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Being Pale Won’t Kill You, But Cancer Might
Avery Lurie, Video Editor • September 1, 2025

      In America's unspoken Guide to Being Attractive, tanning is lately on the top of the list. We soak up the sun, salute the spray tan...

A visual metaphor for our digital footprint in the modern world.
Your Posts, Your Problem
Merritt Butler, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

     When I was nine, I created a Facebook account from my tablet. I was on Apple Music and wasn’t aware that by seeing who else liked...

Hurricane Update - Photostory
Hurricane Update – Photostory
Cole Oman, Photography Editor • May 8, 2025
After years of avoiding the most direct impacts of storms, St. Pete was shocked with back to back storms. Hurricane Helene...
(Left to Right) Sophomores Ryan Jaffee and Aadi Pudur, and Juniors Caleb Williams, Leilani MacIntyre, and Alex Cirino, organizers of Career Day, pose in front of the Shorecrest emblem.
Connecting Classrooms to Careers
Phoebe Pritchard and Alex Cirino April 28, 2025

     Hallways buzzed with activity, classrooms filled with students gathered to meet professionals living their career goals face-to-face,...

Juniors Alexia Bucci, Arden Katcha, and Gia Bessolo (from left to right) pose after winning an essay contest in US English Teacher Joe Gonzalez's American Literature Honors class.  The class explored the question "What is the status of the American Dream?" in argumentative essays and then voted on the top 3 most persuasive arguments to publish.
Student Op-Ed Winners 2025
Gia Bessolo, Arden Katcha, and Alexia Bucci April 28, 2025

Winner Gia Bessolo Death or Debt: The Cruel Reality of Healthcare in the US Beep, beep, beep, the constant sound of a heart monitor...

Life in Florida has its advantages, including sunbathing on the sand, splashing in the ocean, and taking a quick trip to Publix
The Sunshine State For Dummies
Natalia Davila, Staff Writer • April 28, 2025

     When boredom hits you like a freight train, opening up your phone and scrolling through the same boring news is almost automatic. Suddenly,...

Editorial: The Art of Balance in Course Registration
Editorial: The Art of Balance in Course Registration
The Chronicle Editorial Board April 28, 2025

Dear Readers, For modern-day high school students, it seems as long as you start five non-profits, run nine successful businesses, and cure...

Senior Cole Goldenberg takes photos at the varsity football team’s state championship game in The Villages on November 14th, 2024
April 2025
April 28, 2025

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms
Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms
September 23, 2025

This letter is in response to: Best in the Crest: Bathrooms Dear Chronicle Gods,   With the mention of the high school's favourite...

When "All of the Lights" Get Too Bright
When “All of the Lights” Get Too Bright
Merritt Butler, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

      How many people alive today had dinner with the president, are proud friends with Andrew Tate, get their songs banned on all streaming...

BookTok-inspired bookshelf of BookTok-er Phoebe Pritchard.
BookTok: The Good, the Bad, & the Overhyped
Polina Creadon, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

     Nearly everyone who has a TikTok account has seen a video about BookTok before.      BookTok—the thriving subculture on TikTok...

A baby is hard at work on his local assembly line
Just Gimme My Money
Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor • May 15, 2025

     Broke. That’s you. That’s all of us.       For almost a century now, child labor laws have clouded our way of life and...

 WARNING:SPOILERS AHEAD
Chocolate Cakes and Bellyaches
Cate Frey, Staff Writer • September 22, 2025

     Summer air filled with saltwater, beach days thick with sand, and a love triangle bound for the history books. Whether you’re team...

“Marry Me, Juliet”
“Marry Me, Juliet”
Isabelle Barrott, Staff Videographer • September 8, 2025

    Romance looks different to everyone. Some are content with quiet, intimate moments, while others favor bold, public declarations. After...

Attendees of the Gasparilla Music Festival at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park enjoy a performance.
Why Do Our Favorite Artists Avoid Us?
Samantha Ultes April 28, 2025

    Flashing lights, blasting music, and a lively crowd. Going to your favorite artist’s concert may sound like a blast, but is the hours-long...

The concession stand in the Shorecrest Athletic Center. This year, students are running concessions during home games as part of a new program led by Athletic Director Anthony McCall and Director of The Ross Roeder Institute Earl Walton.
Sports
Same Places, Different Faces
Luke Lavoie, Sports Editor • September 15, 2025

  Athletic Director Anthony McCall and Director of The Ross Roeder Institute Earl Walton have collaborated recently to begin a new student-run...

Shorecrest varsity girls tennis players (Left to right: Lucille Procaccino, Isabella Jank, Charlotte Hansen, Katie Ross, and Mana Bilgutay) pose for a winning picture after their regional finals game on April 24th, 2025. They won the final four matches to one. Photo courtesy of Lucille Procaccino.
Tennis: A Bridge Between Feminism and Femininity
May 15, 2025

     Historically, women have always played tennis. In fact, it’s one of the only sports women have been allowed to play. This is because,...

Pickleball is a Sin
Pickleball is a Sin
May 15, 2025

     Pickleball. An international obsession. If I got a dollar every time I heard that enraging “dink,” I would be a billionaire. Elon...

A Bucs defensive player tackles a Washington Commander during their game to open the season on September 8th, 2024. The Bucs won this game 37-20. Photo by Joe Glorioso of All-Pro Reels. CC by S-A 2.0 License.
Buccaneers 2025 Season Preview
May 13, 2025

If the story of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ most recent era could be summed up in one word, it would be “almost.”       The team...

Jack-O’Lantern
Sierra Orlick, Copy Editor • October 6, 2025

Jack-o’-Lantern   Wax melts to my frame,                                      Contorting...

Riptides 2024-2025
Riptides 2024-2025
May 31, 2025

A Time Called Guilt
Sophia Carvajal-Montecristo May 5, 2025

Despite the fading sun’s rays, The bright glow in front of me shatters my eyes with lightning. The shadows, unlike my words, seem to be the...

Zoochosis
Anonymous April 28, 2025

Vicious, deadly, hungry. The people scream, the children cry  It’s all too much, wails fall as roars on deaf ears. They try to pry Open...

Original Sin in a Cardboard Box
Anonymous April 21, 2025

Shutting the door, I look down at the small brown takeout box sitting in my hands. My fingers, of their own volition, tear open its...

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Senior Cole Goldenberg takes photos at the varsity football team’s state championship game in The Villages on November 14th, 2024
April 2025
Volume #003 Issue #004

Students listen attentively as junior Anastasia Davis teaches about Russian culture during the first Harmony Across Borders meeting.
March 2025
Volume #003 Issue #003

Senior Maddie Needler sprints after the ball in the flag football team’s game against Berkeley Prep. This was their first game on the new field. They lost 13-6.
November 2024
Volume #003 Issue #001

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