VOL. 74, NO. 23| PACIFICA TRIBUNEA MARINSCOPE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER THE WEEK OF June5, 2019 www.bartlettbiographies.com
By Jean BartlettTribune Writer
courtesy photo Through a game she created, an Ocean Shore 7th grader teaches a lesson on coral reefs to younger Ocean Shore students.
The banner in front of Ocean Shore Elementary School defines the school’s signature two-week long program: “Oceans411–Where Ocean meets Education.”But like all great things, the story is in the details. Oceans411, formerly Oceans Week,was created more than 30 years ago by longtime Pacifican and then Ocean Shore parent Penny Keating. The program, which takes place yearly in May, was created to teach the school’s K-8studentsabout marine environments in a hands-on way. Classes take place all over the school and there are daily rotations to Linda Mar Beach.”It’s about where we live,” said Ocean Shore 3rd grade teacher and longtime Pacifican Sheila Gamble Dorn. “It’s about understanding what the ocean is doing. And it follows the adage we protect what we know.”
Gamble-Dorn is the coordinator of Oceans411.As she explained, the program is an immersive learning experience which runs on a seven-year theme cycle. This year’s theme was Coral Reefs.Teeming with life, coral reefs are incredibly diverse underwater ecosystems.The other themes are: Wetlands, Sharks and Prehistoric Seas, Deep Ocean, Marine Mammals, Polar Seas and Wave Zone. All of the school’s K-6 students participate in and rotate through different activities on the year’s theme.The majority of the school’s 7th and 8th graders work in teaching roles with the younger kids.(Some might do web design or work with visiting educators.)This year that teaching included a day with some Pacifica preschoolers.”A group of our students who had done course work with our kindergartners took those same lessons to Seaside Discovery Preschool,” said 7th/8th grade teacher Jason McArthur.”Everyone loved it.Through a game and an interactive discussion, they taught the preschoolers how to take good care of coral reefs. We plan to do this again and hope to reach out to other local preschools as well.”This year’s lessons were divided into the following categories: jellyfish, mangroves/seahorses, turtles, coral polyps, human impact, island life, reef communities, reef geology, and fish and symbiosis. Activities were many and varied. Some mentioned here.
Throughout the school, the school community created hallways brimming with mangroves, coral reef fish, coral polyps, a turtle lagoon and much, much more.
courtesy photo Jellyfish take over this hallway.
Jean Bartlett photo During Oceans411, every school hallway is turned into an imaginative marine wonderland to explain and celebrate the year’s theme. The above is one of many colorful teaching panels along the 2nd and 3rd grade corridor.
Students designed their own “drifters.” What are drifters? Jellyfish are drifters. The slow swimmers, which lack backbones, drift along the current.
The kids had the opportunity to be one of four seabirds–an Albatross, Tropic bird, Frigate bird ora Blue-footed Booby–at a Marine Play Station located at Linda Mar Beach. Seabirds are important carriers of nutrients to islands,which in turn feed into healthy coral reef ecosystems.Using the knowledge they learned about their bird, students were challenged to find their way through a school-made rendition of a real-life obstacle.
Oceans411 is a Kent Award recipient. In 2010, the school was named an Ocean Guardian School by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was the recipient of an Ocean Guardian School federal grant.In 2010 it additionally received a grant from the San Mateo Countywide Pollution Prevention Program. In 2015 it was a recipient of a Family Gift from Pacifican Sandy Mills. In 2016, it received its first grant from The Charles A. Becker Foundation for $10,000. The Burlingame-located foundation repeated that grant in 2017. In 2018, the Foundation provided the school with a $15,000 grant and did the same this year.
McArthur said some of the CABF grant money goes to outreach programs such as “Stow It-Don’t Throw It.”This is a youth-driven, marine debris prevention project which engages youth in “combating the dangers of improperly disposed of monofilament fishing linesby assembling and distributing personal-sized fishing line recycling bins to anglers and boaters, while educating the public on sustainable fishing practices.”
“San Francisco’s Olympic Club donates about 300 empty tennis ball containers to us a year,” McArthur said.”We put California Coastal Commission paperwork in each container which explains why fishing lines should be recycled: they are not biodegradable, and they can entangle and kill wildlife. The handout also provides the locations of the nearest California recycling station. Locally, we get these containers to harbors and fishing boats. People from across the state and in some cases, across the country,contact us for these containers to recycle their fishing lines and we send them out.”
