"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

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"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

Fans are eager for some of the most anticipated albums of the new year.
Album covers used with permission by Universal Music Group (“Eternal Sunshine,” “The Tortured Poets Department” and “LANA”) and Interscope Records (“Deeper Well”)

Is 2024 the new 2017 of music?

Lucas Schreck, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

Only two months into 2024, numerous artists such as Green Day, Declan Mckenna, 21 Savage and more have released hit records; however, this is just the beginning.   Throughout history, the decades...

A LHS student working on homework after a challenging class.

How to survive: Boring class edition

Lillian Kiesow, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

Getting through a full day of school can be challenging for most students at LHS. Throwing a difficult or boring class into the day can completely tank one's motivation and desire to do work. Classes like...

For many, Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction marks the passage from winter to the looming spring season. 
(Photos used with permission by Pravokrugulnik, Lesiapavlenko, Stagart, Khunjew Thunyarat, Niklas Jeromin)

The lore behind Groundhog Day

Vivian Kiesow-Knudsen, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

With the seemingly never-ending void of South Dakota’s winter, many Midwesterners turn to Pennsylvania meteorologist, Punxsutawney Phil, to predict the early coming of spring.  The roughly 20 lb.,...

Vinyl records come in varying sizes and many different colors. With the recent gain in attention to vinyl records, creators and distributors have gotten more creative and are starting to change the actual vinyl itself from the traditional black to any color imaginable.

The vinyl revival

Porter Stangeland, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

In a world streaming with digital music, the needle running along grooved plastic brings back the raw, authentic sound that your playlist has been missing. Vinyl records have been a form of music since...

What snowboarding really looks like, when  someone is actually good and not tumbling down the hill like Hazel.

Is Great Bear going down hill?

Caroline Hughes and Hazel Hughes February 13, 2024

Descending down the slopes with snow covered hills you can hear someone coming up behind you getting louder and louder. Suddenly, you are tumbling down the hill getting snow in every crevice such as your...

Although this is not what the holiday was about originally, the aisles at Hy-Vee show how Valentine’s Day has become commercialized.

The history of Valentine’s Day

Laila Miller, Staff Writer February 13, 2024

Valentine’s Day is traditionally celebrated by giving flowers, chocolates and cards. However, I found myself wondering where this holiday came from and how it turned into a day of giving gifts to loved...

St. Patricks Day has been observed as a religious holiday in Ireland for more than 1,500 years.

Significance of the pinch

Sara Mathison, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

St. Patrick’s Day is a religious and cultural holiday celebrated every year on March 17; the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and its national apostle. The holiday...

The spread of the Stanley epidemic has been staggering, and almost every LHS teen is infected by this tenacious disease (Used with Permission by Canva).

Beware the Stanley Cup

Shalom Kato, Staff Writer February 9, 2024

In 1896, a brilliant (and British) scientist named Sir James Dewar created an invention that revolutionized the very being of mankind and would become the social fabric of humanity. This blessing on earth...

Buying yourself flowers (#9) will brighten your day. (Artwork by Josie Tollinger)

14 Valentine’s Day activities for single people

Addy Albrecht, Staff Writer February 3, 2024

For some, Valentine’s Day is full of love and happiness. For others, it is dedicated to sulking in their singleness. For those solo flyers who need inspiration, look no further than this Valentine’s...

Here are some of the LHS staff with their favorite go-to snacks. Many [snacks] can typically be found on their desks during the day.

LHS go-to grabs

Josie Tollinger, Feature Editor February 2, 2024

Having been at LHS for three years now, teachers have made an impact on me in multiple ways. For their different personalities, teaching styles and little quirks, they all have unique ways that leave a...

Stores in Sioux Falls, SD begin to stock the shelves with treats for classmates, lovers and friends.

Love, candies

Sara Mathison, Staff Writer February 1, 2024

Over time, numerous stories of how Valentine’s Day came about have developed into the legend we know today. Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd century, holds the name of...

So coquette

So coquette

Eloise Geraets, Staff Writer January 31, 2024

Social media plays a vital role in our lives. Social networks change our lifestyles, trends, and what could be considered fashionable. Influencers take a toll on how popular a trend could be. For example,...

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