About two weeks ago, I made the switch from an iPhone SE to a Nokia 2780. The Nokia 2780 is a feature flip phone, released in 2023. It only cost me $90. I did this because I am someone who, apparently, cannot have a good relationship with social media....

Lakota West is currently working on one of its most technically difficult shows, Hadestown High School Edition. Hadestown is a musical featuring the Greek myth of Orpheus of Eurydice, except their story is set in a Great Depression era city, dealing...

The Lakota West Theatre Club has officially begun working on its next big musical; a high school version of Hadestown. Hadestown tells the ancient story of Orpheus and Eurydice, in a brand new light. The story takes place in the Great Depression era,...

Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away on December 29th, due to natural causes, in his home in Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter leaves behind many family members - this includes his four children,...

Exams and tests have been a source of stress for students as far as we can remember, and parents should know how to best help their children. According to Reachout, an online site dedicated to mental health says that some of the tell-tale signs of...

As the accessibility of AI-powered chatbots rises, so does the amount of students who use it to cheat. The launch of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots has become a growing concern for many schools and teachers, as students turn in AI-generated...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is taking off and is set sailing on a long journey to one of Jupiter’s many icy moons, Europa. The spacecraft was launched on October 14th at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  This spacecraft is already the largest one ever...

Lakota's phone policy has been around since 2013, but students have been dealing with the consequences of this policy more recently.  This article talks about the current phone policy, how students feel about it, and the discussion surrounding the phone...