Students fight for racial justice
June 15, 2020
In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, people all across the country have been speaking out about police brutality and the deep-rooted racism plaguing America. Many Shorewood students have joined in on the conversation and are taking action in a myriad of ways. ...
Students work during the pandemic
June 15, 2020
For students who work during the school year, the coronavirus has made it difficult to keep working. Trends in COVID-19 suggest that the average teen is not at a high risk of experiencing severe, life-threatening symptoms, so many high school students are not very worried about themselves compared to the...
Gold keys galore this Scholastic season
Margaret Raicu
February 20, 2020
Shorewood students submitted 13 Gold Key Award winning pieces for this year’s Scholastic Art Competition. They also received 11 Silver Key Awards and 24 Honorable Mentions. Among them, were Leland Hanewall, senior, Hiwot Schutz, junior, and Danny Huang, freshman. Leland Hanewall “The whole thing was...
SHS clubs join forces to protect gorillas
February 20, 2020
Eco Club and Key Club are joining forces to collect old handheld electronic devices that will be recycled by Eco-CELL. The Milwaukee County Zoo started the initiative to collect and reuse coltan, a mineral mined from regions in Africa where gorillas and other endangered species live. “Gorillas on th...
Documentary features football team
Noe Goldhaber and Katrina Kallas
January 9, 2020
371 Productions, under the leadership of Brad Lichtenstein, producer, and Emily Kuester, associate producer, is creating a documentary about the diversity and team dynamic of the Messwood football team. They started planning for the documentary in March, and they began filming in the beginning of July....
Music education isn’t just for the classroom
Shannon Carlson and Sophia Wiley
January 9, 2020
In a family of violinists, Nicholas Emanuelson, junior, is the only cellist. His parents, John Emanuelson and Karen Frink, signed him up for cello lessons at the age of five. His father is the orchestra teacher at Homestead and his mother is the orchestra teacher at Shorewood. Because both of h...
Game commemorates late student
October 16, 2019
The girls volleyball team held the “Live Like Megan” memorial game on Tuesday, October 8th, in honor of Megan Frieseke, who passed away last spring. The players wore jerseys with Frieseke’s number, 32, on the back before their game against West Allis Central. They won the game, a goal they said t...
Local festival promotes eco-friendly MKE
Margaret Raicu and Naomi Raicu
October 16, 2019
Community members attending the fifth annual Fish and Feather Festival at Hubbard Park had the chance to learn about environmental conservation efforts and solutions, participate in hands-on activities and enjoy nature. “[The festival’s purpose] is really to get people out to connect them to t...
Senior returns from year abroad in Spain
October 16, 2019
Annabelle Ahlers, senior, traveled abroad last school year to Seville, Spain with CIEE. She left in September of 2018 and returned June of 2019. After spending a year in another country, returning home is unusual. Ahlers explained what it’s like to return to a place that hasn’t changed. A...
The power in having teachers of color
October 16, 2019
When asked how many teachers of color they’ve had their entire life, students, mostly juniors and seniors, said “zero,” “one” or “two.” Not one person gave a number above three. If you do the math, by junior and senior year, students who have attended Shorewood school district their whole liv...
Get to know this year’s AFS students
Abi Knox and Nawshin Murshed
October 16, 2019
Mobile Ratchanunphat Natpreeyada Ratchanunphat, who goes by Mobile, is a senior from Thailand. Everyone comes to the US with their own expectations, and often things here surprise them. For Mobile, student behavior in the classroom was a bit of a shock. “I was surprised about the school here b...
Shorewood bids goodbye to retiring teachers
Cela Migan
June 5, 2019
Lisa Bromley Lisa Bromley, physical education teacher, has taught for 32 years in Shorewood and is leaving behind a legacy of delicious brownies and the cherished Shorewood games. One of Bromley’s greatest contributions to Shorewood has been the organization of the Shorewood games, done every four year...