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Are you tired of searching for the perfect "3-prong, plastic folder with pockets?" SCA can help! Let us shop for your child's school supplies this year. SCA offers school supply packages for students in K-8th grade. There are some supplies on each list SCA does not provide. Please be sure to read the list for the grade your student(s) will be entering.

Following a nationwide search, Shorecrest is pleased to announce that Earl Walton will join the School as its the first-ever Director of the Ross Roeder Institute for Economics, Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship (RRI). A seasoned entrepreneur, business leader, and educator, Earl brings a wealth of experience, passion and drive to launch the RRI at Shorecrest.

On Saturday, May 20, members of the Shorecrest Preparatory School centennial Class of 2023 received their diplomas in the Janet Root Theatre. Among the graduating class of 91 were 10 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. including two who received National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships, 5 NCAA committed student-athletes, and Thespians acknowledged by the Broadway Star of the Future Awards! Nine Chargers were recognized as STEAM Scholars and 3 as Global Scholars. Collectively the Class of 2023 had an average GPA of 3.9.

Shorecrest Middle School held its annual Middle School Awards Assembly in the Janet Root Theatre. Awards were presented for academic achievement, Citizen of the Year, Spark Awards in each grade level, as well as the Harold Bruggeman Award and more.

It's wonderful to have admission offers from multiple colleges as students plan exciting paths ahead. While they may have chosen not to attend some of these institutions for a variety of reasons, they are achievements worth recognizing and celebrating. Visit www.shorecrest.org/2023 for the full matriculation list and more Class of 2023 data.

The SCA Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 school year SCA Executive Committee

An art piece created by Magdalene F. '27 was chosen by NOAA for their Keep the Sea Free of Debris 2024 calendar.

On May 20, Life Scout Ryan F. '27 completed his Eagle Scout Project in Shorecrest's Native Classroom. 

Shorecrest Pride is hosting an activity booth at St. Pete Pride's LGBTQ+ Youth Pride & Family Day. The event will be Saturday, June 10, 10am-2pm at Straub Park in downtown St. Pete.

Next summer Sra. Emili Jaime Allwood, Lower School Spanish Teacher, is planning to take LS and MS students and families to Peru. An informational meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 8-9am.

Shorecrest’s Mission is augmented by the generosity of those who support the school philanthropically or by effecting change locally, globally or right here at Shorecrest. We are pleased to spotlight Jenny and Ryan Camp who are Lower School parents, owners of Harrington Air Conditioning, and this year’s sponsors of the 1923 Society Celebration.

Spring sports wrap up with awards and acknowledgments.

Select Varsity Track and Field Chargers competed at the Florida State Meet. The Chargers won their first state title of the day when back-to-back state champion Sonoma Kasica '24 set a mark of 44.78 in the javelin. That throw made her the first athlete to win three state titles in three different years. The second title came when Ahmad Crumity '25 won the triple jump title on his very last jump (13.62m). The girls placed 21st, the boys placed 15th.

As we welcome new faculty and staff members for the upcoming school year, housing is a top concern for those who are moving to our area from out-of-town. If you are aware of or possess any potential rental properties that may be appropriate for new or current faculty or staff members, we encourage you to reach out to Julie Meyer.

Shorecrest currently accepts a limited number of Florida Tax Credit Scholarships, primarily for students who also qualify for financial aid at Shorecrest. For the 2023-2024 school year, we have already reached the maximum amount of state funding that we accept.

Middle School Performing Arts presented an evening performance on May 12, 2023, on the MS Quad.

Six Chargers presented projects at the Florida State National History Day Competition.

Students in Upper School Musical Theatre classes presented songs and dances they have been working on throughout the year in a special "An Evening of Song and Dance."

Ten Shorecrest Chargers seventh grade athletes competed together at the Clearwater Challenge Volleyball Tournament on May 13. They finished first place, and returned home with some hardware!

Every year since 2020, Anderson O. and Haydon S. have helped fellow children in the Tampa Bay area by hosting a Cereal for Summer food drive. This year they collected 194 pounds of cereal, creating 21,200 meals, and raised $3,852.59 in donations. 

Shorecrest’s Mission is augmented by the generosity of our parents, grandparents, alumni and friends who support the school philanthropically or by effecting change locally, globally or right here at Shorecrest. We call these community members Contributing Chargers. This week we are pleased to spotlight Experiential and Lower School parents Zach and Abbi Reynolds. The Reynolds Family joined the Shorecrest Community in 2020, and are parents to Ellie '31 and Locke '36.

