Rio Rancho Public Schools Newsroom
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1,000+ Students Switch Tassels, Grasp Diplomas Lots of happy graduates and family members crowded the Star Center and the Cleveland Concert Hall for RRPS's four high school graduation ceremonies. |
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One Great Weekend - Two State Championships! It couldn't have gotten much better for the Rams baseball & Storm boys track teams, or much worse for the Storm girls track squad. The championships . . . and the oh-so-closes: |
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Cordova Elementary Remembers Slain Former Student With her parents and sisters looking on, students and teachers at Maggie Cordova Elementary dedicated space for a garden honoring former classmate Emilie Parker, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. |
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School Library Benefits from Posthumous Gift Longtime volunteer Fanny Archambolt left a most generous legacy to Enchanted Hills Elementary. Learn how her gift will help young readers for years to come! |
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SAFE Students Perform Original Operas From "Booked" to "Lost," our elementary students' original operas enchant! See slideshows of the four operas and learn more about the RRPS/Santa Fe Opera partnership -- a finalist for national honors! |
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Soaring Strings! Middle School Orchestras and Trans-Siberian Artist Mark Wood Click here to learn more about this exciting musical education experience-- and view slideshows of the rehearsals and the exciting rock concert! |
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District Recognizes Volunteers, Staff Meet RRPS's district and school Volunteers of the Year, as well as staff members honored at the district's annual recognition ceremony! |
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Red Cross Honors Ram Rack Co-Founder Rio Rancho High health aide Virginia Nevarez is one of this year's recipients of the Red Cross "Real Heroes" award. Learn here how Vergie and this exceptional program help students! |
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Challenger Center Challenges SAFE Students For elementary students, it's the next best thing to being an astronaut. Blast off with our SAFE after-school program fifth graders as they visit the Challenger Learning Center! |
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An Emotional Reunion at Lincoln Middle School When a servicemember surprised her daughter by arriving home early from an overseas deployment, there wasn't a dry eye in sight. Share the joy here! |
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"Don't Sweat It" Campaign Aids Ailing Student Enchanted Hills students more than doubled their fundraising goal and gave one of their own a helping hand. How big was the big check? Check out the grand total! |
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Students Ace "Book Camp!" First grade readers triumph at the district's annual Reader's Cafe, featuring once-struggling readers who've opened the door to lifelong learning. Visit both "Book Camps" here! |
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Dance Teaches Respect, Confidence The "Dancing Classrooms" program -- now in five Rio Rancho elementary schools -- isn't your parent's ballroom dance class. Learn here how dance steps teach lifelong lessons! |
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Overcoming The Odds: Phoenix Students Persevere RRHS's Phoenix Award honors students who have overcome extraordinary adversity on the road to graduation. Learn about the award and see this year's winners list here! |
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Top 25 Graduates at RRHS Recognized Who made the grade and arrived at the top of the Class of the Rio Rancho High Class of 2013? Find out here! |
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Creative Juices Flow at Senior Art Show The annual exhibit at Rio Rancho City Hall features talented students and amazing art! See it here! |
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Talented Teachers Harness Technology Each year the district honors a select group of educators who find unique ways through technology to make classrooms an exciting place for kids to learn. Meet this year's winners here! |
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Look Out, Bobby! The Future Chefs Are Here! These talented young chefs prepared some truly tasty treats in a contest designed to teach students that satisfying snacks can be healthy too. Prepare for your mouth to water as you learn more about this delectable contest! |
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RRPS Pow Wow Has Distinctive Family Flair Colorful native costumes, crafts, and culture flourish at this annual event celebrating the district's Native American students and culture. See and learn more here! |
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Storm Cheer Captures State Championship! And the Rio Rancho Rams came in third in the State Spirit Championships, as the hometown squads rocked the Star Center! See slideshows of the Rio Rancho and Cleveland cheer and dance teams performances here! |
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Eagle Ridge AVID Students Blitz National Average Students taking the national ACT-Explore exam scored well -- and new data shows the program reaps long-term benefits for kids. Celebrate our students' achievements here! |
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RRHS Student is State Youth Volunteer of the Year Brianna Swinderman's innovative project earned her a trip to Washington, DC where she could win national honors. She and Satyam Patel are also recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award. More here . . . |
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Our Staff and Students Do it All! From chocolate to Chinese, we have a lot of talented people in Rio Rancho who enrich our schools and community in many ways! Click here to check out a long and varied list of awards and accomplishments! |
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JROTC Students March Towards Nationals RRPS's JROTC programs are about more than pushups and drills -- some of our students are headed to national academic competitions! Click here to learn more. |
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RRHS Prepares Next Generation Scientists, Engineers The school is a leader in providing science, math, technology, and engineering classes through Project Lead The Way. Learn more about this terrific program here! |
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New RRHS Culinary Arts Classroom Really Cooks! Sorry we can't share how good it smelled -- but the meal the students prepared for the grand opening was sure good! Visit the culinary arts program and its new kitchen here! |
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New Board Members Take Office The winners of the 2013 board election were sworn in March 11, and the board has a new president. More here. |
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Spanish Spelling Bee Champ Qualifies for Nationals The tough Rio Rancho bee prepared her well for state competition! Relive the thrilling 14-round local contest in words and pictures here! |
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Cleveland Repeats as State Wrestling Champs And the Rams finished third -- and the Rams boys team also came home third at the state swim meet! Wrestling tournament slideshows and more here . . . |
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RRPS Graduation Rates Exceed State, National Averages Nearly 79% of the Rio Rancho Public Schools Class of 2012 earned a diploma in four years, up nearly 6% from the previous year. Governor Martinez delivered the good news in person! See the data and learn more here. |
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Science EXPO Displays Student Ingenuity and Creativity More than 300 students shared their science smarts during the annual EXPO which is the first step to regional, state, and national competition. Learn more, and see some of the students and projects here! |
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Helping Your Child Read Can Be Easy and Fun As Puesta del Sol parents found out, it can be easy as baking a cake! |
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Adult English Language, GED Classes Offered Learn more here! |
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