The perfectly governed summer
September 18, 2019
Statesman does the Blazin’ Wing Challenge
September 18, 2019
Enter a dreamworld with ‘CASE STUDY-01’
September 17, 2019
Meet the new LHS coaches
September 17, 2019
Who is Murphy?
September 13, 2019
Inside LHS: Presidents Bowl 2019
September 13, 2019
Cathleen Weng, Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2019
From Greece to Germany, LHS world language students took to the skies over the summer to visit and learn about dialect and culture all over Europe. Although LHS is no...
Genna Sheriff, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2019
This year, LHS welcomes not one, but three new administrators. while this is a time of transition, many are looking forward to what is to come. Dr. Laura Raeder is the...
Kat Steffen, Staff Writer
May 23, 2019
During my three long years at LHS there has always been one announcement that has left me baffled: Robert Grimm’s ambiguous statement about Bear Club. The only thing I could...
Caroline Sudbeck, Entertainment Editor
May 21, 2019
The city of Sioux Falls has officially begun its ash tree removal process, much to the dismay of many citizens, especially citizens in heavily forested urban areas. For...
Anna Langseth, Staff Writer
September 3, 2019
Last Tuesday, the Sioux Falls City Council approved a location site for the Rich Greeno Memorial Statue. The life size bronze statue is to be placed between Tuthill and...
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
September 3, 2019
Recently, star NFL quarterback Andrew Luck made headlines by announcing his retirement from football at the age of 29. Luck made the decision to leave the Indianapolis Colts...
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
May 22, 2019
The LHS athletic teams have come together for one common goal over the past five years, the KELO Cup. With the school year wrapping up, that also means high school athletics...
Spencer Wasmund, Journalism Student
May 21, 2019
Coming off of another dominant track season, the LHS track and field team looks to make another run at the state title, already having won the title three years in a row dating...
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
September 13, 2019
Over the past week, the South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed two cases of vaping-related illnesses among South Dakota citizens. The two confirmed cases were...
Genna Sheriff, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2019
In the late hours of Tuesday night, three tornadoes touched down in Sioux Falls leaving businesses and homes ripped apart.
Elizabeth Dumansky, Staff Writer
September 4, 2019
We grow up learning that sleep is a necessity. Frequent naps and set bedtimes as a child were resisted, but never questioned. With something so routine programmed into our...
Cathleen Weng, Editor-in-Chief
August 27, 2019
The Amazon Rainforest fires have been a pressing topic on all news outlets for the last three weeks as they continue to burn through one of the biological epicenters on Earth,...
Mara Fendrich, Perspectives Editor
September 12, 2019
As a child with choppy bangs and a subtle underbite, I used to sneak downstairs at night to watch reruns of “Skins” and “Degrassi”, staring until the backs of my eyelids...
Cathleen Weng, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2019
The year was 1971. Michael Jackson crooned over a backdrop of stagflation and flagging progressive values. A resurgence in conservatism emerged as a response to the sex, drugs...
Mara Fendrich, Perspectives Editor
September 5, 2019
It wasn’t until my second sleepless night in Copenhagen that it dawned on me I might be stuck like this forever. At four in the morning, my body lay still and rigid against...
Mara Fendrich, Staff Writer
May 23, 2019
The day never ends as it once began. Nevertheless, I must persist as though it did. At first, I didn’t notice my scars growing around me, caging me in; it started small....
Molly Wetsch, News Editor
September 12, 2019
When Airbnb sprung its way onto the vacation scene in 2008, it became an instant go-to for travelers looking for a unique place to stay while out of town. It combined houses,...
Molly Wetsch, News Editor
September 5, 2019
Bad news: The third Spider-Man series that has been produced by Sony Pictures is seemingly ruined. Two weeks ago, Marvel fans received their biggest shock since “Avengers:...
Lauren Bickett, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019
While streaming on Netflix, teen drama, “Thirteen Reasons Why” has been the topic of many disputes concerning what is acceptable and what goes too far. When on the topic...
Timothy Stolp, Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2019
Just two years off her last project, Taylor Swift eases back onto the scene with a decidedly new aura and new sound with her seventh studio album, “Lover.” It comes...
Slater Dixon, Perspectives editor
August 29, 2019
Take note of this moment; scientists from organizations including NASA, the American Meteorological Society and the United Nations have made a startling announcement: climate...
Caleb Miller, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Disclaimer: This story is purely for satirical purposes. None of the events described are true and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely...
Slater Dixon, Perspectives editor
May 14, 2019
This article contains spoilers, but you shouldn’t care since it isn’t that good of a movie anyway when you think about it in the context of ‘The Parent Trap’ When...
Slater Dixon, Perspectives Editor
March 26, 2019
This is a big win for women. On Monday, the International Association of High School Boys (IAHSB) announced that they are finally replacing the old 1-10 rating system based...