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

Annual Hoops for Harris event a success

Giselle Knox April 25, 2024

On April 6, the annual Hoops for Harris event took place in the SHS Arena. The annual event consists of four sections of round-robin style basketball tournaments with teams of three to four players. The...

Fresh 40 event highlights local artists

Fresh 40 event highlights local artists

Maya Schmaling and Noa Biener April 25, 2024

Fresh 40, an art exhibition showcasing the original works of local artists, was held for its second year at the Shorewood Hub on Capital Drive. The exhibition, sponsored by Dominion Properties, was open...

ELS students had originally planned to camp in Door County, but instead spent the trip in Kohler-Andrae State Park because of storms.

ELS finds a classroom in the wilderness

Ana Pheister and Noa Biener April 25, 2024

Everyone on Earth relies on nature to survive, and Environmental Literature and Science (ELS), a class run by science teacher Eric Mathews and English teacher Eric Gietzen, uses outdoor exploration to...

SHS strings spend spring break in Europe

Catalina Perez and Noa Biener April 25, 2024

Over spring break, the Shorewood High School Orchestra went on its first 10-day trip to Europe for sightseeing and performing since 2016. The group, composed of 70 students and 22 chaperones, visited the...

Meet the recently elected Shorewood officials

Sonia Bendre and Amaris Kaleka April 25, 2024

Election results for the Shorewood municipality were released on April 2, 2024. With a total voter turnout of 52.25% in the Shorewood municipality, citizens elected Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential...

CDA links stable housing to enrollment

Jillian Beaster April 25, 2024

On March 14, Executive Director of Milwaukee Community Development Alliance (CDA), Teig Whaley-Smith, presented his research on affordable housing as a predictor of school enrollment to members of the...

Beyonce release takes top Billboard Country Spot

Beyonce release takes top Billboard Country Spot

Ben Weisse and Claudia Talarzcyk March 9, 2024

We are being serenaded this winter by Beyoncé. On Superbowl Sunday, she released two new songs with promises of a new album out in March. Beyoncé stated in the past that her most recent album Renaissance...

Roald Dahl story adapted for the movie screen

Roald Dahl story adapted for the movie screen

Ana Pheister and Lucy Kuhnen-Grooms March 9, 2024

Wes Anderson is no stranger to the film industry. His critically acclaimed, unique visual style can be recognized by a multitude of viewers. His newest endeavor is a short film titled The Wonderful Story...

Rules: A short story by Sonia Bendre

Sonia Bendre March 9, 2024

Esmeralda rolled slowly down the road. The sun had not yet risen, so it was still dark. The dark made her nervous, just like it had used to when she was younger and still had hope of growing up and out...

2024 Grammys highlight diverse musical talent

Giselle Knox March 9, 2024

On February 4, the winners of the 2024 Grammys were announced at the 66th annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. For the fourth consecutive year, the ceremony was hosted by Trevor...

How TikTok is hurting the quality of our books

Sophia Levitas-Goren and Ana Pheister March 9, 2024

In recent years with the rise of TikTok, many books have become more about sales than about quality storytelling. Authors often have books published every year and sometimes more than once a year. When...

A call for more conscious, mindful consumption

Aud Jenkins and Andrina Roberts March 9, 2024

Are you “that girl?” Or perhaps you're a rockstar girlfriend? Maybe cottagecore is more your speed, or even dark academia. You set yourself apart with your aesthetic– a visual theme supported by...