April 29, 2022

The Week Ahead @LHS May 2-6, 2022

Join the FUHSD Board of Trustees, District leaders, Lynbrook Administration, and BLACH Construction as we celebrate the completion of our recent building projects. There will be a brief ceremony with simple refreshments in the new Arts Quad.near the new theater lobby. Now that COVID restrictions have been lifted, we are finally able to host this event on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 4 PM. Attendees can tour the new facilities..

Upcoming LHS Events

Valkyries Spring Show - The Valkyries dance team will be performing a variety of dance genres in the gym on Friday, April 29, 2022 from 7–9pm. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door. Doors will open at 6:45 pm.

AP Testing - AP exams will be administered May 2-13. Click here to view the testing dates, times, and locations. The attendance office will clear all students taking AP tests during the class periods listed on the schedule.

Spring Play - Come experience Lynbrook High School's first-ever outdoor spring show, Romeo and Juliet, to see the thrilling drama that ensues when two teenagers from feuding families fall in love! Performances are in the LHS quad on May 6, 7, 13, and 14. Visit tinyurl.com/lhsrjtickets for more information and to purchase tickets.

FUHSD 40th Annual Art Showcase - Join us for the FUHSD Annual Art Showcase now through May 11 at the FUHSD District Office, located at 589 W. Fremont Ave. Student art from Lynbrook and other FUHSD schools will be displayed throughout the main lobby. Open viewing is Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pops Concert - Band, orchestra, and choir will perform in the auditorium on May 18 and 19.

ASB/Indesign Fashion Show - Indesign will host its annual fashion show featuring student models and performers on May 20.

Grad Night - The Senior Grad Night party will be at Lynbrook on Friday, June 3, starting at 9pm. For more information, visit the Grad Night section of the Senior Activities & Graduation page.

Homework Center - On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays students can come to the Library after school to work on homework. Student tutors are available from 3:30–5:00 pm.

Parent Events

Parent Workshops - Project Cornerstone & Fremont Union High School District welcome all to attend the following interactive, virtual workshops, using the Developmental Relationships framework to help teens thrive while strengthening families. Participants will learn tips on how to support themselves and their teens and ways to improve family relationships while building community.

Monday, May 2, 6:00–7:30 pm - Adolescent Brain Development
Meet your teen's brain! Discover how the adolescent brain develops during this stage of life. Learn about healthy brain habits including information on vaping, technology, and sleep. Explore tips to support and interact with your teen.
Monday, May 16, 6:00–7:30 pm - Managing Stress and Fostering Resilience
Identify the effects of stress on the body, types of stress, and how to recognize signs of crisis. Explore strategies to manage and reduce stress and learn how to support your teen to build resilience and practice self-care.

For more information on the workshops and to register for the Zoom presentations, visit https://tinyurl.com/FUHSDParentWorkshop or see the flyer.

Film Screening with Q&A Panel Discussion

Try Harder! is a documentary that follows the lives of five seniors at San Francisco's elite Lowell High School who share the dream–and the stress–of getting into a top university. To learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and register for the event, click HERE.

Parent Screening On-Demand: April 29–May 5, 2022. Parents will be sent a private link to view the movie asynchronously at their convenience between these dates once they register for the Parent Q&A panel discussion on May 6, from 7:30–8:30pm. This virtual screening and expert panel discussion are brought to you by the FUHS Foundation, the Fremont Union High School District, and all 5 FUHSD PTSAs.

"Kids at Lowell are pretty amazing," says one Lowell student, nervously. "Amazing" is what sets them apart: these are specially-selected students in San Francisco's top high school, a fabled institution that produces college-ready superstars. But "amazing" is also a high bar to live up to: against their peers in silent competition, to their parents' explicit and implicit expectations of immigrant success, but importantly, to their own inchoate standards of personal value.

Congratulations

Robotics Championship - Congratulations to the Funky Monkeys who recently competed in the 2022 FIRST Championship event in Houston, Texas. The team won the Innovation in Control award in their division. They advanced all the way to division finals where they were ultimately eliminated by the alliance that went on to win in the final Einstein's competition. This is the furthest the team has gone in Lynbrook Robotics history! Bravo to the Funky Monkeys and their robot Furious George for all their accomplishments this past season.

