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Dr. Mohammed Subeh speaks with students about his experience volunteering in Palestine
Dr. Mohammed Subeh speaks with students about his experience volunteering in Palestine
According to a survey by the Student Wellness team, 56% of students feel ready to live independently after high school --- a belief shared by 70% of parents. Graphic illustration by Alexandra Wu and Olivia Yuan
Educational webinar guides students beyond high school
A rendering of the upcoming Voyager building, set to be constructed in summer 2024, by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects. // Apple, which was formerly headquartered at its Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, had a tax-stake agreement with the city that was ended in 2022 by a state audit. // The 2023-2024 rollout of the Federal Application for Student Aid, which was plagued with technical difficulties and delays, ultimately led some students to renounce colleges they could not afford to attend. // Climeworks has developed numerous plants for atmospheric carbon extraction in recent years; its latest model, the Mammoth, is currently the worlds largest direct air capture plant. Used with permission from Nick Stephenson // Image from Picryl // Image from Pexels // Photo by Arnie Saeberg/Climeworks AG via AP
News In Brief
100 years of FUHSD honored in district-wide celebrations
100 years of FUHSD honored in district-wide celebrations
Top image: Members of the Speech and Debate team pose in front of a banner at the Ketucky LEX airport that reads University of Kentucky, the venue of the Tournament of Champions national tournament. (Left to Right, Front to Back: Rebecca Cai, Rucha Kore, Nina Pan, Vansh Mathur, Aadharsh Rajkumar, Anish Bhethanabotla, Rohan Patel, Sagar Bhatia, Michael Harris, Aadi Loonawat, Vihaan Patel, Om Modi, Bolang Zhu, Rohin Saharoy) bottom image: Members of the Public Forum debate team pose in front of the Funkhouser building at the Univesity of Kentucky (Left to Right, Front to Back: Nina Pan, Rohan Patel, Anish Bethanabotla, Aadharsh Rajkumar, Aadi Loonawat, Vihaan Patel, Sagar Bhatia, Rohin Saharoy). Used with permission from Nina Pan.
Thirteen Speech and Debate members compete in national tournament
“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
A conversation between different versions of myself, split between the characters ME and her inner voices, RISKY, CAUTION and WHY, who all respond to FRIEND.
Fragments of my inner self
My ordinary morning routine starts in a dreary, colorless bedroom, where I wake up facing blank walls and bare floors aside from the occasional dusty Lego set.
Going home
Queen to G3. I sat with my arms crossed on a table too tall for me, the black and white queens and kings looming ahead. One move to checkmate. He would be forced to capture with his pawn.
Rolling the dice on life
“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
A conversation between different versions of myself, split between the characters ME and her inner voices, RISKY, CAUTION and WHY, who all respond to FRIEND.
Fragments of my inner self
My ordinary morning routine starts in a dreary, colorless bedroom, where I wake up facing blank walls and bare floors aside from the occasional dusty Lego set.
Going home
Queen to G3. I sat with my arms crossed on a table too tall for me, the black and white queens and kings looming ahead. One move to checkmate. He would be forced to capture with his pawn.
Rolling the dice on life
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
Lynbrooks support and promotion for programs such as the Job Shadow helps students explore more unconventional career paths.
Editorial: Encouraging the exploration of post-secondary pathways
Out of the options presented at the board meeting, the district should choose to pursue the second option: phasing out one world language class from each FUHSD school besides Lynbrook and Homestead High School.
Editorial: District should preserve world language classes
Graphic illustration by Gary Pan and Erin Fitzpatrick Used with permission from Alexander Chu
Adrian Philip carves a path toward success
Photo by Gary Pan and Claire Guo, Graphic illustration by Claire Guo and Erin Fitzpatrick
Sophomore crocheters are knot your average entrepreneurs
Freshman Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, Shreshta Ramji, Sruthi Chetput, Sathvika Siva and Diya Narayanan (left to right) hold up the Judges Award. Photo used with permission from Sruthi Chetput
Rookie robotics team the Chaotic Calibotz goes to worlds
ELD speech participants have dinner together before the FUHSD speech contest. Photo used with Permission from Emily Hong
ELD students take on FUHSD speech contest
Senior Alicia Cho and junior Felicia Huang hold their feathered pets under the morning sun. Photo used with permission from Alicia Cho and Felicia Huang.
Student journeys with their uncommon pets
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
Photos of the FUHSD Adult School from 1923 to 2024. Photos used with permission from Liz Ambra, Photo by Audrey Sun
Never too late to learn at FUHSD’s adult school
Although the discriminatory practice of redlining, beginning in 1934, has technically been outlawed, its shadow continues to loom through the segregation and inequality that persist in the present day.
Redlining: forming urban and suburban divisions
Lockdown nostalgia consists of a longing for memories, habits and emotions experienced during the pandemic, usually in its early stages.
A walk down lockdown lane: quarantine memories
Nostalgia offers the opportunity to relive the past, yet the concept and acceptance of nostalgia has shiften throughout the years.
Nostalgia’s journey from disorder to emotion
Although genocide does not have a singular definition, the crime can be broken down into eight different stages: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination and denial.
Genocide is not a thing of the past: Recognizing it in modern day
The model demonstates a side plank, one of the most common positions in Pilates. Graphic illustration by Rohan Kakhandiki
A guide to the history, benefits and practice of Pilates
Dylan White sprints across the field with the football while playing against the Saratoga Falcons.
Dylan White touches down at Puget Sound
Rohin Saharoy demonstrates a karate move with his black belt on, kicking up his foot in the air. Photo by David Zhu and graphic illustration by Amanda Jin
Rohin Saharoy surpasses limits in the dojo
With hopes of continuing field hockey beyond her high school career, senior Halie Yung has committed to Smith College. Used with permission from Halie Yung.
Halie Yung strikes her line into Smith College
Team photo of the 2023-24 softball team. Photo used with permission from Peggy Yao.
Softball keeps on swinging and lights up the field
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Class of 2024 graduation ceremony
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicsnrprom.
Senior Prom 2024: Fly Me to the Moon
Indesign Fashion Show 2024: Ethereal Realms
Indesign Fashion Show 2024: Ethereal Realms
Taylor Swifts album cover
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
The challenging thing about ‘Challengers’
The challenging thing about ‘Challengers’
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 ASBs first school-sanctioned celebration of Holi.
Adding a little color with Holi
Being firefighters, since 1986
Being firefighters, since 1986
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/2024gradpics.
Class of 2024 graduation ceremony
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicsnrprom.
Senior Prom 2024: Fly Me to the Moon
Indesign Fashion Show 2024: Ethereal Realms
Indesign Fashion Show 2024: Ethereal Realms
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/spromfashionshow.
Senior Prom Fashion Show
Farewell Rally 2024: the End of an Era
Farewell Rally 2024: the End of an Era
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
Anushka Anand

