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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

Drama opens with The Government Inspector

Sophie Hanna, Esme Kleban, and Masha Sizova December 2, 2023

Shorewood’s Drama Department’s first play of the season was the 19th century rendition of Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector. The classic Russian farcical play features a corrupt provincial...

The Beatles drop a surprise in “Now and Then”

The Beatles drop a surprise in “Now and Then”

Jillian Beaster and Andrina Roberts December 2, 2023

Thanks to a late John Lennon (and maybe a splash of modern technology), we in the 21st century can finally listen to a newly released Beatles song, something never thought possible. What was once a scratchy,...

Priscilla Presley’s story highlighted in new film

Priscilla Presley’s story highlighted in new film

Claudia Talarczyk and Ben Weisse December 2, 2023

Have you ever sat in a diner sipping on a Coke in the late 1950s? Well, neither have we, but Sofia Coppola makes you feel like you have in the opening scene of Priscilla, a biographic of Priscilla Presley’s...

Family Wellness Forum spreads awareness

LeAnn Hawkins December 2, 2023

The Family Wellness Forum this year was held in the LMC after years of being virtual due to Covid. The forum’s stated goals are for school counselors and on-site therapists through Children’s Wisconsin...

Chinese Club meets during lunch every Thursday in Mr. Gietzen’s Room

New club educates about Chinese culture

Jenna Abu-Zahra, Masha Malinkine, and Andrina Roberts December 2, 2023

This school year, SHS welcomed Chinese Club as a new addition to its roster of clubs. Founded by senior Joanna Townsend, the club works to immerse students in Chinese culture. “I am the student runner...

Civics teacher wins award for curriculum

Lifang Zhang and Ashley Slomann December 2, 2023

Jesse Perez, SHS Civics and American Society teacher was awarded the Jack Miller Center Award for Civic Excellence in Education. Perez was the only high school teacher in the country to receive this award...

Two Shorewood students awarded in NMSC

Two Shorewood students awarded in NMSC

Catalina Perez December 2, 2023

Out of more than 16,000 students nationwide, two Shorewood seniors, Sonia Bendre and Robert Gronert, have been awarded the status of National Merit Semifinalist in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship competition.  Every...

Survey indicates divide on chickens in Village

Aud Jenkins and Aiko Levick December 2, 2023

Due to a potential shift in longstanding policy, Shorewood residents may soon have the opportunity to keep backyard chickens. Under Shorewood Village Code § 192-17, the keeping of chickens is currently...

Principal Tim Kenney (left), David Zucker (middle), senior Jillian Beaster (right)

David Zucker returns to SHS alma mater

Jillian Beaster December 2, 2023

On Thursday, November 2, the Shorewood Foundation hosted Hollywood filmmaker and Shorewood alum David Zucker. During lunch, a conversation with students was held in SHS’s Gensler Auditorium, serving...

Survey reveals staff dissatisfaction

Survey reveals staff dissatisfaction

Sonia Bendre, Giselle Knox, and Maya Schmaling December 1, 2023

A new survey run by the 8-person negotiations team for the Shorewood Educators Association (SEA) and Shorewood Support Staff Association (SSSA) reported, among other findings, that as a result of financial...

Hugo Awards highlight recent gems in fiction

Aiko Levick and Ana Phiester November 20, 2023

It’s that time of year again-- when we swap out our tank tops for flannels, and our careless summer fun for anxiously awaiting important news. About what, you ask? Why, for the winners of the Hugo Award...

Hugo Awards highlight recent gems in fiction

Hugo Awards highlight recent gems in fiction

Aiko Levick and Ana Pheister November 13, 2023

It’s that time of year again-- when we swap out our tank tops for flannels, and our careless summer fun for anxiously awaiting important news. About what, you ask? Why, for the winners of the Hugo Award...