RVHS NEWSLETTER - Oct. 25, 2024

OCTOBER 25, 2024 EDition

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.

Pre-Arranged Absences

In accordance with district policy, absences of one or more days require a Pre-Arranged Absence Form . Criteria for approved absences are listed on the form, and printed copies are available in the attendance office.

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.

Drop Off and Pick Up

It is a great time to remind everyone to be thoughtful of our neighbors and student body during drop off and pick up. We must keep the right of way clear for emergency vehicles and through traffic. With only one road to enter and exit a building this size, with this many people, the roads at the school will always be congested. There are a few things we can do as a Ralston Valley community to help make these busy times of day run as smoothly as possible.

Main Entrance - Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. and we ask that you do not arrive to pick up your student and park in the loop before 3:00 p.m. Please be sure to pull as far forward as you can in the loop at the front of the school when dropping off or picking up your student. This helps to alleviate backups in the roundabout and get as many cars off of 80th Ave. as quickly as possible. Also, please pick up your student on the outside of the loop, not the inside. We do not want students passing in between cars as this is not safe.

Student Parking Lot - To keep our students safe, please do not park in our student parking lot while you wait to pick up your student(s) after school.

Roundabout - The roundabout is part of the road. Please do not park in the roundabout while waiting for dismissal time. This blocks the flow of eastbound traffic and prevents traffic exiting to the east from leaving campus as well. Please do not stop and pick up your student in the roundabout or on 80th Ave.

Fire Station - As traffic backs up on southbound Alkire, please be sure to leave room for our first responders to exit the firehouse safely and without obstruction. Do not block the exit of their garage.

82nd Ave. - Please pay attention to posted road signs along 82nd Ave. There are multiple speedbumps on 82nd Ave., making it necessary to go the speed limit or slower to ensure safe driving and prevent damage to your vehicle. There are also multiple No Parking signs along 82nd Ave. next to the school's property. Please do not park there to pick up your student. Finally, and most importantly, please do not park across the street and ask for your student to run across 80th Ave. to be picked up. This is highly dangerous!

Thank you for your continued diligence when driving in and around Ralston Valley.

activities

Trick-or-Treat Street

Please join us and encourage your friends and family to bring their trick-or-treaters to RVHS from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for a night of fun on Monday, October 28th! Admission is a can of food or personal care item for the Arvada Community Table OR cash donation for RVHS NHS. Please use the entrance on the southeast side of RVHS at the Math Hall doors in the staff parking lot. After walking through the halls collecting candy from our students, little ones can play carnival games in our cafeteria. See you there!

Great Season for Mustang Mountain Bike Team

The Ralston Valley Mountain Bike Team finished the 2024 season, their most successful to date, with the State Championships in Glenwood Springs. Twenty four RVMTB riders qualified for State Championships, which is the most the team has ever brought to the Championships. Seniors Jack Kardys, Jackson Martin, Jake Behrends (Varsity Boys), and Livia Grau (JV Girls) all ended their high school racing careers with fantastic performances on the challenging course. Congratulations to all of them on four amazing years of racing. Freshman Noah Snelling was our top finisher, moving up 30 places during his race to finish just off the podium in 6th place. In the Varsity Girls race, Clara Appel had a nail-biting sprint finish for 18th place. Mia Ryder rode to a fantastic 21st place in the 113-rider-strong JV Girls field. Gavin Pollock finished in the top 25% of the Sophomore Boys, ending in 31st out of 146 riders. Congratulations to all the other riders on a very special season.

The RVMTB riders and coaches would also like to extend a very special thank you to Billy Kardys (Senior Jack Kardys' father). Billy has been making sure that the entire team is well-fed at races for the last two years. As Jack is graduating in the spring, we will all miss Chef Billy.

Mustang Marching Band at Air Force Academy

Mustang Marching band traveled down to Colorado Springs to the 5A state quarter-finals of the Colorado Marching Band State Championships at Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy. They had a great season and finished 13th in the state! Great job Mustangs!

