Each year, Ocean City Elementary School physical education teachers Tracey Drocella and Mark Engle take students in grades 2-4 to the Boardwalk for a five mile fitness walk. The walk helps to raise awareness for the importance of being physically active. After they’ve completed the walk, the Ocean City Beach Patrol teaches a lesson on beach… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – December 1, 2023
When it comes to special needs students, inclusion is an important concept.As a father to a special needs eighth grade student in the local public school system, inclusion is forefront in my mind when I think about school and my kid.For Carson, who is nonverbal with Autism, inclusion provides him a chance to be in… Read more »
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – November 24, 2023
The Colonial was one of two cottages built by William Warrington on N. 1st Street in the 1890s. In 1897, he attached the two into one hotel and named it “The Colonial.” The hotel fronted on the Boardwalk and was able to host up to 100 guests. It had an oceanfront dining room and wide… Read more »
Things I Like – November 24, 2023
Planning a vacationStepping over sidewalk chart artPainted murals on old buildingsWhen a real person answers the phoneAvocado on anythingAn old bar’s feelThat the last day of this year will be ‘123123’A bonfire under a star-filled skyBusiness cards with writing on both sideHome after a long road tripAn old dog’s tail thumping on the floor
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 24, 2023
Around our house, having a birthday the week after Halloween is similar to a post-Christmas birthday.It’s a good thing Carson abhors a fuss because his birthday falls on Nov. 5. Due to Halloween decorations involving weeks of preparations, Carson’s birthday is a bit of an afterthought.Though he doesn’t want a big deal made of his… Read more »
WPS Hosted Grandparents and Guests
Worcester Preparatory School hosted the grandparents and guests of lower school students for a special day on campus last month. The day began with coffee and refreshments, followed by a “We Can All Be Superheroes” themed performance by each grade. The students then met their grandparents and special guests in the Field House to present their… Read more »
OC Elementary Honors Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, Ocean City Elementary School first grade students enjoyed a live zoom from Lieutenant Colonel Oles, a Marine Corps Veteran. Oles is related to first grade teacher Melanie Coleman, who is pictured above with her class. Oles answered questions and taught students about his duties as a marine, including flying Osprey for… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 17, 2023
Processing something significant can be challenging for all of us.For a teenager like Beckett, who was adopted at birth by us in Pennsylvania, last Saturday was a milestone moment in his life. He had the opportunity to meet for the first time his biological half-sister. He and Brittany (for the sake of this space) connected… Read more »
Things I Like – November 17, 2023
Youth athletes celebrating togetherSpotting a bald eagle in flightCarryout for lunch the next dayA Sunday of church and footballThe Berlin Bubble ProjectNetflix’s “All The Light We Cannot See”The initial snugness of jeans after a washWhen a quick text will doHaving dress shoes for yearsA speech that brings goose bumpsWhen all the Halloween stuff is away
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – November 17, 2023
The worst motel fire in Ocean City’s history took place on June 12, 1988 at the Beachcomber Motel on 12th Street and Edgewater Avenue. It was Senior Week and the motel was full of high school and college kids. In those days sprinklers were not required in buildings under five stories tall; the Beachcomber was only… Read more »