Find information about Fall 2022 Sports here. Note: Some team practices start before school starts. Required athletic forms will be collected via the FHSAA Athletic Clearance Website. Paper forms will no longer be accepted.

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.

You don't have to be a Shorecrest student to be part of a summer of fun camps at Shorecrest! Shorecrest Summer Programs will run June 6 - August 5, with full day and half day camps, including before care and after care. Programs are available for campers from age 4 through 12th grade. In-person camps and programs are expected while maintaining the health and safety precautions necessary.

Summer reading, fall athletics, back to school forms and more are addressed here. For assistance with school forms/Notary we are hosting a Help Desk on July 27, 9am-3pm in the Raymund Center.

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 Garrett Staples Award.

Announcing the SCA Board for the 2022-2023 school year:

On Saturday, May 21, the 87 members of the Shorecrest Preparatory School Class of 2022 received their diplomas in the Janet Root Theatre. Read about the Commencement ceremony and special reflections shared.

To culminate the theatre portion of the fifth grade curriculum, students performed a variety of folk tales and fairy tales.

After learning about the cultural aspects and physical features found in Asian countries, fifth grade students in Ms. Janack’s social studies class chose a topic to research in more depth. To present their research students created their own Google Earth Tour.

Shorecrest sixth graders recently wrote speeches in the style of TED Talks about human rights, social justice and civil rights issues.

In Season 2-Episode 5 of the Shorecrest Upper School student podcast, "Women in STEAM: Perspectives from the Field," host Aspen Slavick-Gierlach '22 spoke with systems engineer A.D. Johnson.

Alumna Laura Peterson Addicott ‘12 was the Valedictorian and Outstanding Senior of the Shorecrest Class of 2012. It is a tradition at Shorecrest for the Outstanding Senior to return to speak at Commencement 10 years after their own graduation. Laura will return to Shorecrest later this month to address the Class of 2022. Learn what she's been up to!

On May 12, the seventh grade Class of 2027 took to the Janet Root Theatre stage — the first Shorecrest Middle School Music Performance since their fifth grade performance on March 12, 2020.

Sonoma Kasica '24 won the state title in javelin in all classes 1A-4A in Florida! This performance also made Sonoma the first two-time State Champion in the same event. Nine additional Chargers were top 8 finishes and made the podium.

Shorecrest placed 2nd against 6 other Bay Area Independent School teams in the Battle of the Books. The students read the 15 Middle School Sunshine State Young Readers Award titles during the school year and then competed in a quiz bowl. 

Each year the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) organizes a poster design contest. Shorecrest Chargers Olivia M. '28 won first place and Gaston G. '26 won second place!

Informational meetings will be held in August and September 2022 about 2023 Global Explorers Programs. Lower and Middle school students and their families have opportunities to join exchange programs and host overseas students.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day returned for its 37th year as a beloved Shorecrest tradition. This year's event, held on April 22, brought together more than 400 guests that included grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and all kinds of special friends. On a beautiful Friday, we celebrated our community coming together again after two years of separation.

Congratulations to Betty L. '26 for her winning entry in the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s Annual Art Contest!

The Shorecrest Varsity Girls Tennis Team finished the 2022 season with a solid Districts victory, a win at the Regionals semi-finals, and runner-up for Regionals overall.

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.

Roughly 70 participants joined Shorecrest & Clean Coast Initiative on the sand of Upham Beach for an educational Beach Clean Up on Saturday, April 23. Over 71 pounds of trash was collected - most of it was cigarette butts and very tiny pieces of plastic.

Shorecrest hosted the track and field District 11 meet on Thursday, April 21. Twelve teams competed for a district title in the most competitive district in the state by far. After the day-long district competition, the Chargers boys ended the day taking home a hard fought 2nd place, district runner up trophy. After being the district runner-up last year, the girls came back to win the title in the end.

A two-week “Jump Start Middle School” camp will prepare your Middle Schooler for the start of the school year. 

As we have just completed hosting an International Festival, we are in the process of refreshing our international recognition -- through flags located in the Lower and Middle School breezeways. Please take a moment to complete this survey and be sure your family is represented.

