diff --git a/apps/site/src/App.tsx b/apps/site/src/App.tsx
index 8a194b15..2ee0bfff 100644
--- a/apps/site/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Box, ChakraProvider, VStack } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Box, ChakraProvider, Link, VStack } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { AuthCallback, googleAuth, RequireAuth } from "@rp/shared";
 import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import {
@@ -89,6 +89,29 @@ function Main() {
         }
       }}
     >
+      <Box
+        w="100%"
+        bg="yellow.400"
+        py="8px"
+        px={4}
+        textAlign="center"
+        fontFamily="magistral"
+        fontWeight="bold"
+        fontSize={{ base: "sm", xl: "md" }}
+        color="gray.900"
+        letterSpacing="wide"
+        zIndex={16}
+        position="relative"
+      >
+        <Link
+          href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRfU2T4qJDBKvHDWvMLKufP8iJ6zSfq6hhypPxVHPvr2S8xA/viewform"
+          isExternal
+          color="gray.900"
+          _hover={{ textDecoration: "underline", color: "gray.700" }}
+        >
+          R|P 2026 staff applications are now open! Click here to apply! 🎉
+        </Link>
+      </Box>
       <Navbar isFlush={isFlush} />
       <Box
         w="100%"
diff --git a/apps/site/src/components/Home/Landing/Landing.tsx b/apps/site/src/components/Home/Landing/Landing.tsx
index 4a76e216..4981686d 100644
--- a/apps/site/src/components/Home/Landing/Landing.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/src/components/Home/Landing/Landing.tsx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export const Landing = () => {
           {/* Flex grow 1 */}
 
           {/* subdate */}
-          <MotionText
+          {/* <MotionText
             fontSize={{ base: "2xl", md: "4xl" }}
             fontFamily="Magistral"
             color="gray.200"
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const Landing = () => {
             transition={{ delay: 3, duration: 0.6, ease: "easeOut" }}
           >
             September 16–20, 2025
-          </MotionText>
+          </MotionText> */}
         </Box>
 
         {/* register button */}
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ export const Landing = () => {
         >
           <Button
             as="a"
-            href="/register"
+            href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRfU2T4qJDBKvHDWvMLKufP8iJ6zSfq6hhypPxVHPvr2S8xA/viewform"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
             size={{
               base: "md",
               md: "lg"
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ export const Landing = () => {
               fontStyle="italic"
               letterSpacing="0.01em"
             >
-              REGISTER
+              REGISTER FOR STAFF
             </Text>
           </Button>
         </MotionBox>
diff --git a/apps/site/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/apps/site/src/components/Navbar.tsx
index abeb50ed..12eefb86 100644
--- a/apps/site/src/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({ isFlush }) => {
   return (
     <Flex
       position={isFlush ? "sticky" : "fixed"}
-      top={0}
+      top={isFlush ? 0 : "37px"}
       w="100%"
       justifyContent="center"
       zIndex={15}