Rayne High School is located in Rayne,

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, United States. The school is a part of the

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. Its mascot is the Mighty Wolves, and it has the largest enrollment of any school in the parish. The current high school building was opened in 1938 at a cost of $112,071.50 and initially enrolled grades 8–11. Designed by the architecture firm of Baron and Roberts, it was funded by the

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. 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.

Athletics

Rayne High athletics compete in the

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. The school fields teams in baseball, basketball, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championships

* Baseball, 1993 * Boys' basketball, 1995 * Girls' basketball, 1990

Notable alumni

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(class of 1984),

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(class of 1997), starting

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, 2002 NCAA men's basketball national champions *

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(class of 1998),

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References

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