Shorecrest is exploring the possibility of adding an electric vehicle charging station to campus.

The 2022-2023 Janet Root Volunteer Service Award recipient was revealed at SCA’s Volunteer Thank-You Social attended by past winners and current volunteers.

Varsity Track and Field at Regionals: Girls placed 4th overall, Boys placed 10th overall.

Find out where and when your Chargers spring teams will compete in post-season play!

A team of Shorecrest Chargers competed this week in the Bay Area Association of Independent Schools 2023 Battle of the Books competition at Berkley Prep. They were fifth graders competing against teams of 6-8th graders; and came in 4th place.

“Mamma Mia!” was reviewed as part of the Broadway Star of the Future program presented by the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. Under direction of the US Theatre and Thespian director Michael McCarthy, the following Chargers have been nominated for Broadway Star of the Future Awards for their roles in "Mamma Mia!"

To complement the first grade's Ocean Studies unit, eighth grade Marine Science students taught a hands-on lesson about water salinity, sand and coral. Eighth graders also buddied-up with second graders to talk about plants and pollinators in the Native Classroom at the back of campus.

Shorecrest is proud to announce that after an extensive national search, Jennifer Phelps will take on the role of Director of the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), the next iteration of the program currently known as The Learning Center at Shorecrest. The addition of this role and the program's name change are part of the expansion of the robust student support services Shorecrest offers.

This season marks the first time that both the Shorecrest Chargers Varsity Tennis boys and girls teams won Regionals and advanced as teams to the State Championship Series! The State Championship series is a gathering of the best teams in high school tennis in class 1A through class 4A, the smallest to the largest schools in the state of Florida.

Shorecrest Performing Arts presented a Spring Music Concert on April 20, 2023 in the Janet Root Theatre.

Varsity Baseball vs. Victory Christian Academy: 11-1 Win!
Varsity Softball vs. Cambridge Christian: 15-0 Win!
Varsity Softball vs. Academy of the Holy Names: 0-15 Loss.

Class group photos are now available to view and purchase!

Varsity Girls Tennis completed their third District Championship in a row and won the Regional Championship for the first time since 2011. Varsity Boys Tennis won Districts and the Regional Championship - also for the first time since 2011. Both teams head to Orlando for State Quarterfinals on Monday, with the girls facing the Community School of Naples and the boys vs. ODA.

Last week at the Tampa Bay Private School Championship spectators witnessed Sonoma Kasica '24 throw the javelin farther than all high school girls in history for the state of Florida, with a mark of 44.35m! Jeremy Barton '23 threw the javelin 49.50m for another school record! Kaja Dionne '24 came close to breaking the school records in both the 100m and the 400m dashes. This week at Districts the Varsity Girls took First Place, and the Varsity Boys were Second Place!

Varsity Softball vs. Admiral Farragut: 4-1 Win!
Varsity Boys Baseball vs. Seffner Christian: 3-5 Loss.
MS Softball vs. Pinellas Prep: 17-7 Loss.
Varsity Boys Baseball vs. Indian Rocks Christian: 15-1 Win!
Varsity Boys Baseball vs. Berkeley Preparatory School: 0-6 Loss.

An unforgettable summer adventure is coming! Full day and half day camps are available from June 5 - August 4 for age 4 - grade 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Open to the public, not just Shorecrest students.)

Shorecrest is pleased to announce that Christine Scoby, Middle School Curriculum Dean and Technology Coordinator, has been named a runner-up in the 2023 Tampa Bay Times NIE Teacher of the Year competition.

The Shorecrest Athletics Department hosted a virtual, informational meeting with fifth grade parents/guardians about Chargers athletics.

Shorecrest fifth graders in Señora Miller's Spanish class wrote poetry inspired by the  Poem "Tú y yo". Diego Ojeda, the author of the inspiration poem, contacted the Chargers with a video of appreciation for their efforts. 

Shorecrest alumni and their children who are current Chargers gathered in Charger Commons for the Alumni Association's annual Legacy Breakfast.

