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Clarke encourages class discussions to foster creativity and collaboration.
Clarke fosters engaging learning
YAK members chat with third-graders from Dilworth Elementary School about the life of high schoolers.
YAK fosters friendships beyond pen pal letters
Otoshi works in her office for the music department. She plans to enjoy time with her family in the future.
Otoshi leaves lasting impact on music
Lynbrook and Miller students get together to close the year off with a game of petánque.
French Club closes the year with pétanque matches
A beacon of light for the Lynbrook community, family and friends, Boehm is remembered for her unwavering support and kindness for Lynbrook students during her tenure.
In memory of Judy Boehm, former ASB Financial Technician
2023 Senior Columns
2023 Senior Columns
Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrooks campus due to student negligence.
Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus
Juggling a part-time job with schoolwork as a high school student comes with many advantages and opportunities.
High school jobs offer promising opportunities
The medias portrayal of the WGA strike provides biased information due to their connections within large entertainment companies.
The “write” side of the Writers Guild of America strike
Graduating seniors of the class of 2023 leave behind their words of wisdom for their underclassmen.
Passing the torch: seniors give their best advice to underclassmen
2023 Senior Columns
2023 Senior Columns
Valerie poses with her scout sign, a signature gesture from her time at White Stag summer camp. Photo by Chelsea Lee
Finding my calling as a camp counselor
I never would have expected my love for English to blossom during my junior year of high school.
How journalism has changed me this year
Emily fills her journals with snippets of dinner table conversations, with hopes theyll later spark joy.
Writing bridges
Sophie grew up with her siblings who are only a couple years apart from each other, making it hard to say goodbye as siblings leave for college.
Appreciate your time with your siblings
Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrooks campus due to student negligence.
Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus
Lynbrook students play games, read and cartwheel, oblivious to the roaring fire blazing behind them. Graphic illustration by Anushka Anand and Lilly Wu.
Editorial: Bomb threat or not, It’s no laughing matter.
A student walks towards the Japanese Classroom at Lynbrook, only to be surprised when opening the door to find a brick wall and caution tape. Students and teachers were excluded from the decision making process and the district should be more transparent in the future.
Editorial: District neglects community input
Theater masks, painting materials and a trumpet are symbols of creative art electives offered at Lynbrook that have been affected by declining enrollment.
Editorial: Supporting school elective programs
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot capable of generating humanlike text, working computer code and more in a wide range of styles and lengths.
Editorial: A controversial chat on ChatGPT
Lynbrook band Kimchee Masala blends their cultural identities to create mouth-watering music.
Kimchee Masala spices up Lynbrook music
Beyond initial shine, peer into stories behind Lynbrook students favorite pieces.
Sparkling stories behind students’ jewelry
Aarush cooking with a smile, pan still sizzling.
Aarush Narang brings a new world of favor to his table
Juniors Aishani Chikkareddy and Kyrsten Su are avid participants in Peer Court and work to help students receive second chances.
Peer Court: for students, by students
Emojis have slid into your DMs
Emojis have slid into your DMs
Chemicals released into the ecosystem affecting marine life.
Sunscreen’s effects from beach to bleach
Passing down culture from generation to generation
Passing down culture
To conform with warping beauty standards and societal norms, youth fall into a spiral of lightening products.
Colorist beauty standards create shadows of self
Binge-watching, or the act of watching multiple episodes or an entire season of a show in one sitting, has gained immense popularity in past years. Currently, around 70% of Americans say they binge-watch television shows.
Addicted to the art of binge-watching
To create a more accepting community, respecting the needs of people with SAD can go a long way.
Feeling SAD? Blame the weather
Committed
Committed
Typically, Badger’s week consists of three two-hour practices and two one-hour training sessions. Tournaments occur one to three times a month, in which they take up whole weekends at a time.
Madison Badger commits to University of Puget Sound for volleyball
When Liou began her freshman year, a friend of hers convinced her to begin. She had already been a swimmer during middle school, and learned that swimming helps with water polo.
Annika Liou commits to Chapman University for water polo
Training with numerous coaches throughout the years, Zhang has come to appreciate how each coach provides a new perspective on how to approach swimming, and all similarly push him to try his best.
Tianyou Zhang commits to Carnegie Mellon University for swim
Taylor sees track as both a team sport and individual sport, with a blend between attributes including self-control and being at his best for both him and his teammates.
Evan Taylor commits to Virginia Tech for track and field
The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.
Fast and Furious: A never ending saga
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandoras Box
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandora’s Box
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
Lost in Translation: Untranslatable Words
Lost in Translation: Untranslatable Words
March Madness, the single-elimination college basketball championship, has been wilder than usual this year with many surprising upsets.
A look into March Madness 2023
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
One stereotype of Americans is that of the Wild West cowboy.
Sticky stereotypes: Common beliefs about Americans
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandoras Box
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandora’s Box
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
Winter Rally 2023: Pixar
Winter Rally 2023: Pixar
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
Lynbrooks Favorite Music Lyrics
Lynbrook’s Favorite Music Lyrics
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Virtual Enterprise students showcase their businesses
Virtual Enterprise students showcase their businesses
Lifting the curtains on Silsilay
Lifting the curtains on Silsilay
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
Horror psychology: How to scare your audience
Horror psychology: How to scare your audience
AI art: Where is the line drawn?
AI art: Where is the line drawn?
Worst Dates: Couples quiz edition
Worst Dates: Couples quiz edition
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

 

NEWS

 

Clarke encourages class discussions to foster creativity and collaboration.
Clarke fosters engaging learning
Qianzi Loo, Staffer • June 2, 2023

After 23 years of teaching, with the past three having been at Lynbrook, English teacher David Clarke has decided to retire. His students hold lasting memories of his student-oriented...

