Lynbrook High School opened its doors in 1965 in a residential area of West San Jose. At that time, the Santa Clara Valley was changing from orchards into Silicon Valley. Many professionals, drawn by the excellent reputations of both Cupertino Union and Fremont Union High School Districts, chose this neighborhood to raise their families. Strong family values, centered on education and involvement in the schools, have helped build our high achieving student population. Today Lynbrook High School is a comprehensive public high school of 1,931 students. High student achievement, safe and serene campus, use of technology, collaborative faculty and staff, and extensive co-curricular programs have resulted in Lynbrook consistently being named an outstanding high school.

In 2004 Lynbrook received a clear six-year State accreditation and has received the California Distinguished School award five times, most recently in 2007. The school is a leader in the use of technology by students and teachers. The bell schedule provides extended time for interactive lessons and twice-weekly schoolwide tutorial sessions within the school day, providing time and places for personal contact between students and teachers. The Lynbrook community is proud of the school’s open access to honors and advanced placement classes, which allows students to challenge themselves. Through a partnership with the City of San Jose, a Homework Center staffed by two teachers offers tutorial services and supervised use of computers in the school’s library for two days a week from 3–5pm. Lynbrook High School embraces a philosophy of equal access and high expectations for all. We base relationships on trust and integrity. We nurture citizenship and leadership potential and focus it on serving others. We make responsible decisions through group participation and team building—all of which ultimately inspire a passion for learning.

Lynbrook High School boasts an outstanding co-curricular program, including state and national award-winning music, drama, dance, speech, chess and mathematics competition teams. Field hockey, volleyball, and badminton teams are among the many athletic programs that have achieved special recognition. A brand new field house, new Olympic-sized pool, and renovated gymnasium serve our many athletic programs. Link Crew, an award-winning peer tutoring program, a staff-run Student Assistance Team, and more than 50 student-run clubs and organizations give all students an opportunity to be connected with Lynbrook High and provide additional support for students and parents. The Associated Student Body sponsors weekly activities during lunch and brunch, spirit weeks, a traditional Homecoming Week, and monthly school dances and evening events.

Lynbrook High School places an emphasis on communication within its community. Through A+Board, a web-based, interactive vehicle for two-way communication, our community receives a weekly principal’s message with calendar updates, special schedule and event notification. This creative communication and organizational tool also provides an avenue for teachers to publish classroom assignments on a personalized student calendar; allows for students to submit their work to teachers; and provides a private posting of progress reports and final semester grades available to students and their parents. The community is able to freely communicate through email and voicemail with the entire staff. The Principal’s Newsletter is mailed to parents three times a year. Each issue is also posted on Lynbrook’s webpage, along with school booster group information, calendar of events on our campus, and information on how to contact staff. The parent community is always welcome to come to school to meet with any staff member.

The principal works daily with six (6) full-time custodians to ensure that the cleaning of the school is maintained to provide for a clean and safe school. District maintenance staff ensures that the repairs necessary to keep the school in good repair are completed in a timely manner. The District rotates a “deep cleaning” crew at all campuses during breaks and over the summer. This custodial crew strips and waxes floors, cleans carpets, removes cobwebs off ceilings, washes windows, dusts blinds, pressure washes exteriors, and washes whiteboards and shelves. Additional carpet cleaning machines were purchased for the sites to help better maintain the classrooms year round. The District increased the work year from 11 to 12 months for the groundskeeper at each high school which has improved the field maintenance and curb appeal of each campus.