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Rooftop Elementary earns top honors at LEAP Sandcastle contest

For a second year in a row, Rooftop Elementary School and Swinerton Builders took the top prize in the 27th annual LEAP Sandcastle Contest at Ocean Beach. Their Chinese dragon was the hit of the beach.

This year’s theme was “Sand Francisco”, so there were plenty of city landmarks on display. Lombard Street, AT&T Park, sea lions, the Dutch windmill, cable cars, bridges – even a great white shark.

Congratulations to Rooftop and all the schools that participated – the sculptures were sand-tastic!

Sarah B.


The winning sculpture of a dragon from Rooftop Elementary School & Swinerton Builders


A sea lion with his catch still in his mouth. In about 2 seconds, that kid is going to stomp on his head 🙁


Coit Tower


AT&T Park complete with the Coke bottle in the outfield.


McCovey Cove at AT&T Park. Those are kayakers watching the ball splash down.


Two kids pet the great white shark


The dutch windmill of Golden Gate Park

4 Comments

  1. It was a really fun event. Thanks go to the architecture/engineering/construction firms and all other sponsors who participated…and of course, the kids!

  2. Leap Sandcastle was a fun and exciting day for us at Swinerton Team! We would like to thank the 5th graders at Rooftop Elementary, as well as our teammates BCJ & Nabih Youssef Associates, for all their hard work! We look forward to next year!!

  3. Very cool! I didn’t know about this. Thanks for showing us the photos — one of the reasons I like this blog so much, it makes me feel connected to the neighborhood!

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