March 9 , 2007

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Admissions: Drop-in Tours

Athletic News

Athletics: Upcoming Games

Big Event

Duathlon

E-Bytes Reminders

Early Childhood

Headmasters' Meeting

Lower Division

Middle Division

Poll: Spring Break

Poll Results: Why do you Relay?

Relay for Life

Shorecrest Parent Assn.

Summer Programs

Three Cheers

Upcoming Events

Updating E-mail Addresses

Upper Division

Videos of Shorecrest Events

Photos of March 9 Community Service Day / Field Day

Upcoming Events

March 8-20

• Shorecrest students travel to France

March 10 Saturday

• SAT

March 12-19

• Spring Break

March 19 Monday

• School Closed - Professional Day

March 20 Tuesday

• School Resumes

March 22 Thursday

• Shorecrest Parent Association Evening Meeting
  Student Activity Center 7:00 p.m.

March 23 Friday

• French National Language Exam

March 27-28 Tues-Wed

• Spanish National Language Exam

March 28 Wednesday

• Spirit Day

March 30 Friday

• First Grade Program
  Janet Root Theatre 8:30 a.m.
• Upper Division Barbecue and Jazz Concert

March 30-31

• Relay for Life

April 2 Monday

• Booster Club Meeting
  Student Activity Center 7:00 p.m.

April 4 Wednesday

• Upper Division Tapping Assembly
  Janet Root Theatre 1:30 p.m.
• Honors Tapping Banquet
  Orange Blossom, Downtown St. Petersburg 6:30 p.m.

April 10 Tuesday

• Lower Division Picture Lady/Gentleman Day
  Classrooms 2:00 p.m.

April 11-12 Wed-Thurs

• WrAP Testing for Grades 3-4

April 12 Thursday

• Shorecrest Parent Association Meeting
  Student Activity Center 8:15 a.m.

April 12-13

• Spring Book Fair

Shorecrest Parent Association

Shorecrest Parent Association Evening Meeting

March 22 at 7 p.m. in The Student Activity Center

Come share the evening with us. The guest speaker will be Mr. Stephen Manella, Head of the Upper Division and Assistant Headmaster.

He will share with us how our school keeps the kids safe on the Internet and how we keep up with technology.

SPA Needs You

The Shorecrest Parent Association (SPA) is looking for a few good people.

Have loads of fun and be part of an exciting group of people who give countless hours for the love of our school and children.

There are openings for the 2007-08 year. Don't worry - we have on-the-job training!

Please contact your parent association leaders for more information:

• Gayle Horden
• Shari Fuss
• Jean Johnston
• Mary-Ellen Howells
• Marcia Johnston

"The greatest good is what we do for others."

- Mother Teresa

Upcoming Games and Meets

Complete Schedules

Directions to Games

March 9 Friday

• JV Tennis
  Home vs. Canterbury 3:30
• Varsity Softball
  Home vs. Keswick Christian (GAME CANCELLED)
• MD Baseball
  Home vs. Academy Prep 4:00
• Varsity Tennis
  vs. Canterbury at Puryear Park 3:45
• Varsity Baseball
  at Newberry (Spring Trip) 7:00

March 10 Saturday

• Varsity Baseball
  at Ft. White - Spring Trip 11:00
• Varsity Track and Field
  at Northside Christian TBA

March 13 Tuesday

• JV Track and Field
  at Keswick Christian 4:00

March 15 Thursday

• Varsity Baseball
  at Lakeland Christian 7:00

March 17 Saturday

• Varsity Baseball
  Home vs. St. Pete Catholic 1:00
• JV Baseball
  at Northside Christian (Doubleheader) 10:00

March 19 Monday

• Varsity Baseball
  Home vs. St. Pete Catholic 4:00

March 20 Tuesday

• Varsity Tennis
  Home vs. Keswick Christian 3:45
• Varsity Track and Field
  Mustang Invitational at Northside 4:00
• MD Baseball
  vs. Grace Lutheran
  GAME CANCELLED

