Schedule
SPRING 2024 March 20th -JUNE 9th*
Spring 2024 opening
O-team info &
community meetings
4 PM Wednesday &/or Thursday, March 20 & 21
on the hilltop @ Danehy
NOTE: Schedule subject to change [location, bus arrival/departure etc].
Please check back regularly.
Things especially likely to change marked with asterisk*
Saturday & Sunday typically onsite from 10 AM - noon (travel time to and from varies). Occasional special events may change time.
NEOC: Results posting | CSU: Results posting
WEEK 1:
Wednesday March 20th @ 4 PM
Oteam meeting* see top of this page
Thursday 21st @ 4 PM
Oteam meeting* see top of this page
Weekend [March 22-24]:
Jr Nationals: https://jn2024.cascadeoc.org/ | Results | Livelox Day1 Day2 | On course video | Columbia River Gorge, Washington State
WEEK 2:
W-R @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
F @ Danehy 2:30 PM - 4 PM | [No school - optional]
Saturday Mar 30 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
9 AM bus CRLS Fitzgerald Theatre side Cambridge St
Middlesex Fells - Long Pond area - Hillcrest Pkway Winchester MA
Saturday Mar 30 | 4 - 6 PM - OUSA YDP Jr Nationals course review online session | [Recommended]
Signup | Meeting | Slide deck | Livelox: Day1 Day2 | Club teams OUSA survey
Sunday Mar 31 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Mustang Trailhead Loop - Middlesex Fells - Medford HS
WEEK 3:
W-F @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday Apr 6 | 10 AM - noon [9 AM bus @ CRLS]
Breakheart Reservation - Wakefield entrance
Sunday Apr 7
FOCA City Run/Walk 5k - Fresh Pond | Results | Photos
WEEK 4:
Mon Apr 8 - Consent Workshop @ CRLS 3:15 - 4:30 Rm 1640 [Mandatory]
W- Eid observed | no school [optional highly recommended practice esp for West Point attendees] @Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
F - no practice
Sat/Sun Apr 13 Apr 14
WEEK 5:
CRLS/CPSD Spring Break [No School]
Saturday Apr 20 | Spring Break [No School]
For families or individuals on own: UNO Hollis Town Forest - UNO fees apply as non NEOC event; opt attendance credit given, let me know if you attend
Sunday Apr 21 | Spring Break [No School]
For families or individuals on own: NEOC Hale Education BYOM; opt attendance credit given, let me know if you attend
WEEK 6:
W+F @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R Apr 25 | 6 - 7 PM [not inclusive of travel time]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs North Point Park Cambridge | results long & short | Livelox
Saturday Apr 27 | 10 AM - noon [ bus @ CRLS 9AM ]
NEOC, BYOM - Hale Education | results | Livelox
Sunday Apr 28 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
NEOC Whipple Hill | results
WEEK 7:
W+F @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R May 2 | 6 - 7 PM [Bus departs 5 PM from CRLS]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Franklin Park | results long A B C & short | Livelox
Saturday May 4 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Nobscot Scout Reservation - Billygoat training
Sunday May 5 | 10 AM - noon [Bus Departs 9 AM from CRLS]
NEOC Baldwin Hill | results | Livelox
WEEK 8:
W+F @ Fresh Pond - playscape 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R @ Danehy 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday May 11 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
NEOC Mt Misery - BYOM | results | Livelox
[ WCOC Uconn - WOC/JWOC National team trials | Note: Oteam members participated but not an Oteam scheduled event | Attackpoint ]
Sunday May 12 | 11 AM - 1 or 2 PM [bus est leave CRLS 8 AM]
UNO 44th Billygoat/kid | Results | Photos
WEEK 9:
W+F @ Fresh Pond - playscape 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R May 16 | 6 - 7 PM [bus est leave CRLS 5 PM]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Mary Cummings Park | results long & short | Livelox
Saturday May 18 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
NEOC Mt Misery - BYOM | results | Livelox
Sunday May 19 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
NEOC Mt Misery - BYOM | results | Livelox
[ Bonus NEOC training available @ 1PM | details | signup required ]
WEEK 10:
W+F @ Fresh Pond - playscape 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R May 23 | 6 - 7 PM [no bus]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Fresh Pond | results long & short
Saturday May 25 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Course design & field checking - Auburndale park Newton
Sunday May 26 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Course design & field checking - Beaver Brook North Waltham (Lexington & Belmont intersection)
[NEOC/UNO Training camp/days 25,26 &/or 27 | Attackpoint | opt not an Oteam scheduled event]
WEEK 11:
W+F @ Fresh Pond - playscape 4 PM - 5:30 PM
R May 30 | 6 - 7 PM [bus departs CRLS @ 5 PM]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Edmands Park
Saturday Jun 1 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Course design & field checking - Beaver Brook North Waltham (Lexington, Belmont borders)
Sunday Jun 2 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
Course design & field checking - Beaver Brook North Waltham (Lexington, Belmont borders)*
WEEK 12:
W June 5th | 2024 Fall Sports Interest Meeting
3:15 PM Al Coccoluto Gym @ CRLS
R Jun 6 | 6 - 7 PM [bus departs CRLS @ 5 PM]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Hammond Pond
[ June 6th CRLS Graduation ]
F @ Fresh Pond - playscape 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday Jun 8 | no in-person Oteam event
[Optional Mapping class online offered via Navigation Games]
Sunday Jun 9 | 10 AM - noon [not inclusive of travel time]
NEOC Blue Hills Score-O & picnic
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Cambridge 3rd grade Orienteering Jamboree @ Danehy
Tuesday & Wednesday June 11th & 12th | 9 AM - 12:30 PM
[volunteer hours available]
Cambridge Upper School Intramural Championships @ Danehy
Tuesday June 11th ~ 3 PM - 4:30 PM [ setup cleanup ~ 1 hr before & 30 min after ]
Thursday June 13 | 6 - 7 PM [no bus]
CSU/NEOC SPOTs Pine Banks - finale
Saturday June 22nd - Fresh Pond Day 2024 - Cambridge
Fresh Pond Reservation by the water treatment facility
Setup starts at 10 AM
Event 11 AM - 3 PM
https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2024/06/freshpondday
Saturday June 22nd - Online Mapping course
OOM - Open Orienteering Mapper
11 AM - 1:30 PM
https://navigationsports.ca/courses
[Potential financial support from NEOC or Navigation Games available]
OTHER Seasons INFO
Fall:
Vampire-O('s) - Navigation Games - Danehy Cambridge MA preceding Halloween
Night-O - NEOC/Scout-O - Nobscot Sudbury MA ~ Halloween
Spring:
Fresh Pond Day - with various activities including intro Orienteering
USMA West Point 45th Annual NRE - West Point NY | ~ April 2025
Summer:
MSYEP opportunities with Navigation Games.
August 31st to September 8th
NEOC 15th Annual Wanderings - BYOM
2025:
Jr Nationals - March 21 - 23 - North Texas Orienteering Association - NTOA
Venue: Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, Boy Scout Rd, Bridgeport, TX 76426
68 miles NW of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Fri: Model Event
Sat/Sun: Two Day Classic NRE