June 2016

A look back at the 2016 Ocean Academy school year… https://youtu.be/Bbxm_7kudxU This year’s senior class trip was a two hour cruise on the Spirit of New Jersey.  Sailing on the Hudson River provided spectacular of views of the NYC skyline, including the Empire State Building, The Freedom Tower, and a close up view of the […]

Contributed By A Student On June 1st, Ocean Academy went to the Ocean County Landfill in Manchester Township.  The students saw a brief presentation on how the landfill works while they had donuts thanks to Mr. Fink, a former student’s dad.  After the presentation, students and staff boarded the bus and went on a tour

The students in Environmental Science and Marine Science had the pleasure of participating in the “Trout in the Classroom” program. Ocean Academy students witnessed the life cycle of trout firsthand and recently released them in the stream at Riverwood Park.  Students had the opportunity to release trout individually as well as record the fish acclimating and

Ocean Academy held its annual OA’s got Talent show on Friday, 6/3.  The show ran for nearly an hour.  Students emceed the show, played guitar, sang, danced, and performed skits.  Mr. Berman’s students made the decorations and set up for the show.                               

                               After creating a video promoting Ocean Mental Health Services, Matt Ryan visited Ocean Academy to speak with the students about his career as a radio personality, dealing with disabilities in the working world and life in general. On May 18th, Matt Ryan