March 21 Wednesday

• JV Tennis
  Home vs. Admiral Farragut 3:00
• Varsity Tennis
  Home vs. Admiral Farragut 4:00
• MD Softball
  Home vs. Admiral Farragut 4:00
• MD Baseball
  Home vs. Admiral Farragut 4:00
• Varsity Softball
  at Tampa Catholic 4:00
• Varsity Baseball
  at Admiral Farragut 4:00

March 22 Thursday

• MD Softball
  Home vs. Canterbury 4:00
• JV Tennis
  Home vs. Tampa Prep 4:00
• Varsity Softball
  at Canterbury 4:00
• Varsity Tennis
  vs. Northside Christian at Bardmoor 4:00

Relay for Life

Relay Update

Three weeks and counting to our "party with a purpose" and campout on the football field! While you're on Spring Break, think what you need to make your campsite fun and comfortable and maybe even worthy of the "Best Campsite" award.

Here's a suggested list of items to bring with you:

Relay for Life Survival List

• 10'x10' or 12'x12' canopy
• Team Banner Decorated with Name/Theme/ Cancer Message
• Decorations for Team Booth Site
• Supplies needed to hang decorations, post signage, etc. (tape and/or staple gun, thumb tacks, paints/markers, scissors)
• Cash on hand for change
• Your on-site fundraiser items (signs, products, raffle tickets, etc.)
• Lawn/Lounge Chairs
• Card Table & Chairs
• Cards/Board Games
• First-Aid Packet (i.e. Band-Aids, etc.)
• Camera (film, extra batteries, charger, etc.)
• Lanterns or other lighting for booth/tent site
• Extension cords (to reach power supply)
• Flashlights
• Frisbees, Nerf Balls
• Trash Bags
• Spending Money!

Camping/Sleeping

• Tent (we recommend no more than 4 four-person tents per team)
• Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Pillows

Clothing and Personal Items

• Warm Clothing (for cooler night air)
• Change of clothing (in case of rain)
• Extra Pair of Socks and Shoes
• Raincoat
• Umbrella
• Bacterial Handsoap/Cleanser
• Towel & Toiletries
• Costumes & props for special contests/laps
• Sunscreen and insect repellent

Our next meeting is Bank Day, where you can turn in your team's money and watch those totals continue to go up! Keep up your fundraising, and you'll have other opportunities to turn in money at the event and afterwards.

If you have any questions or need any other information or materials, please contact Mrs. Stevens at sstevens@shorecrest.org or stop by the Middle Division office anytime. For more information about the event - form a team, join a team or donate to a team - click here.

Upcoming Meetings in the Student Activity Center:

• Bank Day: Thurs., Mar. 22 at 7:30 a.m.

Shorecrest Summer Programs 2007

Our newly expanded summer programs have something for students of all ages to enjoy, with over 60 offerings.

Many of the annual favorites such as soccer, art, digital photography and adventure camps are back, along with opportunities to travel to places like Spain and Costa Rica or experience Italy and China without leaving the Shorecrest campus. The half-credit classes and review and enrichment courses for students in grades eight and up will help you catch up, get ahead or just hang out with your favorite teachers and classmates this summer.

Click here to download a pdf version of the brochure and registration form.

If you have any questions, please contact Amber Hutton at (727) 409-1668 or summerprograms
@shorecrest.org.

• Camp and Program Descriptions
• Schedules and Other Information

From the Admissions Office

Some responses to last week's poll:

In honor of the upcoming Relay for Life, why do you Relay? What is your inspiration?

Relay for Life is not only one of the most fun events, but it also supports a good cause. My inspiration is Garrett Staples, a close pal who passed away from cancer. It gives me a chance to raise money to help kids with the same problems, and spend time with my friends all night long.
- Freshman

Garrett!

My grandma and grandpa are cancer survivors.

