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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

Changes made to district administration

Sam Diliberti, Nico Murphy, Alexis Hu, and Zoe Townsend September 22, 2022

Sam Nadolsky, SIS In late July, Sam Nadolsky became the interim principal of Shorewood Intermediate School. He started in the district as the Advanced Learning Coordinator, working primarily at the...

CIEE students travel abroad, gain experiences

Sam Diliberti, Sebastian Pollock, and Ashley Slomann September 22, 2022

This summer, 16 Shorewood High School students experienced an adventure of a lifetime on CIEE global navigators programs in Italy, Ghana, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Botswana, and the Czech...

District works to combat budget shortfalls

Giselle Knox and Maya Schmaling September 22, 2022

In March of the 2021-2022 school year, a budget report was released by the Shorewood School District predicting a budget deficit of 1,778,281 dollars for the 2022-2023 school year, along with an increasing...

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Muirhead resigns, Board fills vacancy

Alexis Hu and Giselle Knox September 22, 2022

After five years of serving as a member on the school board, Pablo Muirhead resigned from his position this past August.  “Over the last five years, I have had the tremendous privilege and responsibility...

District mandates Chromebook use

Jillian Beaster, Andrina Roberts, and Aud Jenkins September 22, 2022

Introduced this school year, the Student Technology Enhancement Plan, also known as STEP, is officially in full effect. The first few weeks of the policy have been met with both praise and criticism within...

First female police chief appointed

First female police chief appointed

Maya Schmaling and Giselle Knox June 1, 2022

On May 2, the Shorewood Police Department welcomed Heather Wurth, the first female police chief to serve the Village of Shorewood. After working for the Milwaukee Police Department for 28 years, Wurth...

Tim Kenney, SHS principle, celebrates his completed buzz cut.

Buzz cut fundraiser connects school community

Tyndall Talley June 1, 2022

Shorewood High School’s annual buzz cuts program supports the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) fund. Every spring, students from around the high school come together to support a fundraiser...

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded makes everyday a holiday

Nick Bucciarelli June 1, 2022

The 10th anniversary of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded just passed. As the sequel to the 2010 triple-platinum Pink Friday, it’s time to remember that Roman Reloaded is Nicki’s best album....

Milwaukee Film Festival brings diversity to light

Milwaukee Film Festival brings diversity to light

Jillian Beaster June 1, 2022

Returning back to in-theater screenings for the first time since 2019, the Milwaukee Film Festival celebrated its successful 14th annual event during the weeks of April 21 to May 5. What started off as...

Record label highlights underground music

Record label highlights underground music

Ethan McKaig June 1, 2022

In praise of the Numero Group: the world's greatest reissue label A lot of my life has been spent listening to music. And for me, my music-listening career can be split in two by one event: there is before...

Zahni Gulbronson (right) and Madeline Pluckhan (left) hold on a scene of Fiddler on the Roof. The musical was the last production for many seniors in SHS Drama.

“Fiddler” concludes successful year of productions

To finish the 2022 school year on a high note, the Shorewood Drama Department presented their spring musical, Fiddler on the Roof. The award winning musical, created by playwright Joseph Stein in 1964...

Warner bros. presents a darker take on Batman

Sam Diliberti and Silas Kemp June 1, 2022

“The Batman”, released in early March of 2022, is the darkest of many takes on the Dark Knight, having more in common with film noir or horror styles than typical superhero movies. Starring Robert...