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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

Biology teacher applies real life skills to class

Ashley Slomann February 19, 2023

Traci Murphy has been a science teacher in Shorewood for four years. Originally from New Jersey, she has lived in several states including Vermont, New York, Kansas, Washington State and Wisconsin.  Murphy...

AP Chemistry takes on exciting new lab

Jenna Abu-Zahra, Ashley Slomann February 19, 2023

AP Chemistry teacher Kristopher King is currently working with his students to explore how chemists can use precise math and data, along with a handy bunsen burner, in order to identify an unknown substance. “We...

courtesy Rebecca Vaughn

ELS students go on annual backpacking trip

Max Schmaling December 1, 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,...

Students share UWM internship experiences

Alexis Hu and Ben Patte April 25, 2022

The Biophysics Internship Program is an outreach program headed by Professors Ionel Popa and Valerica Raicu at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Established in 2016, the program is returning from...

Senior wins prestigious science award

Noe Goldhaber and Sebastion Pollock February 3, 2022

Riju Dey, senior, was recently selected as a top 300 finisher in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS). The STS, a program of the Society for Science, conducts a search of original scientific research...

Shorewood’s Science Bowl team places 12th in regional competition

Jillian Beaster and Lola Kahate-Desouza February 3, 2022

This year, members of the Shorewood Science Club participated in the National Science Bowl for the first time. Science Bowl is a competition between schools across the country, testing students’...