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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Lynbrook community celebrates Dandiya Raas

Lynbrook community celebrates Dandiya Raas

Justine Chen, Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2017

Picture a group of 50 to 60 people cheering and laughing, freely spinning and dancing. The sound of short wooden sticks knocking together echo as people exchange partners and rotate in a circle. Children...

Staff and students showcase their Halloween spirit

Staff and students showcase their Halloween spirit

Sadhana Sarma, Design Editor November 3, 2017

The rise of the sun on Sept, 22, 2017 marked the first day of the Autumn season. Leaves turn vivid oranges, yellows, purples and reds; the air becomes more brisk and there are pumpkins everywhere within...

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Wildfires blaze through Northern California

Arul Gnanasivam, Photo Editor November 2, 2017

Black and orange. Colors that used to represent  a local baseball team have begun to represent death and destruction in recent weeks. As some of California’s greatest wildfires rage on, all that was...

Students discuss whitewashing in Hollywood

Kelsey Lu, Business/PR Manager November 1, 2017

Asian Americans in Hollywood. You may think that this would be a normal occurrence now because of the advocacy for diversity, but in recent events, the lack of Asian Americans in media has become more...

Viking Spotlight Episode 3: Mr. Bale and Dr. Stevens

Srinidhi Seshadri, Web Editor October 22, 2017

Homecoming is an amazing part of your high school experience and homecoming at Lynbrook takes the school spirit to the next level. Find out the staff's thoughts on homecoming in the Viking Spotlight featuring...

The smile behind the ASB Office: Financial Specialist Judy Boehm

The smile behind the ASB Office: Financial Specialist Judy Boehm

Ashley Song, Design Editor October 12, 2017

Although ‘easy’ is a subjective term, most students will agree that high school is not easy. From signing up for PSATs to planning budgets for prom, students’ schedules are always packed. But what...

Hakone Gardens Renovations Ahead of Upcoming Groundbreaking Event

Hakone Gardens Renovations Ahead of Upcoming Groundbreaking Event

Tzen-Hao Ng, Writer October 6, 2017

Hakone Gardens in Saratoga hosted a groundbreaking event on Sept. 28 to celebrate the completion of the first of a series of renovations to the historic Japanese-style botanical garden. These new renovations...

Five Homecoming Hits

Five Homecoming Hits

Ashley Song and Diana Xu October 2, 2017

It’s Homecoming Week! We don’t know about you, but in our opinion, there is no better way to muster up school spirit than to jam out to these five songs from High School Musical (HSM), varying from...

Viking Spotlight Episode 2: New Teachers

Srinidhi Seshadri and Patricia Wei September 29, 2017

You may have watched the staff homecoming skit on Sept. 29, but you might not have recognized some of the participants. Lynbrook has more than 25 new staff members for the 2017- 2018 school year. This...

I broke up a fight

Michyla Lin, Design Editor September 22, 2017

I broke up a fistfight. That is a sentence I thought I would never have to write, but because of the appalling scene I found myself a witness to, I had to make those words a reality. At about 3:15...

Summer Reflections: Lessons learned from a summer of STEM

Summer Reflections: Lessons learned from a summer of STEM

Michelle Lum and Hsin Yen Huang September 22, 2017

STEM summer programs are often considered opportunities for exploration of complex subjects not covered in a traditional high school setting. Students not only grow as budding scientists, but also as people,...