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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Students learn about clubs at Club Info Day

Students learn about clubs at Club Info Day

Enzo Cabaltica, Kavya Iyer, Audrey Wong and Rachel Wu September 22, 2018

All photos by Kavya Iyer and Audrey Wong

Lights at Lynbrook: Special Education teacher Miguel Alderete

Lights at Lynbrook: Special Education teacher Miguel Alderete

Patricia Wei, Web Director September 5, 2018

Miguel Alderete has been a special education teacher at Lynbrook for 16 years. Throughout his time at Lynbrook, Alderete has also been a coach and class adviser. In this interview, Alderete shares about...

Senior class officers cheer along with the freshmen Class of 2022.

Lynbrook kicks off school year with Comics rally

Kavya Iyer and Patricia Wei August 31, 2018

The second week of the school year ended with a comics-themed rally. At the rally, students from each class took part in games, cheered on the Water Polo, Girls Tennis and Cross Country teams and watched...

Last thoughts before the first day of school

Last thoughts before the first day of school

Patricia Wei, Web Director August 19, 2018

I still remember my first day of high school, three years ago. I walked into my advisory classroom, where Mr. Alderete gave us not only forms for claiming lockers but also packs of gum. He told us...

Lynbrook reacts to This Is America by Childish Gambino

Lynbrook reacts to This Is America by Childish Gambino

Srinidhi Seshadri, Web Editor June 28, 2018

Lynbrook staff members Jeffery Bale and Denise Stuart along with students Kristin Lee, Eileen Choi, Arushi Gautam, Maya Abiram and Jessica Peng react to Childish Gambino's controversial music video this...

After 15 years at Lynbrook, Japanese teacher Kumi Kobayashi will be moving to Los Gatos High School for the 2018-2019 school year.

Japanese teacher Kumi Kobayashi reflects on 15 years at Lynbrook

Nicole Ong and Patricia Wei June 12, 2018

Every day, Japanese teacher Kumi Kobayashi, known to her students as Kobayashi-sensei, greets her class with a cheerful, “Minasan, ohayogozaimasu!” For the past 15 years, Kobayashi has used her bubbly...

Photo used with permission from Isaac Hou.

Before I Leave: Lynbrook senior shares a story to inspire and show people that they’re not alone

Patricia Wei, Web Director May 25, 2018

When he’s in front of an audience and the music starts playing, Isaac's mind blacks out. As the music plays, the moves come to him—a testament to the hours he’s practiced since his freshman year....

Epic Staff take on the Ugly Location challenge

Epic Staff take on the Ugly Location challenge

Epic Staff members take part in the Ugly Location Challenge, a trend that has been viral on social media. The challenge entails taking aesthetic photos at unconventional locations. Keep reading to see...

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Collegeboard: A Monopoly

Tzen-hao Ng, Writer May 17, 2018

The U.S. has a long history of breaking monopolies. When John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil and Andrew Carnegie’s U.S. Steel dominated the oil and steel markets in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively,...

Students posing with their certificate from Lynbrook acknowledging their achievements.

Future collegiate athletes celebrate commitments to colleges

Nicole Ong, Srinidhi Seshadri and Patricia Wei May 11, 2018

Meet five Lynbrook seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level: Andrew Shao, Angela Liu, Amy Steinmetz, Juney Lee and Nathan Lee. Shao and Liu, track and field athletes,...

Students dance to the beat at the Valkyries Spring Show

Students dance to the beat at the Valkyries Spring Show

Srinidhi Seshadri, Web Editor May 9, 2018

Students performed at the Valkyries Spring Show held at Lynbrook High School on May 4, 2018. There were performances from the school dance team, the Valkyries, as well as other students who volunteered...

Vaping: A Q&A with a health professional

Vaping: A Q&A with a health professional

April 26, 2018

In this Q&A, Nick Goldenson, a doctoral student in the USC Health, Behavior and Addiction Laboratory (USC-HEAL) discusses vaping based on the existing scientific literature, particularly the 2018...