National Japan Bowl 2022 - Lynbrook had 3 different level teams compete at Japan Bowl, a national competition that tests students' Japanese language ability as well as their knowledge of Japanese arts, history, culture, geography, and more. Under the direction of Japanese teacher Jeremy Kitchen, students have been preparing for much of the last year and their preparation showed. Lynbrook had more top finishers than any other school in the country and all levels finished in the top 5. Video of the Championship rounds may be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwX7boQo2pc (Level 2 starting around 1:41:00; Level 4 starting around 3:20:00).

Level 2 - 1st place

Julia Xu (10th)
Annie Yao (10th)
Claire Okamoto (9th)

Level 3 - 5th place

Maya Swaminathan (10th)
Sandhana Siva (10th)
Samantha Tang (10th)

Level 4 - 1st place

Justin Chang (12th)

Renqi Wu (12th)
Benjamin Chang (11th)

DECA ICDC 2022 - Nineteen members of Lynbrook's DECA Club recently attended the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia and performed incredibly well. Students had to qualify at the state level or through virtual competitions in order to attend, which was already a huge accomplishment. DECA had over 17,000 students compete from around the world, with several hundred in each competitive category. Each competitive category has many levels of competition including exams, written proposals that were pre-submitted, and then presentations/role plays in front of a judge. While all attendees should be commended for their hard work and showing, Lynbrook did have many students earn awards:

Virtual Business Challenge Hotel Restaurant Management

• Sanved Doshi, top 10 finalist
• Team of Esha Dasari, Jeffrey Su, and Selena Yuan, 2nd Place

Virtual Business Challenge Restaurant
• Arjun Iyer, top 10 finalist

Integrated Marketing Campaign Event
• Team of Calais Waring and Youqi Huang, earned a top 10 medal for one part of the competition

Virtual Business Challenge Fashion

• Omar Haq, top 10 finalist

Hospitality and Tourism Decision Making
• Team of Vaishu Enduri and Divya Balaji, 1st Place

Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
• Krish Vazirani, top 10 Finalist

Quick Service Restaurant Management
• Tim Jing, 1st Place

Vikings displayed "DECA diamond" spirit in Atlanta

Outstanding Spring Athletes- Athletic Director Jennifer Griffin sent in the latest sports news. League final events are wrapping up. In Boys Tennis, two Lynbrook athletes placed in Singles. Steven Liu won 2nd place and Sasidhar Kunapuli is in close company in 3rd place. Elliu Huang and Sidd Lokray are 3rd place in league in Doubles. Boys and Girls Swimming & Diving swept the competition at League Finals on Friday, April 29. All four Lynbrook teams (JV, Frosh Soph, and both Boys and Girls Varsity) finished in 1st place. Other teams have yet to complete their seasons.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE AWARDS 2022- On Thursday, April 28, we presented Red, White and Blue Awards to outstanding students. Each year students are selected by staff for these prestigious awards.The Red, White and Blue Awards honor outstanding students who uphold and demonstrate the qualities and skills that Lynbrook holds in high esteem: Collaboration, Communication, Creative/Critical Thinking, and Citizenship/Character. Staff members selected students who consistently demonstrates one of these values.

At the lunchtime ceremony, students received a certificate and a medal designed and crafted by art teacher, Charlotte Kruk. Nominating teachers were present to congratulate awardees. Lunch was provided following the ceremony in the new Arts Quad.

A few informal photos of the event were taken and can be viewed on the Lynbrook Smug Mug webpage.

We are pleased to announce the honorees for the Red, White, and Blue Award for Outstanding Communicators. LHS students who embody outstanding communication skills effectively share and accurately receive ideas. Students who received a Red, White and Blue Award for Outstanding Communicators were said to "invigorate class," "speak the truth" and "be respectful to all."

Aakash Gupta

Aarushi Desai

Aidan Phattanaphibul

Daeun Chung

Divya Singh

Grace Jiang

Iryna Iziumska

Jibin Lee

Kevin Li

Loren Yelluas

Maya Little

Nimay Shankar

Samantha Strand

Sandhya Padmanabhan

Sarasvati Bhat

Vrishank Chandrasekhar

Students who received the Red, White, and Blue Award for Outstanding Collaborators effectively work with others toward a common goal. These students value the contributions of others and understand that collaboration is an ongoing process. Teachers described these award winners as, "amazing team players," "fantastic mentors and section leaders," and "warm and inclusive."

