The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

Econ teacher helps students plan for future

Sonia Bendre, Aud Jenkins, and Amaris Kaleka February 11, 2024

Schmidt has been a teacher at SHS for about 13 years, but is also an alum of the high school. He got his undergraduate degree at UW-Madison, majoring in economics, political science, and French. He went...

Get to know two Shorewood High School custodians

Masha Malinkine and Jillian Beaster February 10, 2024

Emily Beck: Custodian Two Emily Beck, SHS custodian, has always lived her life putting people first, for she consistently puts immense care into everything she does. On top of cleaning the Library...

From left, Molly Norris, Jennifer Radcliffe, Scott Brown pose in Student Support Office during lunch, ready to help out students.

Counselor Appreciation Week calls for thanks

Lucy Kuhnen-Grooms February 10, 2024

With today, February 9, signifying the end of Counselor Appreciation Week, high school counselors Molly Norris, Scott Brown, and Jennifer Radcliffe have undergone another successful school year.  The...

Changes made to district staff positions

Sophie Hanna, Esme Kleban, and Masha Sizova September 24, 2023

Keith Roberts:    Due to a change of staff in Shorewood School District’s curriculum, Keith Roberts, coach of baseball and football, is now a new Physical Education teacher at both SHS and...

SIS welcomes new principal Tiara Rogers

Aud Jenkins, Aiko Levick, Ana Phiester, and LeeAnn Hawkins September 23, 2023

Transition is underway at SIS as it welcomes Tiara Rodgers into the position of principal. From starting her educational career as a middle school English teacher to acting in administrative roles in school...

Staff reductions made districtwide

Maya Schmaling and Giselle Knox June 8, 2023

Due to ongoing shortfalls in the budget, staffing reductions will take effect across the district going the 2023-24 school year. Within the high school, a total of 8.5 Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are...

District’s former Director of IT to sue Shorewood after termination

Noe Goldhaber, Alexis Hu, and Ben Patte June 1, 2022

The district’s former Director of Technology, Mickey Chavannes, was fired by the Shorewood School Board after a pre-termination hearing on May 11, 2022. School board members voted 5-0 in favor of terminating...

Instructional assistants unionize

Noe Goldhaber and Ethan McKaig March 16, 2022

Shorewood instructional assistants became the first public-sector union to form since Wisconsin’s 2011 Bill Act 10 changed how most government employees collectively bargain with their employer. The...

School perceptions surveys reveal districts strengths and weaknesses

School perceptions surveys reveal district’s strengths and weaknesses

Sonia Bendre November 8, 2021

Results from the School Perceptions Surveys taken by many students and staff last spring were recently published.  The findings praised Shorewood for some things while also offering areas for improvement,...

Adrienne Davis has begun her position as Ripples advisor. She hopes to expose those in club to careers in journalism and foster a safe space.

Adrienne Davis begins position as Ripples advisor

Noa Biener and Alexis Hu September 15, 2021

Ripples is excited to welcome its new advisor, Adrienne Davis, to the team. Davis became a library aide at SHS in January of 2020, and heard about the Ripples advisor role from Stephone Jordan,...

Shorewood welcomes new staff members

Kathryn Aemmer Kathryn Aemmer is the new Integrated Health and Lifetime Wellness teacher at SHS. Aemmer attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she got degrees in physical education, health...

SHS welcomes new associate principal

Alexis Hu and Andrina Roberts September 15, 2021

Among many staffing changes in the Shorewood School District this fall, Amanda Jamerson is the newest addition to the Shorewood High School administrative team. Jamerson assumed her position as the...