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Medals earned from the PVSA bronze, silver and gold award are on display. Image used with permission from Ksims.
PVSA pause leaves service uninterrupted
Recent events to note include Lynbrook being ranked 10th in California schools by U.S. News & World Report, the city of Santa Clara hosting the annual Parade of Champions on Oct. 4, the rise of Waymos on the road and the matcha shortage. Top left: Photo by Tristan Lo. Top right: Photo used with permission from Wikimedia Commons. Bottom left: Photo used with permission from Creative Common License. Bottom right: Photo used with permission from Creative Common License
Campus, community and world events
Californians rally in protest against Trump's immigration policies at the San Francisco Civic Center. Image used with permission by Wikimedia Commons.
Bay Area pushes back against presidential policy
Vicky the Viking strikes a pose at the first student section of the 2025-26 school year, themed "Red Out."
Vicky the Viking brings campus diversity
As a kid rides a bike down the hill, their dad trails closely behind.
Local movement advocates for Calabazas
Students expressed different perspectives on the new phone ban
Students react to the new phone policy
Proposition 50 plans to redraw California's congressional districts to win five more seats in the House of Representatives.
Prop 50: A must have or manipulative?
Under Lynbrook’s current food delivery policy, students are not allowed to have meals delivered to the school campus or nearby houses from food delivery services. However, an alternative to a completely restrictive ban that allows for both safe and efficient food delivery is worth considering.
Editorial: Lynbrook should revisit food delivery policy
Although chatbots may offer quick, convenient responses, they are poor substitutes for therapists and trusted individuals.
AI chatbots create a false sense of connection
Catherine Yang finds the value in being 'alright" at many talents.
Being alright with being “alright”
Catherine Yang finds the value in being 'alright" at many talents.
Being alright with being “alright”
2024-25 Senior Columns
2024-25 Senior Columns
It’s September 11, 2018.
My hijab & I
One thousand. The biblical number of prosperity, the number of years in a millennium, and the number that signifies a remarkable milestone.
A fresh sheet of square paper
Just past midnight, my house is deafeningly quiet.
On soup and stories
Under Lynbrook’s current food delivery policy, students are not allowed to have meals delivered to the school campus or nearby houses from food delivery services. However, an alternative to a completely restrictive ban that allows for both safe and efficient food delivery is worth considering.
Editorial: Lynbrook should revisit food delivery policy
With legal immigration pathways narrowing and deportations without due process rising nationwide, it has become more important than ever for students and school communities to be educated on their rights and protections. Photo by Qianzi Loo. Graphic illustration by Maddy Chang
Editorial: Building safety and awareness around student immigrant rights
Lack of awareness around the prevalence of digital misinformation affects students in the digital age. To combat these concerns, student engagement in media literacy and responsible journalism should be prioritized within schools.
Editorial: Media literacy in and out of FUHSD classrooms
Students actively engage in discussions and group activities in their Ethnic Studies class.
Editorial: Federal education cuts threaten ethnic studies programs
In a district wide effort to address student mental health issues, Lynbrook plans to launch a future mental wellness center, preceded by a monthly prototype launching in May.
Future wellness center is a step toward aiding student mental health
Vedanshi Prasad writes beautiful poetry and short stories, inspired by her previous struggles and powerful books.
Vedanshi Prasad overcomes obstacles and ignites inspiration
Bryce Mikolajczak holds up his cards, planning to make his next move in his game Cell Quest. Photos by Nicolas Cheng and used with permission from Bryce Mikolajczak.
Bryce Mikolajczak’s Cell Quest gamifies the world of cells
Michelle Chung designs a variety of cakes with vibrant frosting and exuberant decor. Photos used with permission from Michelle Chung.
Michelle Chung spreads sweetness, one treat at a time
Madison Chan (left) and Jayden Peterson (right) pose with their drinks at their boba booth. Images used with permission from Madison Chan.
NovelTea blends creativity, community and passion together
