The Accolade

Dear reader — Thanksgiving break is here, which means that shhsaccolade.com will also be on break. The Accolade will be on hold posting stories between Monday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 29, unless a significant breaking news event occurs and will be back to posting on Monday, Nov. 30. In the meantime, our Oct. 30 elections issue is available to read here.

Sophomores Jeremiah White and Roman Ruedas sit on opposite ends of a bench between the 40s and 60s wings while holding a conversation on Nov. 2. For many students, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 — the respective first dates for Cohorts A and B under the new hybrid schedule — were the first days in nearly eight months that they could talk to their friends in-person again.

Students walk through the new, $15,000 thermal cameras between the 20s wing and the office on Nov. 2, the first day of the hybrid schedule at Sunny Hills.

Assistant principal Hilda Arredondo hands an orange wristband to a student before first period on Nov. 2.

Students social distance outside of the 40s wing during break on Nov. 6.

A student receives a free breakfast outside of the 70s building on Nov. 6.

Seniors Pauline Galacgac, Ethan Nguyen and C.J. Sy wait for their second period Theory of Knowledge class to begin on Nov. 6.

Senior C.J. Sy uses a foot-powered hand sanitizer pump to clean his hands during his second period Theory of Knowledge course on Nov. 6.

The area in front of the building is enclosed with fences in preparation for the ongoing school construction of the landscaping of the PAC, which will include the installation of a retaining wall.

COVID-19 pandemic delays many on-campus plans, reopening of school on Nov. 2 will not affect progress

Alice Shin

November 22, 2020

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Cameron Tong (right) celebrates his wedding day with his bride, Shirley, on July 13 in front of Wyoming’s Grand Teton mountain range. Nearly a month later on Aug. 11, Tong starts the 2020-2021 school year at Sunny Hills as a new math instructor, teaching Algebra 2 and Probability and Statistics.

New math teacher mixes ‘cool points’ and music to hype up interest in his classes

Krishna Thaker

November 21, 2020

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Sophomore Reena Jung makes a call to voters on Sept. 30 and gives reasons why they should vote for Young Kim, who was declared the winner of the 39th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives.

Sunny Hills students take initiative in political fields

Esther Oh

November 20, 2020

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— Trending —

Many public colleges, including California State University, Fullerton, have decided against requiring an SAT or standardized test score on college applications, as College Board testing centers have been closed throughout much of California because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Relief, frustration, confusion among student reactions to cancellation of SAT testing locations, California public universities’ decision to not require scores on college applications

Lauren Jung

With COVID-19 positive cases still being reported in much of Southern California, the College Board has yet to reopen any of its SAT or SAT subject testing...

Junior Sebastian Bonca (front) sets the volleyball while practicing his receives during a Nov. 18 practice in the Sunny Hills gym.

Boys volleyball team tryouts set for Nov. 19-20 under new head coach

Henry Lee

With boys volleyball’s Dec. 18 season opener against Whitney scheduled to be the first Sunny Hills sports match of the 2020-2021 fall season, the team’s...

Science teacher Andrew Gartner’s renovated classroom, Room 112, features new lab stations in the

Biology, chemistry teachers renovate classrooms with new laboratory stations

Henry Lee

When students return to campus for hybrid learning next week, they will see “batwing” style lab stations in many of their science classes. “Our...

Theater teacher Amanda Gieser (left) glances at one of her performers being lifted up by cast members of 2018's

The show will not go on; fall musical axed because of COVID-19 health and safety

Yeihn Lee

“We'll all be out there carrying the banner man to man. We're always out there soakin' ev'ry soaker that we can. Here's the headline: Newsies on...

— News —

Relief, frustration, confusion among student reactions to cancellation of SAT testing locations, California public universities’ decision to not require scores on college applications

Lauren Jung • November 19, 2020

Senior Benicio Tristan uses his chromebook on the tables next to the cafeteria while following COVID-19 health guidelines on Nov. 5 during break, which comes after third period in the new hybrid learning schedule.

Students, staff adapt to new hybrid learning schedule with shorter class periods, longer gap before break for those with a zero period

Michelle Sheen • November 17, 2020

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Sweet Treats DB owners junior Daniela Rosales (left) and junior Brianna Ruiz (right) make one of their specialty confectionaries, candy coated strawberries which go for $1 each.

Making quarantine sweet: Two juniors create a tasty new business

Anthony Keem • November 13, 2020

Juniors Amelie Fu (bottom right), Maxwell Robey (bottom left), Serin Kong (top right) and Samuel Bae (top left) sit on ladders or skateboards to present the pink, blue and tan shirts of the season one collection of YOUTH VISION.

YOUTH VISION presents a platform to display the young generation’s views on clothing

Alice Lee • November 7, 2020

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Joining The Accolade helped me discover who I am -- literally

Sydnee Tallant • November 15, 2020

As Sunny Hills High School continues to use Zoom and other video conferencing platforms during the coronavirus pandemic, staff writer Nevya Patel writes, some students opt to boldly turn on their cameras while others still remain reluctant to reveal their faces.

To mute or unmute our Zoom video screens; let’s try the latter

Nevya Patel • November 12, 2020

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Theater teacher Amanda Gieser (left) glances at one of her performers being lifted up by cast members of 2018

The show will not go on; fall musical axed because of COVID-19 health and safety

Yeihn Lee • November 17, 2020

“We'll all be out there carrying the banner man to man. We're always out there soakin' ev'ry soaker that we can. Here's the headline: Newsies on a mission!” Those words from the musical “Newsies” could have been what the cast of Sunny Hills students sang in the newly...