Spring Concert
Photos courtesy of Sarah Poppe
Pre-K students performed beautifully in the annual spring concert on May 17.
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National Junior Honor Society
For the first time in BBES history, seven students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in a ceremony on May 23. Seventh graders Sophia Li, Brian Ramon-Miron, and Jordan Barraud; and eighth graders Eddie Hagerman, Rebecca Roth, William Cooperman, and Aidan Carlucci were inducted into the organization. To be eligible, students must be in good academic standing and have completed 20 documented hours of service and leadership in the community.
Field Day
Photos courtesy of Bridget Antonucci.
Students enjoying field day at the Bradley Beach Recreation Center.
Windows of Bradley
Photos courtesy of Jennifer DiZefalo
The Bradley Beach business district was bedecked with student artwork for Cinco de Mayo this year. Kearny Bank, Panchos and Juanchos, Present, and Stockroom Modern General Store all displayed BBES student artwork in the project organized by art teacher, Mrs. DiZefalo. Fourth graders made adobe puebla pastel drawings, painted Frida Kahlo portraits and created tissue paper flowers. Fifth graders drew Aztec gods and warriors.
Manga Alert
Photo courtesy of Kirsty Sucato
By Tides Staff
If you are wondering where the Bradley Beach Public Library got the idea to buy all these great new manga titles, well you can thank our own Kyel Guerrero of 7S. Back in February, Karin Finnegan, the library’s director of children’s services, asked Mrs. Sucato for a list of manga titles that she would recommend for middle schoolers. So Mrs. Sucato asked Kyel, an avid reader, manga fan, and library member, to put together a list. “He is my go-to guy this year for talking about manga. He knows a lot!” Mrs. Sucato said. Mrs. Finnegan bought all the titles on the list, and they became the foundation of the library’s growing manga and graphic novels collection. Thanks, Kyel!
Cheerleaders Perform at MCAL Exhibition
By Heidi Ruiz Otero, Reporter
Graphic Novels Shared with Families in Need
By Tides Staff
Bradley Beach eighth graders donated 50 copies of their book My Reality: Graphic Narratives by the Bradley Beach Elementary School Class of 2018 to the Community Affairs and Resource Center, Asbury Park, on April 12.
Opinion: Chromebooks Should be Used in Moderation
By Brian Ramon-Miron
Chromebooks! These small devices we students always carry during our school hours. Currently, our school allows most students to use these devices as they wish during free time homeroom, recess and lunch. During these free periods, many students can download games or files and have fun, which isn’t a bad thing, but playing games has to be monitored and used in moderation.
Miss Oliviera Returns to Coach Softball
By Arely Rubio, Sports Editor
With the girls basketball season ending, softball comes creepin’ on in. Ms. Oliviera will be returning to the school to coach softball this year. Although Mrs. Vilardi did an amazing job coaching, and led us to 2nd place, she will be taking a break and planning for her new baby (congratulations!). Ms. Oliviera coached us two years ago and is coming back for this season. For those who are not familiar with her, she worked here at Bradley Beach a couple of years ago. While she was here she coached players who learned so much as a consequence! This year our season is going great with only one loss, one tie, and four wins! Not to mention the great energy the team of 13 has! With our upcoming games April 30, May 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, and many more we would love to see support for our home games, and maybe some away games. With our last game it was an edge-of-your-seat game. In the sixth inning, we were up by one and they were up to bat, all we had to do was hold them. After that inning sadly they scored one run, now all we had to was score runs. Unfortunately they had a good inning and we walked away with a tie, 8-8. Hopefully this year will continue to be a great season and even possibly making the finals, I am excited for this season and what Mrs. Oliviera will continue to teach us!
Girls Basketball Season Brings Wins
By Arely Rubio
The season for the girls basketball was the best season that the girls had in a very long time. For a while the girls basketball team hasn’t been so good, for many years we have not won a game. This year was different we won four games and it was an amazing season for both coaches and players. And let me tell you those wins were definitely needed this season. Our wins were the first of 3 ½ years. With four wins and ten losses and the girl learned from their losses and carried improvement in the following games, and that brought out our four wins. Ms. Hamell, the head coach, led us to one of out best seasons with the help of Ms. Maclearie. Our wins against Avon, Belmar, Deal, and Neptune City were an improvement of our losses. This was a great season and hopefully we will carry on the improvement next year and bring some more wins to Bradley Beach!
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