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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
Clarke encourages class discussions to foster creativity and collaboration.
Clarke fosters engaging learning
YAK members chat with third-graders from Dilworth Elementary School about the life of high schoolers.
YAK fosters friendships beyond pen pal letters
Otoshi works in her office for the music department. She plans to enjoy time with her family in the future.
Otoshi leaves lasting impact on music
Lynbrook and Miller students get together to close the year off with a game of petánque.
French Club closes the year with pétanque matches
2023 Senior Columns
2023 Senior Columns
Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrooks campus due to student negligence.
Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus
Juggling a part-time job with schoolwork as a high school student comes with many advantages and opportunities.
High school jobs offer promising opportunities
The medias portrayal of the WGA strike provides biased information due to their connections within large entertainment companies.
The “write” side of the Writers Guild of America strike
Graduating seniors of the class of 2023 leave behind their words of wisdom for their underclassmen.
Passing the torch: seniors give their best advice to underclassmen
2023 Senior Columns
2023 Senior Columns
Valerie poses with her scout sign, a signature gesture from her time at White Stag summer camp. Photo by Chelsea Lee
Finding my calling as a camp counselor
I never would have expected my love for English to blossom during my junior year of high school.
How journalism has changed me this year
Emily fills her journals with snippets of dinner table conversations, with hopes theyll later spark joy.
Writing bridges
Sophie grew up with her siblings who are only a couple years apart from each other, making it hard to say goodbye as siblings leave for college.
Appreciate your time with your siblings
Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrooks campus due to student negligence.
Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus
Lynbrook students play games, read and cartwheel, oblivious to the roaring fire blazing behind them. Graphic illustration by Anushka Anand and Lilly Wu.
Editorial: Bomb threat or not, It’s no laughing matter.
A student walks towards the Japanese Classroom at Lynbrook, only to be surprised when opening the door to find a brick wall and caution tape. Students and teachers were excluded from the decision making process and the district should be more transparent in the future.
Editorial: District neglects community input
Theater masks, painting materials and a trumpet are symbols of creative art electives offered at Lynbrook that have been affected by declining enrollment.
Editorial: Supporting school elective programs
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot capable of generating humanlike text, working computer code and more in a wide range of styles and lengths.
Editorial: A controversial chat on ChatGPT
Katie Chung finds vending at craft fairs with friends and running her small business to be a gratifying experience, and she feels lucky that she gets to share her art with new people.
Alumna Katie Chung expands Hua Studios to local craft fairs
Lets Chat Historys team, John Jou, Aarit Parekh and Isaiah Sit, meet at Rainbow Park to record their new episode of their history podcast.
Behind the history of Let’s Chat History
Prior to Vanessa Ottos Lynbrook debut, she spent 16 years teaching at Monta Vista High School and one year teaching at Cupertino High School.
New literature teacher Vanessa Otto encourages student participation
Joining Lynbrook as an honors chemistry and freshman biology teacher, David Chen is continuing to pursue his passion for teaching high school students.
New chemistry and biology teacher David Chen simplifies complex topics
Alumna Bethany Chan stands in front of school gates, excited for her teaching-filled year ahead.
Alumna Bethany Chan takes a Guatemalan Gap year
Chemicals released into the ecosystem affecting marine life.
Sunscreen’s effects from beach to bleach
Passing down culture from generation to generation
Passing down culture
To conform with warping beauty standards and societal norms, youth fall into a spiral of lightening products.
Colorist beauty standards create shadows of self
Binge-watching, or the act of watching multiple episodes or an entire season of a show in one sitting, has gained immense popularity in past years. Currently, around 70% of Americans say they binge-watch television shows.
Addicted to the art of binge-watching
To create a more accepting community, respecting the needs of people with SAD can go a long way.
Feeling SAD? Blame the weather
Committed
Committed
Typically, Badger’s week consists of three two-hour practices and two one-hour training sessions. Tournaments occur one to three times a month, in which they take up whole weekends at a time.
Madison Badger commits to University of Puget Sound for volleyball
When Liou began her freshman year, a friend of hers convinced her to begin. She had already been a swimmer during middle school, and learned that swimming helps with water polo.
Annika Liou commits to Chapman University for water polo
Training with numerous coaches throughout the years, Zhang has come to appreciate how each coach provides a new perspective on how to approach swimming, and all similarly push him to try his best.
Tianyou Zhang commits to Carnegie Mellon University for swim
Taylor sees track as both a team sport and individual sport, with a blend between attributes including self-control and being at his best for both him and his teammates.
Evan Taylor commits to Virginia Tech for track and field
Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
Meet the Freshman Class of 2027 Officer Team
Meet the Freshman Class of 2027 Officer Team
Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.
Fast and Furious: A never ending saga
Lost in Translation: Untranslatable Words
Lost in Translation: Untranslatable Words
March Madness, the single-elimination college basketball championship, has been wilder than usual this year with many surprising upsets.
A look into March Madness 2023
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
One stereotype of Americans is that of the Wild West cowboy.
Sticky stereotypes: Common beliefs about Americans
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22
Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Welcome Back Rally 2023: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
Class of 2023 graduation ceremony
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandoras Box
Indesign Fashion Show: Exploring Pandora’s Box
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
Lynbrooks Favorite Music Lyrics
Lynbrook’s Favorite Music Lyrics
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Virtual Enterprise students showcase their businesses
Virtual Enterprise students showcase their businesses
Lifting the curtains on Silsilay
Lifting the curtains on Silsilay
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
Horror psychology: How to scare your audience
Horror psychology: How to scare your audience
AI art: Where is the line drawn?
AI art: Where is the line drawn?
Worst Dates: Couples quiz edition
Worst Dates: Couples quiz edition
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Audrey Wong

