Our Lion Tales year is sadly winding down to its end. With that comes the loss of our eight graduating seniors, along with several other journalists.

The year ends on a high note though. What the Lion Tales staff built this school year under the attentive direction of adviser Mr. Alpers is incredible, considering how we started out from nothing when it came to an online presence, and how the momentum of our newspaper did not start moving until October. Now, as of May 30, we can claim 194 likes on Facebook, 76 Twitter followers, and over 200 hits per week on this website.

Lion Tales looks forward to continuing our work on the school newspaper next year and for many years to come, hopefully expanding our online reach even more and providing our community with everything they ever wanted to know about Abraham Lincoln High School.

Without further ado, here’s your editor’s picks for the Top 15 Lion Tales photographs of 2013-2014.

 15. Cross-country Stars

14. Downtown San Jose Panoramic

Photographer: Ana Palma

13. Holiday Lights

Photographer: Nallely Nava

12. Badminton Achieves Victory

11. Varsity Football Huddle

Photographer: Bahaar Muhar

10. Sadie Hawkins Dance Proposal

Photographer: L.A.

9. March Madness Chariot Racing

Photographer: Eli Schenk

8. Nick takes a standardized test

Maybe the reason he’s so frustrated is because he just has the answer sheet, not the test questions. Despite, or perhaps because of the small error, this photo has become one of Lion Tales’ stock images.

7. Lincoln Plus Earth Day Hike

Photographer: Haley Duarte

6. Mr. Alpers, Bearer of All Truth

Photographer: Rene Chacon

5. Big Bone Mascot Cheers for Lions

Photographer: Rene Chacon

4. Jazz in the Box

Photographer: George Vargas

3. Folklorico Presents “The Flair”

Photographer: Alex Overton

2. Art Boutiki Rock Show

Photographer: George Vargas

1. Swimmer’s Reflection

Photographer: Preston Adams