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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

Top left: Lynbrook received a National Blue Ribbon School Award on Sept. 23. Top right: A late-night house fire that broke out in West San Jose on Oct. 17 was fully extinguished by 4 a.m. Bottom left: An overhead shot of Hurricane Milton, which swept Florida on Oct. 7. Bottom right: Cuba's Antonio Gueritas Power Plant failed on Oct. 18, causing widespread collapses of the power grid nationwide.

Campus, community and world events

Lilly Wu, Managing Editor November 4, 2024

School: Lynbrook wins Blue Ribbon award On Sept. 23, Lynbrook was announced as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2024. This year, the National Blue Ribbon School Award was granted to 356 schools that...

Rising temperatures in early October have reached record-breaking numbers of 106 degrees Fahrenheit in San José, corresponding to global temperature trends.

Sweltering heat waves make their way through the Bay Area

Amanda Jin and Isabella Chiu November 4, 2024

What you need to know:  Heat waves around San José in early October reached record-breaking October temperatures, affecting sports and daily life. Industrialization during the last few centuries...

Graphic by Meadow Shen

Top 10 Frightful Flicks to binge this Halloween

Saavan Saraf and Rohan Kakhandiki October 31, 2024

With Halloween spirits rising, a movie is the perfect way to spice up the spookiest night of the year. Whether you’re looking for blood-curdling horror or something for the whole family, we’ve chosen...

View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/indlunchshow24.

InDesign Lunch Fashion Show 2024

Lilly Wu, Cecilia Wu and Qianzi Loo October 17, 2024

Stunning models in dazzling garments cat-walked across the quad during the Indesign Lunch Fashion Show on Wednesday. This show featured various pieces from last year in multiple subcategories: “Frostbitten...

Bryan Zhao sprints to success in track and field

Rohan Kakhandiki, Staffer October 16, 2024

Bryan Zhao’s heart pounds as he awaits the baton. He feels the rain pattering against his skin, the sting of cold wind on his cheek. Through the frigid temperature, a drop of nervous sweat rolls...

Homecoming: Dance 24-25

Homecoming: Dance 24-25

Stuti Jain and Olivia Yuan October 7, 2024

For students attending the homecoming dance on Saturday, Oct. 5, a red carpet heralded the glitz, glamor and gaiety of the “Walk of Fame”-themed night they were stepping into. Sipping on mocktails...

Thirteenth Amendment is often seen as a law that completely abolished slavery, yet a loophole remains: allowing slavery to remain legal as a form of punishment.

The Exception in the 13th Amendment and the unseen legacy of slavery

Maddy Chang and Rohan Kakhandiki October 7, 2024

Beneath the heat of a relentless Southern sun, shackled hands work tirelessly in the fields; backs straining against the weight and echoes of slavery in the modern day. The Thirteenth Amendment is often...

‘143’ chases numbers over quality

‘143’ chases numbers over quality

Olivia Yuan, News Editor October 7, 2024

On her seventh studio album, pop star Katy Perry’s attempts at exuberant, floor-filling dance-pop fall spectacularly flat. Muddled by vague lyrics and vapid production, rare glimmers of excitement on...

California Assemblymember Evan Low and former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo, the two District 16 seat candidates.

Low and Liccardo face off in District 16 election

Alex Cotterel, In-Depth Editor October 7, 2024

What you need to know: Voters will cast their ballots for Sam Liccardo or Evan Low, running for the District 16 election, in November. The race comes after Anna Eshoo’s retirement announcement,...

San Jose and Cupertino have sister city connections around the world, including Dublin, Ireland; Ektarinaberg,
Russia; Bhubaneswar, India and Okayama, Japan.

Linking the globe through the sister cities program

Irene Hwang and Stuti Jain October 7, 2024

San José and Cupertino have forged connections with a multitude of sister cities — cities linked together across the globe to facilitate an exchange of ideas and cultures — fostering social and political...

Esther Kwan does a flying kick in her red and gold Kung-Fu uniform. Photo by Crystal Zhu and graphic illustration by Inaaya Yousuf.

Junior Esther Kwan kicks her way to international gold

Crystal Zhu, Opinion Editor October 7, 2024

Feet swipe, royal scarlet fabric flaps and spear points slice through the air as junior Esther Kwan flies across the mat. She sticks another “mabu,” or horse stance, a special squat used in Kung Fu....

Top left: Engineering Club's annual hackathon will take place for the third year in a row. Top right: Plans for safe sleeping sites for the homeless organized by the City of San José were met with local backlash. Bottom left: The Europa Clipper, NASA's new planetary probe, is set to journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons. Bottom right: This year, Claudia Sheinbaum became the first female and Jewish president of Mexico in its 114-year history of presidential elections.

Campus, community and world events

Alex Cotterel, In-Depth Editor October 7, 2024

School Engineering Club will host their third iteration of NorCal Hacks, their annual coding hackathon on Oct. 10-13. As in past years, the hackathon will take place virtually and is open to programmers...