Senior Harvy Chang and his team break the Guinness World Record for fastest BART speedrun at Berryessa/North San Jose Station on July 6, completing it in 5 hours, 43 minutes and 10 seconds. Used with permission from Harvy Chang.
Harvy Chang takes to the railroads of BART
Sruthi Chetput keeps tradition in motion
Sruthi Chetput keeps tradition in motion
Vishnu Sankaran joins inclusivity and sports
Vishnu Sankaran joins inclusivity and sports
Hrithikesh Kotha challenges himself through music
Hrithikesh Kotha challenges himself through music
Photos by Lilly Wu. (Lilly Wu)Graphic illustration by Claire Guo. (Claire Guo)
Claire Hsu bakes it up
Jayden Yang makes waves through water polo
Following the evolving story of Hispanic History Month and how these celebrations grew, shifted and became nationally recognized.
Exploring Hispanic History Month’s evolving legacy
Passports have become indicators of one's geopolitical worth, with each nation's passport granting or denying access to a number of countries.
Power and privilege in the palm of your hand
As college application season rolls around, the question of how CollegeBoard managed to have such a chokehold on the American education system is once again on the rise.
How the College Board took over American education
Whether through panic-buying or an uptick in lipstick sales, the American shopping cart can reveal much about the state of our economy during economic hardship. Photos used with permission under Creative Commons license.
Tracking consumer and marketing changes over the recessions
Catholicism, one of the largest branches of Christianity, remains one of the most influential religions in the U.S. today. It has impacted on schools, healthcare, policies and national traditions.
Catholicism intersects with American culture
The mass support of the Golden State Valkyries comes ultimately from respect — an attitude that the entire sport of basketball should prioritize over media drama.
Focus on the WNBA for the talent, not the drama and sex toys
This school year, the varsity football team was temporarily disbanded, leaving Lynbrook with just a JV team. The impact on school culture and other athletic teams is already evident.
Campus life without varsity football
The Monta Vista-Lynbrook marching band merge arose from a member shortage, with students working to blend differences in campus cultures for their first joint season this school year.
Merging melodies with the Monta Vista-Lynbrook marching band
This school year, Lynbrook introduced a girls flag football team to the fall sports roster.
Girls flag football kicks off the fall season
As the season progresses, David and Abigail Leder look to overcome difficulties with collective effort.
Father-daughter dynamic duo makes a splash in water polo
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 25-26
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 25-26
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicstaffhoco25.
Homecoming: Staff Skit 25-26
Recreating brunch foods
Recreating brunch foods
33 Questions with Dr. Chen
33 Questions with Dr. Chen
Crossword Oct. 6, Issue 1
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
Brain Rot
Brain Rot
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
Gaming the system
Gaming the system
Lost in translation.
Lost in translation.
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 25-26
Homecoming: Sophomore Skit 25-26
View the full photo gallery at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/epicstaffhoco25.
Homecoming: Staff Skit 25-26
Welcome Back Rally 2025
Welcome Back Rally 2025
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Class of 2025 graduation ceremony
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Senior Prom 2025: Rewrite the Stars
Recreating brunch foods
Recreating brunch foods
33 Questions with Dr. Chen
33 Questions with Dr. Chen
Behind the live performances of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ (ft. Studio 74 and Lynbrook music department)
Behind the live performances of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ (ft. Studio 74 and Lynbrook music department)
Unwrapping holiday memories
Plucking heartstrings with Lynbrook students’ favorite love songs
Epic staffers Amanda Jin and Irene Hwang give their opinions on the 2025 Oscars nominations. Graphic illustrations by Olivia Tu.
From Anora to Emilia Perez: Our opinions on the 2025 Oscars
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
Crossword Oct. 6, Issue 1
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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All content by Epic Staff
Several wings have been blocked off by fences in the last few years as they underwent construction.