Varsity Softball vs. Northside Christian: 21 to 11 Win!
Varsity Softball vs. Boca Ciega High School: 11 to 7 Win!
Varsity Baseball vs. Keswick: 4-5 Loss.
Varsity Baseball vs. Largo Packers: 14-4 Win!
Varsity Baseball vs. IMG Academy: 5-1 Win!

Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Calvary Christian: 6-1 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Bradenton Christian: 5-2 Win!

Dr. Anna Baralt, Director of Technology and Media Services, presented on keeping students safe with technology.

Shorecrest eighth graders visited the Hess Library to explore new books and genres for their next independent reading book in Dr. Angello's class.

Shorecrest Chargers Winter 2022-2023 sports celebrated their teammates and distributed student athlete awards.

Varsity Softball vs. Northside Christian: 23-3 Win!
MS Softball vs. Skycrest Christian: 0-0 Win by forfeit.
Varsity Softball vs. Boca Ciega High School: 2-10 Loss. 
MS Softball vs. Canterbury: 3-11 Loss.
Varsity Softball vs. Bradenton Christian: 5-6 Loss.

On Saturday, July 22, Shorecrest athletes will have an opportunity to acquire their physicals through All Florida Orthopaedics Associates. This event will allow athletes to get their required athletic physicals for the 2023-2024 school year.

SCA's annual Oldie Goldie Book Sale will be on Wednesday, May 10. Please consider donating any gently used children's books you have to the Oldie Goldie Book sale.

SMATH is a term the Shorecrest Middle School uses when science and math seamlessly blend together and aid each other. This month the recipe for playdough was SMATHed! One recipe was for the entire fifth grade (70 students) and the recipe was cut in half for the Junior Kindergarten students.

Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Jesuit: 4-3 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Bradenton Christian: 6-1 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Canterbury Varsity Tennis: 2-5 Loss.
Boys Varsity Tennis vs. St. Pete Catholic: 3-4 Loss.
Girls Varsity Tennis vs. St. Pete Catholic: 7-0 Win!

Varsity Track and Field at the Senior Night Track Meet: Girls 188, Boys 111
The Chargers had many personal records and even 2 school records broken that night.

My name is Alex Bean, and I am a senior working on my personal project for the STEAM Certificate program. I am interested in learning about what causes traffic problems in the Tampa Bay area, and how to work around overpopulation from an infrastructure perspective.

Shorecrest welcomed over 600 Grandparents and Special Friends for an exceptional 38th Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Watch a video here.

After a successful St. Pete Middle School Track & Field Championship on campus this week, the MS competition for this season has ended. Some Shorecrest school records were broken this season by the MS Girls Track & Field Charegrs.

Shorecrest MS and US Thespians had an exciting trip to see "Wicked" at the Straz Center this month and hung out with actor Timothy Shew (The Wizard of Oz), a former "Les Misérables" colleague of US Musical Theater Instructor Mr. McCarthy.

Varsity Tennis vs. Berkeley: Girls 4-3 Win! Boys 2-5 loss.
JV Tennis vs. ODA: Girls 3-4 Loss. Boys 1-6 Loss.

The Varsity Track and Field Shorecrest Chargers hosted the Chargers Quad meet. The Chargers took 2nd place overall.

Shorecrest fifth graders celebrated March 14, or 3/14, also known as Pi Day, in style! On the first day back from spring break, students rotated through four Pi-related activities.

Congratulations to the Shorecrest students who participated in this year's Pinellas County History Day competition. This year’s theme was Frontiers in History.

JV Boys Tennis vs. Cambridge Christian: 2-5 Loss.
JV Girls Tennis vs. Canterbury: 6-1 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. ODA: 3-4 Loss.

Varsity Softball Chargers vs. Academy of the Holy Names: 0-16 Loss.
MS Softball vs. St. Paul Independent School: 15-0 Win!

The Varsity Chargers Track and Field team competed against 12 schools on March 2 at the Shorecrest Invitational. The girls finished 3rd overall, and the boys finished 9th.

The Chargers spirit could be felt under the stars on the Gaffney Green as more than 600 members of the Shorecrest community gathered for the second annual Shorecrest Community Movie Night on February 24.

We appreciate all the ways that families support Shorecrest, and acknowledge that the cost of an independent school education is a substantial investment. That is one of the reasons we offer our families tuition refund insurance. This year, re-enrolling families are automatically enrolled in the Tuition Refund Insurance Program unless they opt out of the program by checking the designated box on the enrollment contract.

