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Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

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...

Farmers Market wraps up successful season

Aud Jenkins and Lucy Kuhnen-Grooms November 13, 2023

This year’s Shorewood Farmers Market came to a close on September 29 after more than four months of providing fresh produce, food products, and weekly entertainment. The market aims to foster a sense...

New club brings light to Latine culture

Lucy Kuhnen-Grooms November 13, 2023

One of many new clubs popping up around SHS going into the 23-24 school year, Latinos Unidos aims to bring people interested or involved in Latino culture together. “The one thing I saw that was lacking...

Feminist club holds annual product drive

Tyndall Talley and Noa Biener November 13, 2023

As the 2023-24 school year begins, Shorewood High School’s Feminist club has started off on another positive note. The club, led by four juniors, helps to encourage positive feminism by educating...

Senior qualifies for National Hispanic Award

Sonia Bendre October 31, 2023

Senior Lucy Benavides recently qualified for the National Hispanic Recognition Award, a College Board-offered certification for Hispanic students with outstanding academic credentials. This year, 72,000...

Shorewood seniors cheer at the pep rally

Homecoming festivities deemed a success

Ashley Slomann, Lifang Zhang October 31, 2023

This year, Shorewood’s Homecoming week lasted from September 25 to 30, featuring traditions such as the Pep Rally, Powderpuff games, and many more events were organized in order to create a more exciting...

Nathan Berkowitz’s winning piece “Timeless (2)

Shorewood students win photography competition

Andrina Roberts October 31, 2023

Over the summer, the Shorewood Historical Society ran a photo contest with the intention to highlight the unique architecture of the community. According to Historical Society member Rosie Bredeck, who...