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  • Thurs, May 22: Tennis Boys Varsity SDHSAA State Tournament vs. TBD at Sioux Falls @ TBD ; Golf Girls Varsity Invitational vs. Brookings at Brookings Country Club Golf Course @ 10:00am ; Track & Field Varsity Meet vs. O’Gorman at O’Gorman HS @ 2:00pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Sturgis at Spearfish Black Hills Sports Complex @ 3:30pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Spearfish at Spearfish Keating Resources SportsPlex @ 7:00pm // Fri, May 23: Baseball Varsity State Tournament vs TBD at Sioux Falls Stadium @ TBD ; Tennis Boys Varsity SDHSAA vs. TBD at Sioux Falls @ TBD ; Golf Girls Varsity Invitational vs. Brandon Valley at Brandon Golf Course @ 10:00am ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Rapid City Stevens at Rapid City Parkview @ 6:00pm
Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Major Fashion Changes During the 20th Century: 1950s-1970s

Major Fashion Changes During the 20th Century: 1950s-1970s

Sadie Grau, JournalistPOSTED May 16, 2025

When comparing the fashion styles between 1919 and 1980, it is apparent that they are completely different. It would be hard to believe that these styles were around in the same century. What inspired...

The Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam

Tegan DoerrPOSTED May 16, 2025

  Having more than 30,000 cubic meters of water per second pass through and 960 billion cubic meters per year, the Three Gorges Dam is the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world, located on the Yangtze...

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The colorful crisis of coral bleaching

Sophia Maynard, JournalistPOSTED May 12, 2025

  Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, supporting a vast array of sea life. These underwater structures provide shelter, food, and breeding grounds for species to...

Major Fashion Changes During the 20th Century: 1920s-1940s

Major Fashion Changes During the 20th Century: 1920s-1940s

Sadie Grau, JournalistPOSTED May 8, 2025

When comparing the fashion styles between the years 1919 and 1980, it is obvious that they are completely different. It would be hard to believe that these styles were around in the same century. What...

Why the Carolinas Are Burning: A Closer Look at the Fire Crisis

Why the Carolinas Are Burning: A Closer Look at the Fire Crisis

Tegan DoerrPOSTED April 14, 2025

  Since their start in January 2025 and reignition in early March, fires in the Carolinas have continued to rip through over 6,000 acres of land. South Carolina was hit first by fires in January,...

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Presidential Historian Jon Meacham, delivers a speech titled, “What has America learned?” during Augustana’s 28th Boe Forum

Jordana Johnson and Sadie GrauPOSTED April 11, 2025

On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, Jon Meacham, a Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, was the main speaker at the 28th Boe Forum on Public Affairs at Augustana University. He delivered...

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Bright Flames Die Quickly: The Issue With “Gifted” Programs and Burnout in Education

David Yusten Jr., JournalistPOSTED April 11, 2025

  It was in the sixth grade that I was pulled into an office and given the CogAT test. CogAT, standing for Cognitive Abilities Test, was an exam that was supposed to decide how adept my brain was at...

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Clash between The White House and Columbia University: Challenges to freedom of speech and the right to protest

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED April 1, 2025

On Saturday, March 8, immigration enforcement agents arrested 30-year-old Mahmoud Khalil, a legal U.S. resident and Palestinian activist, who helped lead protests and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at...

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GibberLink revolutionizing AI communication

Sophia Maynard, JournalistPOSTED March 24, 2025

  The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is far from plateauing, with continual technological advances in agriculture, healthcare, automobiles, cybersecurity, communication, and considerably...

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Arianna Chand, WriterPOSTED March 12, 2025

  The winter season has arrived, bringing with it a wave of sickness. According to recent data released, respiratory illness has spiked this 2024-2025 winter season. Respiratory diseases such as...

Paul Coelho's "The Alchemist": Looking Forward

Paul Coelho’s “The Alchemist”: Looking Forward

David Yusten Jr., JournalistPOSTED March 4, 2025

  If I’m completely honest, I had to read this book two times before I really understood it. “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is a classic novel that covers the story of Santiago, a boy...

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157 false killer whales stranded leaving scientists baffled

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED February 28, 2025

  On February 18, 2025, 157 false killer whales were discovered stranded on a beach on an island south of Melbourne, Australia.    Despite their name, false killer whales are a species...

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