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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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How to (not) talk about mental health

How to (not) talk about mental health

Olivia Tu, Staffer October 7, 2024

As the week fluctuates through chilly winds to scalding sun rays, one student remarks that the “weather is so bipolar.” Relaxing in a room devoid of trash, sheets freshly folded, another student claims...

Looking back and moving forward

Looking back and moving forward

David Zhu, Opinion Editor October 7, 2024

On lazy Saturdays in fifth grade, I spent entire afternoons outside exploring the neighborhood and digging around my garden. At that age, freedom from responsibility meant that I had a seemingly infinite...

Senior Grace Ker jumps up to strike her opponent during practice. Photo by Gary Pan.

Grace Ker parries her way to Stanford University for Fencing

Gary Pan, Staffer October 7, 2024

As an energetic child, senior Grace Ker picked up fencing in fourth grade alongside dancing. However, after six months of handling both sports, Ker decided to only continue with fencing. Since then, Ker...

Adding sweetness with Big Buns Bakery

Adding sweetness with Big Buns Bakery

Amanda Jin, Sports Editor October 7, 2024

As seniors Felicia Huang and Seth Leung open up the oven, the warm and sweet, brownie-scented air fills the kitchen, ready to be packaged for this month’s customers. Cutting through the chocolate pastry...

Top left: Equal education rights protest at Phillips Academy in 1964. Top right: Climate strike organized by youth in Pittsburgh in 2021. Bottom left: Lynbrook students participate in reproductive rights protest in 2022. Bottom right: Student protestors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison protest the war in Vietnam in 1965.

A dive into America’s youth activism in action

Kieran Hau and Qianzi Loo October 7, 2024

What once took the form of old piles of political newspaper ads have gradually transformed into versatile digital formats, marking a new era of politics as younger voters increasingly promote their ideologies...

Alison Lin nails her dreams with a new business

Alison Lin nails her dreams with a new business

Jenny Suh, Staffer October 7, 2024

As the potent smell of nail polish and dust from her electric drill fills her garage, junior Alison Lin sits with a client, carefully shaping each nail with a liner brush. Eyes focused and hands steady, ...

Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world

Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world

Gary Pan, Staffer October 7, 2024

My bookshelf is my art gallery; every time I pass by, I am transported to the Louvre in Paris.  Each book on my bookshelf is a piece of art that I can pull out and appreciate. Be it feeling the deckled...

Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Epic Staff October 7, 2024

As the rest of the class finishes their projects, students around the classroom instinctively reach for their phones, creating a distraction for themselves and other students attempting to focus on the...

Homecoming Rally 2024

Ethan Wong and Alexandra Wu October 7, 2024

On Friday, Oct. 4, homecoming rally games from Tug of War to Ball Tag sparked friendly rivalry as each class competed, drawing cheers from the sidelines. The freshmen in Jumanji teamed up with the...

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Homecoming: Senior Skit 24-25

Amanda Jin, Charlotte Bolay and Qianzi Loo October 4, 2024

Scarlet fabric filled the quad while colorful candy and crimson roses were tossed into the cheering crowd during the Class of 2025’s final homecoming theme: Beyond the Spiderverse. Traveling through...

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Homecoming: Junior Skit 24-25

Qianzi Loo and Inaaya Yousuf October 3, 2024

Pops of green and red interspersed across a sea of navy blue with the Class of 2026 on Wednesday, embodying their homecoming theme of Squid Games. In their skit, contestants and guests from Lynbrook...

Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25

Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25

Brian Lee and Crystal Zhu October 2, 2024

With the blast of a car’s engine in front of a red-flame-painted backdrop, the Class of 2027 traveled back in time in their skit to look for three missing treasures: microphones, a homecoming crown...