Editorial: Guidelines on Wednesdays, deadlines, class time necessary for remote learning
Epic Staff
October 7, 2020
Students and teachers alike have struggled to adapt to remote learning. To support students, a school-wide set of guidelines to clarify the expectations of Wednesday asynchronous time would help students, parents and teachers understand its necessity and have direct, positive effects on learning. C...
Lynbrook’s symbolic structures
Emma Cionca and Emma Constable
October 7, 2020
While Lynbrook may be known for its high-achieving student body and diverse schoolwide traditions, its structural symbols celebrate the pride and honor of all past, present and future Vikings. Such symbolic landmarks include the iconic mural at the front of the school, recently taken down in accordan...
Who is that girl I see?
October 7, 2020
Lack of meaningful representation of diverse characters is a glaring pitfall in Western media. After years of searching for narratives that reflect my own, I was finally able to live vicariously through Mulan in Disney’s latest live-action film, whose priceless tale has recently become distorted b...
Exploring filial piety in Asian cultures
October 7, 2020
Commonly practiced in Asian families, filial piety consists of the virtues of respect, obedience and supportive care given to one’s ancestors and elder family members. It provides a basic structure for familial life and serves to build strong bonds within families. Even though this concept has been pr...
Lynbrook awarded highest number of National Merit Semifinalists in California
October 7, 2020
This year, 79 students from the Lynbrook Class of 2021 have received a National Merit Semifinalist award, making Lynbrook the school with most Semifinalists in Calif. These students have qualified to apply to be a finalist and may be awarded a scholarship through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (...
Young voters: How voices go unheard in politics
October 7, 2020
It’s not that they’re not opinionated — they are — and it’s not because they refuse to engage — they do. So why is it that young voters, an increasingly distinct coalition, suffer from disappointing turnouts election after election? From the 1960 election onward, average voter turnouts for Americ...
Remote learning tests student and teacher patience
October 7, 2020
Bloodshot, bleary eyes. Screaming children in the background. Faulty internet and bandwidth overloads. Mountains of homework. Mountains of work to grade. Patience levels tested to the verge of exhaustion. This is the reality of remote school for both teachers and students. ...
Issue 1: Letter from the Editors
Elena Williams and Anusha Kothari
October 7, 2020
Dear Readers, We join you reporting live on the ground today — from our bedrooms in a tiny Zoom box. As student journalists, we are keenly aware that our roles in the community have changed drastically from last year. Campus news is no longer campus news. But Lynbrook is still a school...
Mid-Autumn Festival in mid-quarantine: A new moon of challenges
October 7, 2020
In a traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, also known as zhong qiu jie or the Moon Festival, family members who live apart gather together around the dinner table, eat mooncakes and moon gaze, called shang yue in Chinese. However, with the new norm of social distancing, many families had to ad...
Lynbrook choir attends virtual concert AVoice4Peace
October 7, 2020
In honor of the International Day of Peace, choirs around the world gathered on Sep. 21 to sing Ukuthula, a traditional South African hymn of peace. AVoice4Peace is a world-wide peace awareness project, and this year, all FUHSD choirs participated in their live virtual concert. Founded in 2014 by ...
Testing, testing: A history of the SAT
October 7, 2020
School closures. Canceled SATs. Test-optional or test-blind college applications. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, standardized testing was ubiquitous to the high school experience — millions of students took the SAT and ACT, which were administered nearly monthly, each year. However, the pandemic hal...
Libraries open virtual doors
October 7, 2020
Libraries, one of the most essential student resource centers, have been largely affected by the global pandemic. However, many local libraries, including Lynbrook’s, are working hard to make their many resources available to the general public. “Before, I took advantage of the library resources by going th...
