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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

New and improved location for Prom 2023

New and improved location for Prom 2023

Andrina Roberts June 8, 2023

As Prom Court makes a comeback, students appreciate the adjustment This year’s Prom, which was held on April 22 at GATHER at Deer District, included both traditions and new changes, like the decision...

Shorewood welcomes one of its newest clubs

Jillian Beaster November 30, 2022

Meet the members of Garden Club, a new addition to SHS Garden Club, a new addition to Shorewood, was founded early this school year by juniors Lulu Braun, Rose Callahan, and Nya Kochnowicz.   The...

courtesy Rebecca Vaughn

ELS students go on annual backpacking trip

Max Schmaling November 30, 2022

This past month, six students in English Literature and Science (ELS) traveled up to Newport State Park for their annual backpacking trip. The excursion lasted three days and consisted of hiking, camping,...

Junior wins MSO Stars of Tomorrow award

Giselle Knox November 30, 2022

Amelia Zitoun, junior and cellist, won the Stars of Tomorrow award, sponsored by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO). This contest was open to all Wisconsin string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians...

courtesy Paulina Fenske

Introducing the 2022-2023 AFS Students

Tyndall Talley, Sophie Hanna October 28, 2022

Get to know more about your Chilean and Thai classmates As Shorewood’s 2022-23 school year begins, American Field Service (AFS) has brought new students across the globe to the district. AFS is an organization...

The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Schmidt

Giovanni Gonzalez, Ashley Slomann October 28, 2022

After a successful day of working at Shorewood High School, Social Studies teacher Evan Schmidt is ready to get home and let his two border collies, Jasper and Levi, outside. Afterwards, he might decompress...

Changes made to district administration

Tyndall Talley and Ruby Donner September 22, 2022

Austin Moore-Gotsch, Special Ed As Shorewood High School begins its 2022-23 school year, Austin Moore-Gotsch is ready to get started in her new position as the Special Education teacher. “I came...

SHS welcomes a variety of new clubs

Max Schmaling, Sam Diliberti, Emmett Joslyn, and Giselle Knox September 22, 2022

Investment Club Near the end of the 2021-2022 school year, Charlie Burns, Max Schmaling and Aden Wasserman, juniors, co-founded Investment Club. The goal is to teach students how to responsibly invest. “The...

CIEE students travel abroad, gain experiences

Sam Diliberti, Sebastian Pollock, and Ashley Slomann September 22, 2022

This summer, 16 Shorewood High School students experienced an adventure of a lifetime on CIEE global navigators programs in Italy, Ghana, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Botswana, and the Czech...

Tim Kenney, SHS principle, celebrates his completed buzz cut.

Buzz cut fundraiser connects school community

Tyndall Talley June 1, 2022

Shorewood High School’s annual buzz cuts program supports the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) fund. Every spring, students from around the high school come together to support a fundraiser...

Kevin Kane, physics teacher, is retiring after 25 years. He plans to spend his newfound free time outdoors.

High school bids farewell to two teachers

Shannon Carlson and Laura Oldfather June 10, 2021

Longtime physics teacher reflects on fulfilling Shorewood career Kevin Kane has taught physics and AP Physics for the past 25 years. However, now that he’s approaching 60, Kane has decided it is...

Joe Pera waves to the audience in a promotional photo for his show. Set in Marquette, Michigan, the show shoots primarily in Milwaukee.

Joe Pera talks with us about Milwaukee

Ethan McKaig June 7, 2021

If you ask around at enough Milwaukee area coffee shops, fish frys and hair salons, you’ll most likely find at least one person who appears in Joe Pera Talks with You. The Adult Swim TV series, which...