Shorecrest Middle School Robotics team 1449, The R2D2s, traveled to Niceville, Florida, to compete in the First LEGO League State Championship. The team developed an app, Bee Cool, that trucking companies that transport bee hives can use to find water sources within 5 miles of the interstate to cool down hives when temperatures reach a dangerous level. The R2D2s earned second place for their robot design.

On April 14, 2022, the Shorecrest community was enthralled by an incredible International Festival, organized by parents and volunteers from International Connection, a parent-led community group that celebrates and connects families who have a passion for multicultural enrichment. As Chargers celebrated the diversity of the community, families gave of themselves by hosting, decorating, cooking, and sharing information about the rich culture of their own households.

Varsity Softball vs. Northside Christian School: 6-5 Win!
Varsity Softball vs. Cambridge Christian School: 5-8 Loss.
Varsity Softball vs. Northside Christian School: 16-0 Win!
Varsity Softball vs. Gibbs High School: 20-0 Win!
MS Softball vs. Seffner: 11-12 Loss.
MS Softball vs. Pinellas Prep: 1-19 Loss.
MS Softball vs. Indian Rocks: 14-14 Tie.
MS Softball vs. Bradenton Christian: 17-16 Win!

The Varsity Boys Tennis Regional Semi-Finals match ended Tuesday with a 4-1 loss to Tampa's Berkeley Prep.

In a season of surprises, the Varsity Boys Tennis team came through by 1 point over Indian Rocks Christian school to secure the runner up spot in District competition. The boys had individual Championships in back to back years.

The Shorecrest Varsity Girls Tennis team squeezed out runner-up Calvary Christian to win the District 4A Championship, April 13-14. Out of seven teams total, the top 3 final scores were Shorecrest 21, Calvary Christian (CV) 19, and Clearwater Central Catholic (CCC) 18. The Chargers are now repeated as the District Champions, and 5 girls won individual District Championships.

Learn what is on the horizon for your Charger as a member of our Upper School community.

Learn more about athletics at Shorecrest.

The second grade is deep in a science investigation about the well-being of pollinators and pollinator habitats, and wanted to evaluate whether or not the Native Classroom was a suitable home for pollinators. They  teamed up with eighth graders, led by Middle School science teacher Kathryn Jeakle.

MS Softball Chargers vs. Indian Rocks: 14-14
MS Softball vs. Pinellas Prep: 0-10 Loss

Sixth graders took part in an empathy-building, collaborative activity on April 6.

Congratulations on new placements:
Stacy Alexander - US Assistant Dean of Student Life
Mark Brown - Associate Director of Enrollment Management, US History Teacher
Paul Miller '05 - MS English Teacher

To further support students, families and faculty in diversity and inclusion efforts, four Diversity Coordinators have been appointed among the Shorecrest faculty: Meghan Schneider in Upper School, Dr. Lizz Angello in Middle School, Khana Rebman ‘05 in Lower School and Takeya Trayer in The Experiential School.

On Friday, March 25, 2022, more than 600 members of the Shorecrest community gathered together for our first annual Movie Night, an amazing event presented by SCA and the Shorecrest Fund.

Digital Stop Motion Animation for grades 2-8.
Girl Rising for students rising into grades 5-8.

MS Softball vs. Seffner: 11-12 Loss.
MS Softball vs. Pinellas Preparatory Academy: 1-19 Loss.
Varsity Softball vs. Northside Christian School: 6-5 Win!

The Global Explorers program was promoted last semester through a logo design contest open to Middle School students. Fifth grader Izzy N. ‘29 won the contest by capturing the spirit of the program with her drawing.

Shorecrest is pleased to share that Dr. Anna Baralt, Director of Educational Technology,  is now a certified Apple Learning Coach. Apple Learning Coach is a professional learning program that trains instructional coaches, digital learning specialists, and other coaching educators to help teachers get more out of Apple technology.

JV Boys and Girls vs. Bradenton Christian: Girls won 3-0, Boys lost 0-7.       
Varsity Boys vs. Saint Petersburg Catholic: 0-7 Loss.       
Girls Varsity vs. Saint Petersburg Catholic School: 7-0 Win!
JV Girls vs. St. Stephen's: 2-5 Loss.
JV Tennis vs. Bradenton Christian: 0-7 Loss.

