Student IDs and Cafeteria

Due to recent system updates in our cafeteria, all students will now be required to use their student ID to purchase food. This change is intended to speed up service times and ensure students have ample time to eat lunch.

Please note that the barcode in student profiles within Infinite Campus will no longer be accepted after the transition period ends on October 4. We encourage all students to have their student IDs readily available during lunch to help make the process as smooth as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Save the Date - Fall Academic Awards Ceremony

Monday, October 21st we will celebrate the academic achievements of our current sophomores, juniors and seniors for their work in the 2023-2024 school year.  Invitations to students who will be honored will be sent in early October with an RSVP.  Please watch your email.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health Resource 

Jefferson Center and Jeffco Public Schools have partnered for over 25 years to provide support to children and families in the district.  The school-based therapist program is an innovative collaboration, with the primary goal of increasing access to mental health services for students and their families. 

Mary Kristin (MK) McKenney, LCSW, is the School-Based therapist at your child’s school. MK  works in partnership with the Ralston Valley staff to support the mental health needs of students. Students may work with her in therapy for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, anger, behavior issues at school or home, trauma, grief/loss, or issues adjusting to a big change. MK may also teach lessons to students on topics including how their brain works, stopping and thinking, emotional regulation, and effective communication.

When clinicians teach lessons, we collect the minimum necessary data per Medicaid requirements (names, birthdates, and gender) of students in the classes. This is to check for Medicaid coverage and receive reimbursement where available.

Jefferson Center is so excited about continuing our presence in the Ralston Valley community! We have heard and witnessed MK’s dedication to giving families and students all of the resources they need to succeed in school, and in life, and we feel lucky to be a part of that vision.  Ralston Valley works with you to support your student’s needs and mental health.  If you are interested in meeting with our JCMH therapist, please contact your student’s counselor.

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 - In order 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.

National Honor Society Peer Tutoring

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, all levels are welcome.  Let's learn together!

Non-Conference play is coming to an end for all of our teams, which means it must almost be October.  Looking forward to a lot of great Jeffco action over the next month.  Good luck to all fo our teams.

Cross Country - Thank you to all of our runners that came out in support of the Lisa Nelson Scholarship Fund at the annual Mustang Stampede last Saturday.  Big day for the teams today as they will be competing at the Lightning Invite at the Broomfield Commons. This will be a great chance for them to compete against many of the teams they will see at Regionals at the end of October.  Good luck this weekend.

Volleyball - The girls had a bye week ahead of the start of league play.  They will open up next Tuesday when they host Arvada West.  Good luck in 5A Jeffco League play this season.

Tennis - The Mustangs finished 2nd in the Jeffco League after beating Arvada West 6-1 yesterday.  This means they will be a host for regionals on October 12th.  They are waiting to find out their seed for the State Team Duals that will come out on Monday.

Flag Football - Ralston Valley finished of league play with a thrilling double overtime victory over Columbine last Saturday.  Ralston Valley finished tied for third with Chatfield and Columbine.  Good luck tomorrow night at Trailblazer against Legacy on Senior Night.  

Soccer - After playing a very tough non-conference schedule, the soccer team is excited to start league play on Wednesday when they take on Lakewood at NAAC.  The action starts at 5:00.

Golf - The boys will be at Indian Tree on Monday at the 5A Western Regional.  They are excited to be close to home as they will try to qualify for the State Tournament.

Softball - The team got back on track this week with a big win against Fort Collins at home on Wednesday.  The Mustangs put up six runs in the fifth inning to pull away from the Lambkins and came out on top 9-7.  They will look to carry this momentum into the weekend when they welcome Lakewood here tomorrow at 10:00.

Football -  Tonight is a big night at Valor for the undefeated Mustangs.  A battle of two teams that have gotten to know each other all too well in the past few years.  Ralston Valley beat Valor for our Homecoming last year with a thrilling 22-21 game.  This time it is Valor's Homecoming and Ralston Valley is looking to be the spoiler in the CBS Game of the Week.  

• Monday, Sept. 30 - Silver Day

• Tuesday, Oct. 1 - White Day

• Wednesday, Oct. 2 - Blue Day

• Thursday, Oct. 3 - White Day 

• Friday, Oct. 4 - Blue Day

Senior Seminar Session #2

Senior Seminar Session #2 is next week.  At this point, seniors should know exactly when and where to go for their Senior Seminar class.  If your senior has any questions, they should see their counselor.

Scholarship Opportunities

Click on the links below for more information on the following scholarship opportunities:

MEM Scholarship (for seniors from Colorado & Washington; merit- AND financial need-based)

Boettcher Scholarship (for seniors; merit-based)

Daniels Fund Scholarship (for seniors; financial need-based)

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (for females in grades 9-12 interested in computer science)

Denver National College Fair

The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC) is hosting a college fair this fall with over 200 colleges.  This is a great way for juniors to start building their college list and for seniors to meet with representatives of colleges to which they may/will be applying.  Click here to register.

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

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

Place: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver

CU Denver Days

The University of Colorado - Denver is offering two visit days this fall.  On each visit day, one student will win a $1,000 tuition award to CU Denver, all students who have not yet applied will have their application fee waived, and everyone gets a free lunch!  Click here to register.

Dates: Friday, October 4th & Saturday, October 19th

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Place: CU Denver Student Commons Building (SCB)

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"