Aadya Khazanchi

Alisha Bose

Anna Milman

Avaneeth Kumar

Ayami Kajiwara

Chen Lung (Jerro) Chien

Jacqueline Wen

Kaawon Kim

Lori Liu

Maia Bline

Miyu Kono

Qiaolun (Apple) Gao

Sannath Mathapathi

Sidhant Amin

Taekyong Kim

Tanmayi Sattenapali

Victoria Dai

Wakana (Emily) Nagao

Xueqian (Jacky) Wang

The Red, White, and Blue Award for Outstanding Citizenship/ Character is awarded to students who have demonstrated the personal qualities that lead to a purposeful contribution to the school community and society. Students recognized in this category were described as, "curious" "kind" and "gregarious" and "a great role model for others."

Abigail Lo

Alaap Rag

Alessandra Ramirez

Alexander Lopez

Emily Belland

Emily Pedroza

Harumy Miura

Iryna Iziumska

Isha Mani

Joanna (JoJo) Azevedo

Joe Lin

Kate Lee

Kelly McLeod

Keshav Kannan

Lucy Barnes

Maia Bline

Michael Florip

Minchae (Amanda) Kim

Nimay Shankar

Oviya Seeniraj

Paula Martinez Alburja

Shivani Choudhary

Siddharth Chattoraj

Teresa Chen

The Red, White, and Blue Award for Outstanding Creative and/or Critical Thinking is awarded to students who demonstrate superior creativity and critical thinking skills. These students use analytical and innovative approaches to arrive at an outcome.
They generate new ideas and think outside the box. Students recognized in this category were described as people who "ask thought provoking questions," "embed creative ideas into any assignment," and "can examine problems from multiple perspectives."

Chen Yun (Carol) Chien

David Merriam

Elizabeth Park

Jacey Shuieh

Jason Shan

Jiatian Yuan

Miguel (Nen) Li Garcia

Nandini Ravi

Qihui (Sarah) Sun

Shahana Musthafa

Tammi Trujillo

Tiffany Louie

Zayan Azom

Note from Principal Jackson

Brief COVID Update

At Lynbrook, we had two positive cases of COVID-19 this week. We did not see a surge in COVID-19 cases after returning from spring break. The graph below shows the amount of SARS-CoV-2 measurements in wastewater since tracking started in Oct / Nov 2020. There is a slight uptick in cases since mid February, but positive cases and hospitalizations are nowhere near the numbers of January 2022.

Spring STEM Expo

On Friday, April 29, budding scientists from the Independent Study STEM Research class, which is funded by the FUHS Foundation, presented their research projects to other students, parents, and staff. Students worked in teams on their projects and communicated complex ideas clearly. Before the students went to the lobby to share their research, there was a guest speaker and the year's award-winning science fair students were acknowledged. Lynbrook Excellence in Education (LEXE) sponsored the refreshments and speaker for the occasion. Teachers, Mrs. Loia, Mr. Lee, Mr. Leung, and Mr. Pallone organized the event.

Photos can be viewed on the Lynbrook Smugmug site.

Special FUHSD Board Meeting

On this Tuesday, May 3, 2022, Lynbrook will be the featured school for the FUHSD Board Meeting. At this special meeting we will be honoring our Lynbrook Poster Students, Lynbrook Foundation Students, Employees of the Year, Staff Retirees, and highlighting other notable accomplishments at Lynbrook during the 2022 school-year. Also during the upcoming May 3 Board Meeting, the Board of Trustees is expecting to take action on the appointment of our next superintendent. The related agenda item is Item #6: Announcement of Items Discussed in Closed Session and Actions Taken. The full agenda for the meeting begins at 6:15 p.m. The meeting can be accessed online https://fuhsd-org.zoom.us/j/95811621954.

Progress Grades Posted

Progress grades for the second grading period of the second semester are posted in the Infinite Campus portal. Students have just a few weeks left to improve or maintain their grades. Students and parents should reach out to teachers by email if they have questions about scores and assignments. Once school closes, teachers will be on summer break and are not expected to check email or respond. It is very important to reach out to teachers before school closes on June 3, 2022.The schedule for the last two weeks of school is provided below.

Have a safe and relaxing weekend.

GO VIKES!

Mrs. Jackson

Principal

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