W. B. Ray High School is a 5A secondary school centrally located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States 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. 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 Roxanne Cuevas. 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, King and Carroll have become increasingly significant rivals, taking the place of Miller. Since 2015, the newly-constructed Veterans Memorial High School has become the most prominent rival school for Ray.
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 RaySpeech and Debate team is a regional powerhouse and a frequent competitor at prominent national contests.
Athletics
1959 Football State Championship under the coaching of Bill Stages.
1965 Track and Field State Championship under the coaching of Jerry Dyes.
1965 Cross Country State Championship under the coaching of Jerry Dyes.
1966 Cross Country State Runner-Ups under the coaching of Jerry Dyes.
1968 Cross Country State Runner-Ups under the coaching of Jerry Dyes.
1988 Texans Boys Basketball team would reach the 5A Sweet sixteen. The first ever in school history. Since then the team has made it to the State Finals.
2012 Zoe Babe Alaniz wins Wendys Prestigious High School Heisman Award
2013 Track and Field State Qualifiers 4x400 under the coaching of Dwayne Rush
2013 Zoe Babe Alaniz 2010 wins,2011,2012, 2013 in 1 meter diving at The Texas State Diving Meet
2016 Boys Swim and Dive District Champions under Coaches Suanne Pyle and Patricia Gonzalez. The first ever in school history.
School uniform
This school has a simple dress code: any color shirt & pants, but can not be showing anything. 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 to ban flip-flops, but student and parent outcry and lack of support from teachers led to this being dropped.
