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Students gain firsthand work experience through the job shadow
program, where they get to work with professionals in the field.
Photo used with permission from Mimi Wong.

PTSA revives job shadowing opportunities after four years

Yvonne Wu, Staffer March 11, 2024

What you need to know: The Job Shadow Program will be held Monday, March 18 for the first time since its cancellation four years ago due to COVID-19. Some hosts carried over from previous years...

Recent school, community, national and international news.
Photo used with permission from Amy Liu, Freepik, Pexels and AP News.

Campus, community and world events

Alexandra Wu, Staffer March 11, 2024

What you need to know: Culinary students will be eligible to participate in FBLA and DECA starting next semester. The Odysseus Moon lander landed and died out, but was able to provide scientific...

Four map scenarios have been drafted and are currently available to be voted on. The Board will use the community input to finalize the official Trustee Area Map for the November Elections.  
Photos used with permission from FUHSD CTAD and District Staff.

Board and Committee make progress towards trustee area map

Amanda Jin, Staffer March 11, 2024

What you need to know: The FUHSD District is going through the transition from At-Large Elections to By-Trustee Area elections which needs new map borders to be drawn. The CTAD Committee and...

Sen. Nancy Skinner, who authored SB 247 about Expulsions and Suspensions, speaking at a rally. The new law is slated to come into effect on July, 1, 2024. Photo used with permission from Jim Ratliff, Wikimedia Commons.

New California laws to go into effect in 2024-25

Vihaan Patel, Staffer March 11, 2024

What you need to know:  Many new laws were put into place at the start of 2024. New California Laws include a raise to the minimum wage, an update to high school suspension policies and...

The rate of homelessness in San Jose has greatly increased each year with the city reporting the highest numbers it has seen within the past year.

San Jose’s renewed efforts to combat homelessness

Emily Pedroza, Features Editor March 11, 2024

What you need to know: City leaders have renewed their efforts to alleviate the housing crisis: building new units of affordable housing, scaling up homelessness prevention assistance and expanding...

Teachers and students could be seen receiving honorary awards to commemorate their contributions to the Lynbrook Community at the Feb. 27 board meeting.

Teachers and students honored at Feb. 27 board meeting

Claire Guo, Staffer March 11, 2024

What you need to know: Anna Kirsh, ASB, Aletheia and Red Cross Club adviser and World Literature teacher, was selected as the Certified Teacher of the Year Adrina Tran was selected as the 2023-24...

Public Art Club officers and members work on their mural on Jan. 21. Photo used with permission from Judy Schulze.

Upcoming mural by public art club beautifies campus

Lilly Wu, Opinion Editor February 12, 2024

What you need to know: The Public Art Club is painting a mural on the large metal storage container in the art wing Officers and members have been working on the mural during lunch and tutorial,...

The gender-neutral private changing rooms will be in a storage room next to the girls locker room.

Administration to install new gender-neutral changing rooms

Charlotte Bolay, Staffer February 12, 2024

What you need to know:  Administration is installing gender neutral changing rooms and lockers The changing rooms will be built in a room currently used for storage next to the girls locker...

From left to right, top to bottom, the candidates competing in the District 16 election are Sam Liccardo, Joe Simitian, Evan Low, Julie Lythcott-Haims, Ahmed Mostafa, Peter Dixon, Peter Ohtaki, Rishi Kumar, Joby Bernstein, Greg Tanaka and Karl Ryan (no photo available). Used with permission from Ahmed Mostafa and Joby Bernstein or from public domain.

Candidates compete in District 16 election to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo

Surya Saraf, Copy Editor February 12, 2024

What you need to know:  Eleven congressional candidates, nine democrats and two republicans, are campaigning for the District 16 primary election on March 5 Incumbent Rep. Anna Eshoo is...

The theater will undergo updates to the lighting system with new LED lights and lighting board. The drama program will also receive more mics to be distributed amongst student performers and a new soundboard.

Theater to undergo improvements to lighting and sound systems

Valerie Shu, Design Editor February 12, 2024

What you need to know: Lynbrook's theater and drama programs are undergoing updates to their sound and lighting systems to address longstanding challenges with worn and outdated equipment. The...

Narcan is administered into a victim’s nostrils and can help rapidly reverse the overdose and restore the person’s breathing to normal within 2 to 3 minutes.

Melanie’s Law, Narcan and the fight against overdose

Robert Yu, Staffer December 11, 2023

Amid soaring overdose deaths, Melanie's Law tackles fentanyl in schools, emphasizing prevention strategies. New resources are being put towards staff training on Narcan for swift intervention. ...

Students in AP 2-D Art create lengthy and detailled portfolios to demonstrate their technical and artistic growth throughout the duration of the course. Typically, these portfolios contain a theme that and each piece depicts a greater message in relation to this concept. Photos used with permission from Hannah Liaw, Annabel Qin and Medha Lolayekar

AP 2-D art students receive perfect scores on AP exam

Crystal Zhu, Staffer December 11, 2023

  Three students received perfect scores on AP 2-D Art and Design portfolios during last year's AP exams. All three artists had measurably different approaches to their work: Junior...

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