September 16, 2022 EDition

Parent Teacher Conferences


Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 3:30-7:00 p.m.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for you to meet and check in with your student's teachers. All teachers will be in the Main Gym and the small gym.  Please make every effort to keep your conferences to 5 minutes.  If you have topics that you would like to discuss that will need more time, feel free to set a follow up appointment/phone call.

Learn more about gifted education in Jeffco by joining this GT Information Night on Tuesday, October 4th. Click here for more information. 

Picture Retake Day is October 5!  

Lifetouch will be at RVHS during lunches on October 5 for picture retakes.  Click here for additional details, including ordering information.


For students in Grades 9-11, the picture taken by Lifetouch will be included in the yearbook.  Seniors should submit a senior picture to be included in the yearbook.  The deadline for all senior photos is October 21. Visit the RVHS Yearbook website for more information. 

Tutorial Sections Added to Student Schedules


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 this schedule.


A course titled 'Tutorial' connected to the teachers of students was recently added to student schedules.  When a student is expected to attend I.C.E., attendance will be taken and families notified of absences.  

athletics 

Congratulations to our Boy's Golf Team who are the 2022-2023 League Champions! The team of Dimarco Benallo, Jordan McCaslin, Deacon Colwell, Makian Maydew, and Grayson Miller held off an early run from Valor to win the 5A Jeffco Team Championship by 9 strokes.  Dimarco Benallo took home the League MVP by earning the individual title.

Volleyball fell to Legacy this week at home in a hard-fought match.  Another big crowd came out to support the team on Hats and Helmets night.  Mustangs will be at home this Tuesday against Golden.


Boy's soccer recorded a shutout last night on the road in Colorado Springs.  They blanked Liberty High School 2-0 as they prepare to enter league play.  Soccer travels to Fort Collins next week to take on Rocky Mountain.


Cross Country ran great at last weekend's Bernie Gay Invite hosted by Centaurus.  The girls finished 2nd overall and the boys 4th.  Good luck today at the Wildcat Invite over at Stenger! 

Softball beat Chaparral this week 10-8 and they were rained out of their league opener against Dakota Ridge.   


Tennis finished 2nd in Grand Junction last weekend at the Western Slope Invite.  They are looking to finish up league play with only one loss as they gear up for Regionals and State.

Football has been on the road since returning from Florida and has beat the #2 teams in the state on back-to-back weeks.  They beat then #2 Grandview last Friday and followed it up with a gritty comeback victory last night over current #2 Regis 29-28.  Football will travel to Valor next Friday.

Honoring Fallen Officer Dillon Vakoff.  Members of the Arvada Police Department presented the #48 Jersey to our captains for Thursday Nights kickoff in honor of Officer Vakoff.  They also brought a courage coin to be used for the coin toss.  Thank you to Regis for joining the Arvada PD and Ralston Valley communities in honoring one of our fallen heroes with a moment of silence prior to kickoff.  Officer Vakof was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in the early hours of September 11th.  

Activities

Lisa Nelson 5K Mustang Stampede

Join us on Saturday, September 24th, at 8 a.m. for the Lisa Nelson Memorial 5K.  Lisa was a former RV teacher and coach who passed away in 2013.  To commemorate her life and to ensure others are touched by the legacy she left behind, the “Lisa Nelson Memorial Scholarship” has been established.  Each year, a Ralston Valley High School student-athlete (male and female) will be awarded a $1,000 college scholarship in memory of Lisa. Please join us to help raise money for this amazing scholarship!

Learn more about the scholarship at: https://www.lisanelsonmemorialscholarship.org/

Registration Information:  Print off this FORM and send it back with your student (one per participant). Registration forms are due to the main office by September 14th if you want a 2022 t-shirt. 

Homecoming 2022, "RV Enchanted", is coming soon! During the week of September 26th - October 1st, we will have a lot of fun activities for our students to get involved with.  Here is the link to the Homecoming website with the weekly schedule, dress-up day information, a link to Mustang Award Nominations, and releases for the Pickleball and Spike Ball tournaments. 

Arvada Harvest Festival

Last weekend, our Marching Band, Cheer Squad, and Dance Team all represented RVHS at the Arvada Harvest Festival.  The Marching Band placed 2nd amongst the other bands in the parade, congratulations to our musicians!  

WWE Run With the Wolves - Sunday, September 18th

Run with the Wolves is a 5k Run and 1k Fun Run/Walk that raises money for West Woods Elementary PTSA. It is a positive, healthy community event that gets your blood pumping while supporting WWE. All proceeds from the race are granted back to the school by the PTSA. 

This event is open to all West Woods Elementary students, alumni, families and friends, as well as the general public. If your student is a WWE Alumni, please use WWEALUM22 for a reduced rate of $18! Click HERE for more information. 

off campus policy

Due to the nature of our campus, we do not allow students to walk off campus during the school day.  


