page_title: Ralston Valley High School
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Ralston Valley High School / Extracurricular activities and classes / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: RV vs. AW
context_page_description: Ralston Valley High School is a public high school in Arvada, Colorado, United States. Since it opened for the 2000 school year, its enrollment has grown to around 1800+ students. Area rivalries include Standley Lake High School, Pomona High School and Arvada West High School.
  Ralston Valley is a comprehensive, four-year high school located in Arvada, a northwest suburb of Denver. Opened in 2000, it has established a solid reputation, Offering a full complement of courses, with complete Honors and Advanced Placement programs, Ralston Valley has earned the highest rating given by the Colorado Dept. of Education. The school also features outstanding athletic and activity programs, with numerous state championships, award-winning bands, choirs, drama groups, along with art and student publication groups.
  Ralston Valley High School is an eight-time recipient of an "Excellent" rating by the Colorado Department of Education.
  RVHS has highly successful, comprehensive academic, activity, and athletic programs.
  RVHS enjoys a positive school climate with veteran teachers and minimal behavior or discipline issues.
context_section_description: Ralston Valley has won nine state championship titles in softball, boys' basketball, baseball, swimming & diving, coed cheerleading, and poms. The Mustangs have won 74 Jeffco league championships in 13 different sports. The school has received the Steinmark Award competing in the Jeffco league. The Steinmark is awarded to the school with the top overall athletic performance in the league. Ralston Valley seniors have received athletic scholarships at Division I and II NCAA schools, along with nearly every US service academy.
  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.
  Ralston Valley initially competed in Class 4A Athletics in every sport except football. Football initially competed in 3A in its first two seasons, before moving up a classification to 4A. The school has since moved to Class 5A (the highest level in Colorado) as of fall 2009 in all athletics.
  State championships won by the school include:
  Boys' basketball: 2003 (4A)
  Coed cheerleading: 2003 (4A), 2006 (4A/5A)
  Poms: 2004 (4A)
  Baseball: 2008 (4A)
  Softball: 2002, 2008 (4A)
  Girls' swimming: 2007, 2008, 2009 (5A)
  Boys' golf: 2008 (5A)
  Hockey: 2013, 2014 (5A); 2014: undefeated season, 23-0
  The basketball court is named in honor of Lisa Nelson (coach and teacher) and the gym is named in gratitude after Jim Hynes (former athletic director and assistant principal).
caption: Ralston Valley vs. area rival, Arvada West
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