Ralston Valley High School
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| Ralston Valley High School | |
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| 13355 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado USA |
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| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Principal | Jim Ellis |
| Staff | 104[1] |
| Enrollment |
1388 [2] |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus size | 54 acres |
| Athletics | 4A |
| Athletics conference | Jefferson County League |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Color(s) | Navy blue, Columbia blue and Silver |
| Established | 2000 |
| Information | 303-982-5600 |
| Homepage | Ralston Valley High School |
Ralston Valley High School is a public high school in Arvada, Colorado. Since it opened for the 2000 school year, its enrollment enrollment has grown to around 1400 students.
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[edit] History
The 24th high school built in Jefferson County Public Schools, Ralston Valley's opening relieved Arvada West High School, which was serving so many students in 1999 it was on a split schedule. Groundbreaking occurred in March 1999 and the school opened in the fall of 2000 to students.[3]
The mascot of Ralston Valley is the Mustang. It was decided based on suggestions from local Jefferson County School kids who would be attending. There were 3 other choices in the final decision with the vote in the end choosing the mustang. The logo is significant in the location of the school which now occupies a former ranch which raised and bred horses. Part of this ranch is still there on the cross road south east of the school.
[edit] Campus
The school building, situated on a 54-acre site in northwest Arvada, was designed by LKA Partners and won a Merit Award in 2002 from the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[4]
[edit] Students and faculty
The student-teacher ratio is 21.7 to 1.[1]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
Ralston Valley fields teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross county, football. golf, ice hockey, girls lacrosse, poms, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling in interscholastic competition.
State championships won by the school include [5]:
- Boys' basketball: 2003 (4A)
- Coed cheerleading: 2003 (4A), 2006 (4A/5A)
- Poms: 2004 (4A)
[edit] Student groups
- CARE Team
- Drama Club
- FCCLA
- Instrumental Music
- Mock Trial
- National Honor Society
- Newspaper
- Ski/Snowboard Club(Shred the Gnar)
- Student Government
- Vive la France
- Vocal Music
- WHOA (Warm Hearts of Africa) Club
- Yearbook
[edit] Notable alumni
- MATT JONES, drummer for pop band The Fray.[6]
- Dave Welsh, electric guitar player for pop band The Fray.[6]
- Nick Fazekas (2003), University of Nevada, Reno basketball player, Drafted 34th to Dallas Mavericks[7] Currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers.
NOT Matt Jones
