Rio Rancho High School
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| Rio Rancho High School | |
| Location | |
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| 301 Loma Colorado, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Rio Rancho Public Schools |
| Principal | Richard Von Ancken;
Assistant Principals: Vicky Drumm, Rudy Galindo, Laura Jeffrey, Jacquie Monclova, Javier Ramos, Peter Vallejo |
| Staff | 278 |
| Enrollment |
3,200 sept 07 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Color(s) | Hunter Green/Navy Blue/White |
| Established | 1997 |
| Information | (505) 896-5600 |
| Homepage | Rio Rancho High School |
Rio Rancho High School is a public high school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Much of the money to build RRHS was appropriated by the Intel Corporation. The school is unique in that there has not been a freshman class since Rio Rancho Mid-High opened up and that the school is organized into 5 academies: Business & Entrepreneurs, Engineering & Design, Fine Arts, Humanities, and SciMatics.
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[edit] History
Rio Rancho High School opened in the Fall of 1997, obtaining most of its students from nearby Cibola High School and Del Norte High School, both in Albuquerque. The following year, the "First Year Academy" was created in order to better integrate the incoming freshmen into the school. The school rapidly grew to be the state's largest and held that distinction for 3 years, from 1999 through 2002, peaking enrollment at close to 3200 students. The school district then opened the Rio Rancho Mid-High School in the Fall of 2002, which took the incoming 8th grade students from the middle schools and the incoming 9th grade students from the high school leaving the current 10th through 12th grade system that is in place today.
[edit] Growth
The city of Rio Rancho is one of the fastest growing communities in the state, and it is the second fastest growing city in the USA (second to Las Vegas, NV). It has become necessary for the Rio Rancho Public Schools to begin the building of a new high school to relieve the overcrowding. To that goal, a new school, V. Sue Cleveland High School, is under construction and is scheduled to open in August 2009.[1]
[edit] Planned changes in 2008
The current 4 block schedule will change to a more traditional 8 period schedule beginning in August 2008. A shift in the graduation requirements will also be implemented, resulting in 28 credits needed to graduate vs. the 29 currently needed. A typical schedule will consist of 8 periods; including one lunch, one advisory class, two electives and four core courses.
[edit] Planned changes in 2009
Beginning in August 2009, all incoming 9th through 11th grade students residing south of Northern Blvd will attend Rio Rancho High School and all residing north of Northern Blvd will attend V. Sue Cleveland High School. The class of 2010, the incoming senior class, will continue to attend Rio Rancho High School regardless of where they reside in Rio Rancho. [2]
[edit] Class Information
The class of 2006 consisted of 712 graduates, with Cosette Wong and Adrianne Cordero as co-Salutatorians and Joshua Barron as Valedictorian. The class of 2007 was the first graduating class to have attended school within the Rio Rancho School District (as opposed to the Albuquerque District) for all 12 years of schooling. The Salutatorian for the class of 2007 was John Pesko; the Valedictorian was Zephra Doerr.
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