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Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

Zodiac Column: November 2022

November 6, 2022

Capricorn - December 22 – January 19 BLESS! The Mercury Retrograde is over and you will finally feel like your life is moving forward. All the hard work you’ve been putting in this year will start...

SHS girls’ tennis team finishes season off strong

Noa Biener October 28, 2022

Shorewood High School’s girls’ tennis team finished their 2022 season strong, with a junior varsity win in the Woodland Conference, as well Misa Herrings, freshman, qualifying in singles, and Courtney...

courtesy Giselle Knox

Varsity cross country takes on Griak Invitational

Masha Malinkine, Masha Sisova October 28, 2022

Girls XC teams from across the Midwest compete in Minnesota This year, the girl’s cross country season exhibited lots of persistence, participating in a number of events, including their annual Griak...

Anti-homeless design must end

Aud Jenkins October 28, 2022

The walk on your way to school, work, or a friend’s house may seem mundane to you, but for some, it is a battlefield.  “Defensive architecture” is and has been present in many major metropolitan...

Far-right leader voted in

Sam Diliberti October 28, 2022

Italian elections provide a warning for our own As a result of a recent snap election with historically low voter turnout, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party will become the Prime Minister...

courtesy Vox

Ninth House grows large fanbase, captures readers’ attention

Sophia Levitas-Goren October 28, 2022

Shadow and Bone author back with another mid-bending novel Welcome to Sophia’s Book Nook, where we talk about all things books! This month’s book is Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. You may have heard...

courtesy Genius

ARTPOP or ArtFlop, a Lady Gaga review

Claudia Talarczyk, Ben Weisse October 28, 2022

We are back and now here in the name of Gaga to spread her gospel: ARTPOP. At the height of her career in 2013, post Born This Way era, Lady Gaga released her third studio album ARTPOP. After dominating...

Hitchcock reveals key to invading viewers minds

Hitchcock reveals key to invading viewers’ minds

Jillian Beaster October 28, 2022

Horror vs. Suspense... analyzing the fraternal twins of film Halloween can be a scary time, especially if you’re a character in a movie. Being a real person, you feel you would always survive in a scary...

courtesy Paulina Fenske

Introducing the 2022-2023 AFS Students

Tyndall Talley, Sophie Hanna October 28, 2022

Get to know more about your Chilean and Thai classmates As Shorewood’s 2022-23 school year begins, American Field Service (AFS) has brought new students across the globe to the district. AFS is an organization...

The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Schmidt

Giovanni Gonzalez, Ashley Slomann October 28, 2022

After a successful day of working at Shorewood High School, Social Studies teacher Evan Schmidt is ready to get home and let his two border collies, Jasper and Levi, outside. Afterwards, he might decompress...

courtesy Shorewood School District

Construction begins on Lake Bluff playground

Maya Schmaling October 28, 2022

New design incorporates nature and ensures accessibility Lake Bluff Elementary School has officially begun construction on its little playground, with the aim of improving safety and stimulation for its...

courtesy Maya Lindvall

ACLU club holds voting event

Jenna Abu-Zahra October 28, 2022

Leading up to midterms, first time voters were excited to participate in the voter registration drive held at SHS. This year’s voter registration took place October 6 during lunch in the LMC where the...