Rationale behind new bell schedule
October 15, 2020
To accommodate the move to online school, a new bell schedule was developed for the 2020-2021 school year. The schedule changes include block schedules: longer class periods and fewer classes per day, and a day for asynchronous learning The schedule was created by Tim Kenney, principal, and Joseph...
Music classes explore virtual options
October 15, 2020
With all courses being virtual this school year, some may wonder about the technicalities of music classes. Like all teachers, Karen Frink, orchestra director, and Bryan Kujawa, band director, are trying to manage their curriculum online. “It’s been okay. I think that a lot of the responsibility is...
Mobile Music Series showcases local bands
October 15, 2020
Taking off in June, Shorewood’s Business Improvement District (BID) introduced the Mobile Music Series, an event that brings live bands around the community with the help of a wagon. “Back in June, we had several of our events get cancelled because of COVID, and I had seen a vehicle called the Funk Clu...
Community art project facilitates discussion on race
October 15, 2020
In wake of the recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matter Movement, Shorewood Moving Forward members Pam Miller, Sharon Grinker, Elly Pick and Kathleen McKeown, organized rock garden installations called the Shorewood Stones Memorial. The two installations are located at the Cornerstone Building in ...
First-year theater major navigates online school
October 13, 2020
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Lindsay Nelsen, SHS class of 2020, gets in front of her laptop camera for acting class. This is one of eight classes she is taking remotely this semester. For college first-years, this school year has been difficult to navigate. Students are spread out: some have b...
Meet Mr. Jordan, the new Ripples advisor
September 9, 2020
Stephone Jordan: food lover, athlete and now the new Ripples advisor. “This is going on my second year at Shorewood, my third year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin generally. I’m from Seattle, moved here for work. Love Milwaukee. Love the food that Milwaukee has to offer, and I always welcome food suggesti...
Black youth march 65 miles this summer
September 9, 2020
This summer 15 Black Wisconsin youth marched 65 miles from Milwaukee to Madison. Shorewood students Alemitu Caldart, Hiwot Schutz, Aaliyah Lockhart, David Wilder, seniors, participated in the march, as well as SHS alumnus Christopher Washington, class of 2018. The group had a list of demands, includi...
HRC selects this year’s student representatives
Madeline Pluckhahn
September 9, 2020
Alicia Obiakor and Molly Fox-Kincaid, seniors, were chosen as this school year’s student representatives on the Human Relations Commission. The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is a village board committee whose goal is to “cultivate community-wide change through learning, engagement, and polic...
Elementary schools welcome new principals
Noa Biener, Sophie Diliberti, and Shannon Carlson
September 9, 2020
Administrator moves districts to join Lake Bluff community by Noa Biener and Sophie Diliberti With many recent changes occurring around Shorewood –– school closing, a virtual first quarter, referendum construction –– one of the biggest additions to the district is Tammy Rasco...
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...