Rio Rancho High School


301 Loma Colorado, NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone: (505) 896-5600
Fax: (505) 896-5901



Important Information!

Secrets to Getting Better Grades

Dual Credit Information

ACT/SAT Information

College is different from high school

Paying for College

RR Mental Health Services

COLLEGE INFORMATION VIA- EMAIL

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If you would like to receive periodic emails from the RRHS Career Center with information regarding
deadlines to sign up for ACT/SAT’s, college representative visits, current scholarship information, Please send your email address to Roseann Cochran - her email address at the top of the list of counselors) with college info in the subject and your email address will be added to the distribution list.

RRHS Professional School Counselors

Students are assigned to counselors by academies, if you do not know your student’s academy counselor you may call anyone listed below and they will be able to guide you in the correct direction. Parents are encouraged to call their student's professional school counselor as the need arises.

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Head Counselor

Career/College Counselor
Roseann Cochran, MS, NCC

504 Coordinator
896-5616


Business Academy Counselor
Gage Romansky, M. Ed.

SAT Coordinator
896-5627

Engineering & Design Counselor        
Joseph Chavez, MA

Military Liason

ASVAB Coordinator

Master Scheduler
896-5825

Fine Arts Academy Counselor
Georgia Espinoza, MA

TUPAC Peer Educator

NMHSC Tests

896-5757


Humanities Academy Counselor
Rhoda Bubar, MA, LPCC

Coordinates Groups

TUPAC Peer Educator

Native American Student Union

896-5751                                                                     

SciMatics Academy Counselor
Vicki Gonzalez, MA

Spanish College Info

SBA Tests

ACT Prep Class Registration

896-5785

Sophomore Assistance Counselor

Kim Mahnke, MA, LMHC

New Students

SAT Assistance

896-5624

 

Counselors meet with parents to:

  • Provide support and assistance in dealing with student issues
  • Provide community resources inforamtion
  • Share information about the student within the boundaries of the counselor's professional ethics
  • Review student academic and career goals

Confidentiality

All information shared with a counselor is confidential unless a student indicates: intent to harm self or others or victimization of abuse or neglect. In these situations, the counselor is required to report this information to parents and/or appropriate authorities.

College News

                                                                                   

 

College Scholarship Deadlines Are fast Approaching – Act Now!!

 

Due Date Scholarship College Amount Basic Criteria More Info E-mail
9/26/08 Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Any NM accredited Varies Awardees must have a dream for love, harmony, peace, justice and a dream for a better world Martin Luther King Multicultural Council  

 

CNM Dual Credit Course Opportunity This Summer

 

Students interested in enrolling in dual credit classes with CNM this summer need to get admitted to CNM NOW.

What is dual enrollment?
College level courses in which a RRHS student can complete and receive both college and RRHS elective credit. Beginning with the Class of 2010, students must earn credit in a dual credit, AP course, or distance learning course.


Tuition: CNM waives student tuition for concurrent enrollment classes. The student is responsible for additional fees, purchase of his/her books/supplies, and transportation.


Credit: 2-4 college credits are equal to 1 ELECTIVE credit at RRHS, 1 CNM credit = .5 elective credit
Dual enrollment classes are always counted as ELECTIVE credits (can not be taken for a core graduation requirement
credit at RRHS. Dual enrollment course grades are always counted as an elective and never weighted.
Students may take a technology or art course from CNM to meet RRHS fine art or tech credit requirements. Courses
being taken for fine arts or tech credit must be approved by an academy counselor prior to enrollment at CNM.


Who: Any senior, junior or sophomore that meets course enrollment test score requirements.


Books: Student must purchase own books.


Fees: If the course has a fee, the fee must be paid within 24 hrs. of enrolling in the course or the student is dropped from the course.


How: Dual credit students must apply for admission to CNM, submit a signed signature page to CNM, complete the “on line orientation” and have ACT or SAT or accuplacer test scores that qualify for the desired course/s. The accuplacer is a free test that is given at the CNM Westside campus every day M-F from 8 –3:30. For additional information: Contact an academy counselor or the RRHS Career Center counselor by emailing rcochran@rrhs.rrps.k12.nm.us or calling 896-5616.