Mustang News

FREE - In-person Summer Credit Recovery Program

Ralston Valley will be holding a FREE, in-person summer credit recovery program from June 1- June 11. Students will recover credits on Edgenuity for core classes that they have failed. Students will attend these 9 weekdays from 8:00 am-12:00 pm daily. Please review this information sheet and sign up here. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Kline (jill.kline@jeffco.k12.co.us)

Finals Schedule

• Teachers are expected to administer a semester final. No early finals will be given. The only exception is when conflicts with AP testing occurs. Please contact Mark Litzau if such a conflict occurs.

  • Senior Finals:

    • Wednesday, May 12 - White Day Finals

    • Thursday, May 13 - Blue Day Finals

    • Friday, May 14- Make-up Finals (By appointment only)

• • Underclassmen Finals:

    • Wednesday, May 26 - White Day Finals

    • Thursday, May 27 - Blue Day Finals

    • Modified Schedule

Block Time

2, 1 7:40 - 9:30

4, 3 9:40 - 11:30

6, 5 11:40 - 1:30

Attendance Policy

Monday - Thursday

Teachers are actively working to create successful and engaging lessons for all learners. Consistent, in-person attendance allows us to best meet the needs of those students.

• In-person students need to attend class in-person ONLY.

• Students who are 100% remote students will continue to attend class remotely through the end of the year.

• In-person students cannot choose to attend a class remotely.

Students were informed of this policy during our class meetings on Thursday, April 15^th.

Excused Absences: If an in-person student does not attend class in-person, the student will be marked absent. Parents or guardians will need to follow standard RV attendance protocols to excuse the absence.

Per board policy, the following shall be considered excused absences:

1. A student who is temporarily ill or injured or whose absence is approved by the school administration on a prearranged basis.

2. A student who is absent for an extended period due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

3. Excused absences include funerals, illness, injury, legal obligations, medical procedures, and religious observations, and extenuating circumstances determined by the principal.

4. A student who is attending a school-sponsored activity or who is receiving Jeffco educational services.

5. A student who is visiting a parent/guardian who is active duty military.

6. A school will require communication from a parent/guardian within 24 hours to verify the reason for the student's absence.

If excused (according to the above district attendance policy), the student may choose to attend the class remotely.

If an in-person student will be traveling, a prearranged absence form is required for the student to attend school remotely.

Fridays

Fridays will continue to be online, asynchronous days for all students.

Self-Report Positive COVID-19 Cases

Student Positive Self-Report: During remote learning periods, families can use this form to report a positive case of COVID-19. If you have specific questions, please reach out to Christy LeBlanc, RVHS District Registered Nurse at christy.leblanc@jeffco.k12.co.us.

Lots of Information for Seniors!

Graduation Fee – Great News!

• We are excited to announce that there will be no graduation fee this year.

• Due to the change in venue from CU to Jeffco Stadium and limitations placed on the use of Class of 2021 fees because of the pandemic, the remaining balance in the Class of 2021 account will allow RVHS to stage our graduation ceremony without implementing an additional fee.

Material Collection

• In-person Seniors:

  • Seniors attending in-person should return materials to their teachers no later than the day of the final.

• Remote Seniors: Material collection for remote seniors will occur at RVHS on Friday, May 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Distribution of Caps/gowns, etc. – May 19

• Distribution of caps/gowns, tickets, ceremony attendance waivers, honor stoles, department awards, etc. will take place in the cafeteria on Wednesday, May 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• Remember: All financial obligations must be satisfied before receiving a cap/gown.

Fees-Other

• Please log-in to Jeffco Connect to determine if any outstanding fees exist on your student record.

• Payment of fees should occur as soon as possible.

• If your student has book fines from a prior year/semester, please return the book to the teacher/department that issued the fine and remind them to notify the Finance Office. If the book has been returned and a fine is still shown; email the teacher and include Shari.Dumont@jeffco.k12.co.us as a recipient. Be sure to indicate that the book has been returned and kindly ask the teacher to ‘reply all’ when verifying that the book has been returned. Mrs. Dumont will then remove the fine from the student record. If the book has been lost, the fine will need to be paid.

