School News and Events
![Grade 3 students plant a paw paw tree on campus.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631797936/oldtrailorg/d417ugxrzki1pqibmz8b/pawpaw241876867_10159124859720733_8306118568047010708_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631797936/oldtrailorg/d417ugxrzki1pqibmz8b/pawpaw241876867_10159124859720733_8306118568047010708_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631797936/oldtrailorg/d417ugxrzki1pqibmz8b/pawpaw241876867_10159124859720733_8306118568047010708_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631797936/oldtrailorg/d417ugxrzki1pqibmz8b/pawpaw241876867_10159124859720733_8306118568047010708_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631797936/oldtrailorg/d417ugxrzki1pqibmz8b/pawpaw241876867_10159124859720733_8306118568047010708_n.jpg","width":1500}])
Grade 3 students got their hands dirty last Tuesday morning while participating in a unique, cross-curricular activity that is expected to bear fruit for many years to come.
Recent Campus News
![A selfie from the Young Alumni Yearbook Party in 2021.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632151274/oldtrailorg/apgruxzljxxuy4xo39t9/young-alumni-IMG_4160.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632151274/oldtrailorg/apgruxzljxxuy4xo39t9/young-alumni-IMG_4160.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632151274/oldtrailorg/apgruxzljxxuy4xo39t9/young-alumni-IMG_4160.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632151274/oldtrailorg/apgruxzljxxuy4xo39t9/young-alumni-IMG_4160.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632151274/oldtrailorg/apgruxzljxxuy4xo39t9/young-alumni-IMG_4160.jpg","width":1500}])
What a pleasure it was to see and reconnect with members from the OTS Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 at the Merryweather Outdoor Classroom Saturday!
![A photo from the Family Movie Night event at Old Trail in 2021.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632141720/oldtrailorg/wt27fictjlfhsmfp7dxf/Family-Movie-Night-IMG_0889-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632141720/oldtrailorg/wt27fictjlfhsmfp7dxf/Family-Movie-Night-IMG_0889-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632141720/oldtrailorg/wt27fictjlfhsmfp7dxf/Family-Movie-Night-IMG_0889-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632141720/oldtrailorg/wt27fictjlfhsmfp7dxf/Family-Movie-Night-IMG_0889-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632141720/oldtrailorg/wt27fictjlfhsmfp7dxf/Family-Movie-Night-IMG_0889-2.jpg","width":1500}])
What a magical scene it was at the Merryweather Outdoor Classroom for our inaugural Family Movie Night last Friday.
![School Picture Day and Ordering Details]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631649861/oldtrailorg/sxpcwiqcbj9apgviivl4/jakeIMG_0664.jpg","width":1920}])
School Picture Day will be held at Old Trail on Thursday, September 30.
![A photo of Rachel Rich and her family]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631541387/oldtrailorg/oq9eglxmszvjvoykqjs5/Rachel-Rich-564A7695.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631541387/oldtrailorg/oq9eglxmszvjvoykqjs5/Rachel-Rich-564A7695.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631541387/oldtrailorg/oq9eglxmszvjvoykqjs5/Rachel-Rich-564A7695.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631541387/oldtrailorg/oq9eglxmszvjvoykqjs5/Rachel-Rich-564A7695.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631541387/oldtrailorg/oq9eglxmszvjvoykqjs5/Rachel-Rich-564A7695.jpg","width":1500}])
During an all-staff meeting on September 8, we had the privilege of announcing that Early Childhood Teacher Rachel Rich has been named the 2020-21 recipient of the prestigious award.
![Feast in the Field Returns on October 2]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631216966/oldtrailorg/u40gdpdopdqfhlaxh2xv/feast-DSC05850.jpg","width":2000}])
Our annual Feast in the Field, which features a seasonally inspired farm-to-table dinner under the stars, will return on Saturday, October 2, from 5-9 p.m.
![A historic photo of former Old Trail Head of School Peter Wilson.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631127121/oldtrailorg/zreourtxq56a2s7fszub/Peter-Wilson-for-FS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631127121/oldtrailorg/zreourtxq56a2s7fszub/Peter-Wilson-for-FS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631127121/oldtrailorg/zreourtxq56a2s7fszub/Peter-Wilson-for-FS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631127121/oldtrailorg/zreourtxq56a2s7fszub/Peter-Wilson-for-FS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631127121/oldtrailorg/zreourtxq56a2s7fszub/Peter-Wilson-for-FS.jpg","width":1312}])
Beloved by all who knew him, former head of school Peter G. Wilson passed away on September 3, 2021, the date of his 85th birthday.
![Date Set for Inaugural Family Movie Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630522232/oldtrailorg/xqtojvfopvxh3eatmejk/Family-Movie-Night-Field-IMG_0412.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630522232/oldtrailorg/xqtojvfopvxh3eatmejk/Family-Movie-Night-Field-IMG_0412.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630522232/oldtrailorg/xqtojvfopvxh3eatmejk/Family-Movie-Night-Field-IMG_0412.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630522232/oldtrailorg/xqtojvfopvxh3eatmejk/Family-Movie-Night-Field-IMG_0412.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630522232/oldtrailorg/xqtojvfopvxh3eatmejk/Family-Movie-Night-Field-IMG_0412.jpg","width":1500}])
The OTSPA announced on Wednesday that it will host the inaugural Family Movie Night at OTS on Friday, September 17.
![OTS alumna Alex Newman '20 performance on Shining Star CLE.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1630333259/oldtrailorg/phfzx8v1yptlbq6ghqns/alexnewmanscreenshot.png","width":2200}])
Recent Old Trail School graduate Alex Newman '20 wowed judges last night at the fifth-annual Shining Star CLE, a solo-singing competition for Northeast Ohio high school students.
![Students pose for a photo on the first day of school.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1630068683/oldtrailorg/ikcuzrnjhboto0ts16yk/first-day-564A6545.jpg","width":2200}])
From pop-up rain showers to breathtaking rainbows and joyful enthusiasm mixed in with a little bit of nervous energy, our first days of school had just about everything this week.
![A Letter from the OTS Board President]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629817068/oldtrailorg/iezsbdixffinj1yod0iu/eaton-family-email3387.jpg","width":2000}])
Old Trail School Board President Tom Eaton III '92 shared his thoughts in advance of the first day of school in an open letter to the OTS community on Monday, August 23.
Upcoming Events
Grade 3 - Ledges Field Trip
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OTS Spirit Day
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ECP Parent Night
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Primary Parent Night - Kindergarten to Grade 2
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Student Picture Day
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Spring 2021 Magazine