“Something else we did this year because of the CABF grant was fly coral reef specialist Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber from Oregon to here,” Gamble-Dorn said. (Vega Thurber is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at Oregon State University.) “She generously donated two assemblies for our students as well as an extra day doing mini workshops in our science room.”
Along with visiting specialists and various outreach programs, money from the CABF has allowed Ocean Shore to create a professional Oceans411 website, https://oceans411.org/oceans411/. The website can be viewed by people all over the world.
“What we teach here and learn here annually about the marine environment is not something we want to just keep to ourselves,” Gamble-Dorn said. “We want to share it and the Foundation makes that possible.”
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11:00-2:30pm EcoFest @ Linda Mar State Beach (south parking lot) GROUP REGISTRATION — OPENS MARCH 2018
VOLUNTEER and SITE REGISTRATION — OPENS MARCH 2018
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This chalk drawing by Ocean Shore parent Julie Stock, done to size, looms from an Ocean Shore bulletin board and it represents the dorsal fin of the giant prehistoric shark, the megalodon. – Jean Bartlett/Pacifica Tribune
Recently, Ocean Shore Elementary students stepped back into time as they entered the parent-run Megalodon Cafe. A cafe runs every year to give students a “taste” of the school’s theme for the year’s Oceans411 event.
Formerly known as Oceans Week, Oceans411 is the school’s signature week-long program which provides students with an immersive learning experience — via small group instruction, field trips, research, presentations and hands-on activities — to gain knowledge and respect, and to cultivate stewardship for our marine environment. The “week,” which arrives after a year of prep, takes place in May and runs on a seven-year theme cycle. This year’s theme is Sharks and Prehistoric Seas. The other themes are: Coral Reefs, Deep Ocean, Marine Mammals, Polar Seas, Wave Zone and Wetlands.
Back row, Teacher Sophie Korn, Principal Joseph Funk, Teacher Sheila Gamble-Dorn, Chip Rich and Eric Pleschner from Charles A Becker Foundation. Front row, Teacher Jennifer Mitchell, Vice Principal Seva Steel, Students Lauren DeVry, Percie Littlewood, Tyler Rosen, Mikaeli Escobedo, and Lucy Rich.
— Photo by Jane Northrop
In a school filled with creative projects all year long, one stands out for its uniqueness and theme-based learning that inspires older students to be leaders – Oceans Week at Ocean Shore School. It’s not just a week. Oceans Week studies last all year in one way or another and span all the academic subjects. During one week at the end of the school year, though, all students devote themselves to a different theme study every year.
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Ocean Shore is a dynamic program built over time from a small alternative program to a school of 450 students in grades Kindergarten through eighth. Parent participation as well as experiential learning are cornerstones of this program. Ocean Shore School prepares students for all public and private high schools through district-approved curriculum, project-based work, hands-on activities, technology us, and field trip experiences. Students from Ocean Shore leave us prepared with strong academic and communication skills, individual confidence, and as cooperative learners with a passion for learning.
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By Donna Fentanes, on behalf of First Mate, Mr. Long |
Ocean Shore School students joining the crew of the Balclutha are (l-r) Stevedore Crew: Mate Eleanor Jonas, Zoe Kapp, Owen McIntosh and Ethan Titley, Tall Sailor Gus Gramling; Deckhand Crew: Mate Ashley Yoshii, Natalie Martinez, Eloisa Fentanes, and Maximo Marcelino, Tall Sailor Dana Jonas; Boat Crew: Mate Emily Yoshii, Eamonn Likens, Thanea Bobis, Nina Mayne and Emiliano Olsen, Tall Sailor Joby Deal; Rigger Crew: Mate J.C. Bobis, Mason Deal, Sophia Woehl, Simone Gramling and Devon Siu-Spaziani, Tall Sailor Joel McIntosh; Bosun Crew: Mate Ella Ryan, Allen Forte, Max Aylward and Caleb Sun, Tall Sailor Kim Yoshii. Onion and Capt. Long in forefront. Teacher Jeanne Bellinger between TS Gramling and TS Jonas. Photo by Donna Fentanes
Captain Olson, Sir,
The following is my report on the crews commissioned by the Balclutha on Sunday, 23 October until sunrise 24 October. As always, Sir, I am disappointed with these crews upon first inspection. These scalawags were gleaned from the quaint Ocean Shore School in Pacifica, no doubt soft on discipline, and arrived at San Francisco’s Hyde Street Pier 1300 23 October. These rascally rapscallions were not prepared for the tasks that the honorable crews of the Balclutha have traditionally performed.
