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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

TFT students meet their first customer during the Viking Vault’s soft opening for staff members

Viking Vault unlocks student job opportunities

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2019

Lynbrook’s student store, the Viking Vault, has found a home inside the newly constructed cafeteria. The store will continue to sell school supplies and snacks, but the format has undergone some changes...

Graphic illustration depicting overlays of several headlines from coverage of Persky's hiring.

Hiring of former judge Persky stirs controversy

Sunny Li and Anusha Kothari October 2, 2019

Michael Aaron Persky, former judge on the Superior Court of California for Santa Clara County, was hired as the JV girls tennis coach for the 2019-20 school year on Sept. 2. However, due to Persky’s...

Graphic of the United States showing the required age to vote in each state

Seventeen-year-olds may be able to vote soon

Lillian Fu, Design Editor October 2, 2019

The voting age in California may soon be lowered from 18 to 17 under two proposed amendments to the state constitution. If passed, Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 4 would allow all 17-year-olds...

Lynbrook students play spikeball in the quad during brunch and lunch, a sight that has become the new norm.

Spikeball is a lifestyle, Vikings say

Michelle Zhu, Writer October 2, 2019

With the new school year, spikeball has emerged as a popular sport among Lynbrook students. During brunch, lunch and after school, teachers and students alike have rapidly increased their participation...

Music Genesis students using a variety of apps, the prominent GarageBand.

New Music Genesis class pushes the boundaries of music education

Kavya Iyer, Content Editor October 2, 2019

Row after row of glossy computer screens, all black, perfectly positioned and aligned. The silver hardware glints under the light streaming in through the windows. In a corner, rows of piano keyboards...

Lynbrook implements new activities for Homeroom

Anusha Kothari, Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2019

After receiving an overwhelming amount of feedback about homeroom from a survey sent out to students and staff last school year, Lynbrook administration sat down with a pair of Lynbrook students from the...

Behind the progressive City of Cupertino is the little-known Lehigh Permanente Cement quarry, the largest polluter in Santa Clara County.

Lehigh Cement to expand Cupertino quarry

Bennie Chang, Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2019

Up in the hills of Cupertino, cement quarry Lehigh Permanente has been polluting the environment by releasing dangerous greenhouse gases and dumping toxic pollutants into nature. In May 2019, Lehigh announced...

Kiwanis special games: A time to celebrate acceptance and kindness

May 31, 2019

Over 1000 special needs students from 60 schools across Santa Clara County are scattered around the West Valley College track at the Kiwanis Special Games, which took place on May 17, 2019. The event was...

Lynbrook implements new changes for the next year

Lynbrook implements new changes for the next year

Arul Gnanasivam, Photo Editor May 31, 2019

Changes and improvement to Lynbrook continue into the 2019-2020 school year as the homeroom schedule changes and new campus buildings open. Starting at the beginning of the year, homeroom will be moved...

Lester Leung and students alike win big at Synopsys Championship

Lester Leung and students alike win big at Synopsys Championship

Justine Chen, Editor-in-Chief May 31, 2019

As judges approached the table, each student straightened their posture and tucked back their neatly-combed hair, hoping to win over the judges with standing tri-fold panels, laptop presentations, project...

Mr. Willson (left), Mr. Penner (right)

Off the viking ship and aboard a new one: teachers reflect on Lynbrook before retirement

Pranav Mishra, Writer May 31, 2019

WILLSON: Willson never expected to find fulfillment as a teacher: working as a substitute for the district was a thoughtful decision, partly because it offered more benefits compared to the jobs he...

Aditya Venkatesh playing the Beast (left) and Meghna Kaligotla playing Belle (right)

Behind the curtain: Lynbrook presents Beauty and the Beast

Kaylin Li, Web Editor May 3, 2019

Cellos and the low rumble of the timpani breaks the silence. The rest of the orchestra follows in beats later. Then suddenly, the velvet curtains are drawn to the side, and light fills the auditorium....