Varsity Tennis vs. Indian Rocks Christian School: 7-0 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Canterbury Varsity Tennis Team: 3-4 Loss.
Varsity Tennis vs. ODA: 5-2 Win!

Shorecrest Middle School robotics Team 1448, The Force, was a finalist for the Champion's Award at the FIRST LEGO League Regional tournament last week. This earned them a bid to the state competition at the end of March.

At Shorecrest, faculty across grade levels and disciplines found developmentally-appropriate ways to promote awareness, equity, and social change related to Black History Month in their classrooms while honoring the perspectives, legacies and contemporary achievements of people of the African diaspora. Read about some of the units of study and projects in Middle School.

On February 22, Shorecrest's Middle School Forensics Team competed in the final Bay Area Forensics League meet of the season. 

Chilok M. '27 competed at the MATHCOUNTS Pinellas Chapter and took 2nd place as an individual. He will be representing Pinellas at the Florida State Competition on March 10 in Orlando!

Coming soon for the 2023-2024 school year is the Shorecrest School Store - a brick and mortar store on campus where our community can purchase Shorecrest branded items, school supplies, snacks, drinks and more.

JV Girls Tennis vs. Cambridge Christian: 5-2 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Cambridge Christian: 3-4 Loss.
Varsity Girls Tennis vs. Academy of the Holy Name: 5-2 Win!
JV Girls Tennis vs. Keswick Christian: 7-0 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Keswick Varsity Boys Tennis: 3-4 Loss.

Varsity Baseball vs. Indian Rocks Christian: 3-9 Loss.

Jr. Thespian Troupe 88197 presents the Middle School Variety Show on Thursday, February 16 at 7pm in the Janet Root Theatre.

Shorecrest’s Mission is augmented by the generosity of our parents, grandparents, alumni and friends who support the School through their time, talent and philanthropic support. We call these community members Contributing Chargers. This week we are pleased to spotlight Douglas and Christina Yim, Experiential and Lower School parents of Olivia '32 and Laz '36. Since joining the community in 2021, Christina has devoted her time to the School because she enjoys watching her children interact with their friends and seeing their classroom experiences in real-time.

On February 13, seventh and eighth grade Acting Studio students presented two short sensory plays they had written to JK students in the new Lower School Outdoor Classroom and Garden.

On Tuesday, February 14, fifth grade Performing Arts students shared their trimester-end culmination of songs from animated classics, musical theatre choreography, and fun facts about each of the musical numbers.

JV Girls Tennis vs. Berkeley Prep: 4-3 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Berkeley: 0-7 Loss.

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.

Students in grades 3-8 can take part in a Soccer/Futsal Camp during spring break. In this fast-paced morning camp, learn the best of both worlds: playing soccer outside and futsal indoors. What is futsal? Futsal is a fast-paced, indoor game that is played with similar boundaries to a basketball court. Futsal is outstanding for developing footwork, improving technical ability and challenging players to make quick decisions in tight areas.

Shorecrest Middle School students in the Entrepreneurial Design Institute (EDI) and their teacher, Christine Scoby, welcomed Dr. Nick Reynolds of Northeast Orthodontics to share his entrepreneurial journey. This guest lecture helped to connect concepts taught within the EDI program to real world application.

Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Canterbury in District Semifinals: 9-1 Win!
Varsity Boys Soccer Chargers vs. Cambridge Christian in District Semifinals: 2-3 Loss.

The Shorecrest eighth grade ROV/ROT Project has two main parts. First students ideate and prototype a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) or Remote Operated Technology (ROT) that would solve a real world problem. Next students build actual ROVs with motors and controllers that perform underwater tasks.

Please take a couple of minutes to complete Shorecrest Middle School Robotics Team 1448's quick survey about your experience with power outages this past year. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

JV Boys Basketball vs. Admiral Farragut: 79-33 Win!
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Dunedin HS: 17-42 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Indian Rocks Christian School: 18-55 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Sickles: 12-70 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Canterbury: 25-50 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Northside Christian in District Quarterfinals: 20-57 Loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Canterbury: 65-66 Loss.

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 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!

Qualifying Middle School students from Shorecrest Jr. Thespian Troupe 88197 had the honor of participating in the Florida State Jr. Thespian Festival held at the Orlando Convention Center. Troupe 88197 members performed their own qualifying acts for adjudication throughout the day earning a total of 32 individual awards!