I participate in honor of Patrick, my son; Vi, my mother; and Mary, my sister. I think finding a cure for cancer, celebrating survivors and remembering those who have passed away because of the disease is important.
- Mike Murphy, Headmaster

Every member of my family who has died in the last 50 years has died from a form of cancer. Luckily, we also have at least 5 survivors living well now. I Relay for my family and my future family.
- Third and fourth grade mom

I relay because I care! My inspirations are my grandparents; they both survived from different types of cancer. Relay is a great cause; why should anyone NOT help?
- Relay supporter

My uncle died of complications from treatment for breast cancer. Before he died, I had never considered that males could get breast cancer. I want to help the American Cancer Society educate all people about all cancer.
- Concerned parent

Relay isn't just walking around the track all night long, it's walking to each tent and seeing what cool stuff you can buy!
- Awesome sixth grader

My big brother is my inspiration.

Justice, happiness... and because my mom told me to!

I can imagine what it would would be like to be in a hospital all day (not fun).

It's a fun way to raise money and help out with people who are in need.
- Student

I do it for my grandma who had cancer, then got rid of, but it is back in her bones including her spine. Also for my great grandma who passed away from cancer two years ago.
- Fighter

I want to help doctors and scientists find the cure for cancer. My uncle died of lung cancer just last year and he never even smoked. My grandma survived breast cancer. I want people to not get cancer because I know what it feels like to lose someone because of cancer. I also had a very good friend who fought cancer when she was a baby. I'm glad she is alive.
- Cancer survivor

Updating E-mail

If you need to change your e-mail address or would like to add additional e-mail addresses, please send your e-mail addresses to the registrar at jroberge@shorecrest.org. Thanks!

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• Bob Clingman, Editor

Fourth Grade Program "Free to Be...You and Me" (more photos)

Middle Division students, as well as those in Lower Division and Early Childhood, enjoyed the Oldie Goldie Book Sale.

Upper Division

Katie Koestner on Computer Safety

In her second visit to Shorecrest's campus in three years, Campus Outreach Services founder Katie Koestner spoke to students in grades 7-12 along with a small group of parents about various aspects of Internet safety.

Ms. Koestner's organization has ongoing contracts with colleges such as MIT, West Point, Annapolis, and Amherst to help educate their students about overall student safety issues, including the safe and legal uses of Internet technologies and sites. With her Shorecrest audiences, Ms. Koestner particularly addressed the potential dangers of sites such as MySpace, FaceBook, and YouTube on which people post personal information, photos, and videos.

She divided her remarks into two sections: things that people may do to themselves with their use of such sites and things which people may do to others online. She cautioned that personal information can be used by predators and would-be thieves, but also by colleges and employers as they try to gain additional information about candidates and make decisions about which ones to accept or hire. Ms. Koestner brought to students' attention the fact that, by agreeing to the sites' use policies, they surrender their rights to anything they post - including artwork, photographs, musical compositions, poetry and other creative undertakings - which can be used or sold to others by the posting site without recognition or royalties going to the original authors.

She cautioned that anything which might be deemed threatening to someone else, even when posted in jest, can create significant problems for the poster, and she made the point that all data, even information deleted from a posting, is stored, can be traced, and is generally retrievable by interested parties.

For all these reasons, the bottom line is to think before posting anything - about one's self, one's family and friends, or anyone else!

Lyrical

Congratulations go out to sophomores Savanna H. and Erin M., whose poems received inclusion in the 2007 edition of Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans: High School Section.

Congressional Art Competition

The following Shorecrest students were chosen for the Artistic Discovery, coordinated by members of Congress. This is an annual Congressional High School Art Competition for art students, grades 9-12, from the 10th Congressional District. Students' artwork will be on display from March 8-25 at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. The Best of Show artwork will travel to Washington, D.C. and be on display for one year along with other Congressional District winners. Congratulations to our winners!

• Jeff R. - photography
• Amanda P. - photography
• Chris P. - graphics
• Alex F. - graphics
• Cody T. - graphics
• Brain M. - graphics
• Acadia W. - graphics
• Sean S. - graphics

Outdoor Club

On Saturday, about 15 students from Shorecrest's Outdoor Adventure Club enjoyed a day of paintball fun.

