"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

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

Lincoln High School Statesman

This year has been busy for the Statesman staff, with 4 paper issues published so far.

Statesman rankings

Maddox Raph, Staff Writter March 5, 2024

  This year the LHS Statesman has produced four  news magazines starting with the October Issue and leading up to the latest January Issue. The current issues will be ranked in my opinion to see...

Ingredients needed for skincare smoothies, including Polypeptide cream and D-Bronzi drops, can be found on the Drunk Elephant display in Sephora.

The Future Generation: Gen Alpha

Lucy Hennies, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

When most current LHS students look back on their childhood, they often think back on activities like playing outside, making slime or building forts. However, Gen Alpha, consisting of kids born between...

(Artwork by Naomi Jespersen)

Costco: My first love

Naomi Jespersen, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

Oh Costco, where do I begin?  From the first time you caught my gaze, I knew you were the one for me. Was it your delectable samples? Perhaps. Your high quality apparel, the likes of which flood my...

Year after year, flowers, specifically roses, have been one of the most popular gifts given on Valentine’s Day, proving to be a truly timeless gesture.

What your preferred Valentine’s Day gift reveals about you

Ellie Quinn, Staff Writer February 6, 2024

As this upcoming holiday full of love quickly approaches, it is important to recognize the tradition of gift-giving and some of its most popular forms, but what does your preferred gift say about you?  Chocolate:...

Although providing ample benefits, technology’s impact on adolescents has created poor habits for their mental and physical health, leading to decreased academic performances and social skills.

A failing connection

Grace Miner, Perspectives Editor February 1, 2024

As an older sister to an “iPad kid,” a term coined for children chronically addicted to their devices, I have observed firsthand the dangers technology poses to youth when introduced at a young age....

Canvas was implemented in the Sioux Falls School District at the beginning of the 2023 school year for K-12 classrooms. (Photo Used with Permission by Canva).

Classroom vs. Canvas

Will Hansen, Staff Writer January 29, 2024

The change from Google Classroom to Canvas is one that many students were shocked by. The real question is, was the switch really necessary? At the beginning of this year, LHS students were surprised...

Newly constructed high schools often do not include lockers anymore, due to the usage of students lowering each year.

Lockers: Do we need them?

Maddy Reents, Staff Writer January 25, 2024

Every August, students come to fill the halls of LHS. Students love coming back to see their friends, but the one part of school that students dread the most is the hallway traffic. In my two and a half...

Romanticizing the female experience is one way I overcome challenges in my daily life as an 18 year-old girl.

Romanticizing the female experience

Kadence Dean, Social Media Coordinator January 18, 2024

With the end of the year rolling around, so do the headlines regarding the man or woman of the year. When I opened and peered down at my phone to see Kim Kardashian, a woman, on the cover of the GQ Man...

Throughout our lives, we tend to overlook the small victories that happen every day. Many students are too focused on the end goal when, from time to time, we have to take a minute to break it down and go step by step.

Game of Life

Eloise Geraets, Staff Writer January 18, 2024

As we grow up, we gain new knowledge that helps us fabricate a different outlook on life. We all make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes change our life for the worse. However, the most influential...

According to Worton Women, In 2021, U.S. holiday shopping generated $886.7 billion in sales, a 14% increase from the previous year. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), the average American plans to spend $826 in 2022 on Christmas gifts, food, and decorations.

An untouchable present

Grace Miner, Perspectives Editor January 11, 2024

Barbies, American Girl Dolls, LEGOs, craft sets, board games and millions of other toys are eagerly ripped open on Christmas day. Soon upon the gift being revealed, it is either set to the side, played...

While the Game of Life emphasizes the importance of following the traditional roadmap to success, a gap year provides clarity on the future and a unique perspective on life.

A gap in the game of life

Grace Miner, Perspectives Editor January 3, 2024

Graduate high school, attend college, earn a professional job. This represents the traditional roadmap of success in the U.S., ingrained in students at a young age, notably through the boardgame, The Game...

My great-grandmother never got to have big dreams for herself, so she had them for her daughters instead.

An ambitious woman

Katya Surendran, Perspective Editor December 29, 2023

According to the Global Gender Gap Report of 2023 from the World Economic Forum, 70.8% of workers in STEM are men. Clearly, we still have a rampant inequality issue despite fighting it for centuries. When...

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