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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

Students immerse themselves abroad with CIEE

Julia Crysdale and Laila Zietlow Leandro September 26, 2025

CIEE is a high school study abroad program that partners with Shorewood High School. This summer, SHS students spent several weeks abroad, learning about various fields of study and cultures.  Hazel...

Greyhound takes second at national competition

Greyhound takes second at national competition

Julia Crysdale and Ryan Wilson September 26, 2025

This past summer, Lukas Pluckhahn, senior, placed second in personal finance at the FBLA National Leadership Conference. FBLA is a business and career student organization focused on helping students explore...

Milwaukee leader helps local Latino community

Milwaukee leader helps local Latino community

Asha Lindvall September 26, 2025

Francesca Mayca Wegner has many leadership roles in the Milwaukee community: she’s the head of the organization Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM), co-owner of the fashion line Midwest...

New woman-owned legal group on Oakland

New woman-owned legal group on Oakland

Asha Lindvall, Daniela Price, and Anita Bendre September 26, 2025

Sage Legal Group is a woman-owned law firm based in Shorewood on Oakland Avenue. Megann Hendrix, owner and attorney, founded the business in November of 2023. Since their founding, Sage Legal Group...

Four new teachers bring new voices to SHS

Sophie Hanna and Masha Sizova September 26, 2025

This 2025-2026 school year, the high school is welcoming several new faces to the teaching staff. As the new school year gets rolling, these additions to the Shorewood High School community will set the...

Two beloved teachers reflect upon retirement

Asha Lindvall and Hannah Malloy June 6, 2025

Mike Halloran The English I and American Literature teacher who received the superlative of “nicest teacher” in last year’s yearbook is retiring after 24 years at Shorewood and 29 total years...

AP Art Night event celebrates student talent

On May 21, AP Art students showcased the artwork they have been working on throughout the year. Over the course of the school year, the students developed their portfolios, and they were able to share...

Drama ends season with The Prom production

Sophie Hanna June 6, 2025

With another year in the books, the drama department closed its 2025 season with The Prom, a Broadway musical about a high school girl who just wants to take her girlfriend to the prom. Based on real-life...

New Horizons partners to make a local impact

Anita Bendre, Asha Lindvall, and Claramae Hill April 25, 2025

This spring, New Horizons students teamed up with the Kinship Community Food Center for a Shorewood-wide food drive. After weeks of planning, the food drive will begin in May. This event was led by the...

Hoops for Harris: Annual charity basketball tournament a success

Catalina Perez and Pira Jordan April 25, 2025

On April 5, the Mark Harris Fellowship Program (MHFP) and student council hosted the ninth annual Hoops for Harris event. The three-on-three basketball tournament consisted of four different divisions:...

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...