LHS has received countless awards over the years. Whether these awards are earned by individual students on behalf of LHS, or by the school having won many awards for their amazing amounts of programs; such as academics, arts, music or sports, LHS has had much to be proud of over the years. If there was anything negative to be said about LHS, it could be said that students are not as demonstrative as other schools, but that is soon about to be proven wrong. Soon LHS will welcome a new face to its grounds, Abe Lincoln in the form of a sculpture. The school has been pulling together its money to commemorate the school in a ‘monumental’ way.

A former LHS alumnus, Kevin Nyberg, brought the idea to attention when he envisioned the perfect way to commemorate LHS, which also happened to strike him at the most opportune moment.

“The sculpture is part of the popular Sculpture Walk in Downtown Sioux Falls,” said Nyberg. “The Abraham Lincoln sculpture is currently located in front of the First National
Bank building. When touring the Sculpture Walk this past summer around the time when LHS was celebrating its 50th Anniversary, I thought ‘What a wonderful commemoration of 50 years the sculpture would be for the school.’”

With that in mind, it is both surprising and useful that the school already has the sculpture made. It also means that there will be no debate over what the sculpture should look like.

“What struck me most about this sculpture of Lincoln than any other I have seen is that it shows the president as a compassionate father and teacher to his little boy, Todd,” said
Nyberg.

Although much has been put into celebrating LHS’ 50 year anniversary, the school has not had to dip into any funds in order to pay for the sculpture, as it was not headed by the
Booster Club.

“The money raised for the sculpture is over and above any money that the Booster Club takes in for student activities,” said Nyberg. “We are soliciting funds from both individuals and companies. We welcome all donations and feel that any amount
will help secure this wonderful piece of art. The more donors engaged in giving, the more ownership the sculpture provides to all who have attended LHS over the past 50 years.”

The sculpture is meant to be a gift for the school. It is supposed to remind LHS of the pride they should have for their school and make them think, ‘Wow, what a powerful piece of art that gives honor to our school’s namesake, and also to one of the most popular and beloved presidents in our nation’s history.’

“I would like to believe that the students would see tremendous pride in the sculpture,” said Nyberg.