The Epic

Kiwanis special games: A time to celebrate acceptance and kindness

May 31, 2019 • No Comments

Over 1000 special needs students from 60 schools across Santa Clara County are scattered around the West Valley College track at the Kiwanis Special Games, which took place on May 17, 2019. The event was organized by Special...

Lynbrook implements new changes for the next year

Arul Gnanasivam

May 31, 2019 • No Comments

Changes and improvement to Lynbrook continue into the 2019-2020 school year as the homeroom schedule changes and new campus buildings open. Starting at the beginning of the year, homeroom will be moved from Fridays to Wednesdays,...

Lester Leung and students alike win big at Synopsys Championship

Justine Chen and Justine Chen

May 31, 2019 • No Comments

As judges approached the table, each student straightened their posture and tucked back their neatly-combed hair, hoping to win over the judges with standing tri-fold panels, laptop presentations, project prototypes and months...

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Features

A completely unqualified and unnecessarily harsh review of the 2019 Met Gala

Divya Nelakonda

May 31, 2019

Known as the “Superbowl of Fashion,” the Met Gala — an invitation-only fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (Met) costume institute and launch party for its Spring exhibition — had...

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Ciara turns past scars into beauty marks

May 31, 2019

Dealing with the underperformance of her 2015 album “Jackie,” parting ways with her record label...

Lynbrook celebrates Asian American heritages

May 31, 2019

Started in 1978, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) occurs annually every May as a way to...

Life-changing book recommendations from your library experts

May 31, 2019

On any given day, crowds of students use the necessary resources that the library provides, however,...

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In-Depth

The facts, fiction and fantasy of pseudoscience

Christy Yu

May 31, 2019

Science and technology have evolved to be based on the logic and reasoning of the scientific method, a process used to observe scientific experiments in order to answer questions. Pseudosciences,...

Politics in the digital age: from daily life to elections

May 31, 2019

The U.S. is about to lose everything. At any moment, all electronic devices and databases could...

FOMO: Are you really missing out?

May 31, 2019

A photo of a friend on vacation, lounging on the beaches in Hawaii, and another zip lining...

Sports

Students juggle multiple sports in their schedules
May 3, 2019
Pranav Mishra
It is well known that playing any sport at a competitive level takes incredible dedication, resilience and skill. It may mean waking up at 5 a.m. every morning to practice...
The ins and outs of the college athletic recruitment process
May 3, 2019
Risa Mori
The watchful eyes of college coaches follow a player on the court amid the cheers of parents and teammates. The repeated squeaks of sneakers and smacks from the contact of...
Boys tennis overcomes challenges through the season
May 3, 2019
Nicole Ong
Different reasons drew the members of the varsity boys tennis team to the sport: a way to get exercise, an aspiration to become a tennis star like Roger Federer or a love...
The ins and outs of college athletic recruitment
May 3, 2019
Risa Mori
The watchful eyes of college coaches follow a player on the court amid the cheers of parents and teammates. The repeated squeaks of sneakers and smacks from the contact of...
Joining a new sport as a senior
May 3, 2019
Patricia Wei
On Feb. 26, I winced as I heard the loud sound of the starting pistol mark the beginning of my race. I kept up for the first 10 seconds, but I found myself falling behind....
Track and Field: Senior Meet 2019
April 3, 2019
On March 26, Lynbrook Track and Field held their final home meet of the season against Milpitas High School. Seniors were recognized with a short celebration at the beginning...
Tim Wehner and his various roles on campus
March 29, 2019
Arul Gnanasivam
To the hundreds of students crossing the street in front of Lynbrook, there is always one familiar face: Tim Wehner. Rain or shine, Wehner is always at the front of school,...
Boys volleyball working in tandem through the season
March 29, 2019
Rachel Wu
Since February, the Lynbrook boys volleyball team has been practicing in the gym for two hours from Monday to Friday each week. At each practice, players work on the several...
Athletes see, athletes do: watching sports benefits athletes’ performance
March 29, 2019
Chloe Lee
The ball speeds across the screen, aiming straight for the goal as the remaining players sprint to catch up to the player who kicked it. The TV speakers blare with the crowd’s...
Working out after work: Lynbrook staff’s various workouts
March 1, 2019
Priyanka Anand
Teachers Diana Albaker, Jeremy Kitchen, Lester Leung and Isaac Pallone, can be commonly found working out in their own unique ways — Lagree, running, rock climbing, and...