Senior tennis standout qualifies for state
October 16, 2019
On October 8, Margaret Bugnacki, senior, competed in sectionals on the behalf of the girls tennis team. Bugnacki placed second in the competition, qualifying for state. “Last year was the first year that I actually won a match in sectionals. So that was a big deal to me,” Bugnacki said. “This year I was ...
Village debates holiday decorations
October 16, 2019
The Shorewood Human Rights Commission has proposed a new signs, objects and communicative structures policy that would ban the display of holiday decorations, among other signs, symbols, or structures on public property. While the policy covers all decorations and signs, it was created to address...
Two students in HRC granted voting rights
October 16, 2019
The village board recently granted the two high school student members on the Human Relations Commission (HRC), Julia Appel and Mira Lee Prabhu, seniors, voting rights. The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is a volunteer committee that focuses on issues affecting the community. “The Human Relations Comm...
Village to prohibit vaping in public parks
October 16, 2019
On July 15, the village board passed an ordinance to ban e-cigarette usage in indoor spaces where tobacco cigarettes are prohibited. “The broader discussion happened a while back in terms of health interest in updating and aligning electronic cigarette usage with tobacco usage,” said Ann Chr...
Dreamy new jazz album “Resavoir” soars
September 28, 2019
What music plays in your dreams? The dreams where you are flying; where you are floating in the middle of the ocean; where you are sitting on a cloud. What music goes along with those images? I've found it: Resavoir's debut, self-titled album. The Chicago based jazz ensemble, founded by Will Miller (m...
New Equity Director lays out his priorities
Ethan McKaig and Maya Lindvall
September 3, 2019
The newly-created position of Equity Director for the school district has been filled by Samuel Coleman, a former school administrator from a local Catholic school system. The position was created as a means of making an environment that makes everyone at Shorewood feel comfortable and safe. “I...
School board works to fill vacancy
August 27, 2019
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN: August 13, 2019 Lance Weinhardt, school board treasurer, resigned in late June. The board is currently in the process of appointing a new member to fill the vacancy. “It’s with regret that, after struggling with this decision, that due to family health issues, I submit my resignat...