Rayne High School Explained

Rayne High School
Streetaddress:1016 North Polk Street
City:Rayne
State:Louisiana
County:(Acadia Parish)
Zipcode:70578
Country:United States
Schoolboard:Acadia Parish School Board
Superintendent:Scott M. Richard
Principal:Benny Fontenot
Teaching Staff:37.26 (FTE)
Ratio:17.18
Type:Public, Coeducational
Grades:912
Athletics:baseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
Conference:LHSAA
Motto:A School of Excellence, Transforming Learners into Leaders
Mascot:Wolf
Team Name:Wolves
Colors:Purple, White, and Grey
Yearbook:Wolves' Echo
Status:Open
Students:640 (2022-2023)[1]
Feeders:
  • Armstrong Middle School (Rayne)
  • Branch Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
  • Mire Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)

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

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

Notes and References

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