APRIL 19, 2024 EDition

SENIOR Parents and Graduates!!

Senior Scholarships and Awards Night

*Athletic scholarships and awards will be recognized at a separate event on May 15th.

Graduation Website

Senior Sundaes at Meiklejohn 

Meiklejohn Elementary invites the class of 2024 to Senior Sundaes on Tuesday, May 14th at 3:00 p.m., in the gazebo behind the Meiklejohn building.  Ice cream sundaes will be served, and they are looking forward to seeing all of their former students.

Class of 2024 Open House at Three Creeks K-8

Mustang seniors who attended Three Creeks are invited back for an open house celebration.

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 accessed at home with a parent/guardian. 

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

Drop Off and Pick Up

It is a great time to remind everyone to be thoughtful of our neighbors 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 - 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.  

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.

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

Jeffco Schools Foundation Sip & Support Gala


activities 

Society of Women Engineers Community Service Project 

Engineering Teacher Mr. Gause and SWE club are building a canned food flag!  Check out the flyer below, and here is the webpage with donation links:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGCHwcPXNc/TGkkQbg13L2kISC6Cxxbag/view

National Honor Society Takes Care of the Environment

NHS students joined forces with WEB leaders at Wayne Carle Middle School to beautify Wayne Carle's campus this week.

NHS Earth Day cleanup and electronic recycling drive on April 13th was a success!

athletics 

National Letter of Intent Signing Day 

On Wednesday of this past week, RV hosted our final National Letter of Intent Signing Day Celebration for the Class of 2024.  Eight Mustang  athletes signed, joining the 25 student athletes that signed in February as our largest signing class in school history.  Congratulations to:


Kyle Phipps Utah State University Track & Field

Addison Cadwell Kansas Wesleyan University Flag Football

Jace Cattoor Washburn University Baseball

Sophia Sabus Colorado Mesa University Basketball

Wyatt Morwood Washburn University Baseball

Ryan Steiskal Bryant & Stratton College Softball

Nyah Brandt Coastal Carolina University Dance

Lily Dwyer University of Nebraska-Omaha Dance

Swim and Dive - The boys had a great weekend at the Mustang Invite.  Senior Alex Kreidler broke the 11 dive school record with a score of 501.7.  Ralston Valley boys swim and dive finished 5th place overall.  Lincoln Marschner qualified for state in the 500 yard free.  Robbie Frie and Caden Pride qualified for state in the 100 yard breast stroke. 

Tennis - The girls are currently ranked #1 in Colorado and wrapped up the 5A Jeffco League Title this week.  The team won all seven duals in Jeffco 5A and dropped only one match, going an impressive 34-1 this spring.  All 11 players finished with 1st Team All-Conference Honors.  The team will host Regionals on May 1 and 2 at the APEX Tennis Center, with the hope of qualifying all seven lines for individual state May 9-11.  The team State dual bracket will be released this weekend.  The Mustangs will host the first round at APEX Tennis Center on Thursday and the second round on Saturday.  

Baseball - After suffering a tough 10th inning loss to Valor last night, the boys are right back to work tonight against Boulder.  With a trio of league games next week, (Chatfield, Bear Creek, Columbine) the Mustangs will hit the heart of league play looking to make some noise.  

BLAX - Back to back wins this week over Denver South (9-6) and Mullen (6-5) have the Mustangs ready to open up league play tonight against Chatfield at 5:30 at the NAAC.  They will turn right around and host Kent Denver on Monday at 5:00 at the NAAC.

GLAX - Played last night in the rain and fog at NAAC against Denver North.  They looked great on face offs, offense, and defense.  They came away with a big 15-4 victory.  They will carry that momentum with them into a match-up with Rangeview tomorrow morning at Ralston Valley.  10:00 a.m. is your start time.  

Soccer - There will be a title game atmosphere at Valor tonight when Ralston Valley and the Eagles match up in a battle of two Jeffco 5A titans.  Both teams are 3-0 in league and the winner will be in the drivers seat for the league title with three more games to play.  Coming off of wins over Columbine (2-0) and Chatfield (3-1), the girls are ready for a big night tonight.  Good luck!!

Track and Field - Had a good night at the League Relays last night.  In the cold and rain, our relay teams looked strong in both the field events and on the track.  A couple of more weeks left until league.  We'll see how the weather holds up as there are many kids in line to qualify for state.

Hometown Ticketing - All Jeffco events have gone cashless this year.  When attending games at our schools or stadiums, save yourself time by purchasing your tickets ahead of time by using the link below.  You can also purchase punch passes to use for your entire family.  Punch passes will save you money on processing fees.

HOMETOWN TICKETING BOX OFFICE

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 

April 22 - 26, 2024

Monday, Apr. 22nd - Silver Day 

Tuesday, Apr. 23rd -  White Day

Wednesday, Apr. 24th -  Blue Day

Thursday, Apr. 25th - White Day 

Friday, Apr. 26th  -  Staff Professional Development Day - No School for Students

Counseling Department

Mustang Mentor Program (MMP) Application Now Open! 