Shorecrest fourth grade Teacher, Mrs. Husenitza, is offering three "Science Action Club" camps this summer for those rising into grades 3-6.

In this Faculty Spotlight, new Upper School Arts and Humanities Department member Scott Warfel (Musical Theatre Teacher) shares a little about himself and the subjects he teaches.

The Shorecrest Middle School FIRST LEGO League robotics teams competed in the West Florida Regional Championship held at State College of Florida in Bradenton on March 5, 2022. Team 1448 came in first place out of 32 teams in the area of Core Values. Team 1449 won first place in the category of robot design and secured a bid to the State Championship.

Although there are still two regattas left on the schedule, Shorecrest has already accumulated enough points throughout the regular season to qualify for the District Championship.

The Upper School Robotics Team 6104A has been invited to participate at the national level at the 2022 CREATE Championship, which will take place in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 7-9. We are currently seeking individual or corporate sponsors to help make their trip to Nationals possible.

Pinellas History Day was held February 25 and 26 at Largo High School. This year’s theme was Debate and Diplomacy in History. View results here.

Shorecrest Middle School students and Jr. Thespians Troupe 88197 performed for family and friends at the annual Middle School Variety Show on February 17, 2022, in the Janet Root Theatre. 

Varsity Softball vs. Keswick Christian: 15 - 0 Win!
MS Softball vs. Indian Rocks: 9 - 14 Loss.

JV Girls Tennis vs. Cambridge Christian: 6-1  Win!
Varsity Girls Tennis vs. St Pete catholic: 7-0 Win!
Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Saint Petersburg Catholic: 6-1 Win!
JV Boys Tennis vs. Cambridge Christian: 6-1 Win!
Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Clearwater Central Catholic: 5-2 Win!
Varsity Boys Tennis vs. Northside Christian: 6-1 Win!

The Chargers placed 2^nd overall out of 17 girls teams with a lot of strong performances. The boys also had a strong showing placing 5^th overall. There were also some Middle School records set this season!

In the second week of varsity tennis action, the boys swept Calvary Christian School on Thursday 7-0, and squeaked by Indian Rocks Christian School on Tuesday 4-3.

Sandy Janack, fifth grade Social Studies Teacher, and Allyson Fletcher, Middle School Media Specialist, collaborated in December and January to guide fifth graders through a research project. To present their findings, each student created an infographic.

The STEAM Signature Program in Shorecrest Upper School allows students to pursue STEAM-related coursework and apply 21st Century skills that are applicable across many disciplines while investigating a specialized area of interest. Shorecrest STEAM student, Carson Granese ‘25, has selected Computer Science as his area of study. In many ways he is learning that computer science is not just about writing code, it is about how we use such tools and what we learn when we do.

Varsity Girls Soccer Chargers beat Indian Rocks Christian School in the Regional Semifinals: 3-2. They shutout First Baptist Academy in the Regional Finals: 4-0!
Catch the State Semifinal on February 18 at home on Haskell Field at 6pm.

The Varsity Boys Tennis team swept Canterbury 7-0 with decisive wins all around. Varsity Girls Tennis team beat Canterbury: 6-0.

The Junior Varsity Tennis opening week began on Monday, February 14, with a first match against Saint Stephen's Episcopal School. The Boys were swept by SSES in most of the singles and doubles. On Wednesday against ODA, the Boys rebounded and ended with a 3-3 tie. JV Girls tennis lost to St. Stephen's 1-6 and beat ODA 4-3.

SCA volunteers lead and support many committees with various functions on campus. Find a list of SCA Committees and contacts and the best volunteering fit for you at www.shorecrest.org/SCA.

Shorecrest Middle School students in Forensics had a fantastic showing in their meet at Berkeley last night, and more importantly had a great time!

As second graders are studying schools around the world, four Shorecrest tenth graders who were exchange students in Madrid, Spain, were invited to present about their trip.

