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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

According to a survey by the Student Wellness team, 56% of students feel ready to live independently after high school --- a belief shared by 70% of parents.

Graphic illustration by Alexandra Wu and Olivia Yuan

Educational webinar guides students beyond high school

Amanda Jin, Sports Editor May 20, 2024

The Lynbrook ASB Student Wellness team hosted an online webinar on April 30 titled “Are Lynbrook Graduates Ready for College & Adulting?”, inviting Lynbrook students and alumni to address what...

Graphic illustration by Gary Pan and Erin Fitzpatrick
Used with permission from Alexander Chu

Adrian Philip carves a path toward success

Yvonne Wu, Web Editor May 20, 2024

The stale aroma of earthy lumber mixed with the impermeable presence of sawdust creates an atmosphere that makes sophomore Adrian Philip feel right at home. Traveling from Lynbrook to Monta Vista High...

A rendering of the upcoming Voyager building, set to be constructed in summer 2024, by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects. // Apple, which was formerly headquartered at its Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, had a tax-stake agreement with the city that was ended in 2022 by a state audit. // The 2023-2024 rollout of the Federal Application for Student Aid, which was plagued with technical difficulties and delays, ultimately led some students to renounce colleges they could not afford to attend. // Climeworks has developed numerous plants for atmospheric carbon extraction in recent years; its latest model, the Mammoth, is currently the world's largest direct air capture plant.

Used with permission from Nick Stephenson // Image from Picryl // Image from Pexels // Photo by Arnie Saeberg/Climeworks AG via AP

News In Brief

Meadow Shen, Web Editor May 20, 2024

School A major campus construction project is slated to start during the summer of 2024. The plan features a new Voyager program facility consisting of a therapy courtyard and a multi-use classroom....

Photo by Gary Pan and Claire Guo, Graphic illustration by Claire Guo and Erin Fitzpatrick

Sophomore crocheters are knot your average entrepreneurs

Lilly Wu, Managing Editor May 20, 2024

Sophomore Aviva Iyerkhan stitches with style  Fingers moving in rhythmic fashion, carrying the crochet hook through every loop and pull of the yarn, sophomore Aviva Iyerkhan transforms the simple strand...

The model demonstates a side plank, one of the most common positions in Pilates.

Graphic illustration by Rohan Kakhandiki

A guide to the history, benefits and practice of Pilates

Erin Fitzpatrick and Irene Hwang May 20, 2024

Over the past few years after evolving from a niche form of exercise to a global phenomenon, Pilates has captivated the attention of many. Pilates gained recognition for its innate ability to improve flexibility,...

Protests over Gaza and Palestine have appeared in colleges across the United States, such as the University of Southern California and Columbia University.

Colleges have become a battleground for free speech

Alex Cotterel and Apurva Krishnamurthy May 20, 2024

 “We were screaming over the barricade at the police that were supposedly sent to protect the students,” Lynbrook alumna and freshman at UCLA Jasmine Lu said.   Under the darkness of night, violence...

Although the discriminatory practice of redlining, beginning in 1934, has technically been outlawed, its shadow continues to loom through the segregation and inequality that persist in the present day.

Redlining: forming urban and suburban divisions

Qianzi Loo and Emily Pedroza May 20, 2024

From the literal red lines that encircle dated communities to invisible socioeconomic barriers, redlining is characterized as the discriminatory practice that refused minority groups the same financial...

Dylan White sprints across the field with the football while playing against the Saratoga Falcons.

Dylan White touches down at Puget Sound

Daeun Chung and Robert Yu May 20, 2024

Stepping into his fifth-grade classroom for the first time, senior Dylan White felt that his life was going to change forever. Several months into the year, his fifth-grade teacher Andrew Ryan, who witnessed...

The recent influx of "test flu" has led to absences on test days, disrupting the learning environment and delaying teacher schedules.

Editorial: Fighting the newest outbreak: test flu

Epic Staff May 20, 2024

The phone rings in the main office — another absence call for a supposedly sick student. Coincidentally, multiple teachers are giving tests on that day. Spikes in absences on days when tests are administered...

Lynbrook alumni Elliu Huang explores his identity surrounding Bay Area stereotypes.

The harsh reality of a Bay Area Asian male

Elliu Huang, Managing Editor May 20, 2024

Nothing can prepare you for your first week of college. Scrambling around orientation, trying to match faces and names, figuring out the best food on campus. Then there are all the parties, deciding what...

Freshman Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, Shreshta Ramji, Sruthi Chetput, Sathvika Siva and Diya Narayanan (left to right) hold up the Judges Award.

Photo used with permission from Sruthi Chetput

Rookie robotics team the Chaotic Calibotz goes to worlds

Nicole Ge, Staffer May 20, 2024

Amid the electrifying buzz of the robotics arena, an All Girls Rookie Robotics Team excitedly watched their robot rush around the course, witnessing their countless test runs and hours of debugging paying...

Rohin Saharoy demonstrates a karate move with his black belt on, kicking up his foot in the air.

Photo by David Zhu and graphic illustration by Amanda Jin

Rohin Saharoy surpasses limits in the dojo

David Zhu, Opinion Editor May 20, 2024

When freshman Rohin Saharoy steps foot on the dojo, he doesn’t focus on the crowd of audience or judges intensely staring at him. Instead, he visualizes the dozens of kicks and punches which he has practiced...