These lazy loafers made their way up the gangplank as slow as molasses. If it were not for my booming voice and hard-handed approach, this lot of miscreants would not have achieved the success they did. I confess I was flabbergasted with the remarkable fortitude these crews exhibited. Even when the nimble knave second mate, Swift, tried to lead them astray, they stayed faithful to you, Sir, yes sir, Sir, and resisted the temptation to gamble or murmur. That reprobate, Swifty, was right readily removed, and if he remains unrepentant, he will end up in Davy Jones’ locker.
Nonetheless, our jolly mates cheered when Onion Peel, formerly known as Onion, took over second mate duties. Onion Peel and her faithful, Stumpy, proved to be the right man for the job in leading these crews to certification. I commend the crews from the 7th Grade Ocean Shore Class for their ability to adapt to changing circumstances, to work hard, to follow instructions and to band together for the good of the Balclutha and her beloved captain, Sir, yes sir, Sir.
The following crews shall be commended for their tasks:
The Deckhand crew, ably led by Mate Ashley, not only successfully raised the ensign, but assisted in scrubbing the decks and cleaning after supper. Kudos to Natalie Martinez, Maximo Marcelino and Eloisa Fentanes.
The Bosun Crew was most handily lead by Mate Ella with most impressive assistance from Max Aylward, Allen Forte and Caleb Sun. Their swift learning of the ropes was just what we needed from a Bosun crew, Sir, yes sir, Sir.
The Rigger Crew, under your kind tutelage, Sir, superbly learned the rigs and was successful in raising the Bosun’s Chair. Mate J.C., as you know, Sir, yes sir, Sir, commandeered the Rigger crew to competency and your instruction was not in vain. Simone Gramling, Sophia Woehl, Mason Deal and Devon Siu-Spaziani are hands down the best rigger crew we’ve seen in years, Sir.
Although Swifty proved to be unworthy of the Balclutha, his efforts with the Boat Crew shall not go unnoticed. Ably led by Mate Emily, Swifty ran through all the tasks to fit them for a fine Boat Crew. Eamonn Likens, Thanea Bobis, Nina Mayne and Emil Olsen certainly won their certification for their whole-heartedness attitude to their tasks.
Finally, under the lovely hand of our Miss Onion Peel, the Stevedore Crew, headed by Mate Eleanor, not only thoroughly cleaned our decks, but prepared sumptuous meals which were enjoyed by all. Commendations to Zoe Kapp, Owen McIntosh and Ethan Titley.
No successful crew certification would be reported without the quiet help of our Tall Sailors. Although at times they were a little mischievous, their steadfast patience, call of duty and stoic servitude should be commended. Tall Sailors Joby Deal, Kim Yoshii, Joel McIntosh, Dana Jonas and Gus Gramling are fine mates and are welcome back to the Balclutha anytime.
Sir, we owe Teacher Jeanne a great deal of gratitude for providing a competent crew for the Balclutha. As always, Sir, it is an honor to be your first mate.
By Historian Fentanes, on behalf of First Mate, Mr. Long.
More than 25 years ago, Penny Keating was a parent in the Alternative School (now Ocean Shore). The school was founded on the premise that a partnership between parents and educators allowed for an enriched, experiential education through hands-on learning, special projects, small group instruction and frequent field trips for students. Keating, a member of Pacifica’s longtime and legendary surfing family, gave the school Oceans Week.
“At that time, the Alternative School was located at Cabrillo, so we could walk to the beach,” said Sheila Gamble-Dorn, then a parent with the school and now a third grade teacher with Ocean Shore. “The whole impetus behind Oceans Week, now Oceans 411, was that kids really need to know and learn about the ocean that they live next to. When our school moved to Sharp Park, we brought Oceans Week with us.”
Ocean Shore’s award-winning course
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By Jean BartlettTribune Writer
courtesy photo
Through a game she created, an Ocean Shore 7th grader teaches a lesson on coral reefs to younger Ocean Shore students.
