Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

The Student News Site of Shorecrest Preparatory School

The Chronicle

A symbol for Shorecrest football is shown towering over a symbol for Shorecrest theater, sailing, and robotics.

Beyond the Sidelines: Celebrating Everyone’s Success

Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor March 5, 2025

     A sailboat races across the finish line among the country's most competitive sailors. A team grits their teeth as they watch their robot compete against the world's strongest competitors. An...

A pile of wealth, yet only a fraction reflected—perception often distorts reality.

Privilege vs. Perception

Donyae Hazley, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

     The shift in a person’s demeanor is almost tangible when I tell them I attend Shorecrest Preparatory School--always resulting in my shock. I have found that many people outside these walls...

Wicked characters Galinda and Elphaba, played in the movie by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, hold hands in front of the emerald city.

There’s No Place Like Oz!

Anastasia Davis, Staff Illustrator March 5, 2025

     If you’ve ever been to a Broadway show, you know they’re phenomenal. Experiencing live singing and acting from some of the most talented and hard-working actors in the world is an unforgettable...

Sparky, Shorecrest’s lightning bolt mascot, peeks out from behind a student’s brain.

Speak Up, Speak Out

Polina Creadon, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

     “How are you?”      It’s a simple question. We hear it every day, several times per day—from friends at break, teachers in our classes, and parents when we come home from school....

Liam Coen Betrayed Tampa Bay

JP Rosales, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

     It’s been a traumatic three weeks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to say the least. After losing to the Washington Commanders at home in the NFC Wild Card Round, many fans called for head coach...

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.

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 alike to deal with the aftermath.      Due to the loss...

An illustration depicting wrestlers in action during a match.

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, volleyball, baseball, and more—boasting in green and gold...

Junior Georgia Kurland pictured practicing for her American Sign Language (ASL) class at a local coffee shop.

Language Limits

Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor December 11, 2024

     你好,很高兴认识你! If Shorecrest offered free access to Mandarin Chinese in addition to French and Spanish, several students in the Upper School would know that sentence translates...

Famed Disney princess Snow White holds an apple. A live-action remake of the 1937 film is set to be released in March 2025.

Will Disney’s Snow White Bite the Apple?

Phoebe Pritchard, Entertainment Editor November 29, 2024

      “Skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, hair as black as ebony.” Disney will bring these iconic lines to the screen with live-action in 2025.      Recently, Disney has been...

Sophomores Sloane Williams and Indi Wells study during their free period. If underclassmen
have a free period, they must report to a designated study hall room.

Losing Freedom Through Free Periods

Ana Verano, Current Events Editor November 6, 2024

     “The freedom: that’s my favorite part about Shorecrest,” said sophomore Will Farley. Yet it seems our freedom, the most valued aspect of being a student at this school, is being chipped...

This apathetic sock puppet represents how students feel confronting the pressure of the modern world.

Ignorance = Fear

Harper Nelson-Wooley, Staff Illustrator November 6, 2024

     Upper School Social Studies Department Chair Kayla Brazee has adorned her classroom with posters, covering the walls with political propaganda posters, maps, and my favorite: a print of Keith...

A vicious cat displays its fangs, prepared to attack another victim.

Hot Take from around the School: Cats Are Demonic

Olivia Martin, Design Editor April 26, 2024

     I’ve always had an itching hatred for commonly praised objects. I’ve always hated sushi. I’ve always hated Taylor Swift. I hate the beach. But most of all, I HATE cats. These vicious animals...

Load More Stories