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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
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
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
Mei Corricello

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief

Mei is a senior and an Editor-in-Chief of the Epic this year. Outside of journalism, she also plays volleyball. She enjoys cooking, hiking and just being outside.

All content by Mei Corricello
The blessing of vulnerability

The blessing of vulnerability

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
May 26, 2022
I see an open path to change — one that I can take part in.

Knock down the house: My path in politics

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2022
Through volleyball, I discovered that I enjoy making the people around me better, both on and off the court.

A leader in the backcourt

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2022
The Bay Area is less accepting of the LGBTQ+ community than it appears, with a large Asian American immigrant community that perpetuates homophobia based in cultural tradition.

Homophobia prevalent in immigrant communities

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2022
As college rankings gain popularity as ways for students to weed out the best schools, many colleges have discovered loopholes to climb toward the top.

Gaming the rankings: Race to the top

Mei Corricello and Myles Kim
December 7, 2021
Texas’s decision to make the abortion law alienated the state from most of the country, but it’s also slowly influencing neighboring southern states.

A look into abortion laws by state

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2021
Welcome Back Rally 2021

Welcome Back Rally 2021

Mei Corricello, Emma Cionca and Amishi Chandra
August 29, 2021
LHS AISA hosted its annual Silsilay festival via livestream this year on April 23.

LHS AISA hosts virtual Silsilay

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
May 26, 2021
My love for volleyball helped me look past the numbers and the scale, so I could focus on what matters: my performance.

From an athlete: Smaller isn’t better

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2021
As the year comes to a close, we look back on 12 of the weirdest consecutive months on record, in the hopes that none of this will ever happen again.

The year that felt like a decade: 2020 in review

Elena Williams and Mei Corricello
December 9, 2020
Here are the candidates for the local elections.

Local elections begin for the City of San Jose

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2020
In the Red Tier, gyms and salons can resume indoors, while other operations, such as movie theaters and indoor dining, remain paused.

COVID-19 updates: Unmasked

Mei Corricello and Crystal Qian
October 7, 2020
Despite the evident lack of diversity in FUHSD, recent racial justice movements have spurred community members to host town hall meetings, send letters and write resolutions to promote anti-racism and equality within the district.

FUHSD community pushes for antiracist curriculum and climate

Mei Corricello and Sruthi Medepalli
August 24, 2020
Organized by ASB Spirit, the first ever Lynbrook Idol competition took place in the quad during the last week of January, leading up to the Winter Rally and Winter Formal. Senior Twisha Sundararajan (right most) won the competition.

[Photo] End of 2019-2020 school year highlights

Audrey Wong, Managing Editor
May 29, 2020
COVID-19 disrupts college athletic recruitment process

COVID-19 disrupts college athletic recruitment process

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
May 25, 2020
For writer Mei Corricello, cooking together with her grandmother allows her to feel a stronger connection to her Chinese heritage.

Cooking into my culture

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2020
The Brain and Brawn competition involved three events: Connect Four, arm wrestling and tug-of-war. 

[Photo] Brain and Brawn showcases students’ varied strengths

Ethan Lee, Writer
February 26, 2020
Lynbrook remembers Kobe Bryant

Lynbrook remembers Kobe Bryant

Priyanka Anand, Mei Corricello and Anusha Kothari
February 11, 2020

Shadow day brings in middle school students

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2020
Title image of video

What does success mean to you?

Mei Corricello and Elliu Huang
January 27, 2020
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, California high schools will be required to push back start times to 8:30 a.m, but does that equate to more sleep?

California pushes back school start times to 8:30 a.m.

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2019

November: New music releases

Ethan Lee, Stella Huang and Mei Corricello
December 9, 2019
Writer Elliu Huang shares why he chose to not use social media and a smartphone.

[Photo] Choosing to delay my phone and social media use for the better

November 11, 2019
How the NBA and China responded to Daryl Moreys tweet.

[Photo] NBA’s support of Morey is justified

November 13, 2019
NCAA takes steps toward compensation for athletes with the Fair Pay to Play Act

NCAA takes steps toward compensation for athletes

Mei Corricello, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2019
Homecoming: Junior Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Junior Skit 19-20

Rachel Wu, Sharlene Chen, Mei Corricello and Stella Huang
October 30, 2019
Epic staff tries to become TikTock famous.

Epic staffers try to go viral on TikTok

Ron Aich, Mei Corricello and Kavya Iyer
October 21, 2019
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