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...
SD university enrollment decline
Alexis Miller, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
What do you want to be when you grow up? Students are posed with this question throughout their lives; however, it becomes incredibly apparent during their senior year of high school. The inquiry slowly adjusts to… What field are you interested in? Where are you going to college? What are you majori...
Student poetry collective coming to Sioux Falls
Daniel Bethke, Staff Writer
October 18, 2019
Sioux Falls is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country; many new products and ideas are coming here. Among these is an innovative Poetry Collective spearheaded by LHS’ very own English I and Accelerated English I teacher, Xavier Pastrano. Pastrano, along with Tony Martinet, president of the Sioux Falls...
Complete Thomas Jefferson High School timeline
Cathleen Weng, Editor-in-Chief
October 17, 2019
Students of the Sioux Falls School District have had the distinct honor of following the genesis of the new Thomas Jefferson High School and Benjamin Reifel Middle School in their paths to construction. As SFSD gears up for the schools’ 2021 opening, here is a complete JHS timeline. Loca...
Global Climate Strike
Chloe Robinson, Staff Writer
September 27, 2019
On Friday, Sept. 20, right before countries will gather at the United Nations for the Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, millions of people walked out of school and work to participate at climate strikes across the world to raise awareness to the global climate crisis. Young individuals are organizing strikes in ...
Democrats begin impeachment inquiry into President Trump
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
September 26, 2019
Late Tuesday afternoon, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi formally announced that the United States House of Representatives and its subcommittees were going to begin an inquiry for the impeachment of President Trump. The specific charge the House Democrats are making their impeachment case on is the...
2019 Homecoming: Crazie Dayz
Genna Sheriff, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2019
The 2019 Homecoming theme and events have been announced. The theme will be “Crazie Dayz.” The Student Council has been planning since the summer to make the week special and full of Patriot Pride. Homecoming week runs from Oct. 1-4. There will be no school Monday, Sept. 30, so Homecoming week will...
The perfectly governed summer
Alexis Miller, Staff Writer
September 18, 2019
LHS is vastly known for its prestigious accomplishments. Some of which [but not limited to] include an accomplished AP program, a recognizable amount of students that excel academically, an incredible amount of clubs/chapters, astounding music curriculums and skilled sports teams. To top it off this summe...
The effects of the vaping epidemic reach South Dakota
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 of a 20-year-old and a 24-year-old who contracted respiratory illness from vaping. With these being the first two incidents reported...
Damage from Tuesday’s tornadoes (Gallery)
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.
Hunter Hauck and Spencer Wasmund
November 8, 2019
The partnership between fast food restaurants and cereal and snack brands has become an increasingly popular trend among these franchises. The latest product of these partnerships...
Brands you didn’t know that test on animals
November 8, 2019
Most people think that major companies have converted to cruelty-free methods of testing their products, but this is not the case for many. In...
2019 Metro All-Conference football team
November 7, 2019
The 2019 Metro Athletic Conference All-Conference Football Team was recently announced, with LHS having seven First-Team players and two Honorable...
New Politics extends ‘An Invitation to an Alternate Reality’
November 5, 2019
Danish rock band New Politics returns with a nine-song album that easily lives up to its name - it certainly is “An Invitation to an Alternate...