The Pep Rally schedule for this year has been released! During days when we have a Pep Rally schedule, every class period will be shorter. Should you need it, the Pep Rally schedule is to the right of this passage. Ray Pep Rallies are legendary for their tradition and splendor. Let's make this year no different, and make each Pep Rally the best one...

The W.B. Ray High School bell schedule is announced! Unfortunately, just like last year, there is no Enrichment period. However, there is an 8-minute period at the start of third period that is devoted to the announcements, and students! The duration of each class period is listed on the bell schedule (on the right). Be sure to bring your clear backpacks,...

The Ray Texan Times Newspaper Club is student-run, and students write all the articles. Although the upcoming school year is over a month away, we like to prepare early. If you would like to become a member, join the Remind (the code is @TexanClock) and send us your name and the grade you are coming into! Members have many different duties depending...

The calendar for this school year has been released! Mark your calendars to know when to come to school! This year, we have a total of 174 instructional days, with the first day of school being August 12th, and the last day being May 29th. The public may have differing opinions on whether or not the calendar looks pleasing to the eye, but the Texan...

Did you know that: 350 million pounds of plastics have been removed from our oceans since 1986? 28 million trees were planted on Earth Day 2011 in Afghanistan? 100,000 people in China rode bikes on Earth Day in 2012 to reduce CO2 emissions? Everyone can participate to clean up their communities, plant trees, or reduce waste! You can...

TranscribeGlass was created by two students Madhav Lavakare from Yale and Tom Pritsky from Stanford. It displays real-time captions for the deaf and hard of hearing. Inspired by the high cost of traditional aids, they aim to provide an affordable solution, with the beta version priced at $55. It’s possible in the future that TranscribeGlass can also...

Most of the time, when people make irrationality jokes, they reference a very well-known constant: pi*. However, an even more exciting number that has a multitude of uses in mathematics and physics is "e", Euler's number**. Euler's number is usually rounded to 2.72 or 2.718†. This fancy number is the base of natural logarithms‡ and is very important...

While walking downtown, it's hard not to notice certain features that seem out of place. Metal bars divide benches, concrete cones sit beneath overhanging umbrellas, spikes line walls at sitting height, and many, many more. For the average person, these make little sense - wouldn't a bench seat more people if it weren't divided? Aren't spikes an ugly...

TikTok’s algorithm is designed to engage you throughout the app, feeding you with videos including topics you’re interested in. This clever design has resulted in extreme damage to mental health, mostly for young people.

The Ray Texan Bell Schedule is out! There is no enrichment, but there is more learning time!