Ralston High School

Infobox School
name = Ralston High School


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established = 1954
type = Public
principal = Greg Shepard
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colors = Red and White
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location = 8969 Park Drive Omaha, Nebraska, 68127
homepage = [http://www2.esu3.org/DWS/rhighschool/ link]

Ralston High School is located in Ralston, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska. The school opened in 1954 when it was first placed on Lakeview Drive, and relocated to its current address on 8969 Park Drive in 1982. The former high school building was converted to the middle school.

In 2006, Ralston High School's enrollment jumped from 850 students to 1090 students, and is also becoming a more diverse school.

In athletics, Ralston participates in Nebraska's second largest class, and has had the most success in Girl's Softball, where they've won three state titles ('97-'99) and two runner ups ('03, '06) and lead the Class B teams with 12 appearances in the state tournament which began in 1993. Ralston's baseball teams have experienced similar success, with 18 appearances in the state tournament, their most recent appearance was in 2006. They've been in the finals seven times, and captured the state title seven times, holding the second most state titles in baseball, behind Omaha Creighton Prep's 8. Ralston High School's colors are Red and Columbian blue. They are known as the Ralston Rams.

The Ralston Performing Arts Centre is currently located inside Ralston High School. This stage is used once a year in the summer by the Ralston Community Theatre and it is used all throughout the school year by the Ralston Drama students. The theatre, along with the entire school, was recently renovated and now seats 600+ people. The "new theatre's" first show was Les Misérables in May of 2005.

The Ralston Fine Arts Department has had success in recent years. The band has almost tripled in size, received numerous awards including best drumline, best drum major, and has had continuous success at competitions receiving all superior and excellent ratings.

See also

* Education in Omaha, Nebraska

References

External links

* [http://www.ralstonschools.org Ralston Public Schools] official website.
* [http://www2.esu3.org/DWS/rhighschool/ Ralston High School] official website.