Sept. 21, 2007

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Any Soldier Project

Argentine Visitors

Athletic News

Athletics: Upcoming

The Big Event

Box Tops 4 Education

Clinic Bytes

College Center News

Early Childhood

Extended Day

E-Bytes Reminders

Flik Dining Service

Lower Division

Middle Division

Parent Forums

Parents Page

Poll: Weekends

Poll Results: Homecoming

Service Learning

Three Cheers for...

Upcoming Events

Updating E-mail Addresses

Upper Division

Volunteer Opportunities for Parents

Upcoming Events

Sept 24 Monday

• Fifth Grade Parent Roundtable
  Murphy Student Activity Center 6:15 p.m.
• TIP Meeting for notified families of seventh graders
  Murphy Student Activity Center 7:15 p.m.

Sept 25 Tuesday

• Picture Lady and Gentleman Meeting
  Murphy Student Activity Center 1:15 p.m.

Sept 26 Wednesday

• Green and Gold Spirit Day

Sept 25-28

• Homecoming

Sept 28 Friday

• Varsity Football vs. Mount Dora
  Haskell Field 7:30 p.m.

Sept 29 Saturday

• Fifth Grade Parent Social

Oct 1 Monday

• Booster Club Meeting Library 7:00 p.m.

Oct 3 Wednesday

• EC/Lower Div./Middle Div. Conference Day - No School (EC-8)

Oct 4 Thursday

• SPA General Meeting
  Murphy Student Activity Center 8:15 a.m.

Oct 5 Friday

• Parent Forum - School of Integrity
  Murphy Student Activity Center 8:15 a.m.
• Third Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Lisa and Marc Jacobson

Oct 6 Saturday

• SAT
• Jr. K Parents Social
  hosted by Chris and Marc Fratello
• Twelfth Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Paula and Bill Van Law

Oct 7 Sunday

• Eighth Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Kathy and Joe Saunders

Oct 8 Monday

• Parent Forum - School of Integrity
  Murphy Student Activity Center 7:00 p.m.

Oct 9 Tuesday

• Picture Lady and Gentleman Day
  Lower Division Classrooms 2:00 p.m.
• Seventh Grade Drama Program
  For Parents and Friends
  Janet Root Theatre 7:00 p.m.

Oct 12 Friday

• Seventh Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Albert and Debbie Saltiel

Oct 13 Saturday

• Tenth Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Kathy and Geoffrey Boyajian
• Alpha Class Parents Social
  hosted by Bill and Corrie Stover

Oct 16 Tuesday

• Picture Retakes
• Golf Districts Begin

Oct 17 Wednesday

• PSAT Crisp Gym
• Eighth Grade Vocal Performance for MD students (Families & Friends welcome) Janet Root Theatre 12:45 p.m.

Oct 18 Thursday

• First Quarter Ends

Oct 19 Friday

• School Closed - Professional Day

Oct 20 Saturday

• Swim Districts
• Second Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Jade and Christopher Quick

Oct 22 Monday

• Senior College Visit Day

Oct 23 Tuesday

• Volleyball District Tournament at Shorecrest
  Crisp Gym 5:30 and 7:00 p.m.

Oct 24 Wednesday

• "Anne Frank and Me"
  Janet Root Theatre
  1:00 p.m. for Middle Division
  7:00 p.m. St. Petersburg Community and Shorecrest Families

Oct 25 Thursday

• "Anne Frank and Me" for Upper Division
  Janet Root Theatre, Time TBD
• Volleyball District Final at Shorecrest Crisp Gym 7:00

Oct 26 Friday

• Poetry in the Park
  Lower Division
• Varsity Football vs. Gateway Charter
  (Punt, Pass, and Kick)
  Haskell Field 7:30 p.m.
• Fourth Grade Parents Social
  hosted by Kalju and Johanna Nekvasil

Oct 30 Tuesday

• College Night for Juniors

Oct 31 Wednesday

• Fall Festival

Extended Day

Extended Day is rolling along as we finish the first month of school. The Extended Day students are settling into their after-school routines of homework, playground, snack, and game time.

Take a look at the newly updated website to find new monthly registration forms and other Extended Day information. Make sure to thank your Extended Day staff for the great job they do every day. They have been busy coming up with inventive crafts and games to do with the students.

Shorecrest Parent Association

Fall Festival

Every Halloween, the Shorecrest Parent Association hosts a fun family day for all Lower Division families and students.

