"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

A perfect example of the mom jeans that are popular today.

2021 trends: How much worse can they get?

Bella Engebretson, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Platform flip-flops  We all know that platform shoes have been in this year, such as Converse, Vans and now apparently, flip flops. I think these shoes are not the worst trend of this year, but...

Being in an empty room causes an eerie, reflective feeling.

On emptiness

Margaret Ann Mickelberg, Staff Writer March 16, 2021

There’s something about being alone in an empty warehouse after it was full for so long.  The old worn walls are no longer covered by hooks with old jackets hanging from them in a permanent retirement...

If you have not used this in the past year, you are not alone.

DVD decline

Kate Tollinger, Staff Writer March 12, 2021

The idea of stopping by a Redbox kiosk and renting your choice of movie for less than a couple of bucks seemed spectacular. A small disk would slide out the right side of the kiosk and off you went; your...

Photo leaked from secret security footage set up in Jansens room, catching him in the act.

LHS math department scandal: if we can’t trust his pencils can we even trust his credentials?

Madeleine Kemper, Online Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2021

After years of convincing everyone of his religious use of the high-quality writing instrument, Paper Mate’s Mirado Black Warrior, it has come to light that LHS math teacher Jared Jansen actually uses...

Crickets chirps echo through the gym after the season comes to a close.

Five stages of grief; boys basketball version

Olivia Brost, News Editor March 11, 2021

The clock hit zero and the fans cheering came to a staggering halt. Just like that, the season was done. The away players sulked off the court while RHS rejoiced their new victory. “What now?” Was...

Death rates related to drugs spiked in early 2020

COVID-19 pandemic and preexisting drug epidemic

Madyson Lawson, Staff Writer March 10, 2021

With this new found freedom, a lot of people are unsure of what to do. Many have binge-watched multiple Netflix shows, picked up new hobbies or tried new recipes. For many others, that is not the case.  Opioids...

Because I am a girl

Because I am a girl

Lilli Eppinga, Staff Writer March 2, 2021

In Nepal, a girl works from dawn to dusk for her master, dreaming with every aching bone in her body to learn. In delicate daydreams, she pictures freshly sharpened pencils, rows of desks, the chant of...

President Joe Biden announced a military strike in Syria, the first strike of his presidency.

A first strike but not a last resort

Daniel Bethke, Perspectives Editor February 26, 2021

On Thursday, Feb. 26, President Joe Biden conducted a military strike against ‘Iranian-backed militias’ in Syria, the first military strike of his presidency.  The move drew a howl of condemnations...

These are my four most common thoughts that plague my mind on a daily basis.

My “thought dump”

Anna Engels, Feature Editor February 26, 2021

After coming across a few people posting a “camera roll dump” throughout social media this past year, I was astonished, yet jealous, I didn’t come up with the idea. It’s an intriguing and trendy...

Students engage in academic conversations which often shifts their mindset of success.

Gen-Z strives for academic validation

Sarah Bomhoff, Staff Writer February 19, 2021

As soon as test grades are released, students crowd around and exchange their scores. The high-scorers boast about their grade while others stay silent. It is only human nature to constantly compare and...

This perspective was inspired by the 2018 Statesman story, What it is like to be single/in a relationship for Valentine’s day by Chloe Crissman and Somer Luitjens.

Single vs. taken for Valentine’s Day

Kate McCartney and Bella Engebretson February 18, 2021

Single - Kate For my sixteenth year of being single on Valentine’s Day, I decided to go all out.  First, I bought myself a well deserved pink-themed gift at Target (of course). I purchased some...

These are a few of the workers at First Adventure Learning Center.

Day in the life: daycare edition

Bella Engebretson, Staff Writer February 17, 2021

After a long, tiring day of school, I head over to work to wrangle all the children. I walk in the door and immediately want to leave. My ears are ringing the second I walk in, from the high pitched cries...

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