Support Ralston Valley Business Students

I’m reaching out from the Ralston Valley High School Business Program! Our students are learning marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and personal finance and they’re eager to apply those skills with real organizations right here in our community.

Two great ways to partner with us:

1) Host an Intern - If you own or work at a company that could use fresh ideas and extra hands, consider hosting a Mustang intern. We’ll match you with a student aligned to your needs (marketing, social media, customer research, operations support, etc.). We provide teacher oversight and clear goals so the experience is valuable for you and for the student.

2) Sponsor an Industry Project -  An industry-sponsored project is a short, scoped challenge your business wants help solving; completed by a student team with a teacher as project coach. It's like a mini-consulting engagement that lasts a few weeks.  Typical projects include:

• Market research and customer surveys

• Social media content plan and 30-day calendar

• Competitor and pricing analysis

• Store layout or process-flow improvement ideas

• Lightweight brand refresh (logo tweaks, messaging guide)

• Event or promotions plan tied to a real deadline

What partnering looks like:

• Timeframe: 3–6 weeks for projects; internships typically last a semester.

• Commitment: One kickoff meeting, a mid-point check-in, and a final presentation (projects); interns typically work 5 hours/week, flexible to your schedule.

• Deliverables: A concise brief at kickoff and a final readout with recommendations, assets (e.g., content calendar), and next steps.

• Support: We handle student preparation, project management templates, and reflection rubrics; you provide the real-world context and feedback.

If you’re interested—or even just curious—I’d love to chat about what would be most helpful for your business and meaningful for our students.

Thank you for supporting Ralston Valley’s future business leaders!

Jen Newhouse

Ralston Valley High School – Business Program

jen.newhouse@jeffco.k12.co.us 

Student 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 (closest the the sidewalk), 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 on 80th- 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 and we have shared with students that this is not permitted!

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

Speech and Debate Tournament at Ralston Valley

The first Mustang Madness Invitational was an incredible success. Thanks to all the staff, community, and families who came out to support our team and program!

Our Mustang competitors took the following:

5th place in Public Forum Debate (Lucia del Bano Edwards & Joelle Blatt)

5th place in Original Oratory (Pragna Yalavarthy)

5th place in Duo Interp (Bea Ryan & Lillian Radovich)

Student Government Hosts Send-off Party for RV Wish Kid

Last January, our community raised money through the Make-A-Wish organization in the name of  Ben, whose dream was to visit Japan.

We are thrilled to announce that the time for his trip has arrived—Ben leaves for Japan next week!

This week, Student Government had the honor of hosting a special Send-off Party for Ben and his family, with generous support from Dutch Bros. The celebration was filled with games, cake, gifts, and wonderful moments of shared smiles and laughter.

Thank you, RV, for coming together to make this incredible wish come true!

NHS Volunteers for Campus Cleanup

Last weekend, RV National Honor Society partnered with the National Junior Honor Society at Three Creeks K-8, for a beautifying campus cleanup.

Get Your Yearbook Baby Ads

Recognition ads (aka baby ads) are a wonderful way to let your student know how proud you are of his/her accomplishments. Graduation from high school is a major milestone which should be celebrated! For more information on pricing and how to submit your ad, please visit www.TheYearbookCompany.com.

The deadline is NEXT WEEK on November 18th. Don’t delay, as space may be limited!

If you have already purchased a recognition ad for your senior, THANK YOU!

Be sure to purchase your 2025-26 yearbook soon, the price will increase to $85.00 on December 1st. 

To help keep students as safe as possible, RVHS students are not allowed to walk off campus at any time.  

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, parents/guardians of 10th-grade students can give permission for their child to leave campus with the expectation that they are following the local and state driving laws. Once this form has been submitted by a parent/guardian, the student must visit the front office to obtain an 'off-campus' sticker for their Student ID.  

Please click on this FORM to give your sophomore child the ability to leave campus with your permission.  Students with a valid sticker can begin leaving campus during approved periods on Monday, August 25, 2025.

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

11th Grade ICAP

On Monday, 11th graders participated in their yearly Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) activity.  Students completed a Skills Inventory and were shown potential careers based on their skills.  Students then did a "deep dive" into a career of their choosing to learn more about it.  If you have an 11th grader, ask them what their top skills are and which career they chose to learn more about!

Internship Opportunities

Jeffco has updated internship opportunites for second semester.  The current list includes internships at IX Power, Arvada Chamber of Commerce, St. Anthony Hospital, Office of Senator Cutter, and more!  Some of these organizations are holding interviews on Thursday, November 13 after school, so if your student is interested, they should apply as soon as possible.  Click here for a flier with more information.  To view the list of internship sites, follow these steps:

Visit jeffcopublicschools.org/community

Scroll down to "Partner Offers" and select "View Partner Offers"

Change the category at the top to "Internships" to view the current opportunities

Advisement 

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

Next week in 9th Grade Advisement classes, students will work on their Gratitude Graffiti posters.  In 10th Grade Advisement, students will start with one minute check-in meetings with their counselors, and finish with gratitude activities. Both classes are getting ready for the upcoming fourth annual Cameron Holland Toy Drive, which supports Santa's Workshop at Lutheran Hospital, and Judi's House, a resource center for grieving children and families.

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