Current 10th and 11th graders are encouraged to apply to be a mentor for next year's 9th graders!  The Mustang Mentor Program is an excellent opportunity to hone leadership skills and be a positive influence at RV and in other students' lives.  Students can click here to access the application - they will need to be signed in to their Jeffco Google account. 

Upcoming Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

AP Exam season kicks off the first full week of May (May 6-10 & May 13-17).  All RVHS AP information, including exam dates and locations, can be found via the counseling website here.  If you have questions, please reach out to Scott Merkel at scott.merkel@jeffco.k12.co.us.

Senior Survey - Mandatory for all Jeffco Seniors

Jeffco requires all seniors to take the "JEFFCO Senior Exit Survey" in Naviance.  Part of the survey includes indicating to which college a student's final transcript should be sent.  Here are instructions for students to access and complete it.  The deadline is noon on Friday, May 10, 2024.  Seniors should reach out to their counselor if they have any questions.

Jeffco's Military Service Recognition Ceremony

The 4th Annual Military Service Recognition Ceremony honors current seniors who are enlisting in the armed forces, have received an appointment to a military service academy, or have been accepted into a college ROTC program.  The ceremony is for soon-to-be-graduates and their family and friends.  Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Place: Golden High School

Upcoming College Visits

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

Metropolitan State University of Denver - Monday, Apr. 22 - 2:00 p.m.

Jeffco Kids First Scholarship

Jeffco Kids First is offering one scholarship to a graduating senior from Jeffco Public Schools.  Applicants must submit an essay describing how a teacher inpsired them to make a difference in the world.  The application deadline is May 1, 2024.  For directions on how to apply, click here.

Partner Colorado Foundation Scholarship

The Partner Colorado Foundation offers multiple college scholarships each year to permanent residents of Colorado.  Applicants must display financial need, superior academic achievement and activity involvement.  Application deadline is April 30, 2024.  Click here for more information.

Jeffco School Age Enrichment (SAE) is Hiring for Summer

Jeffco's SAE program will operate summer programs at eleven different elementary schools and is looking to hire high school students as camp counselors.  Applicants must be 16 or older.  Click here for more information and directions to apply. 

 Advisement Corner 

Advisement 

Next week in both 9th grade and 10th grade Advisement, students will have time for independent study. The 9th grade class will take a few minutes to recognize their MMP leaders for their continued support this year.  

*Please note that two make-up Advisements classes will be offered on Thursday, May 9th at 3:40 - 4:20p.m. and 4:30 - 5:20p.m. in L1101. This is offered for students who have missed more   than four advisement classes. 

 ralston valley HAPPENINGS

Significant Special Needs Class in Adaptive Athletics

Ms. Davidson's SSN students  spent an afternoon this week playing in the Lakewood Gold Crown Adaptive Athletics softball game   The Mustang Girls Softball team joined them and everyone had a great time! 

Anatomy and Physiology Practice CPR

Ms. Martin's Anatomy and Physiology students applied their learning from their cardiovascular unit and practiced CPR on mannequins after a mini-lesson from RV nurse Holly Zampieri.

Geometry Classes Go Fly a Kite 


Students in Mr. Young's Geometry class were asked to design, engineer and fly a kite. They were also asked to persuade an audience to purchase their kite based on mathematical evidence. 

RV Art Students Recognized at 53rd Annual Jeffco Schools Foundation High School Art Show


The 53rd Annual Jeffco Schools Foundation High School Art Show is currently on exhibit through May 5th, 2024 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Ralston Valley has four award winners and two purchase award winners, congratulations to all of our Mustang artists! 


Eli Bardwell awarded 1st Place in Sculpture for their artwork  titled: "Blind Optimism"

Cherisse Cassell awarded  Honorable Mention in Jewelry/Metalsmithing  for their artwork titled: "Cascading Flower Necklace"

Gia Miller awarded 2nd Place in Photography: Black & White Digital for their artwork titled: "Tranquility" 

CJ Walter (Warren TECH/RVHS) ​ awarded  Honorable Mention in Drawing for their artwork titled : "Guilt's Slimy Thoughts"


Purchase Awards:

Zayne Yeager - District Purchase Award/ Superintendent Purchase Painting "Sentimental Sundaes" 

Logan Gansen - Purchase Award / Bill Privratsky Color Digital "Me and My Guitar"  

"Blind Optimism"

by Eli Bardwell

"Cascading Flower Necklace"

by Cherisse Casswell

"Sentimental Sundaes"

by Zayne Yeager

Geometry in Construction Classes Chicken Coops for Sale

This semester's final project for the Geometry in Construction class involves students building chicken coops. The students will apply their mathematical and construction skills to construct coops that comfortably accommodate four chickens, with a maximum capacity of six. This hands-on project exemplifies how geometry can be utilized to solve real-world problems. 

The coops will be available for sale at $750.00 each.  The proceeds from the sales contribute to funding supplies for the program next year. The anticipated finish date for the coops is the week of May 20th, a perfect time for the chicks to be moved into their new permanent home and enjoy the Colorado summer.  An example of what the chicken coops will look like is provided below. 

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