Rayne High School

Public, coeducational school in Rayne, , Louisiana, United States

Athleticsbaseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestlingAthletics conferenceLHSAAMascotWolfTeam nameWolvesYearbookWolves' EchoFeeder schools

Armstrong Middle School (Rayne)
Branch Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)
Mire Elementary School (unincorporated Rayne)

Websitewww.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. Its mascot is the Mighty Wolves, and it has the largest enrollment of any school in the parish.^[1]

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 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.^[5]

State championships

Baseball, 1993^[6]
Boys' basketball, 1995^[7]
Girls' basketball, 1990^[8]

Notable alumni

Gerald Paddio (class of 1984), basketball small forward for UNLV and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Washington Bullets
Byron Mouton (class of 1997), starting forward for the University of Maryland, 2002 NCAA men's basketball national champions
Josh Reed (class of 1998), American football wide receiver for LSU and the Buffalo Bills

References

^ ^a ^b "Accountability Overview". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "One-Room Building Start Of Rayne School". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. 28 Apr 1983. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ 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.
^ Stutes, Sidney (29 Sep 2016). "Lot 113, Block 1: Plan of Rayne". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "Rayne High School". Acadia Parish Schools. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "SPECIAL GIFT TO MAYOR". The Bunkie Record. 3 June 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "1995 AAA STATE CHAMPIONS". The Bunkie Record. 16 March 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "State Champs Honored". The Crowley Post-Signal. 17 May 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2024.