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Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

Administration cancels finals due to Omicron surge

Sophie Diliberti February 3, 2022

For the fourth consecutive semester, SHS final exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this time primarily because of the Omicron surge. In an email sent out on Friday, Jan. 7, SHS principal...

Colectivo challenges union's election win

Colectivo challenges union’s election win

Noe Goldhaber and Adam O’Connor February 2, 2022

This article is a follow-up to a previous article on the Colectivo union, which can be found here. Nearly a year after Colectivo Coffee employees filed to form a union in 2021, the union has still not...

Changes made to school lunches after student feedback

Changes made to school lunches after student feedback

Alexis Hu and Audrey Blackmore December 22, 2021

This article is a follow-up of a previous article on SHS lunches. Read the original story here. In late October, seniors Karoan Ocasio-Vaquez and Bryan Terry Jr. organized a student-led petition to advocate...

Cumulative assessments return for SHS

Sam Diliberti and Noah Mulvey December 22, 2021

Final exams will return this year, after being canceled last year due to the pandemic and block scheduling. The decision to reinstate the normal finals week was reached through discussions between department...

New parking policies see varied community response

New parking policies see varied community response

Shubh Goyal and LeeAnn Hawkins December 22, 2021

On November 15, the Shorewood Village Board voted to enforce several parking changes in Shorewood. These changes reduced the minimum off-street parking requirements for new multifamily developments, such...

Student council picks charity of the year

Adam O’Connor and Sheta Schutz December 22, 2021

Every year, the SHS student council picks a charity to support and invest in throughout the year. This year, that charity is Planned Parenthood, an organization dedicated to providing health care and protecting...

The newly renovated Library Media Center has been well received by students due to its improved spaces to study and socialize.

New SHS library opens to students

Jillian Beaster December 22, 2021

After being under construction since June of 2020, the SHS Library Media Center, commonly referred to as the LMC, is open for student use. The new library provides benefits such as a quiet learning space,...

Parents raise concerns over district’s COVID-19 protocols

Noe Goldhaber, Giselle Knox, and Maya Schmaling December 22, 2021

As Shorewood students have returned to school after the Thanksgiving holiday, community transmission levels of Covid-19 continue to increase. The village’s burden for the past two weeks was 418 cases...

The POD's chicken patty sandwich. Many students feel that such lunch options lack the nutritional value necessary to support them.

Students raise concerns over school lunch options

Jillian Beaster and Lola Kahate-Desouza November 17, 2021

SHS students have become increasingly frustrated about the quality of the lunches distributed by the school’s a-la-carte lunch provider, Provisions On Demand (POD), an on-the-go option for student lunches....

School perceptions surveys reveal district's strengths and weaknesses

School perceptions surveys reveal district’s strengths and weaknesses

Sonia Bendre November 8, 2021

Results from the School Perceptions Surveys taken by many students and staff last spring were recently published.  The findings praised Shorewood for some things while also offering areas for improvement,...

Seniors pose with their Homecoming parade float. After it was cancelled in 2020, most Homecoming festivities were put on this year.

Homecoming returns with fall festivities

Noe Goldhaber and Ruby Donner October 13, 2021

Homecoming festivities were cancelled in the fall of 2020, but this year, Student Council planned a week of activities for Shorewood students. Starting on September 20, students were encouraged to participate...

New period draws varied opinions

Since the beginning of the school year, SHS students have been attending a new class called Advisory. The class lasts 30 minutes every Tuesday and Thursday, giving students an opportunity to work on schoolwork...