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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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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...

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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...

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...

Senior Adithya Venkataraghavan swings his golf club, hitting the ball up the green hill. Photo used with permission by Adithya Venkataraghavan.

Adithya Venkataraghavan scores an ace to Cornell University

Gary Pan, Staffer October 7, 2024

In July 2024, senior Adithya Venkataraghavan announced his verbal commitment to Cornell University, where he hopes to major in financial economics and minor in data science. He will be joining the Cornell...

Anti-wokeness causes political polarization

Anti-wokeness causes political polarization

Taek Kim and Saavan Saraf October 7, 2024

In classroom discussions, debates and across social media, the term “woke” has become a lightning rod for criticism. What began as a call to social justice has been weaponized by conservative politicians...