V. Sue Cleveland High School

Location: Rio Rancho, NM

Owner: Rio Rancho Public Schools

Completion Date: August 2009

Construction has been completed on the newest high school in northern Rio Rancho, NM.

Albuquerque | Jaynes Corp | Education, Public Facilities

WINNER OF THE 2010 NAIOP NEW MEXICO AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AWARD OF MERIT FOR AN EDUCATIONAL/HIGH SCHOOL, 2010 ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS NEW MEXICO BEST BUILDING AWARD FOR A CMAR PROJECT, AND ENR SOUTHWEST BEST OF 2011 AWARD FOR BEST CULTURAL/WORSHIP PROJECT FOR THE FINE ARTS CENTER AND ORCHESTRA HALL

This school consists of six learning academies on a campus that is over one square mile in size. The learning academies and the library, student center, lecture hall, specialty resource studio labs, core administration, food service, athletics/physical fitness, and center for performing arts are all linked through a secure outdoor "Main Street Plaza." More than $8 million was invested in state-of-the-art technology.

This school was designed under LEED Gold Certification principles and has sustainable elements that include ground-source heat pumps, extensive natural lighting, low maintenance materials, and heat-reflecting roof materials.