The festivities begin following the costume parade and end with a hot dog lunch cooked and served by the Shorecrest Administration Team.

Many families mention this as one of their favorite days at Shorecrest. The day will include amusement games, pony rides, bounce houses, rock walls and much more, with a few surprises added this year.

We have kicked off our planning sessions, but still welcome anyone interested in being on this committee to get in touch with the Fall Festival Chair Karen Quilty at karenquilty
@tampabay.rr.com or chair-elect Sydney Legakis at slegakis@yahoo.com.

This is a great way for new parents to help out and meet other parents at school. We are also starting to recruit Middle and Upper Division parents to work a 2-3 hour shift during the Fall Festival so Lower Division parents can spend the morning with their children. We will include more information on this in future updates.

Upcoming Games and Meets

Complete Schedules

Directions to Games

Friday, Sept 21

• JV Volleyball
  at Indian Rocks Christian Tournament 3:00
• MD Volleyball (A)
  at Sarasota Christian 4:00
• Cross Country
  vs. Calvary Christian at John Chestnut
  JV (G & B): 3:30
  Girls V: 4:15
  Boys V: 5:15

Saturday, Sept 22

• JV Volleyball
  at Indian Rocks Christian Tournament TBA

Sat-Sun, Sept 22-23

• Varsity Sailing
  SAISA South Points Regatta Series -SP1 (420)
  Sarasota Sailing Center

Monday, Sept 24

• MD Volleyball (B)
  at St. Stephens 4:00
• Swim and Dive
  Home vs. Largo High/Gibbs 6:00

Tuesday, Sept 25

• Cross Country
  Middle Division 2 Mile Race at Admiral Farragut 4:00
• Varsity Golf
  Home vs. Indian Rocks Christian & Admiral Farragut 4:00
• MD Volleyball (A)
  Home vs. Keswick Christian 4:00
• JV Volleyball
  Home vs. Keswick Christian 5:00
• Varsity Volleyball
  Home vs. Keswick Christian 6:15

Wednesday, Sept 26

• MD Volleyball (A)
  at Grace Lutheran 4:00
• MD Golf
  Match at Twin Brooks 4:30

Thursday, Sept 27

• MD Football
  at Keswick Christian 6:00

Friday, Sept 28

• MD Volleyball (B)
  at St. Pete Christian 4:00
• Swim and Dive
  City Diving Meet at Northeast High 4:00
• Varsity Football
  Homecoming Game!
  vs. Mount Dora Bible School 7:30
• MD Volleyball (A)
  Keswick MD Tournament
  vs. Keswick 3:00
  vs. Bradenton Christian 5:00
  vs. Bayshore Christian 6:00

Saturday, Sept 29

• Swim and Dive
  City Swim Meet at North Shore
  Prelims: 8:30
  Finals: 4:30
• MD Volleyball (A)
  Keswick MD Tournament
  vs. Guardian Angels 12:00

Visitors from Argentina

Sadly we bid goodbye to our 11 visitors from Argentina! To Gaston Catalini, Josefina Alvarez, Ornella Scopinaro, Florencia Diaz, Julieta Scopinaro, Ines Catalini, Maximo Scopinaro, Conrado Scopinaro, Josefina Bauza, Francesca Scopinaro, and Arturo Scopinaro, we say: Gracias por pasar la semana en Shorecrest!

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Thank you for being such nice guests! We enjoyed getting to know you. Having cultural experiences such as your visit makes our school a special place.

Thank you to Mike and Robin Murphy for hosting a cookout on Monday night, to Kenny S. '14 for inviting some of the students to his house for pizza and swimming on Tuesday, and to the following Shorecrest students who served as school ambassadors for our guests: Wyatt K., Casey E., Rachel B., Casilia S., Hannah S., Hannah W., Jaque G., Casey W., Tess N., Kenny S., Alex J., Nic B., Monica C., and Ana Gabriela R.

Thank you also to both Mrs. Owen and Mr. Tremmel for welcoming one of the younger visitors to your class during the week. We wish our friends a safe journey home. We hope all of you will return!

College Center News

College Visits

Complete List of Visits

Links to More Information

Parents Page

Box Tops Program

Clinic (School Nurse)

Any Soldier Project

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

Flik Dining Service

Responses to last week's poll:

Homecoming

Updating E-mail

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Attention All Parents

Don't Miss these Parent Forums!