YAK members chat with third-graders from Dilworth Elementary School about the life of high schoolers.
YAK fosters friendships beyond pen pal letters
Calvin Zhou, Staffer • June 2, 2023
Otoshi works in her office for the music department. She plans to enjoy time with her family in the future.
Otoshi leaves lasting impact on music
Qianzi Loo, Staffer • June 2, 2023
Lynbrook and Miller students get together to close the year off with a game of petánque.
French Club closes the year with pétanque matches
Deeksha Raj, Staffer • June 2, 2023

OPINION

2023 Senior Columns
2023 Senior Columns
June 2, 2023

Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrooks campus due to student negligence.
Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus
Epic Staff • June 2, 2023
Juggling a part-time job with schoolwork as a high school student comes with many advantages and opportunities.
High school jobs offer promising opportunities
Audrey Sun, Staffer • June 2, 2023
The medias portrayal of the WGA strike provides biased information due to their connections within large entertainment companies.
The “write” side of the Writers Guild of America strike
Sarah Zhang, Staffer • June 2, 2023

FEATURES

Lynbrook band Kimchee Masala blends their cultural identities to create mouth-watering music.
Kimchee Masala spices up Lynbrook music
Meera Nambiar, Web Editor • June 2, 2023

With a count-off from the drums, the band starts to play and the neighborhood swells with bright music. In synchronization, strong bass blankets and solidifies under sharp...

Beyond initial shine, peer into stories behind Lynbrook students favorite pieces.
Sparkling stories behind students' jewelry
Riki Murase, Staffer • June 2, 2023
Aarush cooking with a smile, pan still sizzling.
Aarush Narang brings a new world of favor to his table
Myles Kim, Opinion Editor • June 2, 2023
Juniors Aishani Chikkareddy and Kyrsten Su are avid participants in Peer Court and work to help students receive second chances.
Peer Court: for students, by students
Tanika Anbu, Staffer • May 8, 2023

IN-DEPTH

Chemicals released into the ecosystem affecting marine life.
Sunscreen’s effects from beach to bleach
Ashley Huang and Lilly Wu • June 2, 2023

Despite its obvious benefits in preventing sunburn, skin cancer and premature aging, modern sunscreen is often released into marine ecosystems, where it can take a detrimental...

Passing down culture from generation to generation
Passing down culture
Tanika Anbu, Staffer • June 2, 2023
To conform with warping beauty standards and societal norms, youth fall into a spiral of lightening products.
Colorist beauty standards create shadows of self
Apurva Krishnamurthy and Emily Pedroza • June 2, 2023
Binge-watching, or the act of watching multiple episodes or an entire season of a show in one sitting, has gained immense popularity in past years. Currently, around 70% of Americans say they binge-watch television shows.
Addicted to the art of binge-watching
Inaaya Yousuf and Vidushi Upadhyay • May 8, 2023

SPORTS

Committed
Committed
Maple Leung, Eileen Zhu and Chelsea Lee • June 2, 2023

Typically, Badger’s week consists of three two-hour practices and two one-hour training sessions. Tournaments occur one to three times a month, in which they take up whole weekends at a time.
Madison Badger commits to University of Puget Sound for volleyball
Maple Leung, Staffer • June 2, 2023
When Liou began her freshman year, a friend of hers convinced her to begin. She had already been a swimmer during middle school, and learned that swimming helps with water polo.
Annika Liou commits to Chapman University for water polo
Maple Leung, Staffer • June 2, 2023
Training with numerous coaches throughout the years, Zhang has come to appreciate how each coach provides a new perspective on how to approach swimming, and all similarly push him to try his best.
Tianyou Zhang commits to Carnegie Mellon University for swim
Chelsea Lee, News Editor • June 2, 2023

WEB-EXCLUSIVE

The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.
Fast and Furious: A never ending saga
Vidushi Upadhyay, Staffer • June 2, 2023

The movie“Fast X” hit theaters on May 19, causing a surge in ticket sales at the box office over opening weekend. Filled with thrilling car chases and intense fight sequences,...

The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
Daeun Chung, Staffer • June 2, 2023
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
Susanna Tang and Valerie Shu • May 22, 2023
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandoras Box
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandora's Box
Susanna Tang and Meera Nambiar • May 21, 2023
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Kalyanasundaram performs stand-up comedy.

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An example of race-swapping in the new live-action remake of Ariel starring the African American actor Halle Bailey as Ariel, compared to the original debut Disney film, which portrayed Ariel as caucasian.

Race swapping is more than a marketing strategy

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Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After

Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After

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Shen wins a gold medal at the International Math Olympiad with a score of 36 points out of 42.

Eric Shen wins gold medal at International Math Olympiad

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No changes will be implemented within the World Language department until the 2024-25 school year.

District reconsideration of world language classes

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