[Photo] Construction updates in the 2025-26 school year

Saavan Saraf, Samanvi Bandugula, Amy Yuan, Eunice Leung and David Zhu
September 13, 2025
The new Voyager campus includes several therapy, speech, behavior and multi-use classrooms, as well as an outdoor courtyard.

[Photo] Voyager program upgrades facilities at new Lynbrook building

Anna Cen, David Dai, Ashley Hein, Amanda Jin and Catherine Yang
September 7, 2025
Popular boba chain HeyTea opened a new branch at Cupertino Main Street. Many customers commend this shop for its authentic tea with unique flavors.

[Photo] Cupertino says ‘Hey!’ to new HeyTea location

Isabella Chiu, Joanna Chen, Anushka Deshmukh, Claire Guo and Tristan Lo
August 29, 2025
Lack of awareness around the prevalence of digital misinformation affects students in the digital age. To combat these concerns, student engagement in media literacy and responsible journalism should be prioritized within schools.

Editorial: Media literacy in and out of FUHSD classrooms

Epic Staff
April 28, 2025
Students actively engage in discussions and group activities in their Ethnic Studies class.

Editorial: Federal education cuts threaten ethnic studies programs

Epic Staff
March 24, 2025
In a district wide effort to address student mental health issues, Lynbrook plans to launch a future mental wellness center, preceded by a monthly prototype launching in May.

Future wellness center is a step toward aiding student mental health

Epic Staff
March 3, 2025
Brain Rot

Brain Rot

Epic Staff
February 3, 2025
Student petitions are an important way of bringing attention to school issues, but the line between serious and counterproductive petitions must be drawn. Graphic illustration by Charlotte Bolay and Crystal Zhu

Editorial: The power of petitions in student advocacy

Epic Staff
February 3, 2025
The FUHSD board should increase outreach opportunities for students to participate in district activities, while students should engage in board efforts.

Editorial: Bridging the gap between district board and students

Epic Staff
December 9, 2024
Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus

Editorial: Initiating safer traffic practices around campus

Epic Staff
November 4, 2024
Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Editorial: Schoolwide phone policy should assist responsible usage

Epic Staff
October 7, 2024
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

Epic Staff
May 20, 2024
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

Epic Staff
April 29, 2024
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

Epic Staff, Staffer
April 1, 2024
Lynbrook's 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

Epic Staff
March 11, 2024
Students should seek out civic engagement opportunities, such as voter preregistration.

Editorial: A vote for civic engagement on campus

Epic Staff
February 12, 2024
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

Epic Staff
December 11, 2023
While there are no solid plans set in stone yet, it's important for the district to look more into alternatives before making a final decision.

Editorial: District should consider alternatives to turf

Epic Staff
November 6, 2023
Color blindness can often be overlooked in educational settings, but students should not be afraid to speak up about any learning accommodations they need.

Editorial: Opening students’ eyes to colorblindness

Epic Staff
October 10, 2023
Trash such as leftover food and empty water bottles are often found on Lynbrook's campus due to student negligence.

Editorial: Cleaning up our act to create a cleaner campus

Epic Staff
June 2, 2023
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.

Epic Staff
May 8, 2023
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

Epic Staff
April 10, 2023
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

Epic Staff
March 10, 2023
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

Epic Staff
February 6, 2023
FUHSD students attend middle college, taking classes at a local community college.

Editorial: Overlooked alternative education systems at FUHSD

Epic Staff
December 12, 2022
A spin on the traditional Uncle Sam Army recruitment poster, the vikings mascot encourages students to participate in homecoming.

Editorial: Creating a more supportive Homecoming environment

Epic Staff
November 7, 2022
Students minding their own buisness while browsing the web together, while a mysterious figure stalks over them from behind blinds as to be surveilling them.

Editorial: Securly sparks debate about student privacy

Epic Staff
October 10, 2022
Lynbrook’s AP teachers that teach the same course should collaborate to further align their curriculum so that all students have generally the same preparation for the exam.

