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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

New changes in badminton team

New changes in badminton team

Tzen-Hao Ng, Writer March 1, 2018

As a historically strong team, Lynbrook’s badminton team expected a strong performance last year. To date, it is the only team of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League schools to have never dropped...

Championship season leads to CCS qualification

Championship season leads to CCS qualification

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief March 1, 2018

For many of Lynbrook‘s sports teams, the season has ended in success and resulted in validation for all the hard work athletes put in before and during the season. The wrestling team, girls’ basketball...

Olympics: a unifying force between divided nations

Olympics: a unifying force between divided nations

Noela Bae, Content Editor March 1, 2018

After years of rising tension, political strife and military aggression, North and South Korea put their differences aside and walked under a common flag that displayed the peninsula as one nation during...

Does powderpuff empower female athletes or perpetuate stereotypes?

Medha Upadhyay, Features Editor March 1, 2018

Powderpuff lets girls play football while the guys take a break and cheer them on. But there’s something very wrong with this picture. Girls don’t need the boys to step aside so that they can take...

One athlete. Two sports. One season.

One athlete. Two sports. One season.

Hatim Saifee, Web Editor February 27, 2018

A Herculean task? Absolutely. A hectic schedule? Definitely. But an impossible task? Not for these athletes, who have achieved the feat of playing two sports in one season. They all agree that with focus...

The aftermath of Larry Nassar's sentencing

The aftermath of Larry Nassar’s sentencing

Chelsea Li, Content Editor February 17, 2018

As each woman stepped up to the witness platform and addressed the established, kind doctor they had once trusted, their words traveled beyond the walls of Michigan’s Ingham County Courthouse, deeply...

Girls Basketball Defeats Fremont

Girls Basketball Defeats Fremont

Sadhana Sarma, Design Editor January 30, 2018

Viking wrestling team pins down all-season wins

Viking wrestling team pins down all-season wins

Jessica Li, Content Editor January 29, 2018

The referee blows the whistle, and the match is on. Senior Kennedy Miedema faces her competitor with grit and determination, wholly set on pinning the opponent down in a game-winning move. For the time...

Senior athletes commit to collegiate sports teams

Arul Gnanasivam, Photo Editor January 25, 2018

From long nights to early mornings, athletes dedicate countless hours to succeed at their sport. For a select few, their hard work pays off as colleges recognize and recruit them for their talents. Long...

The unexpected costs of school soccer

Sadhana Sarma, Design Editor January 25, 2018

It’s a dark and stormy night under the non-existent lighting on Stober Field. Another school soccer practice has come to an end and the team is gathered in a circle to stretch and listen to announcements....

Owen Lai takes parkour to new heights

Jonathan Ye, Writer January 25, 2018

A double frontflip, then a backflip, followed by two 360 degree spins and a jump through a narrow crevice. For senior Owen Lai, these stunts are part of his strict, daily training regimen. Lai practices...

Sports teams implement unique fundraising methods

Michelle Zemlyak, Writer January 25, 2018

Though Lynbrook athletes make use of their frequent practices and bonding sessions to create a more tight-knit community, fundraising is another crucial aspect that helps bring the team together while...