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Candidates vie for city, state and national seats in elections
Candidates vie for city, state and national seats in elections
Westgate Costco approved amid community backlash
Westgate Costco approved amid community backlash
The new FUHSD area trustee map will be used for the first time this year as the elections in Trustee Areas 2 and 5 unfold.
Four candidates run in first FUHSD by-area trustee election
Webinar provides parents with guide to alleviating student stress
Webinar provides parents with guide to alleviating student stress
Top left: Lynbrook received a National Blue Ribbon School Award on Sept. 23. Top right: A late-night house fire that broke out in West San Jose on Oct. 17 was fully extinguished by 4 a.m. Bottom left: An overhead shot of Hurricane Milton, which swept Florida on Oct. 7. Bottom right: Cuba's Antonio Gueritas Power Plant failed on Oct. 18, causing widespread collapses of the power grid nationwide.
Campus, community and world events
Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election
Students share their perspectives on the 2024 election
The disconnect between media detoxing and reality
The disconnect between media detoxing and reality
Moving west, east and west again
Moving west, east and west again
Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions
Stopping the legacy of inequity in college admissions
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Moving west, east and west again
Moving west, east and west again
Looking back and moving forward
Looking back and moving forward
Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world
Touch, taste, sight and smell in a digital world
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Atoms or Aristotle?
I thought I wanted to be a romantic — or even a communist — after indulging in the passionate, Marxist-inspired writing of Sally Rooney.
Reading between the lines
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus
Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage
Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage
The recent influx of "test flu" has led to absences on test days, disrupting the learning environment and delaying teacher schedules.
Editorial: Fighting the newest outbreak: test flu
At the FUHSD Earth Day Event, students taught one another about environmental and health literacy and emphasized campus sustainability.
Editorial: Campus sustainability should not stop with students
When making decisions, there are many factors that class officers may consider that other students may not realize.
Editorial: The importance of empathy for class officers
MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable
MEX Magazine strives to make math memorable
Little Libraries
Little libraries bring communities together, one book at a time
Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity
Author Ellie Yang Camp tackles nuances of Asian American identity
Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel
Flying into junior Jennifer Sahil’s fantasy novel
Aidan Chen’s journey into 3D art and cinematography
Phoebe Tang pursues engineering passions with Funky Monkeys robotics team
Phoebe Tang pursues engineering passions with Funky Monkeys robotics team
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (Olivia Yuan)
Communities built out of books
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (David Zhu)
Xara Aman’s journey of growth
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee. (Yvonne Wu)
Building resilience through basketball
Graphic illustration by Chelsea Lee.
Building passions with Manav Choudhary
This is the poster in room 22 of Dilworth Elementary School that sparked controversy over the inclusion of gender identity in elementary school curriculum.
Curriculum Integrity petitions against gender identity in TK classrooms
Lynbrook students and teachers use their hair to strengthen their identity, self-expression and culture, embracing different textures, colors and religious expressions.
Styling personal identity and expression through hair
Rising temperatures in early October have reached record-breaking numbers of 106 degrees Fahrenheit in San José, corresponding to global temperature trends.
Sweltering heat waves make their way through the Bay Area
San Jose and Cupertino have sister city connections around the world, including Dublin, Ireland; Ektarinaberg, Russia; Bhubaneswar, India and Okayama, Japan.
Linking the globe through the sister cities program
During the Korean War, Korean soldiers ate army stew, or “budae jjigae”, featuring Spam and fusing local ingredients with American elements.
How food imperialism has shaped global cuisines
Graphic illustration by Anna Cen and Maddy Chang. Photo by Gary Pan.
The Athetic Senate shines a spotlight on school sports
Photo by Amanda Jin.
Interns shape the future of sports medicine
Graphic illustration by Taek Kim. Used with permission by Selen Turkoz.
Selen Turkoz saddles up for success in equestrian
Graphic illustration by Akash Anand. Photo by Amanda Jin.
Importance of sports fundraisers for community causes
Esther Kwan does a flying kick in her red and gold Kung-Fu uniform. Photo by Crystal Zhu and graphic illustration by Inaaya Yousuf.
Junior Esther Kwan kicks her way to international gold
Graphic Illustration by Rebecca Cai
Coldplay’s “Moon Music” creates memorable soundscapes
Graphic Illustration by Rohan Kakhandi, Isabella Chiu, Yvonne Wu
Exploring Halloween across the globe
Graphic by Meadow Shen
Top 10 Frightful Flicks to binge this Halloween
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/indlunchshow24.
InDesign Lunch Fashion Show 2024
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Tug, not tackle: Students and staff on girls flag football in Viking athletics
Tug, not tackle: Students and staff on girls flag football in Viking athletics
Approaching 60 years of history: Lynbrook back in the day
Approaching 60 years of history: Lynbrook back in the day
Nostalgic memories, since 2010
Nostalgic memories, since 2010
Vertigo and La Pluma Open Mic
Vertigo and La Pluma Open Mic
Students gathered in the parking lot on March 29 for ASB's first school-sanctioned celebration of Holi.
Adding a little color with Holi
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
Gaming the system
Gaming the system
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/indlunchshow24.
InDesign Lunch Fashion Show 2024
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
Homecoming: Dance 24-25
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicseniorhoco24.
Homecoming: Senior Skit 24-25
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicjuniorhoco24.
Homecoming: Junior Skit 24-25
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 24-25
Women who inspire Lynbrook
Women who inspire Lynbrook
Being firefighters, since 1986
Being firefighters, since 1986
Graphic illustration by Gray Pan.
Freshmen and Sophomores battle in the first ever Underclassmen Showdown
Graphic illustration by Yvonne Wu.
What is love?
Celebrating the year of the dragon: Lunar New Year 2024
Celebrating the year of the dragon: Lunar New Year 2024
Graphic Illustration by Amanda Jin, Alexandra Wu and David Zhu.
Behind the runway
Formula 1: Pit lane Talk
Formula 1: Pit lane Talk
Graphic Illustration by Daeun Chung
College mythbusting with Mr. Roy
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
Don’t judge a book by its cover: the shortcomings of banning books
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
the Epic’s predictions for Super Bowl LVII
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
Aileen Xue

