MARCH

Mrs. Dubs has been working at OCIS for 8 years as the principal’s secretary. After college, she worked as a paralegal in a Philadelphia law firm.Before coming to work in the Ocean City School District in 2015, Mrs. Dubs spent 1 year working as the athletic secretary at EHT, and prior to that, 11 years as the athletic secretary at Council Rock High School North in Newton, PA.

Mrs. Dubs has been married to her husband, Larry, for almost 40 years. They are originally from Holland, PA, and have been spending summers here in Ocean City, along with their 4 children, Andrew, Tyler, Meredith, and Molly, since 1987. Their children are grown, each living in a different state, and in 2014 Mrs. Dubs and her husband moved to OC full-time. They now have 3 grandchildren who spend a lot of time visiting with their Mimi and Papa, and they too love going to the beach.

Mrs. Dubs and her husband enjoy traveling. Over spring break, they experienced an amazing Southwest adventure to Arizona and Utah visiting the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Monument Valley and so much more. Next up they plan to visit Ireland in the fall.

Mrs. Dubs loves spending time with her family. She enjoys taking long walks, riding her bike, reading on the beach, or her front porch, and binge watching a good show. She and her husband recently worked together on refinishing a piece of furniture that surprisingly turned out to be a success...it’s possible this could become her new hobby.

Her favorite part about working at OCIS is the staff and students. “OCIS is a real family; they genuinely care for one another. And the students, they make me smile, if not laugh, every day. They are a joy to be around, and I love engaging with them whenever they walk in the office.”

MICHELE DUBS
Principal’s Secretary

FEBRUARY

AMBER WIRA
6th Grade Science Teacher

Mrs. Wira has been teaching at Ocean City Intermediate School for 12 years. She has taught 6th grade Science, and 6th grade Math/Science while here. Mrs. Wira also taught 7th grade Math for five years at William Davies Middle School prior to teaching in Ocean City.

Mrs. Wira enjoys spending time with her husband, Matt, her two boys, Grayson and Landon, and their dog, Kaia. She loves going to the beach, spending time with family, and camping. On the weekends, you can find her supporting her boys with travel soccer, rec soccer, and flag football.

Mrs. Wira and her husband both grew up in Ocean City and Upper Township. She is proud to teach in a district that provided her and her husband with their education. Mrs. Wira enjoys creating hands-on activities for her students to explore in 6th grade. Allowing students to engage in their learning is very important to her. She loves seeing her students work collaboratively and experiment with new materials in class. Switching subjects has allowed her to be more creative. Mrs. Wira is very thankful to work here with her 6th grade team!

January

Mrs. Lanterman has been teaching reading at OCIS for almost seventeen years. Prior to working at OCIS, she was a special education teacher at the Upper Township Elementary and Primary Schools. Mrs Lanterman lives in Sea Isle with her husband, Chris. They enjoy walks around the island, boat rides, and entertaining family and friends. They also like exploring different hiking trails and traveling to both new and familiar places. Last summer, they visited Ireland, where Mrs Lanterman lived until the age of ten, and they ventured to Malta in the Mediterranean. When Mrs. Lanterman is not tutoring in the summer, you can usually catch her reading on the beach.

As a reading teacher, she enjoys working with students from various grade levels and in small groups. She feels fortunate to have the opportunity to work with the same students for a few years which allows her to get to know them really well. Mrs. Lanterman finds it very rewarding to help students grow as readers, see their self-confidence improve, and assist them in finding books they may enjoy. She also said the wonderful staff at OCIS makes it a great place to work!

ITA LANTERMAN
Reading Specialist

DECEMBER

KARYN DAILY
4th through 8th Grade Spanish Teacher

Mrs. Daily is currently in her tenth year teaching Spanish at OCIS. She teaches 4th through 8th grade Spanish language and culture. Previously, she taught 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th graders in Cherry Hill and Somers Point. Karyn loves traveling to Spanish-speaking countries and immersing herself in the language and culture. She is slowly but surely checking countries off her list!

Mrs. Daily's family enjoys going to the beach year round. Lately, her husband, Brian, 6th grade daughter, Maeve, and her two dogs, Fiona and puppy Minnie, have been enjoying going to dog beaches. Mrs. Daily also enjoy gardening, painting, upcycling furniture and home goods, and home improvement projects.

She enjoys teaching and interacting with students of varying ages at the middle school level. It’s really rewarding for her to be a part of each student’s growth during their five years at OCIS. Karyn appreciates that from year to year she can continue to build teacher-student relationships. It’s a very cool journey to be a part of! Also, she loves teaching Spanish language and culture. Mrs. Daily has wanted to do so since studying abroad at The University of Valencia in Spain.

NOVEMBER

Joyce has worked for Ocean City School District for 41 years. She started back in 1971 and has worked 41 years as a Support Staff member in several different capacities before retiring in 2012. During those 41 years, she also served as President of OCESSA (Ocean City Support Staff Association) for 8 years. Since her retirement 10 years ago, Joyce has continued to work as a substitute for the District at both the Primary School and Intermediate School. You will always see Joyce engaging with the students and making them feel important and special, the thing she enjoys most about working here. Joyce graduated from Ocean City High School and she has been a very active member in the community over the years. She was instrumental in working to get a traffic light installed at 5th and West Avenue for the safety of the children and ironically, it was put in place on the day she retired. Joyce has vacationed in Mexico with her family, and enjoys spending time with them as much as possible, especially with her great-grandson, Nathan.

JOYCE TROFA
Support Staff Member

OCTOBER

CHRIS NUNAN
4th & 5th Grade Teacher

Mr. Nunan is in his eighteenth year as a teacher in the Ocean City School District. He taught Language Arts and Social Studies in fourth grade and Math and Science in fifth grade. Mr. Nunan was also a substitute teacher in kindergarten through high school for his first year in the district. Prior to coming to Ocean City, he taught in the Philadelphia School District, the Cartwright School District in Phoenix, Arizona, and was a substitute teacher on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in Hoopa, CA. Mr. Nunan loves the positive and enduring relationships that are developed with students, colleagues, and the community. But most importantly, he loves watching our students develop and blossom socially, emotionally, and academically.

Mr. Nunan enjoys spending his free time with his family, especially his wife, Cindy. They have a daughter, Nicole who was a 2017 graduate of OCHS and a 2021 graduate of LaSalle University. He enjoys swimming, surfing, and reading to relax. On good surf days you can find Mr. Nunan in the Strathmere surf at sunrise with a few good friends and sometimes a dolphin or two.

SEPTEMBER

James Nicholas McClellan, Sr. , fondly referred to as “Mr. Nick”, has been working at the intermediate school for 19 years. He started as our evening custodian, moved to day shift, and earlier this year became our head custodian.

Before coming to OCIS, he worked in the casinos in Atlantic City as a slot cashier and doing security work. Mr. Nick is married to his wife, Melissa, and they have 3 sons, Nick, Jr. 24, Jamal 16, and Jamir 7. As a family, they enjoy taking cruises for vacations and spending time together doing various types of activities.

You will often find Mr. Nick engaging with the students and staff asking how they are doing and how their day is going. He is quick to lend a helping hand and is a positive role model to our students.

JAMES NICHOLAS MCCLELLAN SR.
Head Custodian