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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
Sunny Li

Sunny Li, Design Editor

Sunny Li is a senior and a Design Editor on the Epic. She enjoys running and running related content during her free time (and even when she doesn't have time!). She also likes sleeping but just doesn't get a lot of it, so that's something she's working on in addition to getting better at Photoshop. You always can find her overusing the cowboy emoji 🤠 , eating dragonfruit or avoiding thinking about her future. 

All content by Sunny Li
Senior Class of 2021

Senior Class of 2021

Elena Williams, Anusha Kothari, Audrey Wong, Sunny Li, Kavya Iyer, Katie Chen and Rachel Wu
May 27, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court has made many important decisions concerning Asian Americans, especially concerning their immigration to the U.S.

A history of anti-Asian court cases in the U.S.

Sunny Li, Design Editor
April 21, 2021
Seeking to recreate some of the magic of Harry Potter through cooking, I tried my hand at making pumpkin pasties, which can be found on the trolley on the Hogwarts Express.

Harry Potter recipe review: Pumpkin pasties

Sunny Li, Design Editor
March 17, 2021
The r-word is hurtful and offensive toward people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and it should not be part of our vocabulary.

Words matter: Stop using the r-word

Sunny Li, Design Editor
March 10, 2021
In the November 2020 election, FUHSD voters approved Measure M with 73.5% support, extending a $98 parcel tax for the next 8 years after 2022.

FUHSD community approves Measure M for continued funding

Sunny Li, Design Editor
January 6, 2021

Informed voting: Guide to measures on the 2020 General Election ballot

Sunny Li, Youqi Huang, Lillian Fu and Sophie Au
October 30, 2020

South Bay allies stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Sunny Li, Design Editor
June 9, 2020
Coronavirus impacts standardized testing

Coronavirus impacts standardized testing

Priyanka Anand and Sunny Li
May 29, 2020
Graphic illustration by Elliu Huang, Alara Dasdan and Michelle Zhu.

Course selection guide

Sharlene Chen and Sunny Li
April 7, 2020

Spring sports season affected by COVID-19

Sunny Li, Design Editor
April 3, 2020
Released on Feb. 14, Purpose is dedicated to Justin Biebers wife, Hailey Bieber, as the love-filled lyrics are fitting for its Valentine’s Day release. 

Justin Bieber “Changes” his outlook on sound

Sunny Li, Design Editor
February 26, 2020
Items go in recycling bins and disappear, supposedly given a new life as another product and reducing the environmental damage caused by trash.

Recycling efforts are ending up in the trash

Emma Cionca and Sunny Li
January 29, 2020
Juniors Pranav Chittharanjan and Nivi Madhan are members of Saratoga’s Youth Commission.

[Photo] Saratoga teen commission leaders serve city and youth

January 29, 2020

Lynbrook sports through the decade

Stella Huang and Sunny Li
December 11, 2019
Homecoming: Freshman Skit 19-20

Homecoming: Freshman Skit 19-20

Priyanka Anand, Youqi Huang, Anusha Kothari and Sunny Li
October 24, 2019
Graphic illustration depicting overlays of several headlines from coverage of Perskys hiring.

Hiring of former judge Persky stirs controversy

Sunny Li and Anusha Kothari
October 2, 2019
Art depiction of Scott Campbell

Alumni artist Campbell reflects on career

Sunny Li , Design Editor
October 2, 2019
Buying organic and becoming vegan: how much can these lifestyle changes help the environment?

Buying organic and becoming vegan: how much can these lifestyle changes help the environment?

Sunny Li, Design Editor
May 3, 2019
Popping the way through second semester with ASB

Popping the way through second semester with ASB

Sunny Li, Design Editor
March 29, 2019
Girls basketball breaks a sweat at their practice, training hard in order to play well and increase their chances of winning at each game. Their drills include shooting, passing, rebounding and scrimmaging.

Girls basketball shoots higher than ever

Sunny Li, Design Editor
March 1, 2019
Many lives were affected by the longest ever government shutdown, which was caused by disputes over funding for the border wall.

Opening up about government shutdowns

Priyanka Anand and Sunny Li
February 1, 2019
Seniors Greg Gontier (left) and Aditya Venkatesh (right) rehearse a scene before the fall showcase.

Students come together for fall showcase

Sunny Li, Design Editor
December 14, 2018

PRO

Sunny Li, Design Editor
November 9, 2018
Valkyries Fall Show 2018

Valkyries Fall Show 2018

Priyanka Anand, Sunny Li and Srinidhi Seshadri
November 6, 2018
Mixing it up: Epic explores cultures

Mixing it up: Epic explores cultures

Sunny Li, Pranav Mishra, Enzo Cabaltica and Risa Mori
October 5, 2018