090911045846/http://www.asaa.ca/new/sports/footba0910.php . September 11, 2009 .
8. Web site: Football Alberta: High School Football. Asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
9. Web site: Football Alberta: High School Football. Asaa.ca. 4 April 2022.
10. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. www.asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
11. Web site: Rugby Results . 20092010 . www.asaa.ca . en . 22 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140321221907/http://www.asaa.ca/new/archives/rugby/rugby0910.php . March 21, 2014.
12. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. www.asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
13. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta . www.asaa.ca . 28 October 2014.
14. Web site: Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta. Asaa.ca. 28 October 2014.
15. Web site: Rugby Results . en . 20132014 . www.asaa.ca . 20 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140321220915/http://www.asaa.ca/new/sports/rugby1314.php . March 21, 2014 .
16. Web site: Rugby 15s Past Winners . Alberta Schools' Athletic Association . 26 September 2024.
17. Web site: No kilt at graduation, school tells Alberta teen. The Globe and Mail. 28 October 2014.
18. Web site: Kilt banned from high school convocation . en . May 21, 2010 . . . 18 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525221345/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/100521/canada/canada_calgary_calgary_facebook_kilt_jacobs_school_graduation . May 25, 2010 .
19. Web site: After a wee bit of publicity, kilt permitted at graduation. The Globe and Mail. 28 October 2014.