Raymond High School (Alberta)
Raymond High School (RHS) is a public secondary school in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. 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
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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 Alberta Schools Athletic Association provincial championships:
Basketball
[edit]Men's basketball
[edit]Women's basketball
[edit]Canadian football
[edit]- 1990–91,[6] 1991–92,[6] 1992–93[6]1996–97,[6] 1997–98,[6] 1998–99,[6] 2005–06,[6] 2008–09,[6] 2009–10,[7] 2010–11[8] 2021–22,[9] 2022–23[citation needed]
Rugby union
[edit]Women's rugby union
[edit]- 2008–09,[10] 2009–10,[11] 2010–11,[12] 2011–12,[13] 2012–13,[14] 2013–14[15] 2014–15,[citation needed] 2016–17,[citation needed] 2017–18,[citation needed] 2018–19,[citation needed] 2019–20,[citation needed] 2021–22[16]
Alumni
[edit]- 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
- Phil Tollestrup, 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
[edit]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 kilt to the graduation ceremony. The decision made news across Canada.[17][18] After the story was reported in the news, the decision was reversed and the student was told he could wear the kilt to graduation.[19]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". Asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". Asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". Asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Basketball Results". www.asaa.ca. 2013–2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Basketball". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ASAA High School Provincials : Alberta Bowl 2009". Provincials.asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Trophy Winners". www.asaa.ca. 2009–2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Football Alberta: High School Football". Asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Football Alberta: High School Football". Asaa.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". www.asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Results". www.asaa.ca. 2009–2010. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". www.asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". www.asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Alberta Schools' Athletic Association, Edmonton, Alberta". Asaa.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Results". www.asaa.ca. 2013–2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Rugby 15s Past Winners". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "No kilt at graduation, school tells Alberta teen". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Kilt banned from high school convocation". CBC.ca. May 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Yahoo! News.
- ^ "After a wee bit of publicity, kilt permitted at graduation". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 28, 2014.