The boys team came away with a decisive win 5-1! The girls team lost a nail biter 3-4. The next Varsity Tennis match is on Tuesday February 15 vs. Canterbury at Puryear Park.

Help SCA show how grateful we are to all the teachers and staff who make Shorecrest the special place it is for our children and our families!

Please see the attached calendar for the 2022-2023 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.

Last week the eighth graders shared their Rock Your World projects with Middle School students and faculty. As previously reported, the Rock Your World program guides students to use art and media to offer solutions to, or raise awareness of, global problems.

On the second of February, France celebrates la Chandeleur. The holiday mainly consists of eating crêpes and having fun with family and friends. Thanks to Lily F. and her mother, seventh grade French class had a taste of this delicious French food tradition.

The Admissions Office and Marketing Department released an updated virtual campus tour for prospective families. Students Sean Sheikholeslam ’23 and Phoenix F. ‘30 are delightful tour guides and give narration regarding many of the fabulous programs available at Shorecrest.

A group of over 15 Shorecrest grandparents and special friends gathered to enjoy a docent-led tour of Art Festival Beth-El.

Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Keswick: 63-32 Win!
MS Girls Basketball vs. Cambridge Christian: 11-20 Loss.
JV Girls Basketball vs. Berkeley Prep: 26-22 Win!
MS Boys Gold Basketball vs. St. Pete Christian: 17-30 Loss.
JV Boys Basketball vs. Keswick: 58-35 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Northside Christian: 41-46 Loss.
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Academy at the Lake: 72-50 Win!
JV Boys Basketball vs. Academy at The Lakes: 55-27 Win!

The Varsity Soccer teams won District Finals matches!

Shorecrest Middle School Robotics Teams, 1449 - The R2D2s and 1448 - The Force, competed in the West Florida First LEGO League qualifying tournament. Both teams received tickets to move forward to the regional competition in March!

The deadline for submitting a financial aid application for the 2022-2023 school year is January 31, 2022. This is a firm deadline. Find more info at https://www.shorecrest.org/admissions/tuition/affording-shorecrest.

Shorecrest hosted three Facing Forward: What to Expect events. Each event gave families an overview of what to expect as they move through the divisions at Shorecrest.

Evening Charge: new workshop series. A variety of topics for adult members of the Shorecrest community and their friends.

Information about spring sports for students in grades 6-12 may be found here. If you are interested in trying baseball, softball, tennis, or track and field - this is your chance!

Shorecrest Jr. Thespian Troupe 88197 enjoyed attending the in-person Florida State Jr. Thespian Festival held at the Orlando Convention Center from January 13-15, 2022. The Chargers performed pieces for adjudication throughout the final day, earning a total of 26 individual awards!

After a long career as a Technical Writer and Learning Specialist, a recent relocation finally placed Wesley Wells and his family back in sunny St. Petersburg, where he is now providing Technology Help Desk support at Shorecrest.

Varsity Girls Soccer vs. McKeel Academy of Technology: 4-1 Win
Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Largo High School: 4-0 Win at home on Senior Night!

Shorecrest fifth grader Eva O ‘29 created the digital book “What Will Happen When You Litter.”

MS Green Boys Basketball vs. Northside Christian: 20-45 Loss.
MS Green Boys Basketball vs. Indian Rocks: 33-36 Loss.
MS Boys Gold Basketball vs. Skycrest Christian: 11-36 Loss
MS Girls Basketball vs. Indian Rocks Christian: 20-32 Loss
MS Girls Basketball vs. Indian Rocks Christian: 22-32 Loss

I am pleased to share with you that Erich Schneider has been selected as the Head of Upper School at Shorecrest. After an extensive national search that resulted in three strong candidates, the Search Committee agreed that Erich’s depth of experience, commitment to the Shorecrest community, and vision for the future of the Upper School, make him the ideal leader for our 9th-12th grade program. Having served as the Interim Head of Upper School since July, Erich will become the official Head of Upper School effective immediately.

After Winter Break, Shorecrest students will collect, organize, and transport donations to Clothes to Kids.

Incidental expense charges include class fees, technology fees, tutoring, etc... and will be present throughout the year in your FACTS account. They should be paid within 30 days from the invoice date.