(more pictures)

Despite ominous clouds, the weather cooperated, and everyone enjoyed themselves. A fourth quarter outing is tentatively planned.

Three Cheers for...

• Ms. D'Ambrosio and her students -

We recently received the following letter:

To Shorecrest Middle School
Eighth Grade Oceanography Class

Hello,

My name is David Hoover and I am a 12 year resident of St Pete. I'm not quite sure who I should direct this to so please forward and share this email with the appropriate school officials and those involved.

Recently I was driving along Gandy Beach on Gandy Blvd and I spotted a group of students walking through the trees and mangroves at the water line picking up trash. As the president of a nearby predominantly canal front neighborhood of 1,250 homes, I stopped to talk to the teacher about how much I appreciated what she and her students were doing. She called her students over and I told them how thankful I was that they were involved in something that important, to us in particular, as sometimes we can have a pretty bad floating trash problem in our canals.

I can't remember the teacher's name but she said she taught eighth grade Oceanography at Shorecrest. (Your website mentions a Michele D'Ambrosio.) I truly admire that teacher for caring enough to organize those cleanups and for encouraging her students to become environmentally conscious adults. Great teachers like her make the future brighter not just for her students, but for all of us.

I just wanted to drop the school a line to express how valuable I feel teachers like her are and also let her class know how much our entire neighborhood truly appreciates all they do to make this world a better place to live.

Thanks again,
David Hoover, President
Riviera Bay Civic Association

• Neal Wolfrath, who was selected Girls Soccer Pinellas County Coach of the Year. Congratulations!

Early Childhood

Junior Kindergarten Chat

Please join Lower Division Head Penny Jennings for an informal time together to talk about Kindergarten topics of interest on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the instructional area of the library. Please let the Lower Division office know if you plan to attend by Monday, March 19 at extension 115.

Pajama Fun

The Alpha students got in the relaxation mode early as they arrived in their pajamas on the last day before vacation for their spring party. The "pajama party" theme lent itself to lots of exciting activities. These included games, decorating special bags to use on overnights and personalized plaques to hang on the door knobs to their bedrooms, and eating delicious refreshments. The most fun seemed to be snuggling into sleeping bags with a special stuffed friend and watching a Charlie Brown movie!

A Day Down Under

It was a trip Down Under for the Junior Kindergarten students as they wound up their Australian unit with Activity Day. The Center was full of parents helping the children to make didgeridoos and stitch pictures in the x-ray painting style of the aborigines.

They also assisted while the children prepared lunch for themselves and their parents. The movement portion of the day featured a "trek through the bush of Australia" where the children encountered a variety of obstacles and wildlife indigenous to the continent! The morning ended with the parents enjoying a performance of Australian songs and eating lunch with their children.

A Real Opal Miner

Mrs. Moyle's class was very excited to have a real opal miner visit their class. Dr. Gene M., uncle of Luke, brought samples of rock from his opal mine in Australia. He used a jack hammer to demonstrate how the rock is mined and explained the process of finishing the stones. He had the children enthralled by his tales of what it is like in the bush and about the wildlife there.

Other Special Guests

The Junior Kindergartners discovered that we have many friends who know a lot about Australia and were willing to tell them all about it during recent assemblies. Mrs. Kilgore, one of the kindergarten teachers, grew up in Australia and brought a big map of the continent. She also taught the children some of the verbal expressions Australians use and about some of the foods they eat there like Vegemite which the children then sampled during snack.

During another assembly, Ms. D'Ambrosio, who teaches oceanography in the Middle Division and studied in Australia, showed the children an Australian flag and a real boomerang!

Gutters and Pipes

Mrs. Samuel recently introduced PVC gutters and pipes, something she learned in a science workshop at an Early Childhood conference this year, to the Early Childhood teachers and students. The children had a wonderful time exploring ways to use the gutters in the sandbox and problem solving on the best ways to put the pipes together.

The teachers also were excited by the new materials and shared lots of ideas about other ways they could be used to extend the children's learning and play.

