Highlights • April 12 Point Loma High “Future Pointers” K-8 Track Meet (Slideshow)

OTA Outdoor Ed-2015 Track Meet 1

Blue Ribbon!

  • Thank you to all OTA students who competed and parents who cheered!
  • Thank you Coach Curry & Mrs Curry for making it all possible!
  • Slideshow with more highlights coming soon!
OTA Outdoor Ed-2015 Track Meet-First Place

First Place Boys 4×100 relay (back to back victories 2014, 2015)

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OTA Outdoor Ed-2015 Track Meet 2

First Place “Boys 4×100 relay” team… and friends!

“Because we had two girls we had to run with the all boys division! Lyndon, Aiyana, Shyla, Spencer. They were magnificent. The ONLY coed team.” — Coach Curry

Point Loma High K-8 Track Meet • 8 AM Tomorrow, Sunday April 12 • Let’s Go OTA!

This Sunday our OTA Track and Field athletes will compete with other local schools.

  • Arrive at 8 am, the first race will begin at 9 am!

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  • Track meet is held at Point Loma High School Track
  • Wear your OTA Outdoor Ed uniforms and running shoes
  • Bring water and snacks for your child
  • Wear sunscreen!
  • Only Coaches will be on the field with the athletes
  • Please read the attached info sheet
  • If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late! You can bring the registration form and $25 on Sunday morning between 8-10
  • Registration Form 
  • Order of Events K-2
  • Order of Events 3-8 

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Future Pointers Track & Field Meet • Sunday, April 12 at Point Loma High School

Come root for OTA, the raining Kindergarten Track Meet Champions!

Slideshow: Highlights from 2014-2015 Track Meet
Slideshow: Track and Field Season is Here!PLHS Track MeetFuture Pointers Track & Field Meet at Point Loma High School, April 12, 2015

Student athletes need to register with Coach Curry or send in papers to the OTA office by Tuesday, April 7!  Entry fee is $10 per athlete.  Come out to enjoy a fun community event on the PLHS campus.  After April 7th registration will be accepted on the day of the event between 8a-10a for $25.

Grades/ Divisions  K, 1, 2 will begin competition at 9am

Grades / Divisions 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 will begin competition immediately after, approximately at noon.

Print the registration forms here:  2015 Reg Form 1 and 2015 Reg Form 2

Happy Spring Break to OTA Teachers, Students, Parents! • Half-Day Today • Spring Break Baseball Camp

Spring Vacation…

  • Begins Today, Friday, March 27 (a Half-Day: Dismissal is at 12 PM)
  • Students return to school Monday, April 6.

Students & Teachers After School in Courtyard – Final Week Project Sprint!  

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Seventh Graders working with Mr. Watts….

 Thank you OTA Teachers, for all you do for our children!

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Fifth Graders working with Mrs. Cook…

Baseball Players, Want to Improve Your Swing?

  • Sign up for the Coach Curry’s “Hit Factory” Camp over Spring Break

Presidio Spring Break Day Camp Flyer

OTA Botball Robotics Team Competes Today! • Saturday, Mar 21

**Please note: there is no sign in front of the school–tournament is in main gym**

2015 BotBall Tournament Robot Entry

Bear, one of OTA’s Three Entries for the 2015 Botball Robotics Tournament

Come support the OTA Botball Robotics Team as they compete in The Southern California Botball Regional Tournament! From 10 AM until 12 Noon students will be participating in seeding round matches at West Hills High School in preparation for the double elimination tournament from 2 PM – 5 PM.
2015 Robotics Team

2015 Robotics Team (Not all members present)

Team members this year are…
  • 8th graders: Tom, RT, Xavier, Brian, Jake, Andrew;
  • 7th Graders: Donovan, Reese, Tanner, Jeffrey, who will demonstrate their prowess in programming and mechanical engineering as they compete agains 32 other regional teams.
  • Team Coaches: Mr Major and Mr. Doar.
And Welcome to the Insitute Thomas Jefferson Bobtball Team from Mexico City!
The Team has visited OTA for the last three years to practice on our Arena before the tournament

The Team has visited OTA since 2013 to practice in our Arena before the tournament

Jeff Major
STEM Director
Old Town Academy

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STEM is the Theme… at the 2015 OTA Wine & Dine

OTA STEM- 7th Grade Early Stage SUMO Bot Competition 2

OTA STEM- 7th Grade Early Stages SUMO Bot Competition

Get ready for the OTA Wine and Dine! our school’s largest fundraiser, Sat. April 25, 2015.

This year our fundraising efforts will be focused on supporting OTA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), with our special focus on teaching students to solve Design Problems: Robotics-Programming, Science Lab Tools & Equipment, “Maker Spaces” for the classrooms.

Photos from today’s STEM activities at OTA…

OTA STEM- Early Stage SUMO Bot Competition 1What is Sumo Bot? Student Teams use their engineering and programming skills to design robots to compete in the arena–the goal is to push the other team’s robot off the table.