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

Act 20 prompts K-8 curriculum changes

In July of 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) Act 20 was approved by state legislators and passed into law. Act 20 primarily impacts grades K-3, but many schools across the...

Graduated athletes find success in college

Noa Biener and Tyndall Talley March 8, 2024

2023 Shorewood High School graduates Delea Martins, Ishmael Emmanuel-Holloway, and Andre Valentine have all decided to pursue collegiate sports at each of their respective universities.  Valentine,...

Students still disappointed after POD changes

Nathan Berkowitz and Andrina Roberts March 8, 2024

Despite prior efforts to improve the POD (Provisions On Demand), SHS’s a-la-carte lunch provider, students continue to voice concerns regarding the quality of the food services provided. Issues brought...

Habitat for Humanity visits Village Center

Amaris Kaleka, Jillian Beaster, and Landon Beaster March 8, 2024

On February 27, the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity (HFH) hosted a Housing, Race, and Equity workshop at the Shorewood Village Center. Beth Van Gorp, Director of Advocacy at Milwaukee HFH, believes that...

Matthew Aldana, junior, one out of a hundred high school student selected to embark on a four day program at Walt Disney World.

Junior selected for program out of thousands

Andrina Roberts and Sylvie Damm March 8, 2024

Out of some 25,000 applicants, junior Matthew Aldana was one of the 100 high school students to be selected for the Disney Dreamers Academy. The four day program, held at Walt Disney World in Orlando,...

Israeli violence against Palestinians must end

Sam Diliberti March 7, 2024

Since October 7th, one in every 100 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. Dozens of thousands more have been injured, and many more are missing. 1.4 million people have been displaced, more than 80% of...

In losing the humanities, we’re losing humanity

Aud Jenkins and Andrina Roberts February 11, 2024

There is a certain odd, obsessive romanticism the internet takes to with the idea of the ‘tortured academic.’  It is as if, somehow, we have cast out the idea of the self-exiled scholar from our...

Girls Gym Club created to empower women

Tyndall Talley February 11, 2024

At the start of the 2023-24 school year, seniors Amaris Kaleka and Rosalie Migan started Shorewood High School's first Girls Gym Club (GGC), advised by Kathryn Aemmer, physical education teacher.  The...

Girls soccer prepares for new season

Esme Kleban, Sophia Hanna, and Masha Sizova February 11, 2024

With spring quickly approaching, the girls soccer team has been hard at work in preparation. From training in the weight rooms weekly, along with playing indoor games, the hounds are ready for a strong...

Ditch the rose-tinted glasses about Gypsy-Rose

Aiko Levick February 11, 2024

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is not just an internet sensation. She’s a victim and a felon. If you occupy the same spaces online as I do, surely you know that by now. For those of you who are scratching your...

Students see themselves on the jumbotron during the December 19 performance.

Middle school band students perform at Bucks game

Jenna Abu-Zahra February 11, 2024

On December 19, Shorewood’s elementary and middle school band performed at a Milwaukee Bucks game for the second year in a row. Katherine Myszewski, elementary school band director, ensures that students...

Squid Game reality spinoff misses the point

Aiko Levick February 11, 2024

Not every television show warrants a quirky adaptation. In fact, my general quality of life would probably be better if most shows stopped getting quirky adaptations.  Squid Game is a South Korean...