The banner in front of Ocean Shore Elementary School defines the school’s signature two-week long program: “Oceans411–Where Ocean meets Education.”But like all great things, the story is in the details. Oceans411, formerly Oceans Week,was created more than 30 years ago by longtime Pacifican and then Ocean Shore parent Penny Keating. The program, which takes place yearly in May, was created to teach the school’s K-8studentsabout marine environments in a hands-on way. Classes take place all over the school and there are daily rotations to Linda Mar Beach.”It’s about where we live,” said Ocean Shore 3rd grade teacher and longtime Pacifican Sheila Gamble Dorn. “It’s about understanding what the ocean is doing. And it follows the adage we protect what we know.”
Gamble-Dorn is the coordinator of Oceans411.As she explained, the program is an immersive learning experience which runs on a seven-year theme cycle. This year’s theme was Coral Reefs.Teeming with life, coral reefs are incredibly diverse underwater ecosystems.The other themes are: Wetlands, Sharks and Prehistoric Seas, Deep Ocean, Marine Mammals, Polar Seas and Wave Zone. All of the school’s K-6 students participate in and rotate through different activities on the year’s theme.The majority of the school’s 7th and 8th graders work in teaching roles with the younger kids.(Some might do web design or work with visiting educators.)This year that teaching included a day with some Pacifica preschoolers.”A group of our students who had done course work with our kindergartners took those same lessons to Seaside Discovery Preschool,” said 7th/8th grade teacher Jason McArthur.”Everyone loved it.Through a game and an interactive discussion, they taught the preschoolers how to take good care of coral reefs. We plan to do this again and hope to reach out to other local preschools as well.”This year’s lessons were divided into the following categories: jellyfish, mangroves/seahorses, turtles, coral polyps, human impact, island life, reef communities, reef geology, and fish and symbiosis. Activities were many and varied. Some mentioned here.
Throughout the school, the school community created hallways brimming with mangroves, coral reef fish, coral polyps, a turtle lagoon and much, much more.
courtesy photo
Jellyfish take over this hallway.
Jean Bartlett photo
During Oceans411, every school hallway is turned into an imaginative marine wonderland to explain and celebrate the year’s theme. The above is one of many colorful teaching panels along the 2nd and 3rd grade corridor.
Students designed their own “drifters.” What are drifters? Jellyfish are drifters. The slow swimmers, which lack backbones, drift along the current.
The kids had the opportunity to be one of four seabirds–an Albatross, Tropic bird, Frigate bird ora Blue-footed Booby–at a Marine Play Station located at Linda Mar Beach. Seabirds are important carriers of nutrients to islands,which in turn feed into healthy coral reef ecosystems.Using the knowledge they learned about their bird, students were challenged to find their way through a school-made rendition of a real-life obstacle.
Oceans411 is a Kent Award recipient. In 2010, the school was named an Ocean Guardian School by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was the recipient of an Ocean Guardian School federal grant.In 2010 it additionally received a grant from the San Mateo Countywide Pollution Prevention Program. In 2015 it was a recipient of a Family Gift from Pacifican Sandy Mills. In 2016, it received its first grant from The Charles A. Becker Foundation for $10,000. The Burlingame-located foundation repeated that grant in 2017. In 2018, the Foundation provided the school with a $15,000 grant and did the same this year.
McArthur said some of the CABF grant money goes to outreach programs such as “Stow It-Don’t Throw It.”This is a youth-driven, marine debris prevention project which engages youth in “combating the dangers of improperly disposed of monofilament fishing linesby assembling and distributing personal-sized fishing line recycling bins to anglers and boaters, while educating the public on sustainable fishing practices.”
“San Francisco’s Olympic Club donates about 300 empty tennis ball containers to us a year,” McArthur said.”We put California Coastal Commission paperwork in each container which explains why fishing lines should be recycled: they are not biodegradable, and they can entangle and kill wildlife. The handout also provides the locations of the nearest California recycling station. Locally, we get these containers to harbors and fishing boats. People from across the state and in some cases, across the country,contact us for these containers to recycle their fishing lines and we send them out.”
“Something else we did this year because of the CABF grant was fly coral reef specialist Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber from Oregon to here,” Gamble-Dorn said. (Vega Thurber is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at Oregon State University.) “She generously donated two assemblies for our students as well as an extra day doing mini workshops in our science room.”
Along with visiting specialists and various outreach programs, money from the CABF has allowed Ocean Shore to create a professional Oceans411 website, https://oceans411.org/oceans411/. The website can be viewed by people all over the world.
