Raymond High School (RHS) is a public

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Raymond, Alberta Raymond is a town in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Warner No. 5. It is south of Lethbridge at the junction of Alberta Highway 52, Highway 52 and Alberta Highway 845, Highway 845. Raymond is known for its annual rode ...

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. 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

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provincial championships:

Basketball

Men's basketball

* 10 Division 4A championships (most recently in 2008–09, 2010–11)

Women's basketball

*2004–05, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2021–2022, 2022–23, 2023–24

Canadian football

*1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–931996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 2021–22, 2022–23

Rugby union

Women's rugby union

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

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 *

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, 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

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to the graduation ceremony. The decision made news across Canada. After the story was reported in the news, the decision was reversed and the student was told he could wear the kilt to graduation.

Notes

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