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OA Hiking Club

By: Mrs. Crosta/Instructional Paraprofessional  The Ocean Academy Hiking Club has hit the ground running (or should I say walking?) Lead by Mr. Austin and Mrs. Crosta the core group consists of the 11th Grade Class. There is  a maximum of 12 students comprised of all grade levels who meet weekly to venture out on hiking trails located in […]

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Happy Halloween

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

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Silverton Farms

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

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Privilege Gym

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,

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Keeping Families Together – Trunk or Treat 2018

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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Vigilantes

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

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OceanMHS Awarded SAMHSA Grant

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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