Mustang News

Huge shout out to all of our activities that have had a chance to be showcased over the last couple of weeks. Our Spirit squads rocked the house at yesterday's football game and our Marching Band did an awesome job with their first performance at halftime. eSports has their first online scrimmage and our Mountain Bike Team kick things off this weekend in Steamboat!

Here are just a few shots from this week.

A course titled “Seminar” has been added to the schedule of every senior. This course is designed to ease some of the stress seniors may experience during their final year of high school. Seniors will have four meetings during the first semester with their counselor during their off-block in a small classroom setting. Additionally, students will be completing online components of work that satisfy the state-mandated ICAP (Individual Career and Academic Plan) without disrupting their current class schedule. Additional information can be found in this letter to seniors and their households. Seniors should regularly check their Jeffco Gmail for updates related to the course.

Monday, 9/13

Silver Day (all classes meet)

7:25 a.m. - Block 1 begins

Tuesday, 9/14

White Day (Blocks 2, 4, 6)

7:25 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. - I.C.E. Period

*Assembly Schedule

8:15 a.m. - Block 2 begins, students will attend No Hate Tour assembly during a portion of this block.

11:00 a.m. - Block 4 begins and regular schedule resumes.

Wednesday, 9/15

Blue Day (Blocks 1, 3, 5, 7)

7:25 a.m. - Block 1 begins

Thursday, 9/16

White Day (Blocks 2, 4, 6)

7:25 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - I.C.E. Period

9:10 a.m. - Block 2 begins

Friday, 9/17

Blue Day (Blocks 1, 3, 5, 7)

7:25 a.m. - Block 1 begins

Planning Ahead
Monday, September 20th - Silver Day - Block 1 starts at 7:25 a.m.
Tuesday, September 21st - White Day - Block 2 starts at 9:10
Wednesday, September 15th - Blue Day - Block 1 starts at 7:25 a.m.
Thursday, September 16th - White Day - Block 2 starts at 9:10 a.m.
Friday, September 17th - Blue Day - Block 1 starts at 7:25 a.m.

On Tuesday, RV will host the No Hate Tour, an anti-bullying assembly featuring BMX athletes.

"The No Hate High School Tour, now in its 21st year, is an incredibly impactful educational program that uses the energy and excitement of action sports to deliver critical bullying prevention tools, techniques and information to students in a relatable, peer-to-peer manner.

The program features top BMX and skateboard pros that teens admire performing high-energy action sports shows on campus while speaking to the students about their own experiences with bullying (both online and offline), overcoming obstacles, being an ally, inclusion, kindness, surrounding yourself with positive influences, problem solving, and other important subjects that really resonate with teens." https://asahighschooltour.com/tour-info

We are really excited to host this event for our students and know that it will impact them in a positive way!

Attendance in the Student Success Center

All students earning 2 or more “F's” in any class are required to attend support in the Student Success Center, room L1101, during their off-block. Students will receive support from an Intervention Specialist and classroom teachers around academic skills to help them improve their habits and grades. Attendance will be taken and monitored by grade level administrators.

Attendance During I.C.E.

All students are welcomed and encouraged to receive content-related assistance from teachers during I.C.E. All students earning a “D” or an “F” in any class are required to attend I.C.E. according to the schedule below. A course titled “Tutorial” connected to the teachers of a student has been added to their schedule. When a student is expected to attend I.C.E., attendance will be taken and families notified of absences.

Counseling Weekly Newsletter

Please click here to check out our latest edition.

Medication and Self Screening

A few reminders, please screen or have your students self-screen for any COVID symptoms before sending students to school. Please contact me (Brittney.Wagner@jeffco.k12.co.us) for any student with a positive COVID test. If your student will be taking any medication at school, please complete the medication agreement form, have your doctor sign, and return to the nurse (this is also for any over-the-counter medications).

Please also continue to send state allergy, asthma, and seizure plans to myself or our health aide (michelle.hanson@jeffco.k12.co.us) in the main office. If your student has any new or existing health concerns that require a health plan, please contact the nurse so that we can get a health plan in place for your student at school.

I have included the link for the Jeffco Health Services Website which has the necessary forms to complete for medications at school.

https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/services/health_services/medications

Thank you

Parking Permits

SOPHOMORES: permits will be available at the security desk during ICE. The last day to purchase a pass for 1st semester will be Friday, Sept. 17. Based on availability, passes will go on sale again Jan 10 - Jan 21.

Please go into Jeffco Connect and be sure your fees are paid AND fill out this google form before you arrive to purchase your pass.

Permits are $125- checks or exact cash are accepted.

