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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
As the boys tennis season commenced, Head Coach Albert Poon organized Lynbrook’s first ever mixed doubles tournament to end the year on a high note.
Mixed doubles tennis tournament serves success
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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Riki Murase

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager

(he/him) Riki is a senior and a second-year staffer as well as the social media and photography manager for the Epic. He enjoys reading, cooking, playing video games, lifting, and wrestling.

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Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22

Varsity Football vs. South San Francisco Sept. 22

Riki Murase, Gary Pan and Rohan Kakhandiki
September 24, 2023
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

Elieen Zhu, Riki Murase, Anushka Anand, Charlotte Bolay, Taek Kim and Yvonne Wu
September 2, 2023
Beyond initial shine, peer into stories behind Lynbrook students favorite pieces.

Sparkling stories behind students’ jewelry

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager
June 2, 2023
Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After

Senior Prom 2023: Happily Ever After

Riki Murase and Chelsea Lee
May 13, 2023
A youth dives into wokeness while frowned upon by an old fisherman. Graphic illustration by Calvin Zhou.

Does “wokeness” need to wake up?

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager
May 8, 2023
Based on the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo, Netflixs Shadow and Bone tells the story of compelling characters, yet in an unfortunately crammed second season.

Shadow and Bone: a worthy adaptation?

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager
April 10, 2023
Through the MVSSAP, students who live in the Homestead High School attendance boundaries are elligible to apply to attend Monta Vista High School for their entire high school tenure, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

New program allows students to attend Monta Vista

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager
March 10, 2023
From dried reservoirs to flooded households, California’s volatile climate has significantly impacted communities throughout the state.

California’s climate change causes destruction

Nicole Ge and Riki Murase
February 6, 2023
Horror psychology: How to scare your audience

Horror psychology: How to scare your audience

Riki Murase and Qianzi Loo
November 7, 2022
Homecoming: Football Game 22-23

Homecoming: Football Game 22-23

Jasmine Rihal, Riki Murase and Lilly Wu
October 22, 2022
Perils underneath the Friday night lights

Perils underneath the Friday night lights

Riki Murase, Social Media Manager
October 10, 2022
Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan go head-to-head for San Jose Mayor.

[Photo] Survival of the Fittest: Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan go head-to-head for San Jose Mayor

October 10, 2022
Having a registered school nurse available on Lynbrooks campus would greatly benefit the student body and raise the schools health standards. (Graphic illustration by Susanna Tang.)

FUHSD schools need more school nurses

Timothy Kim, Susanna Tang, Lilly Wu, Riki Murase and Tanika Anbu
August 30, 2022
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