PHOTOS: Ocean Beach sandcastle contest features family fun

Juliana Severe • October 11, 2011

The 28th annual LEAP sandcastle contest was held on the shores of Ocean Beach on Saturday, October 8.

Elementary school children, families, friends, teachers and volunteers spent the day transforming their ideas into designs made of sand.

Ocean Beach sandcastle contest — John Yehall Chin Elementary displayed their sculpture along side with its clay model on October 8, 2011. Photo by Juliana Severe.

Ocean Beach sandcastle contest — Miralloma Elementry, who won "Most Totally Unrelated to the Theme", tear down their sculpture after the competition was over. Their subject of choice for the competition was Angry Birds. On October 8, 2011. Photo by Juliana Severe.

Ocean Beach sandcastle contest — Bay Area schools with the help of volunteer architects, engineers and builders sculpted the ideas and visions that they had for the 28th Annual LEAP Sand Castle Contest on October 8, 2011. Photo by Juliana Severe.

Ocean Beach sandcastle contest — The Creative Arts Charter School won Best in Show for their detailed sand dragon on October 8, 2011. Photo by Juliana Severe.

Ocean Beach sandcastle contest — Austin, a student at Miralloma Elementary, stands in front of his school's torn down sand sculpture. They won "Most Totally Unrelated to the Theme" for an Angry Birds sandcastle on October 8, 2011. Photo by Juliana Severe.

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PHOTOS: Ocean Beach sandcastle contest features family fun