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The Chronicle

The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

Head of Upper School Erich Schneider's staff photo. Courtesy of Shorecrest.org

Schneider to Conclude Tenure As Head of Upper School After 2025-26 School Year

Braden Stone, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2025

Corrections Notice: The article previously stated that this will be Head of School Erich Schneider’s final year at Shorecrest. However, this may not be accurate. Additionally, Senior Associate Director...

The new Spark Lab, used predominantly for Lower School STEAM intiatives, has taken the place of the old Wonder Studio on campus.

An Electrifying Space for STEAM

Kimberly Hallock, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

  Energy and excitement course through the minds of young students as they walk into the new Spark Lab, a space where students from Pre-K to Lower School have the opportunity to learn, experiment and...

An illustration of a bikini and sunscreen.

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 and “turn up” to the tanning bed. However, we might also...

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 the same music as me, I also started my first digital footprint....

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, arriving to mentor and inspire the next generation in their...

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 filled the very room I was sitting in, reminding me that I was...

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, something nestled between the dullness catches your eye:...

Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.

Trump’s Executive Orders: 2025 Edition

Diana Muzzarelli, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

     In the first 85 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has issued a record-setting 124 executive orders. The only president to approach that number was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who issued...

Junior Izzi Brown uses single-use plastic silverware and a styrofoam container at SAGE to
bring food to a test she was taking during lunch. According to the Plastic Pollution Coalition,
around 40 percent of plastics are designed to be single-use.

Save Single-Use or Save the Planet?

Sierra Orlick, Copy Editor April 28, 2025

     Middle School Marine Science Teacher Kathryn Jeakle sighed as she watched her students fish a crusted hunk of styrofoam out of the 54th Avenue Canal. She expected to see actual fish. She took the...

Funny High School Stories from US Teachers

Funny High School Stories from US Teachers

Nithya Nayegandhi, Social Media Editor April 28, 2025

Juniors Kaelie Dieter, Luna Gillis, and Charlie Cowan (left to right) study intensely in US Science Teacher Summer Slater’s classroom. These juniors are in the final stretch of the school year, balancing studying for their AP exams and maintaining their GPAs.

Seasonal Survival Guide

Polina Creadon, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

     It’s that time of year: spring break has fizzled out, we’re inching closer and closer to the end of the school year, and AP and final exams loom ahead, rumbling like a thunderstorm on the...

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