You can make the difference this holiday season! When you help the Bright Harbor Foundation and OceanMHS support the individuals and families in need served by OceanMHS by donating an unwrapped toy, personal care item, small denomination gift cards or a non-perishable food item. Please print out and share the flyer with friends and co-workers to make […]
By: Gwendolyn Specht Halloween came to Ocean Academy! Staff and students both dressed up for the occasion. There were bears, scary nuns, Vanellope, and a whole gang of Pokemon. As part of the day’s festivities, the entire school paraded around the building. Staff from Ocean Mental Health judged the costumes during the parade. Our first
By: Charla Cole/Instructional Paraprofessional Ocean Academy once again embarked on its annual pumpkin picking trip to Silverton Farms in Toms River. The students and staff enjoyed feeding apples to the goats, watching the chickens lay eggs, and of course the educational hayride led by Farmer Tom. As we rode through the crops we were able
By: Heather Lacher/Instructional Paraprofessional As a reward for there consistent participation and good behavior in gym the students were rewarded with a privilege trip to a ropes course in Cape May. The students and staff enjoyed a fun yet challenging ropes course at Tree to Tree adventure park. The course consisted of zip lines, nets,
BY: Kathy Greene LCSW, MBA Director of Adult Residential and Community Outreach Services Keeping Families Together (KFT) staff worked very hard to organize a costume swap and “Trunk or Treat” for all the wonderful families enrolled in their program. The event took place on October 18th and was a great success. We had children come
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By: Mrs. Crosta/Instructional Paraprofessional Thanks to a united effort of the 11th Grade and lead by homeroom teacher Mr. Falana it certainly appears autumn like on the Ocean Academy campus. Mr. Falana began with a geometric lesson on how to create a mum garden. Then there was a trip to Moores Garden Center and Silverton Farms for the
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By: Thomas Goldberg/History Teacher Much of the motivation for moving out west in the United States during 1800’s was the opportunity to get rich quick by discovering valuable resources such as gold or silver. Once a resource would found, many people flocked to the area so quickly that towns became “boomtowns” with rapid population and
By: Eileen Catalano/English & History &Teacher Bosses come in all different sizes, shapes and attitudes. Some are happy, grumpy, bashful, sleepy, sneezy and dopey; our boss is definitely not dopey, just want to make that point painfully clear, but very few come with a man bun. As luck would have it, our boss comes with
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BAYVILLE, NJ – In September 2018, OceanMHS was proud to announce their selection as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). “This is a great honor and privilege to be one of the few agencies in the state, and throughout the country, to be identified as a CCBHC.” said James Cooney, LCSW CEO, OceanMHS. As a CCBHC, OceanMHS will have the ability to transform
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By: Krystina Monetti/Intern (Widener University) R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to us R-E-S-P-E-C-T Take care of Ocean Academy Lock in Kindness Block out Rudeness Rock in Manners Come Back with Higher Standards What you want, OA we got it And what you need, OA, we got it. All we’re showing you Is how
