Friday, January 27, 2023

As winter sports move into District play, find out how to cheer on your Chargers!

Shorecrest Middle School Robotics teams had a great showing at their first robotics tournament of the season on Saturday, January 21. Team 1448, The Force, won the overall Champion’s Award. Team 1449, the R2D2s, won the Robot Design award. In addition, faculty sponsors Chris Scoby and Dr. Anna Baralt won the Coach’s award at the tournament.

The 38th Annual Grandparents & Special Friends Day at Shorecrest is Friday, March 17, 2023. If you have not already provided updated contact information for your grandparents and special friends this year, please do so by logging into SFO by Feb 1. This will ensure they will receive a mailed invitation.

Re-enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year at Shorecrest opens on Wednesday, February 1. With just a few clicks, families can complete the re-enrollment process. Here are the top 5 tips to make that process as smooth as possible: 

New for summer 2023, the Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program is an apprenticeship for Shorecrest students entering 7-10th grades who are interested in becoming a camp counselor.

The past several years of added stress and burden have taken a toll on everyone. Children and teenagers are reporting levels of stress, anxiety, and depression at rates never seen before. A session led by Kate Fierce, LS/MS Counselor, will give attendees strategies to support their own wellbeing, while supporting the needs of the children and teens in their lives.

Shorecrest's Enrollment Management Team hosted a Virtual Lunch & Learn. Watch the video to learn more about our Upper School community.

Shorecrest welcomes Tyler Martin as an Information Technology Engineer in the Technology Department.

MS Girls Basketball vs. St Pete Christian: 16-17 Loss.
MS Green Boys Basketball vs. St. Pete Christian: 35-49 Loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Manatee: 52-59 Loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Hollins: 63-41 Win!
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. CCC: 4-41 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Southeast HS (Bradenton): 4-66 Loss.  
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. St Stephen's Episcopal School: 13-44 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. St Pete Catholic: 5-29 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Manatee: 21-50 Loss.
JV Girls Basketball vs. Keswick Christian: 10-44 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Manatee: 42 - 55 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Hollins HS: 35-19 Win!

Join in for lunch with International Connection at Babushka’s Hyde Park on Tuesday, February 7, 11:30-1:30pm. Limited to first 25 RSVPs.

Join us for a Virtual Lunch and Learn to learn more about the Middle School program at Shorecrest (grades 5-8) on Wednesday, February 1, at 12:30pm via Zoom. 

The next SCA Uniform Sale will be Wednesday, February 8, which is spring conference day for ES, LS and MS.

The torches are lit, the flowers are set, we’re having a luau you’ll never forget! Celebrate with SCA at Shorecrest’s Little Event island party! Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 7pm-10pm at The Getaway on Gandy.

There are many ways to get involved in volunteering with SCA this year. Any amount of time you can give is greatly appreciated!