Next Step Office: 540-987-8335

Call, email, or stop by! We are located across the hall from the auditorium at RCHS. We meet with students and families every day. Ms. Hope is there 40 hours a week to help you.

Miranda Hope is the Next Step Director. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from Columbia University with semesters at Harvard and Oxford Universities. Since 2000, she has taught high school English, Drama, and Chorus and directed and acted in many plays. She co-founded a theatre company ("The Stage"), started a classical acting school for teens ("The Young Actors Institute"), and is a published poet and playwright. She also worked as a grief counselor at "The Center for Grieving Children," in Portland, Maine. She loves to meet with students and families, to help them find the school, program, and plan that is right for them.

RCHS Guidance Department: 540-987-8575

Mr. Jason Gochenour and Mrs. Danielle Pond are available 8-4pm to talk with you about your plans and your questions. Call, email, or stop by to set up an appointment.

Internet

The internet has an enormous number of sites dedicated to helping you through this process. Go to our Resources page and start surfing!

Books

There are a huge number of books out there to help you through this process. I have listed a few on the Resources page. Amazon.com has hundreds of titles. Browse.