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    FUHSD is awarded Silver for the Green Ribbon award for their progress in environmental sustainability.
    FUHSD’s advances toward a sustainable future earn a Green Ribbon Award
    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
    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
    Katie Chung finds vending at craft fairs with friends and running her small business to be a gratifying experience, and she feels lucky that she gets to share her art with new people.
    Alumna Katie Chung expands Hua Studios to local craft fairs
    Lets Chat Historys team, John Jou, Aarit Parekh and Isaiah Sit, meet at Rainbow Park to record their new episode of their history podcast.
    Behind the history of Let’s Chat History
    Prior to Vanessa Ottos Lynbrook debut, she spent 16 years teaching at Monta Vista High School and one year teaching at Cupertino High School.
    New literature teacher Vanessa Otto encourages student participation
    Joining Lynbrook as an honors chemistry and freshman biology teacher, David Chen is continuing to pursue his passion for teaching high school students.
    New chemistry and biology teacher David Chen simplifies complex topics
    Alumna Bethany Chan stands in front of school gates, excited for her teaching-filled year ahead.
    Alumna Bethany Chan takes a Guatemalan Gap year
    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
    Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
    Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
    Meet the Freshman Class of 2027 Officer Team
    Meet the Freshman Class of 2027 Officer Team
    Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
    Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
    The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.
    Fast and Furious: A never ending saga
    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.
    Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
    Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
    Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
    Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
    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
    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
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        Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

        Audrey Wong, Elena Williams, Bennie Chang and Claire Chiu
        October 31, 2019

        If you haven’t already, be sure to check out other photos from Homecoming this year!

        • Staff skit: https://lhsepic.com/6181/web-exclusive/homecoming-staff-skit-19-20/
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