Rayne High School

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.[1]

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
Grades912
Number of students674 (2018–19)[1]
Color(s)Purple, White, and Grey    
Athleticsbaseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling
Athletics conferenceLHSAA
MascotWolf
Team nameWolves
Feeder schools
  • Armstrong Middle School (Rayne)
  • Branch Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
  • Mire Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
Websitewww.acadia.k12.la.us/o/rhs

The current high school building was opened in 1938 at a cost of $112,071.50 and initially enrolled grades 8–11.[2] Designed by the architecture firm of Baron and Roberts, it was funded by the Public Works Administration.[3] 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.[4]

Athletics

Rayne High athletics competes in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Accountability Overview". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "One-Room Building Start Of Rayne School". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. 28 Apr 1983. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. Stutes, Sidney (29 Sep 2016). "Lot 113, Block 1: Plan of Rayne". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. "Rayne High School". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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