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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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MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable

MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable

Anushka Deshmukh, Staffer November 4, 2024

Sophomore Sophia Shi and junior Kevin Zhu, founders of MEX Magazine, type frantically, adding last-minute touch-ups to the third issue of their magazine. Though they have done this routine many times before,...

Little Libraries

Little libraries bring communities together, one book at a time

Claire Guo, Features Editor November 4, 2024

From far away, the neighborhood is unassuming: neat rows of manicured houses and sprawling trees narrowing to the horizon. However, upon closer inspection, this neighborhood is unique — walking up the...

Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity

Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity

Olivia Yuan, News Editor November 4, 2024

“This is not a how-to book or a book of complete answers,” author Ellie Yang Camp asserts in the introduction of “Louder than the Lies.” “This book is like a map in progress.” Reading...

Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel

Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel

Ethan Wong, Staffer November 4, 2024

In a world torn apart by war, conflict erupts between two kingdoms when one refuses to provide aid in dire times of need. As four young warriors fight an oppressive war in hopes of controlling their own...

Aidan Chen’s journey into 3D art and cinematography

Cecilia Wu, Staffer November 4, 2024

Junior Aidan Chen sat in his room, scrolling through his YouTube homepage, when a video thumbnail caught his eye — an empty yellow corridor with an abnormal grainy entity. Intrigued, he clicked on the...

Ranjani Narasimhan

The colorful stories of paraeducators

Emily Pedroza and Brian Lee October 7, 2024

From accompanying students on off-campus trips to attentively taking and uploading individualized notes to Schoology, Lynbrook Paraeducators play a key role in the success of the special education...

Group photo with all staff

CS4ALL bring computer science education to Africa

Rebecca Cai, Staffer October 7, 2024

In a warm and energetic classroom, seniors Nishchay Jaiswal, Arnav Shah, Sriya Sthanikam and Sanaa Gada draw excitedly on whiteboards as they teach a group of students from the Kenya countryside. As...

Brian Xue places third in International Olympiad in Informatics

Brian Xue places third in International Olympiad in Informatics

Lilly Wu, Managing Editor October 7, 2024

At a venue in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, senior Brian Xue received the title of third-place winner at the International Olympiad in Informatics. Despite the intense competition, his face, illuminated...

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...

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, ...

Mental health AI chatbot created for students, by students

Mental health AI chatbot created for students, by students

Hunched around a small glowing screen amid a nest of blankets strewn across her bed, junior Amolika Sudhir frantically refreshes Instagram as the app fails to load for the fourth time in a row. Frenzied...

Senior Elle Gasper’s journey through different art forms

Senior Elle Gasper’s journey through different art forms

Jenny Suh, Cecilia Wu, Yvonne Wu, Inaaya Yousuf and Lilly Wu August 26, 2024

With her hand controlling the trackpad and eyes gazing at the screen, senior Elle Gasper transforms abstract ideas into intriguing digital designs. Using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign,...