Recent political discussions about President Donald Trump’s push to gain control of Greenland have sparked questions across the nation. LSHS students and staff have mixed opinions about the situation.

Some may feel that topics like Greenland are important and relevant to students due to their ties to National Security, while others believe that this has no relevance to a student’s day-to-day life.

“I think students can, and it’s their business to follow those news and to watch those news (Greenland),” sophomore Mikhail Koul said.

Trump first proposed purchasing Greenland all the way back in 2019, and this topic continues to surface in American politics today, raising questions about Arctic security, competition with U.S. adversaries, and international relations. About 70% of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s push for control of Greenland, and only about 24% support the idea. So, according to the poll, most of the adult population doesn’t support a push for control over Greenland due to concerns of hurting international relations. Officials in Greenland and Denmark continue to stress that Greenland is not for sale.

“We’ve talked about [Greenland] in my Civics classes as well, not as in-depth, but it’s come up a couple times,” teacher Jon Cummings said.

Greenland is being discussed at LSHS, but some students, while they agree it is ultimately an important issue, just don’t find it relevant enough in their daily lives to stay in the loop on the latest developments regarding Greenland.

“I mean, how is it affecting my everyday life if we buy Greenland or not?” senior Andrew Paprotski said.

As political discussions about Greenland continue to cover important concerns like National Security, Arctic Security, and International Relations. Lack of significant development about the situation revolving around acquiring Greenland for the United States has resulted in a decline in relevance in the mainstream news and at our school.