National Honor Society Community Clean Up

NHS joined with the National Junior Honor Society at Three Creeks K-8 this past weekend for leadership games and beautification of the Three Creeks campus. By the end of the day, 18 bags of trash were picked up!

Fall Play Information

Get your tickets now for Ralston Valley's Fall Play: "Walk Two Moons" November 7-9 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for students. You can purchase them at onthestage.com.

Come out and support these awesome kids in the arts!

Peer Tutoring Available

NHS Peer tutoring will run on Wednesdays in the library after school from 3:30 - 4:40 p.m. No appointment is needed, just come as you are! National Honor Society students are excited to work with you! All grades, all classes, and all levels are welcome. Let's learn together!

athletics

Winter sports registration is now underway! If your student would like to participate in basketball (boys & girls), girls swim & dive, wrestling, or ice hockey….please register on the RVHS Athletics Website: https://ralstonvalleyhs.rschoolteams.com/

You will need a valid athletic physical to register. Information, instructions, and blank physical forms are also located on the RVHS Athletics Website.

Deadline to register for Ice Hockey: 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.

Deadline to register for all other winter sports: 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.

Ticketing is moving to GoFan for all events. - Starting Monday, October 14, all Jeffco event ticket sales will be sold through GoFan or at the door. Sales will remain cashless. All ticketed sporting events must be purchased through the app. It is highly encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid lines at the gate.

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

Cross Country - Congratulations to Wave Pucket. She finished tenth at Regionals this week and qualified for the State Cross Country Meet next weekend in Colorado Springs. Congratulations to the entire program on a great season.

Volleyball - The team celebrated the seniors on Tuesday night before their game against Valor. Although the outcome was not what they had hoped, the team played hard and sent their seniors out in style. They turned around and headed to Bear Creek on Thursday, coming away with a 3-0 victory. They have a road game at Golden next Tuesday and will head to Colorado Springs for a big tournament to end the regular season.

Flag Football - The Mustangs won their first-ever sanctioned playoff football game on Wednesday 26-6 over Northfield. The team jumped out to a big lead, powered by Ashlyn Callahan's four first-half TD's. Good luck to them on Saturday in the next round where they take on Valor. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 at Jeffco Stadium.

Soccer - This week's Mini Jeffco Tournament ended with a 1-1 draw between Ralston Valley at Columbine at NAAC last night. The Mustangs took down Valor on Monday 3-0 behind a Cooper Hineline hat trick. The regular season has ended and the Mustangs are set to host a first-round playoff game next Wednesday at NAAC. The likely seventh or eighth seed will place them in a great place to make a postseason run.

Football - Currently #5 in the seeding index, Ralston Valley is looking to lock up the 5A Metro League Title tonight at NAAC. With a game lead on Columbine and the head-to-head victory, the Mustangs could clinch the title for the second time in three years. Last Friday, Ralston Valley and Columbine battled to overtime. Leading 35-34 in OT, the defense came up huge with Carter Coorough making the initial hit to stop Columbine's two-point conversion attempt to end the game. Denver East is tonight's opponent for their 7:00 game at NAAC.

Wrestling - Calling all ladies! Are you interested in building physical strength, confidence, mental endurance, and gaining invaluable life skills? If so, wrestling may be for you. That’s right, RV is exploring the viability of expanding our wrestling program to include girls wrestling. There are local opportunities outside of Ralston Valley to get involved in this season. The wrestling season goes from November to February, practice is two to three times a week, and the teams will not be coed. Our first step is gauging the interest level. So… if you are interested in a challenging and fulfilling sport, please take a minute to fill out this form. If you have any questions, please reach out to rvwrestlingboosters@gmail.com.

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 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.

