The RPS Weekly Message
Thursday, January 16, 2025
** IMPORTANT- This is for students not currently attending Ralston Public Schools. Students currently enrolled in grades Kindergarten through Eleventh Grade are automatically enrolled for the following school year. **
Enrollment and Option Enrollment is now open for the 2025-2026 school year for students who are entering kindergarten through the 12th grade.
We encourage everyone enrolling students for next school year to start and finish this process as soon as possible!
If your child is currently attending Pre-Kindergarten at an RPS school outside of your neighborhood boundaries, please note that they will return to their neighborhood RPS school for Kindergarten.
For those families enrolling students in kindergarten, to be eligible, the students must turn five on or before July 31, 2025.
Option Enrollment - For families living outside the RPS District boundaries who want to enroll students in the District; Option Enrollment is also now open. The deadline for Option Enrollment applications is Friday, March 15th. Families who apply will be notified of their student’s option enrollment status after the March 15th deadline.
Pre-Kindergarten - Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will open after 9:00 am on Monday, February 3, 2025. Pre-Kindergarten is only available for students who live within the District boundaries and who turn four on or before July 31, 2025. Applications submitted before 9:00 am on February 3rd will not be accepted.
For more information, families can visit the District website and click on Enrollment under the For Families section. If families have specific questions on the enrollment process, they can contact the building they are enrolling their students in.
Winter weather is now upon us. To receive snow day alerts from Ralston Public Schools, your contact information must be up-to-date in your R-Kids account.
Click HERE to update your information now in R-Kids!
Parents are notified of snow days via an automated phone call, text message, and email. You don't want to miss these important messages!
Notifications will also be on all District and school websites and social media pages. RPS notifies all the local news stations, allowing them to share this information with their viewers as well.
The Ralston High School HOSA organization will host its annual Winter Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, January 24th from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm in the gymnasium at Ralston High School.
To register, visit the LINK!
By registering to be part of the Ralston High School HOSA Blood Drive, not only are you making a life saving difference but you are also supporting our students. By hosting blood drives throughout the year, the American Red Cross supports a scholarship fund to benefit engaged students as they move on to higher education. The scholarship program is available for high schools that host at least one Red Cross blood drive during the year.
Calling All Rams! Do you know an outstanding Ralston High School graduate who's making waves? The RHS Distinguished Alumni Award is your chance to shine a spotlight on an exceptional Ralston Ram who's inspiring our community.
Let’s celebrate the inspiring stories of our alumni! Nominate someone today and help us showcase the incredible impact RHS graduates are making in the world.
Nominations are due by Saturday, May 31st!
For more information: https://www.ralstonschoolsfoundation.org/2025-nominations.html