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief

Aileen is a senior and one of the Editors-in-Chief. She enjoys grocery shopping at Trader Joes and spritzing Caudalie grape water on her face. 

All content by Aileen Xue
Class of 2020

Class of 2020

Nicole Ong, Aileen Xue, Enzo Cabaltica, Ashley Song and Diana Xu
June 3, 2020
Community members attended the Lynbrook STEM Exposition held in the library on March 5. STEM students presented their research and engineering projects, which would be submitted to the Synopsys Science Fair during the month of March.

[Photo] End of 2019-2020 school year highlights

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 29, 2020
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
Sophomore Ian Chen: Founder of Youth Economics Initiative and Lynbrook Economics Club

Sophomore Ian Chen: Founder of Youth Economics Initiative and Lynbrook Economics Club

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 30, 2020
Social studies teacher Jeffrey Bale poses with bottles of disinfectant.

FUHSD combats novel Coronavirus

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
Jonathan Huang on his plans for the future: "I don't really know what I want to do in my future. I've kind of lived my life by the principle that I want to be happy, and that's pretty much it."

Junior Jonathan Huang: YouTuber, Math Honor Society President and Science Club Vice President

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 11, 2020
Derrick Cai on his plans for the future: "I hope in the future I can get a lot of sleep!"

Sophomore Derrick Cai: varsity basketball point guard, debater, and DECA member

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
Writer Aileen Xue holds up a bag from Trader Joes.

An ode to Trader Joe’s

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
February 26, 2020
Working the night shift: Lynbrook’s invaluable custodians

Working the night shift: Lynbrook’s invaluable custodians

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
May 3, 2019
Used with permission of Thanh Nguyen

Science Olympiad team celebrates win and prepares for regionals

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
We all love ourselves some Peter Kavinsky

We all love ourselves some Peter Kavinsky

Dhriti Iyer and Aileen Xue
January 18, 2019
PE Inclusive fosters bonds with special needs students

PE Inclusive fosters bonds with special needs students

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
November 9, 2018

Groupon to blame for racial slur in ad

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
April 26, 2018
Kennedy Miedema: wrestling for more than just herself

Kennedy Miedema: wrestling for more than just herself

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
April 12, 2018
This Is Me:

This Is Me:

Meera Balaji, Jocy He, Chloe Lee, Jessica Li, Michelle Lum, Ashley Song, Aileen Xue, Belinda Zhou and Editorial Board
April 7, 2018
Championship season leads to CCS qualification

Championship season leads to CCS qualification

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

San Jose passes plan to build tiny homes for the homeless

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
January 25, 2018
Apps that give back to the community

Apps that give back to the community

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
December 20, 2017
San Jose sues Trump Administration over DACA repeal

San Jose sues Trump Administration over DACA repeal

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
November 2, 2017

San Jose sues over DACA repeal

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
Discovering the realms of journaling

Discovering the realms of journaling

Srinidhi Seshadri and Aileen Xue
September 28, 2017