“What we teach here and learn here annually about the marine environment is not something we want to just keep to ourselves,” Gamble-Dorn said. “We want to share it and the Foundation makes that possible.”
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REMINDER — Saturday, April 21st
/in Earth Day/EcoFest /by adminVisit us at our booth at EcoFest in Pacifica April 21.
Pacific Beach Coalition in partnership with the City of Pacifica in recognition of Earth Day
Visit http://pacificabeachcoalition.org/ for more event details.
Taste of the Wetlands – 2018
/in Taste of the Wetlands /by adminEarth Day of Action/EcoFest 2018
/in Ocean Shore School /by adminVisit us at our booth at EcoFest in Pacifica April 21.
Pacific Beach Coalition in partnership with the City of Pacifica in recognition of Earth Day
— Visit http://pacificabeachcoalition.org/ for more event details.
GROUP REGISTRATION — OPENS MARCH 2018
Megalodon Cafe sets course for Ocean Shore’s Oceans411
/in Ocean Shore School, Oceans Week /by adminThis chalk drawing by Ocean Shore parent Julie Stock, done to size, looms from an Ocean Shore bulletin board and it represents the dorsal fin of the giant prehistoric shark, the megalodon. – Jean Bartlett/Pacifica Tribune
Recently, Ocean Shore Elementary students stepped back into time as they entered the parent-run Megalodon Cafe. A cafe runs every year to give students a “taste” of the school’s theme for the year’s Oceans411 event.
Formerly known as Oceans Week, Oceans411 is the school’s signature week-long program which provides students with an immersive learning experience — via small group instruction, field trips, research, presentations and hands-on activities — to gain knowledge and respect, and to cultivate stewardship for our marine environment. The “week,” which arrives after a year of prep, takes place in May and runs on a seven-year theme cycle. This year’s theme is Sharks and Prehistoric Seas. The other themes are: Coral Reefs, Deep Ocean, Marine Mammals, Polar Seas, Wave Zone and Wetlands.
Read more →
ECOFEST 2017
/in Earth Day/EcoFest /by adminVisit us at our booth at the EcoFest in Pacifica April 21.
ECOFEST 2017
at Linda Mar Beach
from 11:00am to 2:30pm
Limited free parking, so hike, bike, shuttle or carpool!
Oceans Week grants provide a plethora of study
/in Oceans Week /by adminBack row, Teacher Sophie Korn, Principal Joseph Funk, Teacher Sheila Gamble-Dorn, Chip Rich and Eric Pleschner from Charles A Becker Foundation. Front row, Teacher Jennifer Mitchell, Vice Principal Seva Steel, Students Lauren DeVry, Percie Littlewood, Tyler Rosen, Mikaeli Escobedo, and Lucy Rich.
— Photo by Jane Northrop
In a school filled with creative projects all year long, one stands out for its uniqueness and theme-based learning that inspires older students to be leaders – Oceans Week at Ocean Shore School. It’s not just a week. Oceans Week studies last all year in one way or another and span all the academic subjects. During one week at the end of the school year, though, all students devote themselves to a different theme study every year.
Read more →
What is Ocean Shore?
/in Ocean Shore School /by adminOcean Shore is a dynamic program built over time from a small alternative program to a school of 450 students in grades Kindergarten through eighth. Parent participation as well as experiential learning are cornerstones of this program. Ocean Shore School prepares students for all public and private high schools through district-approved curriculum, project-based work, hands-on activities, technology us, and field trip experiences. Students from Ocean Shore leave us prepared with strong academic and communication skills, individual confidence, and as cooperative learners with a passion for learning.
The Balclutha Report
/in Oceans Week /by adminBy Donna Fentanes, on behalf of First Mate, Mr. Long |
Ocean Shore School students joining the crew of the Balclutha are (l-r) Stevedore Crew: Mate Eleanor Jonas, Zoe Kapp, Owen McIntosh and Ethan Titley, Tall Sailor Gus Gramling; Deckhand Crew: Mate Ashley Yoshii, Natalie Martinez, Eloisa Fentanes, and Maximo Marcelino, Tall Sailor Dana Jonas; Boat Crew: Mate Emily Yoshii, Eamonn Likens, Thanea Bobis, Nina Mayne and Emiliano Olsen, Tall Sailor Joby Deal; Rigger Crew: Mate J.C. Bobis, Mason Deal, Sophia Woehl, Simone Gramling and Devon Siu-Spaziani, Tall Sailor Joel McIntosh; Bosun Crew: Mate Ella Ryan, Allen Forte, Max Aylward and Caleb Sun, Tall Sailor Kim Yoshii. Onion and Capt. Long in forefront. Teacher Jeanne Bellinger between TS Gramling and TS Jonas.
