[Orange Blaze]

I’ve been around Raceland either as a student, athlete, or coach since I was in kindergarten and my mom, sister, and uncles went there as well. I’m as homegrown as you can get lol. In my time as a player I’ve had spots taken by transfers but never get bitter because they were just better than me. It happens. Over the years I’ve seen so many kids come and go but the one constant is the family atmosphere. For me football games are a great time to catch up with old friends that I’ve known my whole life and the slogan “this is home” is for real and not just a cheesy catchphrase. From the outside I can see how someone may get bitter but for those of us who have been around the inside of the program from a long time it makes total sense why people would want to come here. I’ve spoken with several people who have transferred and every one of them and their parents always say they were made to feel at home from day 1. That in my opinion is the big thing that makes people want to come to our school system.