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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

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,...

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...

French Honor Societies host Cupertino Night Market booth

French Honor Societies host Cupertino Night Market booth

Claire Guo, Features Editor October 7, 2024

What you should know: French Honor Societies across FUHSD collaborated to host a booth at the Cupertino Night Market The booth featured activities like French trivia and games, aiming to promote...

This year, two new ASB Legislative Council commissions will promote mental health and sustainability on campus.

ASB Legislative Council introduces two new commissions

Yvonne Wu, Web Editor October 7, 2024

What you need to know: This year, the ASB Legislative Council is working to create two new commissions centered around mental health and sustainability in an effort to organize new events and...

New California laws that affect students

Erin Fitzpatrick, Staffer October 7, 2024

What you need to know:  New laws effective in California in brief How will these laws affect the people and students of California? Note when these laws will go into effect and how California...

FUHSD-YMCA workshops help parents, teens navigate relationships

Meadow Shen, Web Editor October 7, 2024

What you need to know: FUHSD and Project Cornerstone are offering free workshops to help parents strengthen relationships with their teens. The workshops provide valuable resources without...

Spurred by a district-wide effort to transition toward greener practices, Lynbrook has finished installing new LED lighting in the theater and begun implementing sortable waste-disposal bins for the 2024-25 school year. Illustration by Maddy Chang, Claire Guo, Robert Yu, Stuti Jain, and Emily Pedroza

FUHSD’s continuous efforts toward greener campuses

Spurred by a district-wide effort to transition toward greener practices, Lynbrook has finished installing new LED lighting in the theater and begun implementing sortable waste-disposal bins for the 2024-25...

Illustrated by Gary Pan, Isabella Chiu, Ethan Wong

AB 2927: Ensuring financial literacy for future FUHSD high schoolers

California became the 26th state in the union to mandate a semester-long personal finance course for public high school students on June 27. The decision is reflected in Assembly Bill 2927, a collaboration...

Dr. Mohammed Subeh speaks with students about his experience volunteering in Palestine

Dr. Mohammed Subeh speaks with students about his experience volunteering in Palestine

Alex Cotterel and Taek Kim May 25, 2024

On Tuesday, May 21, the Muslim Student Association hosted an event for interested students and staff to participate in a question and answer with guest speaker Dr. Mohammad Subeh. The event was focused...

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...

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....

100 years of FUHSD honored in district-wide celebrations

100 years of FUHSD honored in district-wide celebrations

Audrey Sun and Olivia Yuan May 20, 2024

FUHSD commemorated a century of providing education at Fremont High School and the FUHSD Adult School on May 11. Through events like a war memorial at Fremont and tours of new classrooms at the Adult School,...