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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

Shorewood’s left wing is intolerant

Robert Gronert June 9, 2023

Political debate often devolves from education to personal attacks Shorewood likes to see itself in a certain light. The Village, this political bastion of hope, is full of those proudly proclaiming to...

Surgeon general issues advisory warning

Editorial June 9, 2023

Social media’s harmful nature proves mental health risk for teens On May 23, 2023, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory cautioning the public of the adverse effect of...

Shorewood teaches consent poorly

Charlotte Wood June 9, 2023

 If your friend walks into your house with a pizza and you ate it with them one day and then they came back the next day with another pizza and offered you a slice and you declined, how would you feel...

America’s grass isn’t really green

Sam Diliberti June 9, 2023

A look into the origins of the front lawn and its ecological impact On the surface, grass appears to signify humanity’s embrace of the natural world in our vast cities, but upon closer inspection grass...

Stay safe from the Shark Curse

Aiko Levick May 5, 2023

I remember as a child having quite a fear of all things that lurk underwater, especially sharks. In my underdeveloped brain, they seemed to have no weaknesses, except for the fact that they cannot come...

Digital age comes with privacy concerns

Audrey Jenkins April 24, 2023

The looming threat of digital footprint, online presence, and security concerns are those which we will always face as long as people communicate over the internet. But there’s no doubt that Gen Z and...

courtesy OpenAI

Education vs Efficiency: ChatGPT

Editorial Staff February 22, 2023

We, the editorial staff, believe that while ChatGPT may be a useful tool for students, its potential to act as a “cheating device” raises serious concerns about the impact it could have on the educational...

Aramark partnership is immoral

Robert Gronert February 22, 2023

District food service provider utilizes unpaid prison labor In 2018, the Shorewood School District made the decision to outsource food service management to Aramark, a corporation that works in food service...