Lynbrook High School

Take a quick look at these first:

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/fremont-union-high/lynbrook-high-school-2216

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/fremont-union-high/lynbrook-high-school-2216/student-body

"Data is based on the 2009-10 school year." (Beneath the comments section)

This article was written when I was a senior at Lynbrook High school. I Just had an interesting conversation with a stranger while I walking Lucky- who is still limping at times- who told us that he graduated Lynbrook High school in 1980. He asked whether it was true that students over here put hours of studying in everyday after class and on the weekends as well. I told him that I did have to put in hours for classes, grades, and the SAT's especially during sophomore and junior year and that is the general norm for students that attend Lynbrook. I was a bit amazed to hear from this stranger that Lynbrook is ranked number 22nd in the state of California. I knew that Lynbrook was a school with students who placed a lot of focus on academics, but I did not know our rank number. One of the main things that differentiated Lynbrook from many other high schools in the nation is our extremely high minority population. Asian enrollment is at 78% with Whites at 17%. The black population is nearly nonexistent with just 0.4%. Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander is also at a meager 0.4% and the Hispanic Enrollment at only 3%. It's not just Lynbrook since other high schools in the Fremont High School District also have a very high minority population. Unsurprisingly, these other schools also rank high in state and nationwide as well.

I do feel a sense of pride being from Lynbrook. My overall impression of high school is mixed. I do have a fond feeling of high school in it mixed with some unpleasant feelings, but talking with my friend yesterday while playing basketball, where he briefly broached on the subject, I will say that there are parts of high school that I miss. I miss the feeling of being able to relax and enjoy my time relaxing with friends senior year. Now that college has been in session for more than two years (junior in college), I wish we could have more astronomy club days or be watching the nba finals at our friends' houses. The summer after senior year was a nostalgic bittersweet summer. Perhaps the reason I feel a yearning for hanging out with those people I knew again is because I don't see two of them very often anymore. We've just had a decrease in time and opportunity to catch up with each other. Playing ball again would be nice, but I really would like to catch up with them and see how they are really doing. Bittersweet. Absolutely bittersweet. Sigh