The Review Student Magazine-RVHS Spring/ Summer 2014 Volume 1 | Page 23

A t the end of this school year Ralston Valley will have to say goodbye to someone who has been here with us since the beginning. As of March 31st, Mr. Jim Hynes will no longer be our Vice Principal or Athletic Director. But his legacy at RV will not soon be forgotten. Ralston Valley has been rated a Colorado school of since 2005, and we have won more than 10 state championships and countless league and conference titles, with his help. The Review sat down with Hynes and talked with him about why he is retiring. “The timing felt right” he said, about his sudden retirement “I’ve been in jeffco for 32 years and with Ellis leaving it felt like a good time to turn it over to someone new.” When we asked him what he’d be doing, Hynes said, “I’ll take it easy for a few months, play some golf do a little fishing, and just relax.” However, after a moment he added, with a laugh: “Then I’ll find a job because I still have bills to pay.” How do you feel about your work at Ralston Valley was the last question of the interview. With pursed lips Mr. Hynes leaned back in his chair, furrowed his brow and thought for a moment and then spoke: “I have mixed emotions, it’s very bittersweet. It will be difficult to leave because it’s such a great school. But I’m proud I’ve helped make it such a great school.” It will also be bittersweet for our school to say goodbye to Mr. Hynes. As such a crucial part of our school since the very beginning, it will be hard, yet elated to watch him leave. Hynes has worked hard for the past 32 years, to improve the student experience in Jeffco. He is deserving of a break, and when he does find another job we all know he will be very successful. I think that Mr. Fleischman summed up Mr. Hynes’s career here at RV. “He was a good man to everyone” is all he had to say, but nothing else needs to be said. Hynes worked hard and was dedicated to all the students that have ever walked these halls or played on are fields and courts. Mr. Hynes will be missed. R Mr. Hynes Will Be Missed