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

Why teacher availability is declining

Sonia Bendre, Maya Schmaling April 24, 2023

662 districts across the nation adapted a four-day week schedule in 2020, due to teacher and substitute shortages. Since then, the number has only increased. According to a recent educational policy analysis,...

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SHS English teacher wins WCTE award

Andrina Roberts, Ashley Slomann November 30, 2022

Christine Trainor, English teacher, recently received the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English High School Teacher of Excellence Award. According to the WCTE, this honor is given to teachers who exemplify...

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...

Changes made to district administration

Sam Diliberti, Nico Murphy, Alexis Hu, and Zoe Townsend September 22, 2022

Sam Nadolsky, SIS In late July, Sam Nadolsky became the interim principal of Shorewood Intermediate School. He started in the district as the Advanced Learning Coordinator, working primarily at the...

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...

Board faces backlash over proposed budget

The proposed budget for the 2021-2022 school year does not include funding to raise the salaries of teachers as they receive higher education and gain more experience. In the past, teachers who receive...

The power in having teachers of color

The power in having teachers of color

Shannon Carlson and Ella Kamm 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...

Biology teacher moves to the middle school

Abi Knox August 30, 2019

James Beckers, former biology and AP Biology teacher at the high school, is moving to the intermediate school this year, where he will teach seventh grade science.  “I have a handful of years left...

Amy Clark, math teacher, Andy Carey, social studies teacher and LIsa Bromley, physical education teacher, smile for a photo. The three teachers will be retiring this year and will be missed by many.

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...