TEEN NIGHT INFO

The Importance of Education

The owners of Old Town Family Fun are extremely passionate about education, furthering your skills, and mixing in a bit of silly along the way.  We also feel like teens need a safe outlet for fun and offer that through our monthly teen nights.  Put the two together and naturally a scholarship seemed fitting.

The Smart Noodle Name

First of all, let's tie the award to our Noodle Fest theming where a significant portion of the funding comes from.  The attendees at Teen Nights have so many smart attributes but also know how to let loose and have a silly good time.  The word, noodle, implies the pasta reference but also the brain/head and can reference a simpleton.  We'd like to take any negativity out of it and just make it a pretty smart and simple way to win this scholarship award: attend an OTFF Teen Night, our monthly teen events in a safe environment filled will fun activities and food.

What can funds be used for?

The student winning our Scholarship Award can use the funds for any secondary educational experience such as university, vocational/trades education, etc. OR to be reimbursed for expenses incurred through an apprenticeship or other non-traditional career path expense.

There are several ways the OTFF Smart Noodle Scholarship Fund gets built.  Funds will reset annually after the Gatsby Teen Formal for the next year's scholarship cycle.

• Teen Night Tickets: Starting in April 2024, $1 from every Teen Night ticket purchased at the door and $0.50 from every online ticket will go into the Scholarship Fund.
• Noodle Fest: $1.50 from every  tasting wristband will go into the Scholarship Fund.  50% of contestant entry fees for Casper's Best Noodle Contest will go directly towards the scholarship with the other 50% to pay out awards for the contest.  $1 from every Zombie Laser Tag reservation will go into the Scholarship Fund.
• Contributions: Partner contributions from local businesses are welcome year-round to be designated for this award.  Businesses contributing $250 or more will have a thank you banner displayed on our mini golf fence through Labor Day.  Contributions of $500 or more will be re-hung inside the arcade through next year's Noodle Fest.

1) Must be a current 6th-12th grade student.  Upon winning, scholarship recipient must present current school ID or Infinite Campus printout.

2) Good standing with their school (ie. not expelled, meets requirements to move onto next grade level on time/graduate).  Upon winning, scholarship recipient must provide a written statement ascertaining the good standing status from a school administrator.

3) Students earn one entry per ever teen night attended during the 2024-2025 school year as follows: attends using an online ticket OR pays at the door and signs in at the event with student name, phone number, and email (can be parent/guardian contact info).

4) Students must be present when scholarship announcement is made through random drawings of all entries at 8pm at the May Gatsby Teen Formal held at Old Town Family Fun in 2025, date TBD.

1) Must be a current 6th-12th grade student.  Upon winning, scholarship recipient must present current school ID or Infinite Campus printout.

2) Good standing with their school (ie. not expelled, meets requirements to move onto next grade level on time/graduate).  Upon winning, scholarship recipient must provide a written statement ascertaining the good standing status from a school administrator.

3) Students earn one entry per ever teen night attended as follows: attended a past 2023-2024 school year teen night using an online ticket OR attends the April 2024 or May 2024 teen night and signs in at the event with student name, phone number, and email (can be parent/guardian contact info).

4) Students must be present when scholarship announcement is made through random drawings of all entries at 8pm at the May Gatsby Teen Formal held at Old Town Family Fun on May 10th, 2024.

We announce the recipient of our annual OTFF Smart Noodle Scholarship Award at the May Gatsby Teen Formal.

2024 Award Value - $275

Recipient: Laurel Z.

2025 Award Value - $80.50* as of 8/21/24

Award amount grows with each teen night ticket, Noodle Fest, & additional donations throughout the year up through the May Teen Night.