Sioux Falls Women’s March carries on despite Saturday morning snow
Jazlyn White, News Editor
January 21, 2020
The 2020 Women’s March brought in a smaller crowd internationally as the main march in Washington, D.C. and its many sister marches held their fourth annual protest. The first Women’s March took place on Jan. 21 2017, the day after President Trump was inaugurated as a show of progressive solidarit...
Royally rebellious
Alexis Miller, Staff Writer
January 20, 2020
In 1776, the American colonies severed their political ties to Great Britain, but it seems as though the U.S. population never fully withdrew from the drama centered around The Royal Family. An American citizen might not be able to name the members of The Royal Family, but it is likely they would b...
TikTok trouble
Slater Dixon, Perspectives editor
December 17, 2019
TikTok seems to be in a bit of hot water. In February, its parent company received a $5.7 million fine from the FTC for COPPA violations, in November Reuters reported that the U.S. government is opening an investigation into the app and parents are increasingly vehement in their opposition of the app. ...
LHS staff works at the Banquet
Jaida Sorensen, Photographer
December 16, 2019
On Dec. 9, a third of LHS’s staff volunteered at the downtown banquet for the fourth year in a row. David Meyers, one of LHS’s counselors, explained that the reason was to help give back to the community. At 2 p.m. all of the counselors left school to help prepare the meal for the evening. T...
SFSD superintendent steps down
Genna Sheriff, Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2019
On Monday, Dec. 9, Dr. Brian Maher, current superintendent of the Sioux Falls School District (SFSD), announced that he will be resigning after the ‘19-20 school year. With him during the announcement were school board president Cynthia Mickelson and school board member Todd Thoelke. The school boa...
South Dakota: Great Faces, Great Places and a not so great anti-meth campaign
Jazlyn White, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
10 days before Thanksgiving, South Dakotans were shocked to find that their state had become the national joke of the week with the dawn of a new anti-drug public service announcement: Meth. We’re on it. The campaign, launched on Nov. 18 depicts several ordinary South Dakotans: a small girl sitti...
LHS JROTC named National Naval Honor School
Taylor Ericson, Editor in Chief
December 4, 2019
As one walks down the halls of LHS on a Wednesday, they are bound to see at least one student wearing a camouflage green uniform with the letters JROTC embroidered on the front. Those who are not involved in this program often misinterpret the class as a whole, thinking that everyone who joins intends...
Flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in 2019
Abbie DeKramer, Staff Writer
November 28, 2019
As the coastline of the U.S and its waters begin to heat from seasonal changes and now climate change, necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria, have started to increase. This bacteria can be fatal and the effects are often irreversible. What makes this specific infection so dangerous is the s...
Upcoming change to SFSD grading scale
Anna Langseth, Staff Writer
November 18, 2019
A big change will likely be made with the SFSD’s grading scale for the next school year. The Committee to review SFSD Policy IKA Grading/Recovery Systems has been pushing for the district to change the grading scale from a 7-point grading scale to a 10-point scale. This reform would apply to all the high scho...
LHS social studies department takes a new approach to teaching history
Madeleine Kemper, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Starting in the fall of 2020, a new class, Sports and Society, will be taught exclusively at LHS by social studies teacher Trent Dlugosh. This class has been in the making for the last five years, and it was finally approved by Superintendent Brian Maher. Sports and Society is set to cover the ...
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society chapter coming to LHS
Daniel Bethke, Staff Writer
October 25, 2019
LHS is home to a plethora of clubs and subject-specific Honor Societies, such as ones for math and English, among others. But one curiously missing field from this array of Honor Societies is social studies. The Social Studies department has applied to start a Rho Kappa chapter at LHS and is wait...
LHS band kicks some brass
Alexis Miller, Staff Writer
October 24, 2019
Months of preparation; five to be exact. Countless hours, painstakingly hot days and restless weekends. The band’s very essence leads up to this competition, the finale for their 2019 season. It was a show to remember; a performance bringing home 18th place. That’s right, this is Bands Of America...
Molly Wetsch, News Editor
January 21, 2020
It is often said that the average goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds, but how long is the attention span of the average human? As it turns out, humans have...
Sioux Falls Women’s March carries on despite Saturday morning snow
January 21, 2020
The 2020 Women’s March brought in a smaller crowd internationally as the main march in Washington, D.C. and its many sister marches held their...
Gomez, all grown up and a whole new person in ‘Rare’
January 21, 2020
Actor, musician and influencer Selena Gomez has released new music for the first time in almost five years. Her new album “Rare” is a masterpiece...
January 20, 2020
In 1776, the American colonies severed their political ties to Great Britain, but it seems as though the U.S. population never fully withdrew...