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor

(she/her) Anushka is a senior and the Managing Editor of the Epic for the 2023-24 school year. Aside from her immense passion for journalism, she enjoys engaging in various forms of art, like playing guitar, cooking, painting, woodworking, doing henna, etc.

All content by Anushka Anand
A conversation between different versions of myself, split between the characters ME and her inner voices, RISKY, CAUTION and WHY, who all respond to FRIEND.

Fragments of my inner self

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
May 20, 2024
2024 Senior Columns

2024 Senior Columns

Myles Kim, Deeksha Raj, Katie Chin, Surya Saraf, Riki Murase, Apurva Krishnamurthy and Anushka Anand
May 20, 2024
Nostalgia offers the opportunity to relive the past, yet the concept and acceptance of nostalgia has shiften throughout the years.

Nostalgia’s journey from disorder to emotion

Anushka Anand and Apurva Krishnamurthy
April 29, 2024
Read to learn about events regarding school, local, national and international news. Photo used with permission from Amanda Jin, Photo by Jeff Chiu/Ap, Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/Ap, Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

Campus, community and world events to note

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
April 1, 2024
A programmer sits, red-eyed, with dark eyebags and copious amounts of caffeine in their system as they stare at the blue light emitted from their computer screen, concluding yet another day of unpaid overtime because another company executive over-promised on a release date to shareholders.

Investigating game developers’ fight for labor rights.

Anushka Anand and Rohan Kakhandiki
February 12, 2024
Your breath catches in your chest as your pupils dilate and your face begins to flush red. You’re in love, but why?

How romantic love works, scientifically

Riki Murase and Anushka Anand
November 6, 2023
Homecoming: Rally 23-24

Homecoming: Rally 23-24

Anushka Anand and Robert Yu
October 21, 2023
Sexual assault survivors can often feel invisible in the midst of everyone elses lives.

Confronting the silence surrounding sexual assault

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
October 10, 2023
Students can be seen holding this bathroom pass signal their exit from class to go to the restroom. As the image of the clock suggests, bathroom breaks are now limited to five minutes .

