Many people do not realize just how much of an impact we have on our environment. The U.S. alone throws away roughly 1.5 billion pounds of trash each day. Millions of animals are affected by the decisions...
Interpreting literature means analyzing text with a pencil in hand and later discussing findings with others. However, for students on the Oral Interp team at LHS, interpreting literature goes farther...
There’s a lot of things that I do that I might not get away with if I stayed in college. Kids are bigger. They hit back,” said Dr. Mario Chiarello.
He paused for a moment. “That’s a joke.”
Tucked...
Have you ever dreamed of creating your own music? LHS junior, Eileen Baumgarten is making her dreams a reality.
Known creatively as Eileen Keane, she released her first single, “Antagonist,” on Jan....
LHS’s music department offers something for everyone. Everyone has a home in band, orchestra and/or choir, but cadet seems to have interesting stigmas against it.
Cadet Choir is one of three LHS...
A mysterious building, right off Kiwanis and 41st Street, towers over OGHS at seven stories in height. Vista Towers, built in 2004, is the largest residential high-rise tower in Sioux Falls, featuring...
One of Sioux Falls’ newer restaurants, Invictus Pizza Kitchen, has started a fresh beginning in the pizza community. This restaurant recently opened last year in December 2023 after buying and renovating...
With over 60 colonies in South Dakota, Hutterites make up almost 10% of the state’s farming population, according to the South Dakota Census Data Center. Despite this, many South Dakotans know next to...
Very few things get better with age. From movies and games to food and cars, time almost always makes things worse. Trees, however, do not follow this pattern. Trees can live for hundreds and thousands...
Upon entering the north-bound I-229 on-ramp from Cliff Ave near LHS, one may see a billboard that reads “Enter as friends, leave as family,” which advertises the Sioux Falls Italian cuisine franchise...
The choir program's structure is commonly confusing for someone uninvolved in LHS's arts programs. Between the curricular choirs, ensembles and jazz groups, LHS has a total of 10 singing choruses.
The...
After a 4 a.m. departure time and covering 1,400 miles over approximately 27 hours of driving, the LHS marching band finally arrived in Jersey City, New Jersey.
On their first day in New York, the band...
Ruby Hennies is a sophomore staff writer for the LHS Statesman. Hennies is involved in LHS softball and LHS basketball. When she isn’t playing or practicing sports you can catch her hanging out with...
