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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

courtesy Nathan Berkowitz

New Businesses bring fresh perspectives to Shorewood

Jillian Beaster September 22, 2022

The summer season of 2022 brought forth many new businesses to the heart of Shorewood. Several being locally owned, these entrepreneurs are excited to share their creations with the community.  Teri...

courtesy Lola Kahate-Desouza

Creation of free library prompts social change

Noa Biener and Amie Gronert September 22, 2022

The book club Shorewood Moving Forward has decided to sponsor a project to open a little free library with the goal of bringing awareness to social justice issues. The project first went into action...

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded makes everyday a holiday

Nick Bucciarelli June 1, 2022

The 10th anniversary of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded just passed. As the sequel to the 2010 triple-platinum Pink Friday, it’s time to remember that Roman Reloaded is Nicki’s best album....

Milwaukee Film Festival brings diversity to light

Milwaukee Film Festival brings diversity to light

Jillian Beaster June 1, 2022

Returning back to in-theater screenings for the first time since 2019, the Milwaukee Film Festival celebrated its successful 14th annual event during the weeks of April 21 to May 5. What started off as...

Record label highlights underground music

Record label highlights underground music

Ethan McKaig June 1, 2022

In praise of the Numero Group: the world's greatest reissue label A lot of my life has been spent listening to music. And for me, my music-listening career can be split in two by one event: there is before...

Zahni Gulbronson (right) and Madeline Pluckhan (left) hold on a scene of Fiddler on the Roof. The musical was the last production for many seniors in SHS Drama.

“Fiddler” concludes successful year of productions

To finish the 2022 school year on a high note, the Shorewood Drama Department presented their spring musical, Fiddler on the Roof. The award winning musical, created by playwright Joseph Stein in 1964...

Warner bros. presents a darker take on Batman

Sam Diliberti and Silas Kemp June 1, 2022

“The Batman”, released in early March of 2022, is the darkest of many takes on the Dark Knight, having more in common with film noir or horror styles than typical superhero movies. Starring Robert...

Ginny Mitchell, senior, stars as Cinderella in Shorewood Dramas latest production.

SHS presents different kind of Cinderella

Maya Schmaling and Giselle Knox March 16, 2022

Shorewood drama’s latest production, Cinderella, made its premiere on March 3. The show marks a step forward for the drama department as the first in-person musical since the pandemic began.  The...

John Wilson, right, films a dog on plastic-covered sofa. One of the episodes of his show How To with John Wilson delves into the topic of covering and protecting your furniture.

John Wilson fascinates audience with unique “How To” style

Ethan McKaig December 22, 2021

John Wilson doesn’t teach you how to do anything in his HBO series “How To with John Wilson.” Even though this misleading title might turn some people away, the show is still one of the most captivating,...

Home Alone: A retrospective of a classic

Home Alone: A retrospective of a classic

Josh Fendyke and Silas Kemp December 22, 2021

Home Alone is widely regarded as a holiday classic and is a classic movie to watch around the holidays. The movie leaves the viewer feeling nostalgic, with the simple childhood premise of being left...

Audience members find their seats in the historic Warner Grand Theater. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs in the newly reopened hall.

MSO returns to in-person performances

Noe Goldhaber November 17, 2021

For the first time in nearly a year and a half, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) welcomed the public to an in-person symphony performance, A Grand Opening. Performances took place from October 1...

The album cover for Blue Banisters, Lana Del Reys new album. (courtesy Universal Music)

Lana Del Rey releases second album of 2021

Tyndall Talley and Sam Diliberti November 17, 2021

Lana Del Rey released her eighth studio album and second album of the year, Blue Banisters, in October. Born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Lana is an American singer-songwriter known for her cinematic sound...