W. B. Ray High School

W. B. Ray High School
Address
1002 Texan Trail
Corpus Christi, Texas
USA
Coordinates 27°45′08″N 97°23′41″W / 27.75225°N 97.3948°W / 27.75225; -97.3948Coordinates: 27°45′08″N 97°23′41″W / 27.75225°N 97.3948°W / 27.75225; -97.3948
Information
Type Public, Secondary
Established 1950
Principal Cecilia Reynolds-Perez
Faculty 200
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2,110 (5A)
Color(s) Scarlet & Silver
Mascot The Fighting Texan
Yearbook Silver Spur
Website ray.ccisd.us

W. B. Ray High School is a 5A secondary school centrally located in Corpus Christi, Texas and is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school is named in honor of CCISD school board president, William Benton Ray. W. B. Ray High School opened in 1950. Ray High School is particular noted for its Socratic method, a system based on teacher and student interaction, that promulgates discussion and inquiry-based learning in the classroom.

W. B. Ray High School one of 46 high schools in Texas designated as a World School by the International Baccalaureate Program. W. B. Ray High School is the only high school in CCISD which offers the International Baccalaureate Program and is CCISD's only program for Gifted and Talented students at the High School level, offering higher level academic courses that surpass Honors and AP courses in both rigor and difficulty.

Demographics

With a student enrollment of approximately 2,100 students, Ray High School has an ethnic distribution of 62% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Black, & 1% other (including Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Asians). The school's boundary area is varied in socio-economic strata, ranging from extremely affluent multimillion-dollar homes to multi-family complexes.

Profile

The school principal is Cissy Perez, who was named the State of Texas Principal of the Year in 2014 by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.

The school's motto is "Fighting Texans". The mascots are "Tex" and "Mary Lou." The school has a long time rivalry with crosstown Roy Miller High School. With the decline of enrollment at Miller and Moody, King and Carroll have become increasingly significant rivals, taking the place of Moody and Miller.

International Baccalaureate

Ray's International Baccalaureate program graduated its inaugural class in 2013. Since then, graduates have been accepted for admission at some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world including Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Georgetown, NYU, Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Rice, Duke, the American University in Paris, and Dartmouth among others.

Extracurricular involvement

Ray High School participates in a variety of extracurricular activities. Clubs and organizations are available in academics, service, performing arts, publications, and special interests. Competitive sports for young men and women include basketball, baseball, track, soccer, softball, wrestling, football, cross-country, swimming and diving, golf, volleyball, and tennis. The school's award-winning Academic Decathlon and Mock Trial teams regularly advance to the state level. The Fighting Texan Band received a rating of 1st Division at their 2010 UIL Region Marching Contest, for their show, "Dracula", and for their 2015 show entitled "Skylines".

Athletics

School uniform

This school has a simple dress code: any color shirt & pants, but can not be showing anything. (stomach, etc.) Assistant Principals and armed police officers guard the main hallways in search of dress code offenders. In 2000, there was a push in the administration (led by Dr. Scott at the time) to ban flip-flops, but student and parent outcry and lack of support from teachers led to this being dropped.

Alma Mater

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, May your spirit never die. To the scarlet and the silver We will lift our voices high. As the Fighting Texans’ spirit Leads us on to victory... We will pledge our hearts forever, True to Ray we’ll always be.

Fight Song

We are the Fighting Texans
Stalwart and upright fellows
We'll meet the foe in contest
Never say die
We'll FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

With all our silver power
And all the scarlet in our veins
We will fight with all our might
To do the foe upright
And bring home a VICTORYYYY! FIGHT!

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Wine Matters; Brewery exec turned to wine." San Antonio Express-News. August 2, 2006.
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