A reminder that Mike Murphy will lead two discussion forums focusing on building a school of integrity and all parents are invited to attend. Parents are encouraged to discuss their views, expectations and desires for how the students, faculty, staff and parents of our community can enhance the level of integrity demonstrated in the day-to-day operations of our school.

The forums are scheduled for:

Friday, October 5 at 8:15 a.m. in the David and Pam Murphy Student Activity Center (MAC)

Monday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the David and Pam Murphy Student Activity Center (MAC)

If you are able to attend, please RSVP to Karen Bruggeman (727-456-7505) or (kjb@shorecrest.org).

We look forward to hearing the views of our Shorecrest parents!

Early Childhood

Parent Chat

There was a great turnout for the first Early Childhood Parent Chat of the year. The interest level was very high as were the enthusiasm and participation!

Difficult sleeping patterns, getting children to cooperate the first time you ask, and logical consequences were the main topics discussed, but several other subjects were raised for future meetings. Everyone had great ideas and all were relieved to hear that other parents have the same issues. All are looking forward to the next chat!

A-Watching They Went!

Mrs. Spanos' students put their sense of sight to the test on a bird-watching walk this week. They discovered that their sense of hearing was also useful in their quest.

They enjoyed using the binoculars they made as part of their center activities. They didn't find as many birds as they expected and no bears at all. There was a red ball in the tree, though, that caused much conversation!

Service Learning

"Bigs" in the Making

Nearly twenty Upper Division students attended an orientation session and were interviewed on Wednesday for their new roles as Big Brothers Big Sisters. Stefanie Barsema and Sara Cross from BBBS spent the day at Shorecrest meeting with students and matching them up with "Littles," in grades K-5, for local site-based programs.

In the next weeks, the students will begin spending one hour per week after school at a recreation center or an elementary school mentoring their new charges.

Save the Date

• Friday, Oct. 19
• 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• Habitat for Humanity work day for students 16 years of age or older.

School's out that day, so come help build a house for a family in need. For more information, please contact Ms. Stevens at sstevens@shorecrest.org or 727-456-7510.

Interact Challenges Students to Donate Calculators for Brookwood Home

President of the Upper Division Interact Club, Michael W., called Brookwood Florida, a residence for female adolescents, and asked if there was anything they needed to help get their residents ready for the new school year. After a request for 26 calculators, Interact solicited the Upper Division students to bring in their used or new calculators to help support this opportunity.

The club has collected 22 calculators and hopes to reach the goal soon. Thank you to all the students who gave so generously!

Middle Division Students Serving Others

Several service projects are under way in the Middle Division. Groups of students working with our Director of Service Learning, Su Stevens, are involved with the Any Soldier Project, R.E.A.D., children's magazine recycling drive, and the fifth and sixth grade Community Service Club.

The Any Soldier Project asks families to donate Beanie Babies (we have already collected many) and asks students to write letters to troops overseas (we need more letters!). A group of Middle Division students are working with junior Cortney C., who is spearheading the project. The deadline for these letters to be completed is Sept. 28, when they will be shipped overseas with the Beanie Babies that will be distributed by troops in Iraq as an act of goodwill.

R.E.A.D. (Recycle Educate and Donate) is another project just underway that asks Shorecrest students to donate their old children's magazines before Oct. 12. The magazines will be donated to local shelters such as ASAP, CASA and others that house families with children.

The Community Service Club, led by fifth and sixth graders, has selected an environmental effort as their first project. Shorecrest families are invited to participate in a huge Tampa Bay Watch sea grasses planting on Sat., Sept. 29 in Terra Ceia. Soon they will lead the Halloween Costume Recycling that will provide costumes for children served by the YWCA of Tampa Bay.

For more information about any of these project, or to share your ideas for other service efforts, please contact Ms. Stevens at sstevens@shorecrest.org or 727-456-7510.

Three Cheers for...

• Second grader Clara L., who volunteered recently as a book-labeler with the United Way of Tampa Bay Second Annual Children's Book Drive. Over 100,000 books were collected for children in Tampa Bay.

Not only did Clara donate and label books, she was interviewed on Channel 10's Morning News last month about the importance of reading.

• Second grader Jessica J. and her kindergarten brother Joshua, who have been feverishly collecting Box Tops 4 Education for Shorecrest. So far, they have collected a total of 72 box tops.

They love the hunt for the tops on the everyday products that their mom buys at the grocery store. Besides the hunt, they enjoy counting their collection of tops!

