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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Nine new divers have joined the Lynbrook diving team this year, creating a lively and supportive environment to explore their potentials

Lynbrook swimmers explore new potential in diving

Chelsea Lee, Design Editor March 10, 2023

In the past few years, Lynbrook’s diving team has consistently been composed of five divers or fewer. In the 2021-22 season, Lynbrook only had two: Claire Chen, current senior and team captain, and Jodi...

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

Sophie Au, Design Editor March 10, 2023

9:00 a.m. Everyone eats breakfast in front of a zoom screen.  9:30 a.m. I stick my head into my brother’s APUSH zoom room. 10:00 a.m. I watch my siblings giggle in front of a blue screen, wondering...

Spikeball has brought the groups closer as friends not only by learning each other’s habits and playstyles while teaming up during the game, but also by creating new friendships along the way.

Spikeball spikes interest among Lynbrook students

Samiya Anwar, Staffer March 10, 2023

Whether it be during lunch, tutorial or any momentary break from studying, there will almost always be a Spikeball game happening in the quad or on Stober Field. A longstanding part of Lynbrook’s campus...

“Hogwarts Legacy” brings a new generation of gamers eagerly exploring and discovering everything that this fabled realm has to offer.

The potion for all Potterheads: a review of Hogwarts Legacy

Anirudh Seshadri, Managing Editor March 10, 2023

For years, the mesmerizing world of the “Harry Potter” franchise has enchanted fans worldwide. With Hogwarts’ enchanting castle walls and Hogsmeade’s picturesque scenes, J.K Rowling’s magical...

While some brands make genuine efforts to meet their claims, companies that greenwash undermine public trust in brands and green initiatives, preventing actual environmental steps from being taken.

Painting false shades of reality with greenwashing

Valerie Shu and Eileen Zhu March 10, 2023

As consumers have become increasingly aware of their environmental impact, companies have begun marketing themselves as eco-friendly. However, many do not truly follow through with fulfilling their “green”...

An exhausted service worker awkwardly awaits as a customer is deciding how much to tip — or if to tip at all.

Tipping culture has reached its tipping point

Sam Sarma, News Editor March 10, 2023

“One latte. That’ll be $5.45,” the cashier says. She turns the register screen around to face you, and so the internal monologue begins. The numbers stare you down, 10%? 15%? 20%? How much is appropriate?...

Some long-distance track team members took a two-mile hike through the snowy forest.

Snow hits close to home in the Bay Area

Nicole Ge, Staffer March 10, 2023

On Feb. 21, a rare snowstorm hit parts of all nine counties in the Bay Area. Road closures and traffic troubled some while others were thrilled to experience the snowfall — for many, their first sighting...

The physical and emotional toll that sleep deprivation takes on one's body is clear through two phenomena caused by natural brain activity: daydreaming and REM-sleep dreaming.

Wake up. Let’s look into sleep deprivation.

Ashley Huang and Susanna Tang March 10, 2023

77% of Lynbrook students sleep for an average of fewer than seven hours daily according to an Instagram survey of 201 respondents. When compared to the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep the American...

Poplar Beach

Poplar Beach

Shri Balaji March 10, 2023

I’m Shri. I use a communication device to write. My love for the beach is what I’m writing. We went to Polar beach in Summer. I have not gone to the beach in a long time. My mom chose this beach so...

Through the MVSSAP, students who live in the Homestead High School attendance boundaries are elligible to apply to attend Monta Vista High School for their entire high school tenure, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

New program allows students to attend Monta Vista

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager March 10, 2023

To mitigate the adverse effects of declining enrollment for FUHSD schools, the district has introduced the Monta Vista Supplemental School Assignment Program for incoming freshmen from the Homestead attendance...

In November 2022, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors initially approved the San Francisco Police Department’s proposal to use robots that integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to identify criminals.

Behind SF police’s controversial killer robots

Daeun Chung and Qianzi Loo March 10, 2023

In November 2022, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors initially approved the San Francisco Police Department’s proposal on giving local police rights to kill criminal suspects using lethal autonomous...

Andrew Yuan uses his keyboard and GarageBand to produce music and create instrumentals.

Andrew Yuan merges music and ChatGPT in perfect harmony

Apurva Krishnamurthy, News Editor March 10, 2023

For senior Andrew Yuan, ChatGPT is more than an informative chatbot. It is an at-home music studio, generating song concepts and lyrics to create music with ease. Using the up and coming AI server and...