Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts held a STEAM Fair with students doing projects at home using one of four kits: crystal growing, weather lab, chemistry set, or volcano lab.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts held a STEAM Fair with students doing projects at home using one of four kits: crystal growing, weather lab, chemistry set, or volcano lab.
The annual Springs spelling bee was held virtually this year, with each participant given 25 spelling words and 25 vocabulary words. The winners were:
Meredith Rodriguez, a 7th-grade student with the Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA), was named a winner in the Scholastic Book Club’s Picture a President Drawing Contest 2020 for her drawing of former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) is continuing distance learning as October begins,based on mandates from state health officials, reported Principal Alyssa Branchaud-Warren. School staff is preparing to reopen the campus; they hope they will receive permission to do so later this month. When school does reopen, Mrs. Warren reported, plans are being put into place to reopen at 50% capacity for half days. Changes are taking place on campus to increase safety when students return.
| Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts is pleased to welcome three new teachers: Sydney Wilson, 2nd grade, Ebony Peralta, 3rd/4th combo, and Myisha Partridge, 6th grade. Adam Samaha is a new middle school ACE. |
Viviana Sage, 13, is a 7th-grade student at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts. She likes to draw with pencil and paper, paints and canvases. With drawing, she said, “I’m very cartoony but I love to shade. I Continue reading
Special recognition was given to teacher Charles Coomber’s 7th-grade class at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) for reaching the highest ST Math completion rate in the school (73% when the current goal is 51%). They were also nominated as the kindest class in the school because of the care they give their 1st/2nd grade buddy class. Continue reading
Jordan Blankenship is the February 2020 Student Artist of the Month. Last year, she was an 8th-grade student at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). Continue reading
Kindergartners at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) learned about turkeys and pumpkins in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. Continue reading
Nichole Anderson, 14, is a Chula Vista who attended Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts for 8th grade during the 2018-19 school year. She chose Springs because she wanted a smaller learning environment. Continue reading
Springs Charter Schools are parent choice schools where the community is our classroom. Our mission is to foster the innate curiosity of our students, empower their parents, and promote optimum learning by collaboratively developing a personalized learning program for each student.
Eagle = Choice, Freedom, Initiative
River = Community
Book = Empowering Parents (Knowledge is Power)
Torch = Curiosity, Passion for Learning
Hands = Collaboration
Keys = Personalization, Unlocking the Student’s Potential
Oak Branches = Continuous Lifelong Learning
