The Newspaper of Bradley Beach Elementary School
By Jordyn DeJesus and Aidan Murphy
This election day, while the world was holding its breath waiting for the results of the presidential election, Bradley Beach had a close battle of its own — for mayor.
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By Peter K. Sucato
What are the students of Bradley Beach asking for these holidays? The Tides surveyed students in grades four to eight about their holiday wish lists. Ninety-three people responded with answers varying from a PlayStation 5 to world peace.
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By Max Gast
As some of you guys might know, the next generation of console gaming is upon us.
What does that mean? There’s a new generation of consoles on the market that are more powerful with faster hardware, better graphics, and other innovations that make older models seem way less interesting.
The competitors in the ring this year are, as always, Sony and Microsoft. With the Xbox Series X and S on Microsoft’s side and the PlayStation 5 on Sony’s. This review will be split into two parts: pre-release and post-release, this is because as of writing this paragraph it is Nov. 3, 2020, and the consoles come out Nov 10 (XSX) and 12 (PS5) Anyway, let’s get on to the basics.
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By Evan Hofsess
The holidays are a time to reflect on how thankful you are for the things you have in your life. It is also a time to care for others in your family and community. Volunteering can be fulfilling and fun. Dedicating your time as a volunteer not only helps you make friends and boost your social skills, but it can also satisfy a pressing need in your community. Volunteering is a great way to connect with your community and to make it a better place. It takes a lot of time and dedication, but in the end it is worth the effort. Here are four ways you and your family can volunteer at places in need.
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By Max Gast
When Animal Crossing: New Horizons was delayed for production reasons by Nintendo, many people were upset. Little did Nintendo know, they set themselves up for one of the best-timed launches in video game history, coinciding with the global COVID-19 pandemic and tens of millions of people staying at home.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) — the fifth game in the Animal Crossing series — has been hyped up since the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2019 when it was first unveiled.
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By Evan Hofsess
Applying to high school can be a very stressful time for many eighth graders. Out of last year’s BBES graduating class, 12 students went to Red Bank Regional, 10 went to Neptune High School, four went to Monmouth County Vocational School District, and three moved out of district. With the many options provided for BBES students, how do we know which school to choose? I had the opportunity to talk with three former BBES eight graders: Noah Jamieson, Henry Leyva, and Bram Hofsess. They told me how their high school experience has been so far and what things incoming freshmen can expect.
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By Henry DiZefalo
As most of you know, my mom, Mrs. DiZefalo, is the art teacher at BBES.
Since we’ve been home doing virtual learning, she started making YouTube videos for her classes. Even though we are not at school, Mrs. DiZefalo is still coming up with art lessons and kids are turning them in.
By Henry DiZefalo
Photo by Jared Jimenez Ramos
This spring break, my family was supposed to go to Disney World. Instead, the highlight of my spring break was that my dad made chocolate chip cookies.
As of this writing, we have been social-distancing for seven weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a new respiratory virus that has spread across the globe, infecting millions of people. Schools and businesses have been closed, and residents ordered to stay home. When we do go out, we are supposed to wear masks and stay six feet apart.
We learned on Monday that we will not be returning to school at all this year by order of Governor Phil Murphy. Read more
By Max Gast
Fads come and go, but VR is still here. And now, in this time of quarantine, it is bigger than ever.
A virtual reality headset (or VR) is a device that has two lenses that play the same picture, one for the left eye and one for the right, to project a virtual world you can interact in with two hand controllers.
In March 2016 The Oculus Rift was launched. Ever since the commercial launch of the Vive and Rift, VR has advanced more than ever, which is a good thing since before, in the gaming industry, VR was just a synonym for a commercial flop. Examples are the Nintendo Virtual Boy in 1995 and Sega’s VR project that was dropped around the initial release, the Sega VR. Read more
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