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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
A beacon of light for the Lynbrook community, family and friends, Boehm is remembered for her unwavering support and kindness for Lynbrook students during her tenure.
In memory of Judy Boehm, former ASB Financial Technician
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
Lynbrook band Kimchee Masala blends their cultural identities to create mouth-watering music.
Kimchee Masala spices up Lynbrook music
Beyond initial shine, peer into stories behind Lynbrook students favorite pieces.
Sparkling stories behind students’ jewelry
Aarush cooking with a smile, pan still sizzling.
Aarush Narang brings a new world of favor to his table
Juniors Aishani Chikkareddy and Kyrsten Su are avid participants in Peer Court and work to help students receive second chances.
Peer Court: for students, by students
Emojis have slid into your DMs
Emojis have slid into your DMs
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
The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.
Fast and Furious: A never ending saga
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
The Hottest Fashion Trends Of the Year: 2023 InDesign Fashion Show
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
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
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.
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
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
Junior Prom 2023: A Starry Night
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
LHS AISA presents Silsilay 2023
Winter Rally 2023: Pixar
Winter Rally 2023: Pixar
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

the Epic
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
Claire Chiu

Claire Chiu, Writer

Claire is a senior and is pumped for her third year on staff! Outside of the Epic, Claire runs a small non-profit bakery, partakes in activism for human rights and environmentalism and creates art. The book that got Claire into writing was Anne of Gables, a beloved childhood classic. Claire loves learning about different cultures and hopes that she too can one day travel the world.

All content by Claire Chiu
A photo of the authors comfort food

Hotpot: a meal of family and unity

Claire Chiu, Writer
May 26, 2021
Tesla, Oracle and HP are among the companies relocating headquarters or operations to Texas.

California tech giants find new home in Texas

Claire Chiu and Lina Mezerreg
May 13, 2021
Labeling non-Western cultures as “primitive” not only perpetuates ignorance and disregards the inherent complexity of cultures, but also fosters the idea that there is no room for inclusion of non-Western cultures.

The harmful implications of generalizing cultures

Claire Chiu, Writer
March 17, 2021
Mochi donut ingredients and the signature lion mascot of Mister Donut.

Copycat recipe review: Mister Donut’s “Pon de Ring” Mochi Donuts

Claire Chiu, Writer
January 25, 2021
Ultimately, Diwali is an opportunity to spend time with loved ones. No matter what goes on in the world, people can always find a way to celebrate their shared culture.

Diwali: Festival of Lights and Family

Claire Chiu, Writer
December 9, 2020
JSA created the Viking Vote Program to encourage voter registration and pre-registration.

Viking votes promotes voter registration among students

Claire Chiu, Writer
October 30, 2020
Workouts from popular fitness trainers Mary Helen Bowers, Pamela Reif and Chloe Ting and their rating out of five stars.

Home workouts for the busy student

Claire Chiu, Writer
October 7, 2020
As shelter-in-place continues on, bringing drastic changes to every kind of lifestyle, students have been finding new ways to occupy themselves and go about their daily lives.

QuaranTEEN: What are Lynbrook students doing during lockdown?

Claire Chiu and Alara Dasdan
August 17, 2020
Zoom-bombing is now a significant disruption to online learning.

Zoom intruders raise security concerns

Claire Chiu, Writer
May 27, 2020
Everything concerning climate is really urgent. Faster is better, but it is not always achievable without large funding. - Ken Davies, Climate Smart San Jose

San Jose strives to stay green

Claire Chiu, Writer
February 26, 2020
This year, 13 Lynbrook DECA members qualified for ICDC through Virtual Business Challenge (VBC), an all-time high for Lynbrook and the most qualifiers out of any school in DECA’s western region.

Competitive students qualify for ICDC

Claire Chiu, Writer
January 29, 2020

Holiday Cookoff Challenge

Priyanka Anand, Claire Chiu, Bennie Chang and Anusha Kothari
January 27, 2020

Last Christmas

Claire Chiu, Writer
December 11, 2019
Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Senior Skit 19-20

Audrey Wong, Elena Williams, Bennie Chang and Claire Chiu
October 31, 2019

The rights protecting teens in their workplace

Claire Chiu and Melissa Chen
October 2, 2019
Chick-Fil-A controversy leaves customers feeling fried

Chick-Fil-A controversy leaves customers feeling fried

Claire Chiu, Writer
May 3, 2019
Facebook privacy breaches highlight flaws in U.S. legal system.

[Photo] Facebook privacy breaches highlight flaws in U.S. legal system

March 1, 2019
ASMR, slime, conspiracy theories and mukbangs were just a few of the many YouTube trends in 2018.

The 2018 YouTube Scene: The Past Year’s Popular Video Trends

Claire Chiu, Writer
February 2, 2019
Art illustration by Chloe Lee

Unpacking Amazon’s controversies

Claire Chiu, Writer
February 1, 2019
Winter Rally 2019: Musicals

Winter Rally 2019: Musicals

Claire Chiu, Katie Chen and Hatim Saifee
January 26, 2019
VE: A click away from traditional business

VE: A click away from traditional business

Claire Chiu, Writer
November 9, 2018

What Comes After the Rainbow: High School Dating For LGBTQ+

Patricia Wei and Claire Chiu
October 5, 2018