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The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

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
November 6, 2024

TikTok app icon displayed on a phone. Photo by Arkan Perdana from Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What To Know About The TikTok Ban
Ana Verano, Opinion Editor • January 17, 2025

     What exactly will teenagers do if they can't scroll through endless videos in the most dopamine-inducing way? What will teenagers do...

Ruined items and debris sit outside of a home on Coffee Pot Riviera in Snell Isle. This specific house had all of its furniture ruined due to flooding and will likely be knocked down in the near future. The residents are living in an apartment in downtown St. Pete for one year while they search for a permanent home.
Riding the Storm: Understanding Hurricanes and St. Pete’s Strength
Jensyn DeLand, Nolie Gilcrest, and Alexis Valance January 14, 2025

Holiday Mishaps
Holiday Mishaps
Phoebe Pritchard, Staff Writer • December 16, 2024

Freshmen Emma Brill and Kendall Klingel study with Sophomore peer tutor Diana Muzzarelli in the Learning Lounge.
Second-Hand Success
Emma Brill, Staff Writer • December 14, 2024

   Just as thrift stores give used goods and older siblings pass down clothes they no longer fit into, the knowledge of seasoned Shorecrest...

Junior Logan Phares-Robinson eating pizza and working on homework during lunch.
Cracking the Nutritional Code
Reese Klingel, Student Engagement Editor • December 13, 2024

     Students often spend years perfecting their study techniques, cramming for an exam the night before, or meticulously going through hundreds...

A depiction of Lyle Menendez (left) and Erik Menendez (right) in the Municipal Court of the Beverly Hills Judicial District of Los Angeles County.
Are the Menendez Brothers Still Monsters?
Samantha Ultes, Staff Writer • December 9, 2024

     August 20th, 1989: a silent night on North Elm Drive until 16 shots violently rang from the Menendez household. Police soon found Jose...

Sophomore Jill Marcus chopping wood during Service Week 2023 on the Pine Ridge Trip. Students worked to rebuild houses in the Oglala Lakota Nation on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
Opinion
Service Week Switch
Cate Frey, Staff Writer • December 20, 2024

 After Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through St. Pete, the damage dealt the Shorecrest campus a heavy hand, leaving students and faculty...

An illustration depicting wrestlers in action during a match.
Opinion
Bring Back Wrestling
Polina Creadon, Staff Writer • December 19, 2024

    Grand state championship banners line the walls of the Crisp Gym—basketball, cheerleading, football, track and field, swim and dive,...

An illustration of Ariana Grande showcasing her iconic stage presence.
New Look, Greater Fame
Grace Manning, Entertainment Editor • December 19, 2024

  From a complete shift in character to a shocking fashion alteration, celebrities rebrand themselves in revolutionary ways that often skyrocket...

Holiday Fun
Holiday Fun
Merritt Butler, Staff Writer • December 17, 2024

Star pop singer Sabrina Carpenter poses after singing during one of her concerts. Carpenter’s song “Espresso” was Billboard’s number one global song of summer 2024.
Sabrina Carpenter: I’m The Face of Feminism and You’re Not
Nithya Nayegandhi, Staff Social Media • December 15, 2024

     Society has always expected women to be modest in clothing and demeanor, looking down on those not afraid to speak their minds and...

Senior varsity boys soccer center midfielder Alistair Ford stands with the ball in a match vs. St. Petersburg Catholic on November 28th, 2023. His team won this game 3-0, and he had one goal and one assist.
Sports
Chargers Hold on to Defeat the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Falcons
Braden Stone, Co-Editor-in-Chief • January 16, 2025

     Returning to Haskell Field for the first time in over a month, the varsity boys soccer team faced the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons...

Junior Sophia Dyer perfects her swing during a practice session on the course.
It’s Great to be a Florida Gator!
December 16, 2024

     “Never Back Down” by Tom Petty rang resoundingly throughout the expansive walls of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during junior Sophia...

Swimmers dive into the pool at the start of a race. Photo by Patricia Riva.
“The Chosen One”
December 15, 2024

 On a bleak mid-December afternoon, Shorecrest students line the halls, looking weary with end-of-semester blues. However, despite her own determination...

NFL MVP contender Josh Allen playing for the Buffalo Bills in a pre-season game against the Cleveland Browns on August 17, 2018. Photo by Erik Drost of Wikimedia Commons. CC by 2.0 license.
The Hunt for MVP
December 13, 2024

     Every year in the NFL, 32 teams compete with one goal: winning the Super Bowl. At the same time, however, the best individual players...

Absence
December 16, 2024

The Absence of past friends, family, and the life I knew before linger, like lost souls not knowing where to go. This room used to be a space...

Two Submissions: Tennis & Difficult
Molly O'Brien November 18, 2024

Tennis In a game of tennis, you get points on your opponent’s failure. So really you are judged on other people, not yourself, it’s all...

Postcard Essay Writing 
Mila Bianco  November 11, 2024

   I slowly sink into my chair on the balcony, in my own home, for the first time in two and a half weeks. I put my feet up on a nearby potted...

Do we truly die?
Sierra Orlick, Current Events Editor • November 4, 2024

Do we truly die?   That’s the question everyone’s dying to know the answer to.    Some believe in life after death,...

Darkness
Lexi Thompson October 28, 2024

Darkness -- everywhere I looked was emptiness. The only thing I could see was a faded white box in the corner of wherever I was. It was lying...

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

Eighth-grader Riley Jaquish prepares to catch the ball and make a tag at third base. The softball team lost 12-7 on April 2nd to Bradenton Christian.
April 2024
Edition #006

The Shorecrest junior varsity soccer team, chock-full of three-sport athletes, gets together for inspirational words from Coach Casey McDonough before their game versus Clearwater Central Catholic High School.  Photo by Ellen Hommeyer.
February 2024
Edition #005

The Chargers defensive line prepares to charge at an 8-man SSAC game from the 2023-2024 season.
November 2023
Edition #004