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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic

Sophomore Kristin Zhao: Positive leader and church youth group leader

Sophomore Kristin Zhao: Positive leader and church youth group leader

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief March 31, 2020

Whether she’s spending hours practicing for the Class of 2022’s homecoming or leading the worship team at her church, sophomore Kristin Zhao does almost everything with a glowing smile on her face....

Freshman Andrew Yuan passes on his STEM passions to others

Freshman Andrew Yuan passes on his STEM passions to others

Melissa Chen, Writer March 27, 2020

Freshman Andrew Yuan started developing an interest in math when his mother signed him up for Math Club at Dilworth. There, he realized that math could be fun and that he enjoyed solving problems. Yuan’s...

Junior Anastasia Trushcankova demonstrates leadership, hard work and passion

Junior Anastasia Trushcankova demonstrates leadership, hard work and passion

Melissa Chen, Writer March 27, 2020

Many students devote much of their time to Homecoming during the beginning of the school year. Junior Anastasia Trushchankova is one of them, having helped choreograph homecoming dances since freshman...

Junior Isabela Britton makes her high school experience meaningful

Junior Isabela Britton makes her high school experience meaningful

Melissa Chen, Writer March 27, 2020

One day, junior Isabela Britton noticed her friend seemed a little down. The next day, Britton slipped her a card with a wonderful message. Britton’s friend wasn’t the first to receive such a gift....

ACTIVISM/POLITICS SPINOFFS

Nicole Ong, Editors-in-Chief March 25, 2020

Subtle Asian Traits is meant to be a platform for discussion, but among its other intentions of also being a platform for memes and shared experiences and its large member base, initially-healthy political...

INTEREST-SPECIFIC SPINOFFS

Nicole Ong, Editors-in-Chief March 25, 2020

Let’s face it: sometimes, Subtle Asian Traits can’t produce enough content to represent every Asian’s interest on the daily. But don’t fear: there’s plenty of groups where you can network with...

IDENTITY-BASED SPINOFFS

Nicole Ong, Editors-in-Chief March 25, 2020

Subtle Asian Traits covers exactly what the name entails —  Asian experiences. However, understandably, the main group may not be able to adequately cover every Asian’s experiences. If you’re...

A guide to Subtle Asian Traits spinoffs

Nicole Ong, Editors-in-Chief March 25, 2020

With its meteoric rise, Subtle Asian Traits has easily become the one of largest online Asian communities in the world, amassing 1.7 million members since its creation in September 2018. Subtle Asian Traits’...

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Hollywood entertainment meets Silicon Valley technology: Quibi

Teresa Arisawa, Writer March 25, 2020

Introducing Quibi: a new mobile-exclusive streaming service, debuting on April 6. Originally founded in 2018, this intriguing collaboration between Jeffrey Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney and Dreamworks,...

Due to the cancellation of SAT, there were mixed reactions among the students.

Some March 14 SAT test centers closed due to COVID-19

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor March 15, 2020

Like many other events that would warrant a large gathering of people, many Bay Area administrations of the March 14 SAT were cancelled due to COVID-19.  On March 13, the CollegeBoard sent an email...

Seniors Lucy Sun and Ruijia Xing sit in the cafeteria with their masks on during brunch of Friday, March 13, the last day before the school announced its closure.

Lynbrook to be closed for three weeks in response to COVID-19

Kaylin Li, Web Editor March 15, 2020

After the bell rang on Friday, March 13, releasing students from their fourth period class, students chattered and ran up to each other in the hallways more than usual. The cause: an announcement made...

On March 21, students held a virtual junior prom using Zoom. Junior Amy Sun came up with the idea since junior prom was cancelled.

COVID-19 causes the cancellation of junior prom

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor March 14, 2020

Considered one of high school’s most important milestones, Junior Prom is a highly anticipated event among Lynbrook students. The Class of 2021 was set to have their Junior Prom on March 21, with many...