• Shorecrest Parent Association volunteers, who kept things moving along at Lower Division Student Picture Day on Tuesday.

Lower Division

Math Night

Having the opportunity to participate in many of our daily math exercises and routines proved to be the highlight of this year's Math Night.

Parents enthusiastically listened, asked questions, and participated in activities focusing on the topics of Number Sense and Mental Math, Algorithms, and Everyday Math Games. Teachers were delighted to have the opportunity to share many of the techniques designed to meet our goal of developing flexible and fluent math thinkers.

Hands On

Fourth grade students are learning to be "real" scientists as teachers explore one company's option for updating our science program in the Lower Division.

The program, Science and Technology for Children, was developed by the National Science Resources Center in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institute and the National Academies.

Their mission to improve learning and teaching of science for all students is evidenced by the hands-on, inquiry-based nature of the program. Throughout the first trimester, students will be completing two units: Electricity, and Land and Water.

Kindergarten Color Day

On Friday, September 14, kindergarten was a blaze of color as everyone enjoyed wearing a favorite color to school rather than their Shorecrest uniform.

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What fun the students had showing off their special colors and making pictures of themselves wearing their special clothes. They all loved Color Day.

Last Week of Summer

Mrs. Minke's class is having fun this week celebrating the last week of summer with an imaginary trip to the beach for a picnic. Is summer really over on Saturday?

Fourth grader Mathilda M. created a winning Charger Radio logo.

First Grade Social

Many thanks to our wonderful first grade hosts the Knipe, Willis, Samuelson, and Hess families for an unforgettably fun first grade social.

Upper Division

Homecoming Is Coming!

Click here for information about class competition events, rules, practice schedules, and everything you need to know about preparing for this exciting event. Homecoming will be Sept. 25-28. Official Calendar.

"My Heart is Full"

Ron Heller reports:

In the '80s, a Neil Simon movie was released called "Only When I Laugh" with Marsha Mason, who plays a struggling stand-up comic, and Kristy McNichol, who plays her brushed-aside daughter.

Diane McKay and Ron Heller

There is a scene in which Mason's character goes to a school assembly where McNichol will win an award. When asked to comment on her daughter's recognition, Mason responds, "My heart is full."

These four little words are apropos to my feelings of the effusions of love that poured forth from the Shorecrest community during my recent illness. To all of you, "my heart is full" and I thank you.

Studying Motion

Students in Mr. Napodano's Honors Conceptual Physics class are studying motion in two directions.

Joëlle J., Tanya G. and Jen C.

Using a small ramp and a steel ball, students make measurements and aim to have the ball launched from a specific height, then land in a cup placed at a specific location.

Impaired Driving

Officer John Vallejo spoke to the Upper Division on Thursday about the meaning and consequences of driving while impaired. He informed the students about some myths and some facts. He truly affected the students knowledge in DUI's and alcohol. Vince M. stated, "I had no idea you could be on a bike and get a DUI!"

Officer Vallejo has been a police officer with the City of Tampa for 17 years. As a traffic homicide investigator, he has seen, first-hand, the tragedies that are the result of impaired driving. Officer Vallejo has been a DUI Investigator for 12 years and to date, he has arrested over 1,800 impaired drivers.

In 1998, Officer Vallejo developed and implemented a program to educate young drivers about the consequences of impaired driving. The educational program is currently conducted in 300 Drivers Education classes at 30 high schools in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Over 12,000 young drivers participate in the program on an annual basis.

Officer Vallejo has authored and published a book titled Obvious Choice to improve public awareness about the issue of impaired driving. Over 50,000 copies of the book have been distributed to young drivers across the Tampa Bay area.

Chemistry Contest

AP Chemistry students Acadia W. and Alex N. were the first in their class to correctly identify eight unknown white powders by chemical analysis.

The contest required students to design a series of chemical tests that would allow them to identify the powders in as few steps as possible. The winners did so in only two steps!

Sandy L. and Dan W. filming for their Salvador Dali Surrealist Student Competition for Mr. Pruitt and Mr. Leavengood's Digital Film Imaging class.

Upper Division Classes Instructed by Visiting Argentine Teacher

Upper Division Spanish students received special lessons this past week from visiting Argentine teacher Julieta Correas de Díaz. Sra. Correas is here as the organizer and chaperone of the Mendoza-Saint Petersburg Exchange, which brings students from Mendoza and Córdoba, in Argentina, to Shorecrest for one week.