Accidental Damage Plans for Chromebooks

Accidents happen. DHE has partnered with Jeffco Schools to offer optional Chromebook Accidental Damage plans for about $23/year if purchased during the first year of the Chromebook's use (while the device is still under manufacturer's warranty). These plans cover broken screens, water damage, and lots more. Plans are purchased directly from DHE and range in coverage from 1-4 years but can only be purchased once per device. For information on how to purchase a plan, click here. For information on the details of what is covered, click here. Accidental damage plans can be purchased after the first year of device use, but the prices are substantially higher

Tech Tip - Stay Organized with Google Calendar

Students can use GCal & GTasks to keep track of activities and homework - video instructions

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Jeffco GT Services will be hosting a GT Information Night for families to learn more about the Gifted and Talented program. It will take place on Wednesday, September 15, at 6:00 p.m., in-person and virtually. To learn more, check out this flier and visit the Jeffco GT website for more information. You can also visit this website for more resources on supporting GT learners.

Students who have an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP), will be sent an email through district communication about setting their yearly ALP goals. These students should receive the email in their Jeffco account around September 22nd, please check with them to ensure they complete the goal setting process.

We are excited to announce two new coaches that will be supporting our student-athletes this year. The first is our new Head Women's Swim and Dive Coach, Savannah Payne. Most recently, Coach Payne supported Mustang swimmers during pre-season training before the 2020-2021 season. Prior to that, she served as the Head Girls Swimming Coach at Lakewood High School. Coach Payne swam four years in high school and was a walk-on for the University of Wyoming Swim Team, finishing her swimming career at California State University Hayward. She earned a spot on the traveling team and competed in the 200 Butterfly and 500 freestyle at the Long Beach Conference Championships. Earning her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wyoming in 2009, Coach Payne completed a Post- Baccalaureate program at Metropolitan State College of Denver with an Elementary Education License. The following year, she earned an M.A. from the University of Northern Colorado in Educational Psychology, and a second M.A. from Palo Alto University in Clinical Counseling with an emphasis in Cultural Diversity. Coach Payne is married to her husband Jacob and has one son Henry, who enjoys time at the pool as well. Coach Payne will host a informational meeting to introduce herself and share specifics for the season on September 16th at 5:30pm in the auditorium.

Additionally, Steve Annest will be stepping into the head boy's lacrosse role after serving as the defensive coordinator at RV for the last four years. Coach Annest is a Biology Teacher at Ralston Valley and in his 23rd year teaching and has been at Ralston Valley since 2007. He first began coaching lacrosse at Columbine High School in 1999 and has also coached youth lacrosse for many years. Having grown up in Vestal, NY, he played both football and lacrosse and was captain of both teams his senior year receiving all-conference honors. He initially attended Ithaca College and played lacrosse for the Bombers before transferring and finishing at Colorado State University. Coach Annest has been married to his wife Nicole for 25 years and they have two daughters, Ella, 23, who recently graduated from the University of California Berkeley where she played lacrosse; and Mari, 20, who is currently a junior at Northwestern University and a member of NU’s soccer team. Coach Annest is passionate about the game of lacrosse and more importantly, passionate about shaping young people to be the best version of themselves. Coach has set up a meeting for students and families on October 5th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria.

Football played their first home game of the year Thursday against Loveland with a solid 25-6 victory. The Mustangs are on the road against No. 6 Grandview next Friday night at Legacy Stadium at 7:00 p.m.

Golf is currently 2nd in league standings behind Columbine HS. The league title will be determined Tuesday with a tournament at Westwoods Golf Course.

Softball played to the bottom of the 7th again this week with a 13-12 win over D'Evelyn at home. They will play at Arvada West High School on Tuesday at 4:30pm for their first league game of the season .

The cross country will split on Saturday running at both the Liberty Bell Invitational and the Waneka Invitational. Two great courses for Mustangs to set some PR's.

In, tennis, the varsity team is playing in Grand Junction with Ryan Lowe, Hadley Fisher and Coby Elola winning their first matches of the tournament in 2 sets. Results will continue to come in over the weekend @HS_Mustangs and on Twitter #RVtennis.

The boy's soccer team has had two hard fought games against Mullen and Grandview in the past week and will play tonight(Friday) at the NAAC at 7:00pm. Great venue to see a great team in action.

The RV/DR field hockey team is sits with 1 win and 4 losses after a 4-1 win over Smoky Hill and a 0-5 loss to Lewis-Palmer this past week. Tomorrow(Saturday) the girls will play Liberty High School at 4:00pm.

Jeffco will provide all breakfast and lunch meals to students at no cost. Please access FAQs for the 2021 - 2022 school year here.