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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

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The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

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Kaylin Li

Kaylin Li, Web Editor

Kaylin is a senior and is excited to be a web editor for the Epic this year! She loves chocolate (preferably dark) and noodles. You can normally catch her reading light novels and c-novels or watching YouTube videos.

All content by Kaylin Li
COVID-19 podcast: Valhalla Yearbook

COVID-19 podcast: Valhalla Yearbook

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
June 5, 2020
COVID-19 podcast: Indesign episode 2

COVID-19 podcast: Indesign episode 2

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
May 30, 2020
School closure has wiped many traditional senior activities off the calendar, including an in-person graduation.

Senior graduation goes virtual

Kaylin Li and Stella Huang
May 25, 2020
Unity in the face of the coronavirus

Unity in the face of the coronavirus

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
May 25, 2020
This box contains all the materials needed to practice suturing, in which surgeons carefully sew up a wound.

Neuroscience and Pre-medicine club host medical circuit

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
February 7, 2020
Seniors gather in the quad for the gambit, a chance to either gain points in this year's senior game or have their points halved.

[Photo] The Academy recruits players for the senior game

Stella Huang, Photo Editor
April 16, 2020
Commuting via Via Cupertino

Commuting via Via Cupertino

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
April 10, 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
Social studies teacher Jeffrey Bale poses with bottles of disinfectant.

[Photo] FUHSD combats novel Coronavirus

Aileen Xue, Editors-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
School closure to be extended until May 1

School closure to be extended until May 1

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
March 27, 2020

A love letter to Wuhan, China

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
March 24, 2020
Seniors Lucy Sun and Ruijia Xing sit in the cafeteria with their masks on during brunch of Friday, March 13, the last day before the school announced its closure.

Lynbrook to be closed for three weeks in response to COVID-19

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
March 15, 2020
Relive the 2010s with our decade package!

[Photo] 2010s decade recap

February 24, 2020
The hiring process consists of (1) an application, interview, and authorization from Athletic Director, (2) Concussion Training and First Aid and CPR Certification, and (3) Compliance with the Athletic Code of Ethical Conduct

Insight into the coach hiring process at Lynbrook

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
February 26, 2020
Senior Twisha Sundararajan recounts her high school journey to the audience.

Wellness Panel prepares freshmen for their high school journeys

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
December 29, 2019
Esports players use various equipment while gaming, such as consoles, large monitors and headphones.

Esports: the world of competitive gaming

Shamita Gurusu and Kaylin Li
December 11, 2019
Artist rendition of possible security camera monitoring screen

Examining Lynbrook security cameras

Alara Dasdan and Kaylin Li
November 5, 2019
Epic staff tries to become TikTock famous.

[Photo] Epic staffers try to go viral on TikTok

Ron Aich, Mei Corricello and Kavya Iyer
October 21, 2019
Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Homecoming: Football Game 19-20

Audrey Wong, Bennie Chang, Anusha Kothari and Kaylin Li
November 1, 2019
Elizabeth Slaughter is one of Lynbrook’s new Pre-Calculus Honors and AP Calculus AB teachers, after being a student teacher for Vivian Frazita

[Photo] Math teacher Elizabeth Slaughter shares her story and passion for teaching

October 8, 2019
Lynbrook alumni Luca Signore now teacher PE, World History and US History

[Photo] Meet new history teacher and cross country coach, Luca Signore!

October 7, 2019
Connie Leung, the new chemistry teacher

[Photo] Meet new chemistry teacher Connie Leung!

October 7, 2019
Lynbrook starts the new school year with a new member to the guidance team, meet Susie Taylor

[Photo] Meet our new guidance counselor, Susie Taylor!

October 7, 2019
Art teacher Haviland Hage poses in her classroom during lunch. Behind her, the whiteboard is covered in artwork and notes for her class.

[Photo] Hage frames her goals for Lynbrook Art

September 27, 2019
Math teacher Anshul Agrawal sits in her classroom after school.

[Photo] Agarwal reflects on her first month as a viking

September 27, 2019
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Larry Laskowski shares room 001 with fellow physics teacher Thanh Nguyen. Laskowski poses in front of a poster with the equations of motion often used in Physics class.

[Photo] Meet Mr. Laskowski, our newest physics teacher

October 7, 2019
ohio abortion laws

Saying goodbye

Dhriti Iyer and Kaylin Li
May 31, 2019
Politics in the digital age: from daily life to elections

Politics in the digital age: from daily life to elections

Melissa Chen and Kaylin Li
May 31, 2019
Aditya Venkatesh playing the Beast (left) and Meghna Kaligotla playing Belle (right)

Behind the curtain: Lynbrook presents Beauty and the Beast

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
May 3, 2019
Oh, the places you’ll go after high school

Oh, the places you’ll go after high school

Kaylin Li and Sadhana Sarma
May 3, 2019
Behind the Scenes: Lynbrook Drama's Musical "Beauty and the Beast"

Behind the Scenes: Lynbrook Drama’s Musical “Beauty and the Beast”

Kaylin Li and Alisha Naidu
April 25, 2019
The multigenerational impact of grandparents

The multigenerational impact of grandparents

Kaylin Li and Christy Yu
March 29, 2019
How to finish second semester senior year

How to finish second semester senior year

Jonathan Ye and Kaylin Li
March 29, 2019
Art illustration by Christy Yu. Graphic illustration by Elena Williams.

Respect Marie Kondo’s Japanese culture

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
March 1, 2019

Governor Newsom establishes goals for the new year

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
February 1, 2019
New California bill combats recent wildfires

New California bill combats recent wildfires

Kaylin Li, Web Editor
October 5, 2018