By: Mrs. Charla Cole, Instructional Paraprofessional/ Substitute Teacher The students at OA enjoyed a wonderful performance at Count Basie Theater this week. Momix Opus Cactus, a company of dancer-illusionist thrilled us with a stunning show, creating images of cactuses, slithering lizards, and fire dancers. They captivated the audience with a mix of dance, acrobatics, and […]
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By: Mrs. Charla Cole, Instructional Paraprofessional/ Substitute Teacher The students and staff Ocean Academy had the great pleasure of meeting artist and holocaust survivor, Claire Boren. During over an hour long presentation, she took us on a harrowing journey of her childhood and what it was like to survive the war in hiding. Born
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By: James/Student Today I taught my class and Mr. Berman’s class about the world’s country flags. I showed them all the flags that I created with flash cards. They were all amazed and astounded by my teachership and hard work. They hope I do it again sometime. I am really looking forward to doing a
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Thank You to all of the art lovers, sponsors, artists and contributors of the Bright Harbor Art & Soul Brunch. This first time event was a wonderful expression of the creativity and spirit of all of the individuals involved. If you missed the brunch, but would still like to enjoy some of the
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By: Scott Corbett/Principal We have had a couple of difficult months here at OA. We have lost loved ones, we’ve had injuries, we’ve had illness creep in, we’ve had traumas, and of course the flu… What we really had was progress, success, unity, and a team centered approach with a clear vision to
By: Kathleen Caffee, Science Teacher Tout are extremely sensitive organisms, that rely on high standards of water quality. Unfortunately, like many schools raising Trout in New Jersey this year, our population did not survive past fingerling stage. Thanks to volunteers and the Pequest Fish Hatchery, we have received a new batch of trout in the
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By:Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle School Teacher Last week Mr. Berman’s class finished reading the book, “How to Eat Fried Worms.” As a reward the class went to Insectropolis to see if it was really OK to eat worms. The answer was a definite, yes. Besides the cool worms on display the students also enjoyed
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By: Jay Baily/ Account Manager Urner Barry Recently I had the privilege of providing the students and staff at Ocean Academy with a tour of Urner Barry. It was not only beneficial to the students as they were studying printing but very rewarding for myself as well. The students expressed interest, asked great questions, and
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By: Tom Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Students at OA got the chance to create their own original screenplays. Students were first given a lesson on proper screenplay formatting and the five essential components of a screenplay: Slug Line, Action, Character Names, Dialogue, and Parentheticals. The class then broke into groups and were each assigned a
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By: James/Student Today, I taught my class all about “railroadology.” I told them facts all about trains, such as from the age of steam locomotives to the high-speed trains of today. I told them about the transcontinental railroad, how it ran from the west coast to the east coast, and the different gauges of
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