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor

Audrey Wong is a senior and Managing Editor for Epic. She loves learning new languages, cooking/baking and photography. She is interested in octopus, cuttlefish and all animals. She likes to listen to music, talk about food and design/make clothing. She has a twin sister who is known for her unique colored hair.

All content by Audrey Wong
Senior Class of 2021

Senior Class of 2021

Elena Williams, Anusha Kothari, Audrey Wong, Sunny Li, Kavya Iyer, Katie Chen and Rachel Wu
May 27, 2021
From a sit down home cooked meal to convenient packaged pastries, breakfast items evolve to fit our lifestyle.

The rise of breakfast

Audrey Wong and Ethan Lee
May 27, 2021
On April 7, the Homecoming Highlights Reel was released after all Homecoming activities were canceled. (Graphic Illustration by Audrey Wong.)

Canceled but not forgotten: Homecoming in remote learning

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 26, 2021
COVID-19 podcast: Indesign final episode

COVID-19 podcast: Indesign final episode

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 30, 2020
COVID-19 podcast: Indesign episode 1

COVID-19 podcast: Indesign episode 1

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 30, 2020

End of 2019-2020 school year highlights

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 29, 2020
FUHSD forms task force to address COVID-19 challenges

FUHSD forms task force to address COVID-19 challenges

Audrey Wong and Youqi Huang
May 25, 2020

One door closes, but hundreds more open

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
April 16, 2020
Collegeboard made changes to the AP exam to accommodate for COVID-19

CollegeBoard modifies AP exam procedures

Kaylin Li and Audrey Wong
April 3, 2020
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
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

“Levanter”: It’s a bop!

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
February 5, 2020
On Jan. 3, 50 years of conflicts between the U.S. and Iran came to a head.

Drone strike increases U.S. and Iran tensions

Audrey Wong and Michelle Zhu
January 29, 2020
On Oct. 26, many park-goers fled Great America after someone falsely identified a shooting.

Halloween Haunt haunts park visitors

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
December 11, 2019
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The white silhouette is a rhythmic gymnast with an injury on her foot. Mirroring her is an artistic gymnast, representing the writer, Audrey Wong and her twin sister

It’s a twin thing: affects one of us, affects both of us

October 27, 2019
Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Audrey Wong, Bennie Chang, Anusha Kothari and Kaylin Li
November 1, 2019
Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Audrey Wong, Elena Williams, Bennie Chang and Claire Chiu
October 31, 2019
Homecoming: Staff Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Staff Skit 19-20

Alara Dasdan, Pranav Mishra, Audrey Wong and Renee Ge
October 22, 2019
The graphic illustration is used to represent the the new laws for football and the injuries they are meant to prevent.

California passes laws to limit high school football injury

Audrey Wong , Managing Editor
October 2, 2019
Pictured is Sadhana Sarma, the author of this column.

[Photo] Cases of fate: failures

July 3, 2019
Patricia Wei is pictured holding the novel The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien, where she gained the inspiration for her columns title.

[Photo] Reflecting on the stories we carry

August 13, 2019
Shattering the fascination of true crime; investigating the attention grabbing aspects

True Crime: The fascination with murder and violence

Audrey Wong and Christy Yu
May 3, 2019
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[Photo] Students juggle multiple sports in their schedules

May 3, 2019
Sophomore Bailey Gong, a martial arts enthusiast who hopes to make the U.S. national team.

[Photo] Bailey Gong fights for a spot on national kung fu team

March 1, 2019
Untangle the truths about veganism and the impacts it creates

Not just salads: veganism and its impacts

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
March 29, 2019
Girls basketball breaks a sweat at their practice, training hard in order to play well and increase their chances of winning at each game. Their drills include shooting, passing, rebounding and scrimmaging.

[Photo] Girls basketball shoots higher than ever

March 1, 2019
February: New music releases

February: New music releases

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
March 1, 2019
Students and teachers should consider the ethical consequences of dissections, especially regarding animal welfare.

Dissections — where to cut the line?

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
March 1, 2019
January: New music releases

January: New music releases

Audrey Wong , Managing Editor
February 1, 2019
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[Photo] Cosmo Cao hits the ground running

February 1, 2019
Senior Justin Wang practices shooting goals. as of Jan. 29, the team has scored 43 total.

[Photo] Boys soccer scores through the season

February 1, 2019
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Students perform in wildfires benefit concert

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
December 14, 2018
November: New music releases

November: New music releases

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
December 1, 2018

Local art museums preserve unique experiences

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
November 9, 2018
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[Photo] Sports in Seconds

November 9, 2018
Female football players kick off the season

Female football players kick off the season

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
October 5, 2018
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
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