• Aug 19First Day of School
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
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

the Epic
The Student News Site of Lynbrook High School

the Epic
Sam Sarma

Sam Sarma, News Editor

(she/her) Sam is a senior and the News Editor of the Epic. Some of her hobbies include collecting postcards, making bracelets and other crafts and watching adorable animal videos. You can often find her listening to music or staring into space.

All content by Sam Sarma
Life lessons my body taught me

Life lessons my body taught me

Sam Sarma, News Editor
June 2, 2023
Juul settled with six states, amounting to $462 million paid for advertising its e-cigarettes to audiences under 21 years prior to its company-wide reset in 2019, in which the company redefined its ethics after criticism.

Juul pays its largest settlement over minor-directed advertising

Sam Sarma, News Editor
May 8, 2023
Drag — the art of dressing up in hypermasculine or hyperfeminine clothing and makeup — has risen in popularity through social media apps TikTok and Instagram.

Don’t “Drag” Drag

Sam Sarma and Maple Leung
May 8, 2023
After decades on a yacht in the Bay, senior prom will be held on land due to cost and COVID-19 issues.

Washed ashore: Senior prom leaves the yacht for land

Katie Chin and Sam Sarma
April 10, 2023
An exhausted service worker awkwardly awaits as a customer is deciding how much to tip — or if to tip at all.

Tipping culture has reached its tipping point

Sam Sarma, News Editor
March 10, 2023
The American flag, once a symbol of national pride, shifted to bear an additional message of "America first," showing the emergence of a gray area between patriotism and nationalism.

Toeing the line between patriotism and nationalism

Sam Sarma and Qianzi Loo
February 6, 2023
In an effort to protect teenagers from fentanyl-related deaths, Santa Clara County has supplied many high schools with Narcan kits and provided training for school staff.

The fentanyl crisis: Santa Clara County prompted to take action

Myles Kim and Sam Sarma
December 12, 2022
A. Rishma Khandelwal C. Soohyuk Yoon D. Jasmine Aumiller B., E., F. Nimalan Elanchelvan

Lynbrook students take stride in stylish footwear

Sam Sarma, News Editor
November 7, 2022
ELD program spells success for its students

ELD program spells success for its students

Sam Sarma and Inaaya Yousuf
October 10, 2022
The Sharma sisters' home-based business, Bake Up, supplies the Bay Area with eggless muffins, cookies and their signature banana bread.

The Sharma sisters Bake Up a business

Amy Liu, Chelsea Lee, Sam Sarma, Audrey Sun, Alyssa Wang, Emily Pedroza and Daeun Chung
August 23, 2022
The laws and ethics surrounding animal testing

The laws and ethics surrounding animal testing

Chelsea Lee and Sam Sarma
May 26, 2022
Declining mental health is not a crisis affecting that only affects students, but one that teachers face as well.

Teachers endure burnout

Sam Sarma and Jason Shan
May 3, 2022
With the guidance of Maker Nexus instructors, Lynbrook student volunteers created switch-adapted toys by soldering and connecting wires to larger external buttons.

Learning is limitless with switch-adapted toys

Sam Sarma, News Editor
May 3, 2022
Chopped: Epic edition

Chopped: Epic edition

Samyukta Sarma, Anushka Anand, Elizabeth Cheng and Jasmine Rihal
April 7, 2022
Characters Jett and Jinx, from the games Valorant and League of Legends, respectively, are part of video games that have recently skyrocketed in popularity.

Gaming culture: The latest updates are taking over

Samyukta Sarma and Jasmine Rihal
March 8, 2022
Askings bring liveliness to Lynbrook's campus, returning with balloons, crowns and Mario Kart with shopping carts.

You’re epic. Prom with me?

Meera Nambiar and Samyukta Sarma
February 1, 2022
Lynbrook is home to a variety of plants that can be found around campus.

A walk through our campus’s foliage and flowers

Samyukta Sarma
December 7, 2021
Epic staffers try pumpkin carving

Epic staffers try pumpkin carving

Timothy Kim, Samyukta Sarma and Anushka Anand
November 9, 2021
While an American classic, pumpkin pie, has found its way to our table this time of the year, yogurt rice will always be a unique symbol of my parents’ immigration.

Thanksgiving, but with yogurt rice?

Samyukta Sarma
November 9, 2021
Fall sports have shown high levels of team bonding.

Fall sports teams foster unique relationship

Samyukta Sarma
October 6, 2021
Students who choose to participate in the independent study program remain at home while the rest of their peers attend class in-person.

FUHSD implements new independent study program

Samyukta Sarma, Lauren Liu and Audrey Sun
September 4, 2021