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

Miyazaki reflects in The Boy and the Heron

Miyazaki reflects in The Boy and the Heron

Aud Jenkins February 11, 2024

Warning: The following review contains light and fairly-general spoilers for The Boy and the Heron. Proceed with caution! For the six decades that he has been making movies, Hayao Miyazaki has been...

Econ teacher helps students plan for future

Sonia Bendre, Aud Jenkins, and Amaris Kaleka February 11, 2024

Schmidt has been a teacher at SHS for about 13 years, but is also an alum of the high school. He got his undergraduate degree at UW-Madison, majoring in economics, political science, and French. He went...

Get to know two Shorewood High School custodians

Masha Malinkine and Jillian Beaster February 10, 2024

Emily Beck: Custodian Two Emily Beck, SHS custodian, has always lived her life putting people first, for she consistently puts immense care into everything she does. On top of cleaning the Library...

From left, Molly Norris, Jennifer Radcliffe, Scott Brown pose in Student Support Office during lunch, ready to help out students.

Counselor Appreciation Week calls for thanks

Lucy Kuhnen-Grooms February 10, 2024

With today, February 9, signifying the end of Counselor Appreciation Week, high school counselors Molly Norris, Scott Brown, and Jennifer Radcliffe have undergone another successful school year.  The...

Junior Edie Dembroski represents the United States

Junior Edie Dembroski represents the United States

Andrina Roberts February 10, 2024

At 6:00 a.m., most Shorewood High School students are still asleep, but junior Edie Dembroski’s day is well underway. At this time, Dembroski is at the Pettit Center skating. These early morning practices...

Lawsuit against Act 10 questions its constitutionality

Sam Diliberti February 9, 2024

Several teacher and public worker unions filed a lawsuit on November 30 challenging the constitutionality of Act 10. The controversial law took away collective bargaining rights from most public workers....

Three candidates running for school board

Three candidates running for school board

Jillian Beaster February 9, 2024

Quotes were taken from both individual interviews and candidate responses at the January 25, 2024 School Board Candidate Forum. Visit the Shorewood Ripples YouTube channel to view the full forum. Remember...

Model UN attends Harvard conference

Aud Jenkins February 9, 2024

From January 25 to 28, Model United Nations (UN) members, representing Malaysia, participated in a total of twenty hours of committee at the 71st Harvard Model United Nations conference. The event hosted...

Political figures attend Civics hearing

Sonia Bendre and Giselle Knox February 9, 2024

The last of three Semester One Civics committee hearings wrapped up on December 20, with four out of over twenty originally proposed bills being signed and passed.  The hearings are the apotheosis...

New additions to the basketball program

Catalina Perez December 23, 2023

This November, the basketball season kicked off for both the girls and boys teams. The teams recently began the busy schedule of games and practices, with both having at least one win under their belt. Additionally,...

Boys swim team dives into strong season

Maya Schmaling and Max Schmaling December 23, 2023

The boys swim season is underway after kicking off on November 13. Cassie Rodriguez, boys and girls swim coach, believes that the beginning of the season serves as an important period of transition for...