Editorial: Improving and de-stressing AP courses

Epic Staff
May 26, 2022
Entrance to the quad includes both stairs and an accessible ramp.

Editorial: Including students with disabilities

Epic Staff
May 3, 2022
One of the best ways to support gender nonconforming students is by respecting pronouns and names.

Editorial: Take steps to affirm pronouns

Epic Staff
April 5, 2022
FUHSD and Lynbrook’s efforts to collect and honor student feedback were weak and inconsistent, particularly in decisions regarding tutorial placement and school end times.

Editorial: Lack of student input in new schedule design

Epic Staff
March 8, 2022
The FUHSD community waits in line for a COVID-19 test at Lynbrook. Testing centers are paid for by the district and have allowed many more to access proper testing.

Editorial: District perseveres through Omicron spike

Epic Staff
February 1, 2022
There are significant disparities between the number of male and female students present in certain classes, especially in AP-level STEM classes, which feature an average 3-2 ratio of boys to girls.

Editorial: Gender disparities in AP courses influence classroom dynamics

Epic Staff
December 7, 2021
the Epic is constantly working toward equitable coverage of the Lynbrook population.

Editorial: Does the Epic fairly represent the community?

Epic Staff
November 9, 2021
Too many clubs take up the campus’s limited resources, rendering harmful effects.

Editorial: Club abundance overwhelms campus resources

Epic Staff
October 6, 2021
Class curriculums will change as Lynbrook returns to in person school following a 4-block schedule for the first time. ( Graphic Illustration by Allison Hsieh and Sophie Au.)

Editorial: Maximizing the effectiveness of an in person 4-block schedule

Epic Staff
June 6, 2021
CUSD and FUHSD cover a wide range of topics in compliance with the CHYA. However, the act excludes LGBTQ+ topics in depth.

Editorial: FUHSD and CUSD sexual education program lacks in LGBTQ+ topics

Epic Staff
May 26, 2021
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Saratoga City Hall to protest AAPI hate on March 27, holding signs with powerful messages like the one pictured above.

Editorial: Acknowledging the complexity of our Asian American experience

Epic Staff
May 7, 2021
Lynbrook teachers should create curriculum for current events across departments.

Editorial: Teachers should incorporate current events into curriculum

Epic Staff
March 17, 2021
Throughout their first full semester of remote learning, students, teachers and administrators worked through many obstacles.

Editorial: Students and staff persevere through first full remote semester

Epic Staff
February 3, 2021
FUHSD recently updated its policies on sexual harassment — what happens next?

Editorial: Policy and practice: Creating a safer culture for sexual harassment survivors

Epic Staff
December 15, 2020

Editorial: Commending FUHSD’s decision on remote learning

Epic Staff
November 4, 2020
Students are swamped on Wednesdays with homework, extracurricular activities and club meetings.

Editorial: Guidelines on Wednesdays, deadlines, class time necessary for remote learning

Epic Staff
October 7, 2020

Editorial: ASB: Take steps toward inclusivity

Epic Staff
May 1, 2020
A private school student showered in money is juxtaposed with a public school student shrouded in darkness, highlighting the differences in the Trump administration's take on public education.

Editorial: Bring attention and respect back to public education

Epic Staff
February 26, 2020
Communication between students and teachers is imperative to alleviate issues with absences and make up work.

Editorial: Communication clears confusion about absence policies

Epic Staff
January 29, 2020
Many students choose to come to school even if they are sick due to fear of missing important school work.

Editorial: Reconsidering absence policies to accommodate student and staff needs

Epic Staff
December 11, 2019
How to deal with stress: the power of breath and choice

Editorial: Breathe and Choose: Homeroom stress initiative does not adequately address student needs

Epic Staff
November 6, 2019
Persky's past in People v. Turner resurfaces with his hiring as Lynbrook's girls JV tennis coach.

Editorial: District justified in controversial Persky firing

Epic Staff
October 2, 2019