• Caps/gowns will not be distributed to students with outstanding financial obligations.

Traffic Jam – May 21

• The Parking Lot Jam honoring the Class of 2021 will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 21.

• All passengers must be from the same household and a parent/guardian driver from your house is required.

• With only four guests per graduate allowed at graduation, this is your opportunity to include other family members in the celebration!

• Additional information is included within this newsletter regarding the Traffic Jam!

Information: Baccalaureate – May 18

• The Baccalaureate ceremony (a school-supported, but not sponsored event) for the Class of 2021 will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18 at Storyline Fellowship Church in Arvada.

• Complete this form to RSVP to the ceremony.

Seniors - Jeffco Exit Survey

Jeffco requires ALL seniors to take the "Jeffco Senior Exit Survey" in Naviance. Part of the survey includes indicating which college a student's final transcript should be sent to. Directions to take the survey are in the Senior Counseling Google Classrooms and the deadline for completion is Friday, May 7. Students should reach out to their counselor if they have any questions.

With the nice weather yesterday and this afternoon, our campus is crawling with student athletes practicing in baseball, lacrosse, tennis, track/field, and soccer. Off site, our girls’ golf and boys’ swim/dive teams are also hard at getting ready for competitions that will start next week. Go Mustangs!

We are still seeing positive cases and quarantines affecting our athletes. In an effort to keep our athletes healthy and competing, we are again restricting spectators for Season D, just as we have been doing for the entire sports year. Two adults and an additional two family members are allowed to attend stadium contests in all sports, except track and field. Because there are hundreds of athletes at track and field events, and because the competitors use the bleacher areas to stage, NO spectators are currently allowed at track and field meets. At school sites, for varsity baseball, tennis, and lower-level contests in other sports, we are asking that only two adults come as spectators. Thanks for your understanding as we work to get a complete season in for our Season D athletes and coaches.

Athletes Who Have Tested Positive for COVID

If you are trying out for a sport, and have tested positive for Covid-19 at any time since the beginning of the pandemic, you will need to go through a return to sport protocol with our athletic trainer, Lindsay Anderson, before you can tryout. This is required even if you have been involved in athletics since your positive test. More information is available under the Athletic Trainer quick link on the RV website under Athletics/Activities, or by contacting Lindsay at lindsayandersonatc@gmail.com

AP Exams

Ralston Valley High School AP Exam Schedule

The College Board changed the format of this year’s AP exams to a mix of in-person and online options. Schools were given the flexibility to choose their plan for delivering tests within the boundaries outlined by the College Board - based on the current Covid-19 conditions in each locality. In order to balance the needs of our community, we have created a plan that meets the current health protocols and provides students added flexibility with testing.

Students who are approved for accommodations will be given the same accommodations whether testing in person or digitally. All students planning to take digital exams will receive practice and technical support in preparation for their digital tests so that they may take them at home. We will have overflow space at school to support bandwidth concerns for digital exams on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19th and 20th.

The listed exams (In-Person and Digital) are the primary exam dates/times/environments for each test. There will be options for make-up testing to accommodate extenuating circumstances (ex: Covid-19 concerns).

Any concerns regarding testing environments, testing conflicts, or concerns with testing should be directed to Scott Merkel - AP Coordinator - scott.merkel@jeffco.k12.co.us.

In-Person Exams:

All in-person exams (1) will be held at the Fellowship Covenant Church: 5615 W. 64th Ave

All in-person exams (2) will be held at Christ Community Covenant Church: 6757 Simms St

Please access the assessment times and locations here.

Monday, May 3rd is Decision Day at RVHS. We encourage students, staff, and community members to wear gear from their favorite school, alma mater or future program on Decision Day to support students' education aspirations.