Richfield High School (Waco)

Richfield High School was a school formerly located in Waco, Texas. The school began construction in 1960 and opened in September 1961. It was situated on the site of a World War I army airfield, Rich Field.

In 1986, Richfield was consolidated with two other high schools in Waco ISD — Waco High School and Jefferson-Moore High School. This merged school, the current Waco High School, is housed in the former Richfield building on N. 42nd Street in Waco.

The Richfield school mascot was the Ram and school colors were scarlet (red) and gray.

The most celebrated athletic success at Richfield was back-to-back Texas state girls' basketball championships in 1984 and 1985. The Richfield Ramblers (changed from Rams) completed both seasons with undefeated records and had a combined record of 66–0, one of the greatest accomplishments in Texas high school basketball history.

Notable alumni

Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr, former U.S. ambassador to Sweden, (class of 1965)
Todd Haney, professional baseball player
Priscilla Richman Owen, federal court judge
Kevin Reynolds (class of 1970), movie director
Ralph Sheffield (class of 1973), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County^[1]
Tim Spehr, professional baseball player
Alfred Anderson, Professional Football Player
Pat Zachry (class of 1970), professional baseball player
John McClain (class of 1971), sportswriter

References

↑ "Ralph Sheffield Biography" (PDF). Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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[1] "Ralph Sheffield Biography" (PDF). Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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McLennan County, Texas Schools
Public high schools
Waco ISD	University Waco High A.J. Moore Academy (CLOSED) Richfield (CLOSED)
Other school districts	Axtell ISD Axtell High Bosqueville ISD Bosqueville High Bruceville-Eddy ISD Bruceville-Eddy High China Spring ISD China Spring High Connally ISD Connally High Crawford ISD Crawford High Gholson ISD Gholson School La Vega ISD La Vega High Lorena ISD Lorena High Mart ISD Mart High McGregor ISD McGregor High Midway ISD Midway High Moody ISD Moody High Riesel ISD Riesel High Robinson ISD Robinson High Valley Mills ISD Valley Mills High West ISD West High
Independent schools
Secular private high schools	Vanguard College Preparatory School
Religious private high schools	Reicher Catholic High School Texas Christian Academy
Some school districts extend beyond the boundaries of McLennan County. Hallsburg ISD does not operate any high schools in McLennan County. Oglesby ISD serves a small section of McLennan County but does not operate any schools inside it.