Happy First Day of School, Rockwood!
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Happy First Day of School, Rockwood!
Monday, Aug. 18, marks the first day of the 2025-2026 school year in the Rockwood School District! We are excited to welcome our students and families back for another fantastic year of learning and fun!
Check back for photos and video from the first-day festivities.
Monday, Aug. 18, was a great day in Rockwood, as school communities all over the district celebrated the first day of the 2025-2026 school year! Students, staff, families and community members showed their excitement for another great year in Rockwood, and Green Pines Elementary celebrated a very special ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new playground!
Here are some scenes from the first day at Green Pines and Pond elementary schools, Rockwood Valley and Wildwood middle schools and Eureka High!
It has been a fantastic first day of school in the Rockwood School District! Here are some scenes from Ballwin, Bowles, Chesterfield, Geggie and Green Pines elementary schools, LaSalle Springs, Rockwood South, Selvidge and Wildwood middle schools and all four Rockwood high schools!
Click here to visit a Google Photos album of more highlights from the first day!
Did you catch Lafayette High students and staff members up bright and early this morning on the KMOV Back-to-School coverage? Thank you to the Lafayette Lancer Regiment marching band and color guard, Escadrille dance team, cheer team for showcasing your school spirit!
This year, as we embark on our new Forward Together strategic plan, we will keep one of its main features -- "The Rockwood Promise" -- at the forefront of everything we do: We Cultivate Belonging; We Empower All; We Honor Dignity; and We Embrace Innovation. The Rockwood Promise is more than just an idea; it's the embodiment of who we are and how we operate.
In this video, Rockwood South Middle student Isla Turner takes us through the Promise and what it means for all of the students, staff members and families in our caring educational community. For more information, visit forward.rsdmo.org/promise.
We are eager and ready to welcome our students, parents and community members back into our schools for another fantastic year in Rockwood! Here's a welcome message from Superintendent Dr. Curtis Cain as we kick off a year fulfilling the Rockwood Promise and moving forward, together.
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