9th-grade students are not allowed off campus at any point during the school day unless they leave with their parent/guardian. 


If your 10th-grade student is driving, they may leave campus with parental permission.  They are expected to follow local and state driving laws.  Please click on this FORM to give your sophomore child the ability to leave campus with your permission.  


Our campus is not closed to our 11th and 12th-grade students and they may leave campus. 

Schedule for week of 9/19

Monday, Sept. 19th - White Day

Tuesday, Sept. 20th - Blue Day

Wednesday, Sept. 21st - White Day

Thursday, Sept. 22nd - Blue Day

Friday, Sept. 23rd - Staff Development Day, No School for Students


Looking ahead - During Homecoming week, we will have a shortened ICE period on Thursday, September 29th, to accommodate our Homecoming Assembly.  Block 2 will start at 8:00am that day.  

Advisement Corner

Ninth Grade Advisement

Next week, we will not have Advisement due to Friday being a non-contact day for students. The schedule looks like this:

Monday & Wednesday are White days

Tuesday & Thursday are Blue days

With no Advisement class, we are strongly encouraging our Freshman to come in for ICE in the mornings and use their off blocks to get caught up on work.

Counseling Department

Senior Seminar


For students who missed their Senior Seminar session this week, there will be a make-up session next week on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:25 a.m. in the Counseling Office.

RVHS Advanced Placement Exam Information


The $96 exam fee for AP testing will be posted to student fee accounts on Jeffco Connect the week of September 12th.  The AP exam fees will be due on Friday, October 14th.  

These fee deadlines are set to ensure adherence to the College Board's practice of handling AP registration and exam logistics in the Fall rather than the Spring, which had been common practice until changes were instituted a few years ago. 

Please direct any questions or concerns about AP exam fees or deadlines to Mr. Merkel (Counselor) at  scott.merkel@jeffco.k12.co.us. 

Upcoming College Rep Visits

Representatives from the following colleges will be in the RVHS Counseling Office on these dates and times:

University of Colorado Denver - Tuesday, Sept 20th 2:00 p.m.

Ohio University Main Campus - Thursday, Sept 22nd 11:30 a.m.

Life Pacific University - Thursday, Sept 22nd 1:00 p.m.  

Senior Interviews


Every year our seniors have the opportunity to run through mock interviews with members of the community, the culmination of a unit that focuses on college and job applications, resume building, and interview skills. We need volunteers to help interview over 300 seniors!  We are looking for volunteers to commit to either a half day (7:30-11:00/11:30-3:00) or a full day on September 21 and/or 22; each session would contain up to 10 student interviews and we will provide guidance on questions and scoring/feedback.

Please contact Erica Fulton at erica.fulton@jeffcoschools.us if you're interested or have any questions.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Did you know that there is now a national 3-digit Suicide and Crisis Lifeline that anyone can call for help?  The 988 Lifeline number is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, anywhere in the United States.

Upcoming College Fairs & Events


Coast Guard Academy Admissions Event

Date: Friday, September 23, 2022

Time: 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Place: Courtyard by Marriott Denver Cherry Creek

1475 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver

Register: https://uscga.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=6235772036c8d078e94583859ca5d18c9a032a


Denver National College Fair

Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt Street

Register: https://www.nacacfairs.org/attend/national-college-fairs/denver-national-college-fair/


College Fairs of Greater Denver

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 (Out-of-State Colleges)

Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm

Place: Monarch High School, Louisville


Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022 (Out-of-State Colleges)

Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm

Place: Denver South High School, Denver


Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022 (In- and Out-of-State Colleges)

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Place: Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch


Register: www.StriveFair.com

Transportation and Construction Girl Day - September 29th


Females have an opportunity to explore careers in the construction and transportation industry!  There will be interactive exhibits including a heavy equipment flight simulator, excavator simulator, welding exhibit, survey equipment, drones, computer traffic programs and more!   This event is FREE to all 5th-12th grade students in Jeffco Public Schools.  


Time: 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Location: Jeffco County Fairgrounds

Register: www.constructiongirl.org

ralston valley happenings

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, Colorado Democracy Challenge offered students the opportunity to pre-register and register to vote. CODC representatives spent the day at a table in the lobby and were able to visit some classrooms to discuss our civic duty and the importance of voting.

Our FCCLA Senior Leaders attended the Colorado Career and Technical Student Organization Leadership Kickoff this week.  This event is held to engage and motivate chapter officers before their first general membership meeting of the year.  They participated in several workshops and activities with state officers from FCCLA, FBLA, DECA, and FFA! They had a great time and came back to RV with so many new ideas to kick off the year with our local FCCLA chapter. 

Check out our Honors Biology students investigating a catalase titration lab in Mrs. Reid's class!   

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