On January 18, Shorecrest's Middle School Forensics Team competed in the second Bay Area Forensics League meet of this season. The League awards competitors in 1st through 5th place in seven categories.

"Evening Charge" is a workshop series for adults in the Shorecrest community and their adult friends. Follow *one* course through the following Spring 2023 Thursdays: February 9, February 16, February 23 and March 2 - from 7-8:30pm.

Middle Students made videos about little understood facts of the Tampa Bay watershed with the hopes of developing educated coastal citizens. 

Global Explorers is a program in Shorecrest Lower, Middle and Upper Schools that strives to create a global mindset in our students and an appreciation and understanding of world cultures. Soon, Shorecrest will welcome a delegation from our partner school in Mexico City, Escuela Ameyalli. They will be hosted by fourth and fifth grade families.

MS Boys Gold Basketball vs. Carrollwood Day School: 33-1 Win!
MS Green Boys Basketball vs. Carrollwood: 8-50 Loss.
MS Boys Green Basketball vs. St. Paul Independent School: 58-25 Win!
MS Girls Basketball vs. CDS: 11-21 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Tampa Prep: 58-20 Win!
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Tampa Prep: 55-68 Loss.
MS Girls Basketball vs. Saint Paul's: 9-12 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Saint Pete Catholic: 43 - 32 Win!
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. St.Petersburg Catholic: 46-49 Loss.

Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Clearwater Central Catholic: 6-0 Win!
Varsity Boys Soccer vs. St. Stephens: 1-1 Tie.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Berkeley Prep: 0-4 Loss.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Berkeley Prep: 0-6 Loss.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Carrollwood Day School: 1-8 Loss.

Spring Sport Sign ups are taking place in the Athletics Office during the week of January 9.

MS Girls Basketball vs. Bradenton Christian: 13-20 Loss.
MS Girls Basketball vs. Berkeley Prep: 22-16 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Berkeley Prep: 54-52 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. St. Pete High: 39-44 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Academy at the Lakes: 78-43 Win!
MS Boys Green Basketball vs. Pinellas Prep: 35-27 Win!
MS Green Boys Basketball vs. Berkeley Academy: 23-32 Loss.
MS Boys Gold Basketball vs. Pinellas Prep Academy: 36-23 Win!
MS Girls Basketball vs. Pinellas Prep: 7-27 Loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Northside Christian: 44-58 Loss.
MS Boys Gold Basketball vs. Berkeley Prep: 25-23 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Canterbury: 52-2 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Lakeside Christian: 42-24 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Academy at the Lakes: 78-43 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Northside: 41-43 Loss.

Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Calvary Christian: 5-3 Win!
Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Clearwater Central Catholic: 3-0 Win!
MS Girls Soccer vs. Berkeley: 0-8 Loss.
Varsity Girls Soccer vs. South Walton: 0-1 Loss.
Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Clearwater High: 8-0 Win!
JV Boys Soccer vs. Calvary: 6-2 Loss.
JV Boys Soccer vs. Clearwater Central Catholic: 0-0 Tie.
MS Boys Soccer vs. Bradenton Christian: 3-1 Loss.
MS Girls Soccer vs. Out of Door Academy: 0-6 Loss.

The Learning Center at Shorecrest serves all students of our school to ensure academic success at all levels including Alpha, JK, and K-12. Over the past few months, I have been in discussions with Tracie Belt and others about ways for The Learning Center to grow and evolve, including a new 12-month role for the Director of the Learning Center.

The Athletics Department is considering creating a basketball club for students in kindergarten-5th grade to begin in February. Please fill out the form if interested.

MS Boys Green Basketball vs. Academy Prep: 34-50 Loss.
MS Boys Green Basketball vs. Bradenton Christian: 32-26 Win!
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. IRCS: 12-57 Loss.
Varsity Girls Basketball vs. CCC 13-54 Loss.
Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Northeast High School: 58-61 Loss.
Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Lakeside Christian: 50-51 Loss.
Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Academy at the Lakes: 44-33 Win!

Please see the attached calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. This calendar is also posted at www.shorecrest.org/calendar. We strive to publish this information as early as possible to help faculty, staff, students and families plan ahead.

We are ready to move forward with the full implementation of our license plate reader system for all cars entering and exiting campus. Please complete the Vehicle Registration Form that has been uploaded to your SchoolForms Online account.