OCEAN STUDIES STUDENTS OFFER THANKSGIVING MESSAGES

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Jim McCarthy
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VIOLEOTTA CRUZ I’m thankful for my mom because she helps me clean my room and she gives me lollipops.

Wielding crayons, Ocean Studies Charter School’s Sea Stars class were hard at work on some Thanksgiving crafts last week. Not only did they color in the turkey feathers, but they also penciled in some things they’re thankful for, which spanned from family to food. Upper Keys Weekly recently stopped by Jennifer Lavoie and Samantha Simpson’s classroom to see the crafts and hear what the kindergartners are thankful for this holiday season.

RIO BLUE I am thankful for video games. I play Mario.
ORION CERRA I’m thankful for doctors.
MONA RESTREPO I am thankful for my family.
MADELEINE “MADDIE” MAHLER-RODGRIUEZ I’m thankful that we get to be free. I’m thankful for my pets. I have two dogs and two cats.
JOVIE RUFFOLO I am thankful for my animal. I have a real monkey.
JUDE SMITH I’m thankful for the turkey getting eaten.
LIAM BOVILL I’m thankful for helping my mom do chores. I’m thankful for helping my dad get my sister to dance.
LIAM VALLE I’m thankful for my family, video games, books and my bed.
SAMANTHA SIMPSON I’m thankful for my husband and our three daughters and being able to work at this amazing school with my co-teacher, Jen.
GUS BOWERS I’m thankful for school, math and learning how to read.
EVELYN MILAZZO I’m thankful for my family.
ETHAN RAY I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for my pet fish.
AURELIA MCDONALD I’m thankful for my mom and my dog, Riley.
BRANDON HURT I’m thankful for giving my mom flowers.
CHASE TROEGER I’m thankful for my family eating Thanksgiving with me and my dog and chicken. Her name is Shelly.
DANTE COPPOLA I’m thankful for my mom and dad who are working hard to get lots and lots of mone
ARIANA MARIN I am thankful for my teachers because they help me learn and read.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ I’m thankful that I’m going to go up to see my grandma in Fort Lauderdale.
ALAN PACILLO I’m thankful for my mom.
Jim McCarthy
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Jim McCarthy is one of the many Western New Yorkers who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures for warm living by the water. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 4-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. “One of my college professors would always preach to be curious,” he said. “Behind every person is a story that’s unique to them, and one worth telling. As writers, we are the ones who paint the pictures in the readers minds of the emotions, the struggles and the triumphs.” Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club, which is composed of energetic members who serve the community’s youth and older populations. Jim is a sports fanatic who loves to watch football, hockey, mixed martial arts and golf. He also enjoys time with family and his new baby boy, Lucas, who arrived Oct. 4, 2022.
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