Friday, October 23, 2020

Seventh graders Nithya N and Lottie B enjoy baking and had an impromptu bake sale to raise money for the Ocean Guardians project. The girls earned over $90 in one day selling their baked goods. Mrs. Jeakle and Ms. Parrott will use the funds to purchase items needed to spread their environmental work throughout the Middle School. 

A SCA Uniform Sale will be held on Sunday, November 15, 9am-Noon, in the Athletic Center lobby. Please consider donating any gently used Lands’ End Uniforms or SPS Spirit Wear that your child may have outgrown. 

More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle categorized how rhetoric is used in persuasive arguments into three groups: ethos, pathos and logos. Shorecrest sixth graders learned about these strategies and filmed commercials as a class exercise to demonstrate persuasive techniques in speech and writing.

Over the past few weeks, Middle School Spanish students have enjoyed engaging in a variety of activities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. They were asked to choose an activity that would be personally enjoyable and fulfilling to them. Some students took their projects a step further and participated in the 2020 Florida Hispanic Heritage Month Contest.

Casual, get-to-know-you conversations with new Head of School Nancy Spencer. Hosted by SCA.

- Applications from siblings of current students, and children of alumni and faculty receive priority consideration for admissions if submitted by December 1.
- Families who wish to receive or continue receiving financial aid must submit a new financial aid application annually through FACTS, the trusted third party Shorecrest uses to determine need. The application portal opens on November 1. The deadline for submitting a financial aid application for the 2021-2022 school year is January 31, 2021.

26-6 Win!

The MS Golf Chargers notched another first place win in a rain-shortened golf tournament at Mangrove Bay on October 21. 

Please join the Alumni Association and Shorecrest's Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Roderick Avery Fludd, for a discussion of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Ted Talk "The Danger of a Single Story." Our Zoom discussion is rescheduled for November 18 at 7pm.

Isabella Dolan '22 3rd place, Team 8th place.

If you would like to get involved with Shorecrest Cares, please contact Committee Chair Kristin Leary at floridalearys@tampabay.rr.com. 

Help plan The Big Event! The Events Committee will hold its first meeting Thursday, November 5, at 4pm virtually on Webex. 

This week we saw the very beginning of our winter season. Girls MS and Varsity Soccer began their workouts, as well as Boys JV and Varsity Soccer teams. Starting dates for the remaining teams are listed along with contact information of coaches.

Train with Coach Persails at Open Baseball Workouts on Mondays and Wednesdays on the baseball field.