Thank YOU! Thanks to the generosity of so many of our neighbors in the community: Trushell Family, Frankie Flora, Mirsky Family, Ball Family, ChronoEnergy, Rotary of Toms River, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, the Point Pleasant Elks Motorcycle Club, the Monmouth County SPCA and the Bright Harbor Foundation members along with countless other friends […]
By: Robert Scheiderman, Instructional Paraprofessional OA students in the 11th grade English class, as part of their reading and enjoyment of “The Nutcracker Suite”, complete with the score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky took a ballet class taught by local ballet instructor Jennifer Cali from Standing Ovations Studio. A dancer since childhood, Jennifer has been a dance teacher/instructor
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WAVE Cooking Class – Holiday Cookies! At Ocean MHS, Adult Residential Services includes the WAVE Apartments. Residential Services are available for people with serious and persistent mental illness. The types of housing vary depending on the amounts and types of support a consumer has. From group homes with 24 hour support to scattered independent, low
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By: Mrs. Caffee, Science Teacher During the junior’s weekly STEAM class, the students took on a challenge with finesse. They were tasked with levitating as many books as they could with just paper and rubber bands. One team discovered that they could make strong supports by rolling up three separate magazines; it held up 12
By: Heather Lacher, Instructional Paraprofessional This week at Ocean Academy the students got to enjoy a unique experience at Hot Sands in Asbury Park, Glassblowing! Choosing from a variety of colors and designs, the students blew into the pipe to expand their very own glass creation. The experts gave a side by side explanation as
By: Cynthia Espinosa. Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Who said staff in-service meetings only required sitting while listening to a lecture? Ocean Academy is not a traditional school and therefore it would be no surprise for the staff to build communication and collaborative skills in a nontraditional way. The requirements for this December staff in-service consisted of
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By: Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle school Teacher Mr. Berman’s class has been busy learning about the importance of conserving and recycling our resources. We decided that it would be a neat idea to take old license plates and turn them into clocks. The students drilled holes through the license plates then inserted clock mechanisms into
By: Ms. Malley, Instructional Paraprofessional In Ms. Catalano’s English class, students and staff worked together to create a textbook Christmas tree! They worked as a team to organize the books to take the shape of a Christmas tree. After it was designed, they used colorful lights and a snowman topper to decorate it. Ms. Catalano’s
By:Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle School Teacher Mr. Berman’s class was very happy to see that Eddie The Elf made his way back to Ocean Academy from the north pole. He could have flown first class, but decided to hitchhike instead. He said he wanted to see all the sites that America has to offer. He
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