More Dinosaur Discoveries

The Alpha students were excited to find fossils when they hammered open "rocks" they previously had made from burying plastic dinosaurs in cups of plaster.

Music and Teaching

Carol Moyle, Nicole Carson, Lee Roberts, Beth Frame, and Betty Gootson attended the annual Pinellas Early Childhood Conference on March 3. Grammy nominated children's recording artist Red Grammer was the keynote speaker and performer. The teachers are looking forward to introducing the new songs they learned to their classes, particularly those from his new album which features songs related to character. Some of the other sessions they attended provided information about oral language development, classroom management, and introducing Spanish to children.

Middle Division

Great Times on the Class Trips

The seventh and eighth graders and faculty who went on the class trips reported that it was a wonderful but busy experience. The seventh graders crisscrossed southern Virginia as they toured Jamestown, Williamsburg, Monticello, and the University of Virginia. It was an amazing glance at the early American experience for the 44 students who went.

(larger photo - very wide)

The 71 eighth graders took in almost every major site in the Washington, D.C. area from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and everything in between. Of special note was the new educational center at Mount Vernon and the ice-skating rink outdoors on the National Mall. For Florida kids, they looked pretty good on the ice!

Tangrams

The seventh and eighth grade math classes got together for a 2-1/2 day project this past week. The project involved the use of their head shots and tangrams. The students took their pictures, glued them to the tangrams, and then rearranged the tangrams to form their own unique geometric shapes.

The differentiating factor is the presence of the student's facial features on the tangrams. Next, the students worked in groups of three to swap tangram pieces with each other to create their own unique set of tangrams.

Pi Day Forced to a New Day

Mrs. Kelly, sixth grade math teacher, has celebrated March 14 in her sixth grade classes for years. The celebration is called "Pi Day" due to the date's proximity to the 3.14... (pi) number. The day featured pie, songs about pi, and a review of equations that utilize pi. Some of the students actually learned the first 20 digits of pi...quite a feat! Pi Day was a success, even if Spring Break caused the event to occur on March 8, not the 14th.

Good to Great Experience

This past week Headmaster Mike Murphy attended the National Association of Independent Schools annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Mike and four other headmasters from around the country participated in a panel discussion led by business author and researcher Jim Collins and NAIS president Pat Bassett.

author Jim Collins

Collins is the author of the best sellers Built to Last and Good to Great. His most recent research is how the principles learned during the Good to Great research project apply to the non-profit world.

Athletic News

Complete Athletic Schedules

Upcoming Games and Meets

Booster Club Factoid Did you know that Booster Club dues and proceeds paid for the ice machine ?

Varsity Baseball

The Chargers hosted Indian Rocks Christian on Friday, March 2, and Shorecrest won 6-1. Jeff R. was the winning pitcher. Hashim L. and Jeff R. both had doubles for the Chargers!

Photo courtesy of Sun Haven Photography

On Saturday, March 3, the Chargers played Keswick at Miller Huggins field and won 12-0. Dan M. was the winning pitcher, allowing only one hit. The team had 10 hits including doubles by Jeff R. and Kevin K.

The Chargers hosted Tampa Prep on Tuesday, March 6, and lost 4-0. Both teams were evenly matched, but the Terrapins scored four runs in the 7th inning to win the game. Robby T. got the loss but pitched a good game, holding Tampa Prep scoreless until the final inning. Jeff R. and Robby T. each hit a double for the Chargers.

Middle Division Baseball

The Middle Division Baseball team traveled to Indian Rocks on Monday, March 5, and tied 7-7. Jake B. pitched two terrific innings of relief. He also struck out the last batter with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning to preserve the tie. Danny T. had two hits and scored a run. Nick N. and Juan Carlos D. both scored two runs. Defensively, Brian K. started a double play in the outfield after catching a fly ball.

Varsity Softball

Photo courtesy of Sun Haven Photography

On Monday, March 5, the Varsity Softball team lost to Northside Christian by the score of 16-3. Hayley J. had two hits in the game, and Stephanie G. had one hit and two RBI's.

