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The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

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 platforms, and sent their wife to the Grammys naked? Just...

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 dedicated to book reviews —has become a major place...

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 forced children to live in poverty. Confined to only the weekly...

Thunderbolts* title screen. It has a current Rotten Tomatoes rating of 88 percent.

The MCU’s Cracked Crown

Sierra Orlick, Copy Editor May 15, 2025

     Childhood: the formative years of every person’s life. In the 21st century, much of this time is spent in front of the TV, desperately clinging to characters they’ll claim as their heroes...

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

Ana Verano, Current Events Editor 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, until the mid 20th century, tennis wasn’t seen as athletic,...

Pickleball is a Sin

Pickleball is a Sin

Lucille Procaccino, Newsletter Editor 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 Musk wouldn’t stand a chance against me.      First...

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....

The opening to A Minecraft Movie, in theatres. The screen reads the title of the movie with the classic Minecraft logo.

Minecraft Movie Mayhem

Nolie Gilcrest and Avery Lurie May 15, 2025

     “Chicken Jockey!” You may have heard this phrase scrolling through TikTok, yelled down hallways, or even shouted in a crowded movie theater. But, where does it come from? Well, the answer...

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

Braden Stone, Co-Editor-in-Chief 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 has bowed out in the divisional round or earlier in the consecutive...

The entry sign for Hernandez Family Field and Haskell Field on Shorecrest’s campus, with a logo for Oman Construction, Shorecrest’s premier athletics sponsor for the 2024-2025 school year.

How Are Athletics Supported at Shorecrest?

JP Rosales, Staff Writer May 10, 2025

This article has been subject to prior review by administration.      Shorecrest is an institution known not only for its academic prestige, but also for its athletic programs. Since Anthony McCall...

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