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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

Teachers’ Ethos: Building trust in the classroom

Joe Oleniczak - Algebra I, Geometry, Computer Science Joe Oleniczak has been teaching for four years, all of them at Shorewood. Oleniczak was placed here for a student teaching assignment, which soon...

David Crowley works to reshape Milwaukee

Audrey Jenkins and Andrina Roberts March 7, 2025

Milwaukee Leaders is a series highlighting the lives and leadership of those in our local community. This issue, we spoke with David Crowley, a two-term Milwaukee County Executive and community organizer.    Milwaukee...

Drama takes an artistic journey down the hole

Masha Malinkine, Jenna Abu-Zahra, and Pira Jordan March 7, 2025

This February, the drama department showcased the musical Alice by Heart, a contemporary twist on the story of Alice in Wonderland. The principal element of this take on the classic is its historical context,...

Junior runner wins MJS Athlete of the Week

Logan Borchardt and Landon Beaster February 7, 2025

As lead boys cross country runner and recent winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Athlete of the Week award, junior Ryan Lien has had a successful season and looks forward to the coming track and field...

Shorewood’s clubs share latest developments

Anita Bendre and Asha Lindvall February 7, 2025

SODA: At the beginning of this school year, the SHS chapter of the Student Organ Donation Advocates organization (SODA) was established. The club meets on Mondays in room C230 and is advised by science...

Teacher’s out today; let’s meet the substitute

Audrey Jenkins December 20, 2024

Molly Kempfer Molly Kempfer, building substitute, grew up deeply connected to education. Raised in Verona, California, she was surrounded by a family that encouraged her to explore multiple passions,...

Library staff bring LMC a lively atmosphere

Ritisha Dey and Laila Zietlow Leandro December 20, 2024

The SHS library has witnessed a few new additions to the staff in recent years.    Mary Renner Mary Renner joined the SHS library this fall, taking the role of library aide. Before coming...

The participants of AFS Showcase

Student talent displayed at annual AFS Showcase

Pira Jordan November 22, 2024

  At AFS Showcase, held November 8 and 9, students took to the stage to show off their talents. The show was a way to fundraise for American Field Service (AFS), a national exchange program that...

Some of the Cast of Clue

SHS Drama haunts audiences with fall plays

Asha Lindvall and Hannah Malloy November 22, 2024

Several people died theatrically on the nights of October 25-27 as the Drama Department opened its season with Clue: On Stage, a lively and thrilling murder mystery, and Hollow, a somber and intriguing...

The Shorewood Chamber Orchestra and Shorewood Community Choir

Masterworks performs with contemporary twist

Ashely Slomann November 22, 2024

On October 29, Shorewood’s 27th annual Masterworks Concert took place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, featuring SHS’s Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Choir, and Concert Choir, along with...

The outside of the reopened Pizza Man

Pizza Man reopens its doors to the public

Anita Bendre and Ryan Wilson November 22, 2024

The Italian-American restaurant Pizza Man, located on Downer Avenue, recently reopened its doors on Friday, September 27 after closing in winter of 2023. Bought by Thomas Schafer and Krzysztof Zielinski...

A year abroad: this senior’s transformative journey

Jenna Abu-Zahra October 25, 2024

One of only 250 students chosen across the United States, senior Santiago Muirhead was a participant in the 2023-2024 Congress Bundesliga Youth Exchange program (CBYX). As part of the year-long study abroad...