Make-A-Wish T-shirts

Ralston Valley's Make-A-Wish Week 2025 is right around the corner: January 17th - January 24th. As a community, we have raised an incredible $519,741 over the last 13 years. Our goal this year is to raise $97,500 in honor of the 13 elementary-aged students in Jefferson County awaiting their wish. More specifically, we are raising money in the name of Ben, an 11-year-old boy, whose wish is to travel to Japan. For every shirt ordered, $5.50 will be donated to Colorado Make-A-Wish in honor of Ben and kids like him. Shirts will be delivered to our school the week of January 13th, and we are asking that everyone wear this shirt on Thursday, January 23rd at our Make-A-Wish Assembly.

Shirt orders are due by December 30th

 https://rvmakeawish2024.itemorder.co m/shop/home/  

Panorama SEL Student Survey

RVHS will give students the Panorama Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Student Survey.  This is replacing the Universal Screener that has been in use for the past couple of years.  The survey will be administered in the fall and winter.  If you would like to learn more about the survey or opt your student out of taking it, please click here for more information. 

Sponsor Partnerships

Advertise your business with us!  We have digital and static signage options available within a variety of sponsorship packages on our new video board in the gym.  Your business logo will be displayed digitally during our home athletic contests and other events in the gym for the community and guests to see.  Please reach out to Mike Ackerman or Tony Pergola for more information.  

Parking Information

Any student who wishes to park their vehicle in the RVHS student parking lots must have a parking tag. All school registration requirements must be met before obtaining a parking tag, including any fees and fines paid. 

All 11th and 12th graders who have already purchased a parking tag for the main student lot can pick it up in the Finance Office.  Tickets will be issued for those who do not have the appropriate parking tag.  If there are no parking spaces available when they arrive, they should park in the overflow lot off of Alkire St.  They cannot park illegally.   

Sophomores with a parking tag, please be reminded that you cannot park in the senior/junior lot, you must only park in the North Lot off of Alkire St. 

All students who park illegally or in the incorrect lot will be ticketed.  Tickets must be paid in a timely manner so students can retain their parking tag.

At this time, we are sold out of parking tags for all student lots.  If we are able to offer more tags, we will include that information in a future newsletter.   

All concerns regarding parking passes should be addressed with campus supervisors.

Girls Basketball - The girls took third last weekend at the Best in the Nest Tournament beating Fort Collins in the third place game.  They went right back to work at the Fairview Festival this week.  They beat both Heritage (72-34) and Rock Canyon (55-48) to set up a big championship game tomorrow at 1:00 against Broomfield. Should be a great game!

Boys Basketball - CHSAA's #1 team, Ralston Valley has started the season 4-0.  They went 3-0 at the Fossil Ridge Tournament last weekend taking home the tournament title with a 67-48 win over Mullen.  They followed that up with a big road victory on Tuesday at Legend, winning 73-53.  Your first chance to see them at home is Saturday at 2:00 when they host Doherty.  

Girls Swim and Dive - Congratulations to our Swim and Dive Team!  They won their first meet of the year over the weekend against Conifer.  They also competed at the Lightning Invite and performed very well.  State qualifying marks were earned by Sophia Hineline in Diving, and Kierra Daly in the 500 freestyle on her way to a second-place finish.  Kierra also finished top ten in the 200 IM.  Addie Allen finished first in the 50 breaststroke and Emma Logan finished top ten in the 50 fly.  Then later in the week, Lilia Barlow (200IM), Sophia Ganong (200IM), Emily McQuitty (500 free), and Taylor McQuitty (100 free) all added their names to the list of state qualifiers with great times at Littleton.  Keep up the awesome work, Mustangs!

Hockey - Looking forward to a couple of big games this weekend for the Mustangs.  Tonight, the head down south to play against former league rival Regis Jesuit.  Then, come out tomorrow night to the APEX at 7:30 to root them on against Cherry Creek. 

Wrestling - After a great opening triangle last week, the boys performed well at the Fairview Tournament.  They finished fourth as a team.  Nico Benallo finished first for the Mustangs.  Richard Kevorkian (3rd) and Carter Coorough (4th) also had strong showings on the weekend.  

Ticketing has moved to GoFan for all Jeffco hosted events. - Ticket sales to all Jeffco events are now are available through GoFan.  Cash is no longer accepted at the gates for admittance.  You are encouraged to download the GoFan App to help you purchase tickets ahead of time for all home events.  This will save you a ton of time at the gate.  You can also purchase multiple tickets that are good for the rest of the school year by purchasing a punch pass.  Punch passes are good for all Jeffco events, and will save you some money.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the new online ticketing system.

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 parents/guardians. 

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. 

RV's Transition to College Panel

Recent RVHS graduates will return to RV to share their experiences about their transition to college.  We will have students attending in-state and out-of-state colleges, taking a gap year, participating in the ASCENT program, involved in collegiate athletics...a wide variety of experiences!  All current RV students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Time: 9:00 - 9:45 a.m.

Place: RVHS Auditorium

Outdoor Education & Park Ranger Career Fair

Is your student interested in a job or career working in the outdoors?  The largest Outdoor Education and Park Ranger Career Fair in Colorado will be at RRCC next month.  Summer jobs as well as career information will be available from numerous exhibitors including Colorado Parks & Wildlife, REI Experiences, and the US Forest Service.  Click here for a flier with more information.

Date:  Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Place: Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood

Girls Lead the Way STEM Conference

The Society of Women Engineers - Mines Collegiate Section is hosting the Girls Lead the Way - STEM & Leadership Conference for High School Girls who are interested in being a leader in STEM.  Participants will engage in a day-long interactive, lab and classroom-based conference.  Click here for more information and to register by January 25, 2025.

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Colorado School of Mines, Green Center

Cost: $35

Hazel Health

Mental, social, and emotional wellness of students is a priority that we share with our community and one that we are addressing with layers of support including school counselors, social-emotional learning specialists, school psychologists, social workers along with partnerships with outside agencies like Hazel Health. 

This year, we continue our partnership with Hazel Health’s Telehealth services to provide a free telehealth extension of mental and physical health support for Jeffco students enrolled at district-managed schools.

Parents/guardians may access these services on behalf of your student by visiting this webpage and following the instructions under "Steps to Access Care"