Middle Division Softball The Middle Division Softball team traveled to Northside Christian on Monday, March 5, and lost 32-16. The team played hard, had some great hits, had some great base running, and held their heads high. Offensively, the team was led by Miranda M., who hit a double down the third base line, and Elizabeth M., who had a great hit to right field. Defensively, Sam M. and Sidney W. were outstanding at shortstop and first base.

Varsity Tennis

The Varsity Tennis team hosted St. Pete Catholic on Monday, March 5. The boys and girls teams lost 6-1. Morgan B. won the #1 singles match for the girls, and Zack H. and Tommy M. won the #2 doubles match for the boys.

Photo courtesy of Sun Haven Photography

On Tuesday, March 6, the Chargers traveled to Indian Rocks Christian. The boys team won 8-0. Congratulations to Matt S., Drew S., Matt K., Andrew R., Zack H., Mark N., and Tommy M. An honorable mention goes to Brendan E. for playing the extra match for the boys and winning 8-1! The girls team did well too winning 6-1. Morgan B., Jillian G., Stephanie W. and Danielle D. won their singles and doubles matches. An honorable mention goes to Bronwyn G. for playing position #2 as a sub for the past three matches and doing a valiant job! The boys Varsity Tennis team record is 4-2 and the girls Varsity Tennis team record is 5-1.

JV Tennis

On Tuesday, March 6, the JV Tennis team traveled to Largo to face Indian Rocks Christian. The boys team played well, winning all of their matches and are now 4-1. The girls team's record now stands at 5-0 after Tuesday's match. Hannah S. won her first ever singles match 7-6 after an intense tiebreaker. Congratulations to both teams for a job well done. The team's next two matches are at home against Berkeley Prep and Canterbury.

Varsity Track & Field

The Varsity Track team competed in the Calvary Invitational at Clearwater High on Saturday, March 3. With eighteen teams competing, the Charger girls team placed third, and the boys team placed tenth.

Individual results were:

• Boys Pole Vault - Patrick M. - 1st place - 10'6"
• Girls Triple Jump - Samantha S. - 1st place - 35'4"
• Girls Pole Vault - Casey E. - 1st place - 8'6"
• Girls 400 - Samantha S. - 1st place - 57.84
• Girls 800 - Pavandeep B. - 1st place - 2:32.04
• Girls 1600 Relay - Pavandeep B., Samantha S., Taylor T., Casey E. - 1st place - 4:15

JV Track & Field

The JV Track & Field team traveled to Indian Rocks Christian on Tuesday, March 6, with the following highlights:

• Girls Hurdles - Jenn C. -1st place
• Girls 100M - Jenn C. - 1st place
• Girls Hurdles - Shannon M. - 2nd place
• Girls Mile - Rebecca K. - 2nd place
• Girls Mile - Ann Marie F. - 7th place
• Girls 4x100 Relay - Sarah L., Casey Wilson, C T., Mimi M. - 1st place (2nd heat)
• Boys Hurdles - Ryan D. - 1st place
• Boys Mile - Ryan D. - 2nd place

Middle Division Golf Field Trip

The Middle Division Golf team's sixth graders and Coach Every enjoyed a beautiful day at the PODS Championship at the Innisbrook Resort on Wednesday March 7, 2007.

The team received 22 autographs of some of today's best players. Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas, K.J. Choi, Brett Wetterich, Corey Pavin and many other PGA professionals were happy to chat with and grant autographs to the boys. It was a fantastic golf experience!

14th Annual Senior Soccer Challenge

Senior Taylor T. will be playing in the 14th Annual Senior Soccer Challenge on Friday night, March 9, at Countryside High School. The game is set for 6:00 p.m., and the admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students. Congratulations to Taylor, and good luck in the game!