Schedule for The week

Monday, Oct 28 - Silver Day
Tuesday, Oct. 29 - White Day **Lockdown Drill Schedule**

Lockdown Drill Schedule

I.C.E.: 8:15-9:20

BLOCK 2: 9:25-11:05

BLOCK 4: Lunch A: 11:10-11:40 Class B: 11:10-12:45

Class A: 11:45-1:20 Lunch B: 12:50-1:20

BLOCK 6: 1:25 – 3:30 Drill starts at 2:15

Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Blue Day
Thursday, Oct. 31 - White Day
Friday, Nov. 1 - Staff Development Day, No School for Students

Counseling Department

Upcoming College Visits

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

University of Alabama - Tuesday, Oct. 29 - 11:45 a.m.

University of Colorado, Denver - Wednesday, Oct. 30 - 11:45 a.m.

San Diego State University - Wednesday, Oct. 30 - 1:30 p.m.

Hawaii Pacific University - Thursday, Oct. 31 - 1:30 p.m.

Texas A&M University, College Station - Monday, Nov. 4 - 9:00 a.m.

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology - Tuesday, Nov. 5 - 9:00 a.m.

Augustana College - Friday, Nov. 8 - 9:00 a.m.

Senior Seminar Session #3 Make-Up

Seniors who missed Senior Seminar Session #3 this week will have an opportunity to make it up next week. They will receive an email from their counselor with the date, time, and place that the make-up session will be held.

Volunteer at a Jeffco Library

The Standley Lake Library is having a drop-in volunteer day for students aged 12-18. There is no sign-up required; teens can just show up at the library for part or all of the program. If your student wants to volunteer but cannot make the date and time listed below, click here for a list of volunteer days at other Jeffco library locations.

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Time: 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

"Northeast Publics" College Fair

The Universities of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rutgers University are hosting a college fair for students and their families to meet admissions representatives and learn more about their institutions.

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: Prospect Ridge Academy, 16501 Alcott Place, Broomfield

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"

Advisement Corner

Advisement

Next week in Advisement, 9th and 10th grade students will celebrate with a Halloween block party, with games and treats for all!

Please click HERE to access the course syllabus for Advisement which explains the purpose, key components, and expectations, including grading and attendance.

Reminder - If your student has Advisement on Thursday mornings, it will be from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. before the start of I.C.E.

ralston valley happenings

National School Administrators Celebration

On Thursday this week, Ralston Valley's principals were recognized by the office staff, for all their hard work for students and teachers, a combination of Bosses Day and National School Administrators recognition. Thank you for the dedication you continue to show to our students and staff!

Lab Work in Chemistry

Ms. Penn's Conceptual Chemistry classes are identifying elements such as metals, non-metals, or metalloids based on their physical and chemical properties. This lab is called "Heavy Metal or Soft Rock".

Colorado School of Mines Professor Comes to Ralston Valley

Dr. Brian Trewyn, professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology at Colorado School of Mines, spoke to Ms. Geinitz's Chemistry classes this week. His discussion included his educational journey, various career opportunities in chemistry and biochemistry, and his past and current research. It was a big turnout for such an early morning start time, and the student feedback was terrific!

Grant Award for German and French Classes

The shared French and German classroom, T1137, now has a set of cushions to be used when students have reading time. Madame Frie received a grant from Donors Choose for the cushions. The German Cultural Foundation gave Frau Blum and her German classes a grant for German readers so they could start a sustained silent program. Merci beaucoup and danke schön!

Child Development Uses Hands-on Models

Ms. Avalos' Child Development students use shaving cream and cookie decorating to illustrate the study of fertilization and embryology 101.

RV Artists Display Their Work

The sculptures below are the work of these talented Mustang artists: Madalyn Ackerman, Sadie Collins, Abby Ibraham, Lily Monnier, and Sadie Salmon. Their work will be on display at Pirate Gallery for a Day of the Dead student art show.

Administration

Principal - Ms. Buenning, (303) 982-5600
9th Asst Principal - Ms. Young, (303) 982-5713
10th Asst Principal - Ms. Abrams, (303) 982-9463
11th Asst Principal - Mr. Ackerman (303) 982-5595
12th Asst Principal - Mr. Litzau, (303) 982-5611
Athletics Director - Mr. Pergola, (303) 982-5604
Dean - Mr. Duplice, (303) 982-8274

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