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Students in Music for Community teach music theory to local preschool students

Music for Community introduces music theory at Dilworth

Audrey Sun, Staffer October 10, 2022

As Music for Community members draw a series of musical notes across the whiteboard, preschool students sing along to scales and clap to rhythms. Twice a month, MFC members make their way over to Dilworth...

Mock Trial team places 7th in Empire Mock Trial Tournament

Mock Trial team places 7th in Empire Mock Trial Tournament

Samiya Anwar, Staffer October 10, 2022

Lynbrook’s Mock Trial team placed 7th at the Empire Classic Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland, their first in-person competition in four years. Empire, a prestigious mock trial tournament, was Mock Trial’s...

Students collect comic books, slime, and Kpop merch.

Lynbrook students showcase their captivating collections

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor October 10, 2022

Thomas Zheng Slime has fascinated generations across the globe with its sensational appeal to sensory stimulation. For toddlers to seniors, slime is more than just a toy or an internet trend — it’s...

Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan go head-to-head for San Jose Mayor.

Survival of the Fittest: Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan go head-to-head for San Jose Mayor

Surya Saraf, Copy Editor October 10, 2022

After plunging into a tense battle for San Jose mayor in May 2022, San Jose City Council member Matt Mahan and Santa Clara county supervisor Cindy Chavez emerged as the final candidates to compete in the...

Viking athletics provides new Virtual Enterprise opportunities

Viking athletics provides new Virtual Enterprise opportunities

Emily Pedroza, Features Editor October 10, 2022

Virtual Enterprise, Lynbrook’s student-led-business class, has begun their first year of collaborating with Lynbrook’s athletics department. Some current and potential projects include making and selling...

Apple sitting on top of a pile of discarded electronics, as consumers drone mindlessly towards the Apple Store to buy the latest new shiny IPhone and discard the old.

Pushing back on planned obsolescence

Calvin Zhou, Staffer October 10, 2022

Whenever a new iPhone comes out, Instagram feeds are flooded with “Holding my new baby” posts. For some, upgrading to the newest version is like gifting themselves a new toy. However, a growing portion...

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

Chelsea Lee, Design Editor October 10, 2022

Competing against more than 103 other countries with five other teammates on the U.S. team, senior Eric Shen is the first Lynbrook student to compete at the International Math Olympiad and one of the 44...

Marine Wildlife Club members extract samples using sand cores and analyze mole crabs at Pescadero Beach with the guidance of Schneider. Used with permission from Vivian Frazita.

Marine Wildlife Club monitors mole crabs at Pescadero Beach

Apurva Krishnamurthy, News Editor October 10, 2022

Marine Wildlife Club members extracted writhing mole crabs, a vital species of the aquatic ecosystem, from the sandy shore of Pescadero Beach on Oct. 1. They monitored local populations to examine the...

Perils underneath the Friday night lights

Perils underneath the Friday night lights

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager October 10, 2022

Averaging two to three players sitting out per game, injury has stricken Lynbrook’s football team this year. Despite the team’s extensive efforts to stay at optimal performance by keeping players as...

Martial Arts Club Adviser Andrew Seike

Seike teaches survival and arts through martial arts

Nicole Ge, Staffer October 10, 2022

Seike has trained in various kinds of martial arts for over twenty years, including karate, Shorinji Kenpo and Aikido. He has also studied mixed martial arts at the Shamrock Submission Fighting System,...

But why do I even dance?

But why do I even dance?

Sophie Au, Design Editor October 10, 2022

“What do you like to do for fun?” My answer was always dance. It was my simplest, go-to answer that loosely defined me.  However, I often questioned my answer during endless lessons, exhausting...

Staffer Maple Leung poses to take a BeReal, to demonstrate the inherent performativity of the app.

Can you really be real on BeReal?

Maple Leung, Staffer October 10, 2022

No filters, no time to cover a zit and definitely not enough time to put on a trendy outfit. BeReal, dubbed the “anti-Instagram” app, has sprung into popularity and aims to create an authentic user...