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(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,...

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...

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...

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...

US Counselor Brian Wiley and freshman Boston Littlepage-Santana host the Mental Health Matters Club’s peer-led group at Shorecrest.
Safe Spaces
Donyae Hazley, Staff Writer • April 28, 2025

 The alarm rings. You glance at the clock, eyes still half-shut. 6:45. New day, same routine. Your day will be filled with school assignments,...

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

Read This Comic for a Sweatpants Day
Read This Comic for a Sweatpants Day
Summer Farkas, Staff Cartoonist • April 28, 2025

Letter to the Editor: Executive Orders
May 6, 2025

This letter is in response to: Trump’s Executive Orders: 2025 Edition   Dear Chronicle Gods,   I read this...

Read This Article For a Cookie
Read This Article For a Cookie
Jill Marcus, Opinion Editor • April 28, 2025

 It’s not just any cookie. It’s a nice, soft, sprinkled sugar cookie from Publix that’s not even stale! Maybe you can sneak a few if you’re...

Elon musk cradles symbols representing America (satire).
Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Billions
Ana Verano, Current Events Editor • April 28, 2025

   Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and the mighty Elon Musk flanked President Donald Trump on his January 20th inauguration, inches...

Shorecrest's mascot, Sparky, clasped in College Board's fist.
College Board is Downright Tyrannical
Harper Nelson-Wooley, Staff Illustrator • April 28, 2025

   In December of 2024, The Chronicle published an editorial criticizing the culture of academic competition at Shorecrest. The piece acknowledges...

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

Picture Un-Perfect
Cate Frey, Staff Writer • April 28, 2025

     While living in an RV, US STEAM and Robotics Teacher Sarah Balisalisa created the channel, “Our Best Life Family,” displaying her...

Cher Horowitz from Clueless carrying shopping bags. The bags are labeled with different fast fashion brands such as Shein, Brandy Melville, and H&M.
Clueless
Avery Lurie, Video Editor • April 28, 2025

     Picture the store Brandy Melville: white planked walls, glistening fairy lights, and a hint of perfume that captures the essence of...

Senior Ahmad Crumity dribbles the ball in the varsity boys basketball team’s game against Northeast High on December 13th, 2024. The Chargers lost the game 54-52.
Sports
Where Did The Team Go?!?
Lucille Procaccino, Newsletter Editor • April 28, 2025

      Close your eyes and imagine: you’re on a football team. You’ve been having great success and recently won multiple state championships....

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

     If you’ve been to a Shorecrest sports game recently, you’ve likely seen a gaggle of photographers huddled together, each trying to...

The main entrance to Tropicana Field in its current state, with the main plaza blocked off.
Rays Baseball Is Back, But Off-Field Drama Still Looms
April 15, 2025

     March 28th, 2025. George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tampa, Florida—opening day for the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s the bottom of the ninth...

Senior Zev Schulman jumps into his teammate’s arms celebrating a goal during the JV boys lacrosse team’s game on February 13, 2025 vs. Boca Ciega High. Photo by Jocelyn Sheppard.
Sports Highlights: March 2025
March 5, 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...

Light
Jasper Hallock-Wishner April 7, 2025

  Glowing          The light.                    Shining brightly on my face So bright? Why not of my own brightness?  ...

The Darkness
Lyla Clement March 24, 2025

The Darkness Beneath the weight of endless gray, the world is fading day by day, a quiet ache that never seems to leave, a sorrow...

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

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