[Photo] Lynbrook implements new bathroom pass system

Nicole Ge, Staffer
October 10, 2023
FUHSD is awarded Silver for the Green Ribbon award for their progress in environmental sustainability.

FUHSD’s advances toward a sustainable future earn a Green Ribbon Award

Elieen Zhu, Riki Murase, Anushka Anand, Charlotte Bolay, Taek Kim and Yvonne Wu
September 2, 2023
Many languages may be speaking their last words

Many languages may be speaking their last words

Apurva Krishnamurthy and Anushka Anand
May 8, 2023
Despite the seemingly innocuous nature of these childrens shows, studies have shown the large impact they have on children’s development

Watching the impact of children’s shows

Anushka Anand and Meera Nambiar
April 10, 2023
Squash is a racket sport played by two players in an indoor four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.

Student athletes squash their way to victory

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
March 10, 2023
These notable students and staff were recognized by the FUHSD Board of Trustees and FUHSD Leadership in the Board Room of the District Office on March 7.

Lynbrook celebrates exceptional students and faculty

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
March 10, 2023
Over the years, our standards for love have transformed along with the changes in our world.

Relationships then vs. now

Anushka Anand and Lilly Wu
February 6, 2023
Products sold by Craft Faire venders Gillian Ortega, Gina Velez, Dianne Hawk, and Gloria Othon.

Lynbrook Craft Faire vendors share their holiday spirit

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
December 12, 2022
Looking at religious views on Lynbrooks campus.

Exploring religious diversity on campus

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
November 7, 2022
Homecoming: Pep Rally 22-23

Homecoming: Pep Rally 22-23

Myles Kim and Anushka Anand
October 22, 2022
Students collect comic books, slime, and Kpop merch.

Lynbrook students showcase their captivating collections

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
October 10, 2022
Alumnuns Anirudh Bhardradwaj, William Huang, senior Antone Jung, and junior David Lee competing in the National Science Bowl Finals in Washington D.C. Not pictured: seniors Sharon Zhu, Eric Shen.

Lynbrook wins 32nd National Science Bowl competition

Elizabeth Cheng, Myles Kim, Anushka Anand, Sarah Zhang, Inaaya Yousuf and Apurva Krishnamurthy
August 27, 2022
Battling insecurities by balancing hormones

Battling insecurities by balancing hormones

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
May 26, 2022
Epic staff explore the diverse sea of boba shops.

Finding the best pearls in a sea of boba

Jason Shan and Anushka Anand
May 3, 2022
The global surrogacy industry is facing an unprecedented shortage of surrogate mothers.

Global crises create surrogate shortage

Tanika Anbu and Anushka Anand
May 3, 2022
Chopped: Epic edition

Chopped: Epic edition

Samyukta Sarma, Anushka Anand, Elizabeth Cheng and Jasmine Rihal
April 7, 2022
Western sanctions have devastated the Russian economy, upturning the lives of the ultra-rich oligarchs and everyday citizens alike.

All Russians affected by sanctions

Meera Nambiar and Anushka Anand
April 5, 2022
Napping is a prevalent activity that many students engage in.

Everything you’re too tired to ask about napping

Lina Mezerreg and Anushka Anand
March 8, 2022
Seniors Crystal Qian and Anton Ouyang commit to Stanford athletics.

Stanford recruits

Anushka Anand and Neha Ayyer
December 8, 2021
Epic staffers try pumpkin carving

Epic staffers try pumpkin carving

Timothy Kim, Samyukta Sarma and Anushka Anand
November 9, 2021
Lynbrook bathrooms were missing soap dispensers and featured graffiti and disassembled sinks.

TikTok trend motivates bathroom vandalism

Anushka Anand, Managing Editor
November 9, 2021
Lynbrook welcomes six new teachers on campus during the 2021-22 school year.

Meet the new teachers at Lynbrook during the 2021-22 school year

Anushka Anand and Deeksha Raj
October 6, 2021
Homecoming: Freshman Skit 21-22

Homecoming: Freshman Skit 21-22

Anushka Anand, Myles Kim and Elizabeth Cheng
October 4, 2021
Students have guaranteed access to a laptop for the 1-to-1 device program.

FUHSD implements 1-to-1 device program for 2021-22 school year

Emma Constable, Anushka Anand, Nicole Ge and Jasmine Rihal
August 25, 2021
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