Our Upper Division Spanish classes have benefited from very special presentations on Argentina, and more specifically about the region of Mendoza and Argentina's historically popular dance, the tango.

This was a great opportunity for our students to experience a native speaker from Argentina, learn new material from an authentic source, practice their spoken Spanish and have some fun, especially learning about the tango.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to put their many years of lessons to practice, therefore making the language real. ¡Muchas gracias!

Athletic News

Upcoming Games and Meets

Cross Country

Last Friday, Sept. 14, the Chargers Cross Country teams competed in the Keswick Kickoff Classic at Taylor Park against 16 other teams. The boys team placed first and the girls team placed third!

Top finishers for the boys team were:

• Stephen S. - 5th place with a time of 18:09
• Wyatt K. - 7th place with a time of 18:22
• Parker W. - 11th place with a time of 19:05
• Jordan S. - 13th place with a time of 19:12

Top finishers for the girls team were:

• Sarah E. - 8th place with a time of 21:48
• Rebecca K. - 16th place with a time of 22:46

Every runner improved his or her time from the first meet! Way to go Chargers!

Varsity Football

The Chargers faced Keswick Christian on Friday, Sept. 14, and lost 37-6. The Chargers defense held the Crusaders to one touchdown in the first half. Leading the defense were Daniel W., Tyler S., Harrison S., Robby T., and Zack H. Jack S. scored on a 72 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The Chargers are happy to be home the next two weeks against Admiral Farragut and Mt. Dora Bible for Homecoming.

Middle Division Football

The Shorecrest Middle Division Football team kicked off the 2007 season with an impressive 48-6 victory on Saturday, Sept. 15, over Lakeland Christian. The Charger offensive line established themselves as a force to be reckoned with, clearing the way for over 350 yards on the ground.

Leading the Chargers' ground attack were Alex D. with 214 yards on eight carries and Christian M. with 113 yards on four carries. However, this was a total team victory.

At the Florida vs. Tennessee football game, Joakim Noah of Florida's national championship basketball team posed with John and David S.

Varsity Golf

On Thursday, Sept. 13, the Chargers hosted Clearwater Central Catholic at Feather Sound and won 163-173. Low scorers for the Chargers were:

• Mark S. - 39
• Michael H. - 41
• Matt R. - 41
• Alex G. - 42

The Chargers hosted Calvary Christian and Northside Christian at Feather Sound on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The Chargers beat Northside Christian 171-177 and lost to Calvary Christian by the score of 160-171.

Low scorers for the Chargers were:

• Michael H. - 37
• Alex G. - 44
• Mark S. - 45
• Matt R. - 45

Middle Division Golf

The Shorecrest Middle Division Golf team played well despite the breezy conditions Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Twin Brooks. Shorecrest placed second behind St. Petersburg Christian and ahead of The Players Team and Thurgood Marshall. The three contributing scores were posted by Marc S. with 31, Noah K. with 34, and Patrick A. with 34. The team scores were as follows: St. Petersburg Christian 97, Shorecrest 99, Thurgood Marshall 107, and The Players 110.

Varsity Volleyball

The Varsity Volleyball team played in the Keswick Invitational Tournament last weekend and came in eighth place. They defeated Pinellas Park (25-15, 25-13) and St. Pete Catholic (25-15, 26-24) on Thursday night, Sept. 13. The Chargers served aggressively in the Pinellas Park match, recording 10 aces with Tori D. and Erica S. each having two. Rachel S. had a great offensive performance in the St. Pete Catholic game recording 16 assists, 6 kills, and 3 aces.

Friday night, Sept. 14, the Chargers faced a tough Lake Worth Christian team and lost in three games (25-21, 17-25, 4-15). Taylor B. led the team with 6 kills. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the team lost to both Cambridge (25-17, 27-29, 11-15) and Calvary Christian (22-25, 9-25). Kim N. led the team in both matches with a total of 14 kills. Kim N. also received All Tournament team honors.

In regular season play, the Chargers hosted Northside Christian Monday night, Sept. 17, and lost in 4 games (25-21, 15-25, 18-25, 18-25). Becky D. recorded 6 assists on the match, and Sam L. had a good defensive game tallying 4 digs.

