"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 plush of the Pokémon Sprigatito was pictured in front of the no fly list when it was leaked.

What in the world does Pokémon have to do with the No Fly List leak?

Daniel Valentine, Staff Writer February 8, 2023

On Jan. 19, 2023, a Swiss hacker leaked over 1.5 million names that were the 2019 No Fly List, a document that was kept on an unprotected server. But why has Pokémon been mentioned? The list in question...

News media biases reach across the political spectrum and vary greatly in intensity and typology.

The self-destructive tendencies of journalism

Fisher Meyerink, Staff Writer December 6, 2021

Journalism in the U.S. is under attack. Never more in our nation's past has the legitimacy of news been questioned to such a degree. With allegations of “Fake news” being thrown around left and right,...

Former Exxonmobile senior scientist James Black has had a major role in climate change and its perception.

Are we too late?

Fisher Meyerink, Staff Writer September 21, 2021

Yes. Well, pretty much. NASA, National Geographic and The IPCC all agree, we’ve lost. We’re past the threshold for reversing climate change. What we’ve been consistently warned of since 1896 has...

LHS renowned chemistry teacher James Jarovski who is know as Jaws by his fellow staff members, students, and cult members.

Cult following of Jaws

Henry Haft, Satire Editor November 10, 2020

Whether you are a senior, a freshman just stepping into LHS or a middle schooler, I'm pretty sure you are well acquainted with the LHS chemistry teacher James Jarovski (Jaws) and his cult-like following....

LHS Nurses Office

Noem announces state of emergency, closes schools

Slater Dixon, Perspectives editor March 13, 2020

Governor Noem declared a state of emergency on Friday in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that has already infected nine South Dakota residents. She also recommended that schools across the state cancel...

Stephen Colbert interviews former President Obama towards the end of his run on The Colbert Report.

Late night: America’s best informer

Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor December 6, 2019

With an increase in misinformation and lies in the world, it is becoming more difficult for news organizations to give proper coverage to the issues that matter. In a time of disarray like the time we’re...

The SFSD is in the process of changing the grading scale for the 2020-2021 school year.

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...

Kristyne Duffy speaks at TEDxUSD last year in Vermilion, SD

TEDx returns to Sioux Falls

Slater Dixon, Perspectives Editor April 3, 2019

TED Talks are an integral part of every student's education. The short speeches featuring “ideas worth sharing” are often used as an inspirational teaching tool in LHS classrooms. In late March, the...

A student fills out their Scantron. Smarter Balanced testing is taken on Chrome Books not on a scantron.

A ‘smarter’ Smarter Balanced

Kat Steffen, Staff Writer March 28, 2019

Junior students have always taken the Smarter Balanced test in Spring to give their district insight on how effectively each school is teaching their pupils. However, there have been some changes this...

Luke Perry - 1966-2019

Actor Luke Perry dead at 52

Elizabeth Boysen, Staff Writer March 5, 2019

“Riverdale” and “90210” actor Luke Perry has died at the age of 52. While the official cause of death has yet to be confirmed, it is believed to be a result of the stroke he suffered on Wednesday,...

Television remains the most preferred form of news, but printed newspaper lags behind.

Social media takeover

Sophia Boyt, Staff Writer December 12, 2018

With social media being one of the most controversial and influential forms of conversation available to people, especially teenagers, one might have predicted that online sharing would surpass classic...

Margaret Gieszingers mugshot after her arrest.

New information in investigation on teacher who cut student’s hair

Sophia Boyt, Staff Writer December 12, 2018

After she was arrested on Dec. 7, 2018, when a video was released onto Reddit showing her cutting a student’s hair in front of the terrified children in her classroom, California teacher Margaret Gieszinger...

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