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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

Collective Coffee on Oakland Avenue in Shorewood. Workers are attempting to form a union through the IBEW.

Colectivo workers push to unionize, intend to vote soon

Laura Oldfather October 15, 2020

Colectivo Coffee employees have been working on forming a union since their cafes shut down for two weeks in March. The workers’ intentions to form a union comes from a desire to be represented in the...

Where, when and how to vote this election

Where, when and how to vote this election

Sadie Cumberbatch October 14, 2020

CORRECTION: In the print issue, it incorrectly states that early voting will occur between October 21 and October 23. In person early voting in Shorewood will occur between October 21 and October 30. For...

An illustration of what the new addition to the administration building will look like. Visitors will enter this building first, where all administration offices will be relocated

Referendum construction begins

Ethan McKaig and Olivia Steinmetz September 23, 2020

In early June, as the virtual fourth quarter was wrapping up, work began on three Shorewood schools. Atwater Elementary, Lake Bluff Elementary and Shorewood High School saw construction equipment and crews...

Sam Coleman takes role as director for curriculum and instruction

MaKenzie Stephens and Abi Knox September 23, 2020

As the former Director for Equity and now the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Sam Coleman has a lot under his belt as he approaches this upcoming school year.  With his transition, he’ll...

A painted traffic box on the corner of Capitol and Oakland. This box is one of many in the project called "Signaling History."

Public art project sparks controversy

Abi Knox and Graydin Lohre September 23, 2020

Eleven Shorewood traffic signal boxes recently received a makeover as part of the Shorewood Historical Society’s project “Signaling History.” What used to be plain hunks of metal now showcase local...

Two new courses, Digital Photography and Music Theory, will start this school year.

Two new courses to start this school year

Sophia Wiley and Noe Goldhaber September 23, 2020

This school year, SHS is offering two new courses to students: Digital Photography and Music Theory. The classes allow for students to explore and learn new skills in more depth.  Amelia Hernandez,...

School Board decides on "Virtual+" plan

School Board decides on “Virtual+” plan

Abi Knox August 21, 2020

On July 28, the school board voted 5-0 to approve an online first quarter for all district schools. School will be taught in what the district is terming a “Virtual+” model, with most of the instruction...

Drama director leaves SHS to return home

Laura Oldfather August 9, 2020

After eight years, Joe King, former SHS drama director, is leaving. King is returning to the high school in Indianapolis where he had taught prior to coming to Shorewood.  “The school in Indianapolis...

The high school has been empty since schools closed for in-person classes on March 13. The question of whether students will return in the fall remains unanswered.

Plans for next school year are yet to be determined

Shannon Carlson June 15, 2020

Discussions are underway regarding whether the district will return back to school next fall, and what that will look like. At this point, there’s a lot of uncertainty. However, the district is working...

Students and administration stand on the steps of the high school getting ready for the press conference on June 8. In the press conference, superintendent Dr. Bryan Davis called on the Milwaukee District Attorney to elevate Stephanie Rapkin's charges to a hate crime

Superintendent calls on DA to charge “Shorewood Spitter” with hate crime

Ethan McKaig June 9, 2020

In response to a Shorewood woman spitting on a Shorewood High School student protester at a march on Saturday, June 6, the school district held a press conference to address the incident. On the high school’s...

A police line of officers in riot gear block N. Oakland Ave. This line is south of where heavy law enforcement teams were placed on the corner of Edgewood and Oakland.

Protesters prevented from entering Shorewood

Ethan McKaig June 7, 2020

On May 31, standoffs between police and protesters, at the border between Shorewood and the City of Milwaukee, erupted into frenzied arrests in the shadow of armored trucks and a heavy law enforcement...

April 7 general election results

April 16, 2020

The ballots have been counted and the results are in for the April 7 general elections.    Mayor of Milwaukee It was between Tom Barrett and Lena Taylor for Milwaukee mayor. Barrett won...