The Chargers also traveled to St. Stephens in Bradenton on Tuesday night, Sept. 18, and lost in three games (17-25, 26-28, 14-25). Brooke O. did an outstanding job setting with 15 assists, while Kate C. recorded 2 kills and 3 digs and Natalie S. had 1 kill and 2 blocks.

JV Volleyball

The girls JV Volleyball team increased their record to four wins this week by defeating Northside Christian School on Monday, Sept. 17, and St. Stephen's on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The girls worked very hard in both games. In Monday's game, the the team won 25-17, 25-9. Natalie N. had 3 kills and Hayley J. had 6 aces. Sidney H. played well on defense with a total of 6 digs.

The game on Tuesday was a nail-biter. The girls won the first game 25-17, lost the second 22-25 but came back and won the last game 16-14. Natalie N. and Nicole P. combined for 9 kills, with Madi K. claiming 8 assists. Come out to support the girls this weekend at the Indian Rocks Invitational. Go, Chargers!

Middle Division Volleyball A Team

The Middle Division Volleyball A Team played an exciting game against Northside Christian on Monday, Sept. 17, at 5:00 in the Crisp Gym. The ladies lost a close first game 22-25, but stormed back to win the second game 25-17, with strong serving from Kelly H. and Ariana L. This win carried over to the third game in which the Chargers won 18-16 with splendid play from Sophia G., Sam M., Savannah J.-S. and Jaque G. Way to go, Chargers!

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the ladies traveled south to face St. Stephen's of Bradenton. The team had an impressive start to the match winning the first game 25-10, but they dropped the second and third by the scores of 24-26 and 12-15. The team will travel to Sarasota this Friday to face Sarasota Christian at 4:00 p.m. Go, Chargers!

Middle Division Volleyball B Team

The Middle Division B team hosted Northside Christian on Monday, Sept. 17, and lost in three games (25-12, 23-25, 10-15). Sasha W. and Sephie C. stood out with their serving. The coaches felt that the team played great and is improving every day.

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Chargers hosted St. Pete Christian and lost in two games (7-25, 14-25). Amanda I. and Kadie L. showed good passing skills in the game, and the team played well together.

Swimming

The Chargers hosted Academy of Holy Names and Jesuit on Friday, Sept. 14, at North Shore Pool. The girls lost to Academy of Holy Names 160-147 and the boys lost to Jesuit 187-108.

First place finishers were:

• Hope A. - 500 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay
• Rachel S. - 400 Free Relay, 100 Backstroke
• Paige T. - 400 Free Relay, 200 Individual Medley
• Sandy L. - 400 Free Relay
• Hannah S. - Diving

On Wednesday, Sept. 19, the Chargers hosted Northeast High and Osceola at North Shore Pool. The boys team beat Osceola 115-61 and the girls team also won by the score of 120-61. The boys team lost to Northeast High 103-84 and the girls lost to Northeast 100-83.

First place finishers against Northeast High were:

• Boys 200 Free Relay - Henry S., Joseph A., Philip V., Marcus H.
• Boys 200 Individual Medley - Henry S.
• Boys Diving - Jack S.
• Boys 100 Breaststroke - Henry S.
• Girls 500 Free - Hope A.
• Girls 50 Free - Sandy L.
• Girls 200 Individual Medley - Rachel S.
• Girls Diving - Hannah S.
• Girls 100 Fly - Hope A.
• Girls 100 Backstroke - Rachel S.

First place finishers against Osceola were:

• Boys 500 Free -Joseph A.
• Boys 100 Free - Philip V.
• Boys 50 Free - Joseph A.
• Boys 400 Free Relay - Matt I., Blake F., Joseph A., Charles C.
• Boys 200 Free Relay - Henry S., Joseph A., Philip V., Marcus H.
• Boys 200 Medley Relay - Willie R., Marcus H., Henry S., Philip V.
• Boys 200 Individual Medley - Henry S.
• Boys Diving - Jack S.
• Boys 100 Fly - Marcus H.
• Boys 100 Backstroke - Willie R.
• Boys 100 Breaststroke - Henry S.
• Girls 500 Free - Hope A.
• Girls 200 Free - Paige T.
• Girls 100 Free - Sandy L.
• Girls 50 Free - Sandy L.
• Girls 200 Free Relay - Hope A., Paige T., Rachel S., Sandy L.
• Girls 200 Individual Medley - Rachel S.
• Girls Diving - Hannah S.
• Girls 100 Fly - Hope A.
• Girls 100 Backstroke - Rachel S.
• Girls 100 Breaststroke - Paige T.

