By: Teresa Salisbury/ Instructional Paraprofessional Today the students and staff were entertained by “ Las Cafeteras” at Ocean County College. The atmosphere was electric with music, song, and dance. The group’s members were excited to share their combined passion- introducing the world to the music of their roots. The performers shared family histories from Mexico […]
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Ocean Mental Health Services, Inc. Annual Report provides a wonderful opportunity for us to recognize the highlights and challenges of the past FY 2017. It also provides us with the opportunity to continue as the largest mental health provider in Ocean County, NJ. At OceanMHS we pride ourselves in offering comprehensive mental health treatment
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By: Charla Cole/ Instructional Paraprofessional The students and staff at Ocean Academy had the pleasure to meet Rashad Malik Davis, author and illustrator of “Carefree Like Me”. This book centers around two best friends who magically get pulled into another dimension. In their quest to make it back home they soon realize they must rely
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By: Kathleen Caffee/Science Teacher Ocean Academy students and staff are thrilled to see our trout tank restocked! A volunteer for the NJ Fish & Wildlife Agency, Paul Russo, was greatly welcomed into school with a bucket of fish. Paul informed our students that the fish traveled from the only fish hatchery in our state, Pequest
By: Charla Cole/Instructional Paraprofessional On a cold brisk morning, a group of students were fortunate enough to take part in a photography trip organized by Mrs.Larosa. With cameras in tow, we traveled to the beaches of Monmouth County. The views were absolutely beautiful and that alone made for some amazing pictures. While the typical photos
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By: Thomas Goldberg/History Teacher The 11th grade class took some time to look into the historical Civil War “Graffiti House” in Brandy Station, Virginia. Due to its location near a railroad, both the Union and Confederacy wanted this house for strategic purpose. As a result, soldiers from both sides spent time in the house over
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Ms. Kara Armellino/ Instructional Paraprofessional The connection between art and science has always inspired me. Artists and scientists share a similar curiosity of the world and approach their subjects with the same open mind. Artists were inventing, dissecting and theorizing alongside scientists for as long as art was being created. The Greek sculptors perfected their
By: Drennan Hayden/ John Bernaski/Instructional Paraprofessional Ocean Academy has been lucky enough to have a number of visiting artists who have brought their own unique skills to the school and have produced some great work. In this instance, the visiting artist was Tamara Worocuzk. She is a former Art teacher who is also a member
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By: Charla Cole/Instructional Paraprofessional In keeping with our month of holiday festivities, we took another trip to Algonquin Arts Theater to see the Charles Dickens’ famous classic ,“A Christmas Carol”. Featuring the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, the cast of seasoned actors brought this story to life with beautiful musical performances and comedic dialog. As Ebenezer Scrooge
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By Miss Wada/Instructional Paraprofessional Curious about what’s been going on in the Elementary Room lately? Last month, Alaska the therapy dog came to visit. This month, we had another special visitor. Like Alaska, this visitor isn’t human. However, this visitor is not a furry, four-legged friend. Dom the Elf, sporting his aviator jacket, came all
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