Photo by Donna Fentanes
Captain Olson, Sir,
The following is my report on the crews commissioned by the Balclutha on Sunday, 23 October until sunrise 24 October. As always, Sir, I am disappointed with these crews upon first inspection. These scalawags were gleaned from the quaint Ocean Shore School in Pacifica, no doubt soft on discipline, and arrived at San Francisco’s Hyde Street Pier 1300 23 October. These rascally rapscallions were not prepared for the tasks that the honorable crews of the Balclutha have traditionally performed.
These lazy loafers made their way up the gangplank as slow as molasses. If it were not for my booming voice and hard-handed approach, this lot of miscreants would not have achieved the success they did. I confess I was flabbergasted with the remarkable fortitude these crews exhibited. Even when the nimble knave second mate, Swift, tried to lead them astray, they stayed faithful to you, Sir, yes sir, Sir, and resisted the temptation to gamble or murmur. That reprobate, Swifty, was right readily removed, and if he remains unrepentant, he will end up in Davy Jones’ locker.
Nonetheless, our jolly mates cheered when Onion Peel, formerly known as Onion, took over second mate duties. Onion Peel and her faithful, Stumpy, proved to be the right man for the job in leading these crews to certification. I commend the crews from the 7th Grade Ocean Shore Class for their ability to adapt to changing circumstances, to work hard, to follow instructions and to band together for the good of the Balclutha and her beloved captain, Sir, yes sir, Sir.
The following crews shall be commended for their tasks:
The Deckhand crew, ably led by Mate Ashley, not only successfully raised the ensign, but assisted in scrubbing the decks and cleaning after supper. Kudos to Natalie Martinez, Maximo Marcelino and Eloisa Fentanes.
The Bosun Crew was most handily lead by Mate Ella with most impressive assistance from Max Aylward, Allen Forte and Caleb Sun. Their swift learning of the ropes was just what we needed from a Bosun crew, Sir, yes sir, Sir.
The Rigger Crew, under your kind tutelage, Sir, superbly learned the rigs and was successful in raising the Bosun’s Chair. Mate J.C., as you know, Sir, yes sir, Sir, commandeered the Rigger crew to competency and your instruction was not in vain. Simone Gramling, Sophia Woehl, Mason Deal and Devon Siu-Spaziani are hands down the best rigger crew we’ve seen in years, Sir.
Although Swifty proved to be unworthy of the Balclutha, his efforts with the Boat Crew shall not go unnoticed. Ably led by Mate Emily, Swifty ran through all the tasks to fit them for a fine Boat Crew. Eamonn Likens, Thanea Bobis, Nina Mayne and Emil Olsen certainly won their certification for their whole-heartedness attitude to their tasks.
Finally, under the lovely hand of our Miss Onion Peel, the Stevedore Crew, headed by Mate Eleanor, not only thoroughly cleaned our decks, but prepared sumptuous meals which were enjoyed by all. Commendations to Zoe Kapp, Owen McIntosh and Ethan Titley.
No successful crew certification would be reported without the quiet help of our Tall Sailors. Although at times they were a little mischievous, their steadfast patience, call of duty and stoic servitude should be commended. Tall Sailors Joby Deal, Kim Yoshii, Joel McIntosh, Dana Jonas and Gus Gramling are fine mates and are welcome back to the Balclutha anytime.
Sir, we owe Teacher Jeanne a great deal of gratitude for providing a competent crew for the Balclutha. As always, Sir, it is an honor to be your first mate.
By Historian Fentanes, on behalf of First Mate, Mr. Long.
The 411 on Ocean Shore School’s Oceans Week
/in Oceans Week /by adminMore than 25 years ago, Penny Keating was a parent in the Alternative School (now Ocean Shore). The school was founded on the premise that a partnership between parents and educators allowed for an enriched, experiential education through hands-on learning, special projects, small group instruction and frequent field trips for students. Keating, a member of Pacifica’s longtime and legendary surfing family, gave the school Oceans Week.
Read more →