Request for Athletic Photos

Just a reminder that E-Bytes is always looking for good 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.

Fall Sports Pictures

Fall Sports pictures will be taken by Northeast Photography for:

• Cross Country on Monday, Sept. 24 at 3:30 on the track
• Swimming & Diving on Monday, Sept. 24 at 5:00 at North Shore Pool
• Varsity Cheerleading on Thursday, Oct 11 at 3:15 in the gym
• Varsity Golf on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 3:30 at Feather Sound

Order your athletic team and individual pictures from Northeast Photography within 30 days. Go to: Collages.net

• Username for the Varsity Football team: football07
• Username for the Middle Division Football team: mdfootball07
• Username for Volleyball:vb07
• Username for Golf: golf07
• Username for Cross Country:cc07
• Username for Swimming & Diving: swim07

Password for all sports: 7348

Videos of Athletic Events

Varsity football games are available with highlights included for $20 each by ordering directly from www.Stefio.TV or by calling 528-3180.

Middle Division

Fifth Grade Roundtable

Fifth grade parents are invited to attend a Fifth Grade Roundtable event. The event will be hosted by the fifth grade team and will feature a presentation on skills and strategies that will assist children to succeed in their first year in the Middle Division.

The evening will conclude with an opportunity to ask questions of team members. Please plan to participate in the Roundtable this coming Monday, September 24 at 6:15 p.m., in the Murphy Student Activities Center.

(Note: For those planning to attend the seventh grade TIP meeting, the meeting will take place immediately following the Fifth Grade Roundtable in the same location.)

Seventh Grade Drama

The seventh graders have been working on developing short scenes with Ms. Nelson in Public Speaking/Drama class. These scenes will be linked together to form a seventh grade production that will be presented twice on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

There will be an afternoon performance for Middle Division students at 12:45 p.m., and the evening performance for parents and friends is set for 7:00 p.m. Both shows will take place in the Janet Root Theatre.

The Middle Division Music Group

Yes, this is a choral group! Mr. Michael McCarthy is set to begin rehearsing with all fifth through eighth graders interested in participating in the MD Music Group (the students may choose to change the group name... we shall see!).

Students will rehearse on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays during Advisory, and shows will include the Fall Arts Showcase and the Winter Concert. We look forward to our Middle Division students forging a vibrant MD Music Group. Please encourage your son or daughter to sign up. Forms are available in the MD Office or the Music Room. The first rehearsal is set for October 1.

Come Write In

Sixth grade language arts students subscribe to The Write Stuff newspaper which includes a monthly column called "Come Write In." Students have an opportunity to respond to a question of the month, and the paragraphs with the best answers and fewest mistakes may be chosen for publication in a future issue.

Students enjoyed responding to this month's question: "If you could be featured on the cover of any magazine, which one would it be? Tell us and write a creative paragraph about what you did to land yourself on the cover." Sixth graders had no problem imagining themselves on the covers of such publications as Sports Illustrated, Tiger Beat, Bop, Triathlete, American Girl. . .

Taking the assignment one step farther, the students created the magazine covers! Using the latest iMac computers, they took their own pictures to feature on a creative cover design.

To view and read about these sixth grade superstars, please visit Mrs. Meyer's language arts classroom in the Sher Center. Watch for future news regarding the winners of the contest!

Guest Speaker from Argentina

On Thursday and Friday, seventh and eighth grade students had a guest speaker, Señora Julieta Correas de Díaz, in Spanish class. In accordance with chapter themes, students learned about famous Argentine leaders and Argentine health care.

Seventh graders learned that José de San Martín is similar to our George Washington. He fought for the independence of Argentina, Perú, and Chile from Spain.

In addition, students gained insight into life in Argentina. For example, they learned that our visiting Argentine students attend a private bilingual school: half of the school day is taught in English, and the other half is taught in Spanish. Students in both grades were very enthusiastic about practicing their Spanish skills with Señora Correas de Díaz. ¡Muchas gracias a ella por enseñar!

Sunshine Books

Lower Division Media Specialist Dottie Smay spoke to students on Tuesday about the Sunshine State Book Program. The books are now on reserve in the library for students in grades 3-6. Any student who reads three books from this year's list is eligible to vote in April.

This is a state program of the Department of Education open to all Florida schools that wish to participate. The author receiving the most votes will be awarded a prize.

Responses to last week's poll:
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