Coach Phil Hayford also spoke and shared memories of our alumni parents when they were students at Shorecrest. As always, the slideshow of alumni and their children entertained the group and illustrated the past, present, and future of Shorecrest.

Athletic Director Tripp Welborne also addressed the crowd and expressed his excitement about one day being able to tell stories to the children of our current legacy students. Legacy children were also given a special pair of legacy shades because it's obvious that their future is so bright!

Relay For Life

• Friday, March 26
• 9 a.m. - midnight

Join us for this year's Relay For Life on the Shorecrest campus, on Haskell Field, Friday, March 26. From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Shorecrest students will be participating with their PE classes in Alpha through eighth grade, and Upper Division students will enjoy their spring barbecue and concert at this year's Relay For Life. After 3 p.m. the event will be open to the public, with the Survivors Dinner at 5 p.m. followed by the Survivors Celebration at 6 p.m.

This year's Survivor speakers are Shorecrest's own beloved drama teachers Lillian Nelson and Bill Leavengood. They have quietly participated in the past four Relays For Life on our campus, and this year they'll take center stage to share their courageous battles with and triumphs over cancer.

The Luminaria Ceremony to remember those lost to cancer and celebrate those who have survived will take place at 9 p.m., and the event will conclude by midnight. Please join us and support our fundraising efforts on behalf of the American Cancer Society in the very important work they do towards finding a cure for cancer.

Save the date

Wednesday, March 24 — Purple Day

All day — "Paint the Campus Purple Day" — students will be dressed in purple from head to toe and the campus will be decorated as we prepare for our "Party with a Purpose," Relay For Life to benefit the American Cancer Society.

3:00-9:00 p.m. — Support Relay with a trip to Chick-fil-A — Stop by the Fourth Street Chick-fil-A, mention Shorecrest's Relay For Life and turn in your receipt from your purchase. They will donate a portion of their sales to benefit our Relay For Life.

2010 Janet Root Award

Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 Janet Root Award. This annual award is presented to an outstanding volunteer in the Shorecrest community who has been active in a variety of projects and committees, served for multiple years, and has taken on leadership roles. Please submit nominations to:

Amy McClenathan
420 Coffee Pot Riviera NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33704 or amymcclena@tampabay.rr.com

prior to April 16.

Surrealism awards

Congratulations to the ten Shorecrest students whose art work was selected from hundreds throughout Pinellas County to be displayed in a Student Surrealism Art Exhibition at the Dali Museum. Everyone is invited to attend the Opening Reception on Tuesday, March 23 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the museum. Awards will be presented at 6:45 p.m. The following are the names of the honorees and their works:

• Christian D. 12 - Tree Spirit
• Maegan C. 12 - Home's Harvest
• Victoria D. 12 - Visions From A Distant Home
• Claire L. 12 - Mother Nature
• Lauren O. 11 - Closer To The Sun
• Mary R. 11 - Home Is Where The Hearts Are
• Lindsey E. 11 - Fish Tank
• James M. 9 - Homage To Vladimir Kush
• Sarah E. 11 - Drop Me A Ladder
• Chelsea R. 11 - On The Homefront

Free admission to the Dalí Museum will be extended to all student artists, their families and school personnel only on the night of the reception.

Salvador Dalí Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 823-3767.

Drama

Sophomore Nick N.'s play "Fourth and Inches" was selected as one of the five winners of the Gorilla Theatre's Young Dramatist's Project. Nick will have the opportunity to take the play all the way from the page to a full professional production. He'll also receive a $250 royalty and a membership in the Dramatist's Guild. The Young Dramatist's Project will be presented June 3-13 at the Gorilla Theatre in Tampa.

Help for Haiti update

As the USNS Comfort prepared to leave Haiti, we received another update from LCDR Overton that confirms how much the care packages that we provided have helped. Our care packages are reaching people and places that we didn't even anticipate.

"… I was talking to a nurse last night in the laundry room and she asked me if I heard the story of the priest who came to visit the ship. We were trying to figure out where to send the last of our donated goods, and this priest was on board to see the ship. She asked him if he needed any donated goods. He asked what did she mean by donated goods and she explained how friends and family of the crew sent boxes of clothes, shoes, toys, etc. He just looked at her in amazement and said that this was the answer to their prayers. He went on to tell a story about how his entire parish was destroyed by the earthquake and the people who survived no longer had houses or any personal items. They would all come to him and ask what they were supposed to do now that they had nothing. His answer was always to keep praying that God would help them somehow. Well, the day he came to the ship their prayers were truly answered and we delivered six pallets of boxes to their village two hours inland the next day. It was such a blessing and I just thought you all would be interested to know that your items went to such a deserving group of people who will no doubt put everything to great use!"

We are now in the process of getting in touch with Father Granjean directly with the hope that we can connect with a local school and school children so that some of our French students can begin to correspond with them and find out how we can help further as the people of Haiti continue to recover and rebuild after this disaster.

Shorecrest's other efforts on behalf of Haiti have included a donation of $340.97 to the Red Cross through the efforts of the Upper Division students who worked with and on behalf of the Red Cross during the recent Service/Mini-mester Week. Mme. Carnes' students have also collected money by selling French food items, and they've recently sent a donation to the Haitian orphanage that they've supported for many years. Sophomore Adham S. will continue his coin collecting through this week in the Upper Division to benefit Partners in Health.

Attention: freshmen and sophomores

Do you have enough service hours to meet your 20-hour requirement for this year? Please check in with Ms. Stevens about the status of your hours and to sign up for upcoming opportunities to earn hours if you are still short of your goal. Thank you.

For more information about service opportunities at Shorecrest, please contact Su Warna Stevens, Director of Service Learning, at sstevens@shorecrest.org or (727) 456-7510.

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