The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

Students organize voter registration event

Sophie Diliberti and Sam Diliberti March 16, 2022

Shorewood students teamed up with the League of Women Voters (LWV) to organize a voter registration event on the SHS campus. The aim was to help seniors register to vote, show them how and where to vote...

Omicron prompts protocol changes

Sonia Bendre, Shubh Goyal, and Ethan McKaig February 3, 2022

The Shorewood School District, like many across the country, saw a rise in Covid-19 numbers as students returned back to school after winter break. With the Omicron variant of the virus spreading rapidly...

Administration cancels finals due to Omicron surge

Sophie Diliberti February 3, 2022

For the fourth consecutive semester, SHS final exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this time primarily because of the Omicron surge. In an email sent out on Friday, Jan. 7, SHS principal...

Colectivo challenges unions election win

Colectivo challenges union’s election win

Noe Goldhaber and Adam O'Connor February 2, 2022

This article is a follow-up to a previous article on the Colectivo union, which can be found here. Nearly a year after Colectivo Coffee employees filed to form a union in 2021, the union has still not...

Changes made to school lunches after student feedback

Changes made to school lunches after student feedback

Alexis Hu and Audrey Blackmore December 22, 2021

This article is a follow-up of a previous article on SHS lunches. Read the original story here. In late October, seniors Karoan Ocasio-Vaquez and Bryan Terry Jr. organized a student-led petition to advocate...

Cumulative assessments return for SHS

Sam Diliberti and Noah Mulvey December 22, 2021

Final exams will return this year, after being canceled last year due to the pandemic and block scheduling. The decision to reinstate the normal finals week was reached through discussions between department...

New parking policies see varied community response

New parking policies see varied community response

Shubh Goyal and LeeAnn Hawkins December 22, 2021

On November 15, the Shorewood Village Board voted to enforce several parking changes in Shorewood. These changes reduced the minimum off-street parking requirements for new multifamily developments, such...

Student council picks charity of the year

Adam O'Connor and Sheta Schutz December 22, 2021

Every year, the SHS student council picks a charity to support and invest in throughout the year. This year, that charity is Planned Parenthood, an organization dedicated to providing health care and protecting...

The newly renovated Library Media Center has been well received by students due to its improved spaces to study and socialize.

New SHS library opens to students

Jillian Beaster December 22, 2021

After being under construction since June of 2020, the SHS Library Media Center, commonly referred to as the LMC, is open for student use. The new library provides benefits such as a quiet learning space,...

Parents raise concerns over district’s COVID-19 protocols

Noe Goldhaber, Giselle Knox, and Maya Schmaling December 22, 2021

As Shorewood students have returned to school after the Thanksgiving holiday, community transmission levels of Covid-19 continue to increase. The village’s burden for the past two weeks was 418 cases...

The boys basketball team plays defense during a game. The team started strong, with an early record of 2-1.

Boys basketball team starts season strong

Max Schmaling December 22, 2021

This winter, boys basketball hopes for a powerful season. Players worked hard in preparation for the regular season, which started on November 30. “I’m really confident about the upcoming season,...

Girls swim team finishes fourth at state

Girls swim team finishes fourth at state

Sam Diliberti and Shubh Goyal December 22, 2021

The girls swim team ended a successful season at the WIAA D2 State Meet in Waukesha on November 15 and 16. Six swimmers from Shorewood qualified for the state meet, finishing fourth overall. Impressive...