Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) held a “phenomenal” APEX fundraiser, reported Principal Brynne Dukes, netting $18,000 for new technology. (Photo: APEX fun run)
Continue reading →
Ayesha Chloe Abril, a 7th-grade grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA), is the Student Artist of the Month for November. She is 13 and lives in Chula Vista. She has attended Springs since 3rd grade. She likes to draw characters from anime and video games. Besides art, she likes Taekwondo.
Continue reading →
The Otay Ranch Student Center held its annual APEX fundraiser netting more than $15,000 for school technology, reported Vice Principal Melissa Maguire. The fundraiser kicked off with a pep rally, followed by two weeks of character-building lessons and students collecting pledges for a culminating fun run. Topics discussed included being fearless, adapting, and being original.
Continue reading →
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) kicked off the new school year with TK/K students playing bingo, 1st graders creating self-portraits, the 3rd/4th combo class making clay figures, the 4th-grade learning cooperation through a Minecraft challenge, and the 5th/6th-grade combo class building mousetrap cars.
Continue reading →
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) teacher Taylor Olson had a Jedi Training Camp. Students practiced skills to be Jedi: balance, concentration, teamwork, problem-solving, agility, accuracy, and peace. The favorite activity, Ms. Olson reported, were lightsaber battles.
Continue reading →
Damian Cortez, an 8th grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA), is the April 2022 Student Artist of the Month. His artwork is entitled “80s Back to School.” He is a resident of Chula Vista.
Continue reading →
Teacher Jennifer Graham offers a Space Exploration Class to 3rd through 6th-grade students at Springs’ Enterprise and Otay Ranch Learning Labs. In one lesson, for example, she demonstrates how protecting an egg relates to real-world challenges faced by engineers who design things like bike helmets, space crafts, and Mars landers.
Continue reading →
Ayesha Chloe Abril, a 6th-grade student with the Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, is the March 2022 Student Artist of the Month. The Chula Vista resident’s artwork is entitled P.L.A.Y.
Continue reading →
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) participated in the Great Kindness Challenge in January, a week-long bullying prevention program in which students are encouraged to “create a culture of compassion, inclusion, unity and respect.”
Continue reading →
Brynne Dukes is the new principal of Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). She has been an educator for 25 years, earning her teaching credential and Master’s degree in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from Sonoma State University.
Continue reading →