Spring Sports Pictures

Spring Sports pictures will be taken on the following dates:

• Varsity Baseball - Saturday, March 17 at 11:30 (Baseball field)
• Middle Division Baseball - Wednesday, March 21 at 3:00 (Baseball field)
• JV Tennis - Thursday, March 22 at 3:00 (Racquet Club)
• Middle Division Softball - Tuesday, March 27 at 3:00 (Softball field)
• Varsity Tennis - Monday, April 2 at 3:00 (Racquet Club)

Ordering Athletic Photos

Sun Haven Photography

Order your athletic photos from Sun Haven Photography and type in Shorecrest for Event Name.

Northeast Photography

Order your athletic team and individual pictures from Northeast Photography.

• Go to: Collages.net
• Username for all Basketball teams: basketball06
• Username for all Soccer teams: soccer06
• Password for all sports: 7348

Videos of Athletic Events

Every Boys Varsity Football game is available, each with highlights included. The 2006 Season's Highlights is now available for pre-order.

The first six Boys Varsity Basketball games have all been produced as well. They are available for $20 each.

Also to be videotaped: the Girls Basketball games, and Girls and Boys Soccer and the Varsity Boys Baseball games this year too.

Video productions are available by ordering directly from www.Stefio.TV or by calling 528-3180.

Request for Athletic Photos

Just a reminder that E-Bytes is always looking for great photos of Shorecrest students' athletic events. We prefer to receive them in digital format. Please e-mail the original, unedited file to clingman@shorecrest.org.

Big Event

The Big Event may be over, but you still have a chance to sign up for some of the best parties of the year or sign up your child to hone a sport with a professional athlete.  Events include:

• All You Need Is A Boat and A Cowboy...Poker Run - Saturday, May 12
• Ladies Spa Night - Thursday, April 12, 7-9:30 p.m.
• Dave Moore's MVP Football Skills Clinic - Saturday, April 7, 2007
• Charger Blvd - spaces still available
• Ya'll In...Texas Hold'em - for men and women - Saturday, April 14, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Roberto Hernandez Baseball Clinic - A Saturday morning between mid-October 2007 and late Fall 2007

Here's a link to the Big Event site.  

Duathlon - April 20

Be sure to practice good bike safety - click here for tips.

New race course distances - check them out here.

Race Preparation Tip

The weather is beautiful, and it's time to take your bikes out with your family. Remember your helmet and practice in your neighborhood. To get an idea how far you would ride in the Duathlon, go to the chart on the Duathlon website.

Six weeks to get ready!

The Duathlon event on Friday, April 20 is a bike/run/bike for students in Early Childhood through fourth grade.

Registration forms have been mailed to all Shorecrest families. So hurry and send in your registration forms to have your children experience this great race!

***BONUS*** Register by March 23 and your child will be entered in a drawing for six highly sought after spots in the St. Anthony's Meek and Mighty Triathlon on April 28 (limited to participants from first to eighth grade due to age restrictions).

Click here to go to the Shorecrest Duathlon link, where you will find the registration form, race course distances, sponsorship opportunities, and a list of our sponsors.

Videography by Sunrise Productions - Please note changes

Sunrise Productions has been producing the Shorecrest event DVDs this school year. Unfortunately not enough videos have been ordered to be able to continue this program. For the events that have already been filmed, the DVDs will remain $20 plus $3 for shipping and handling costs. Sunrise Productions will still videotape the Spring Musical "42nd Street" and Baccalaureate / Commencement. For all other events (eighth and fifth grade dramas; Kindergarten, first, and fourth grade programs; and Alpha parent day), videography will not be available through Shorecrest.

Completed Events

• Poetry in the Park (EC-grade 4)
  Thurs., Oct. 19
• Fall Arts Showcase
  Sat., Nov. 18
• Winter Band Concert
  Tues., Dec. 5
• "Big Bad": Sixth and Seventh Grade Drama Production
  Tues., Dec. 12
• Early Childhood Holiday Sing
  Wed., Dec. 20
• Third Grade Program
  Fri., Jan. 26
• Grandparents Day
  Fri., Feb. 2
• Second Grade Program
  Fri., Feb. 9

Upcoming Events

• Spring Musical, 42nd Street
  Thurs.-Sat., April 26-28
• Baccalaureate / Commencement
  Sun., May 20 / Sat., May 26