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Hello, reader! My name is Andrew Ngo, the web editor-in-chief of The Accolade for the 2020-2021 school year. You may notice that the website is looking different—that's because we're renovating the site with a new web host. Although the look of the website may change on a day-to-day basis, all of our stories from the 2019-2020 school year are still available for your reading pleasure, and once school resumes on Aug. 11, we will resume publishing new stories unless a breaking one develops during the summer. In the meantime, please stay safe, and we cannot wait to see you all again in the fall. If you have any story ideas, please email me at [email protected] .

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Sunny Hills High School’s quad and classroom buildings will remain empty Aug. 11 when school starts as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate that campuses in counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list stay closed for safety reasons. The July 17 decision comes nearly a week before a July 23 special meeting of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District trustees to discuss reopening plans for Sunny Hills and the other seven schools in the district.
Gov. Newsom issues mandate for campuses in 33 counties — including Sunny Hills — to start 2020-2021 school year with distance learning because of high number of positive COVID-19 cases
Alice Shin

Nearly a week before the Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] trustees were scheduled to hold a special meeting to vote on a plan to reopen...

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Boys tennis player rising sophomore Jaden Han returns the ball to his opponent in a March 3 match against Whitney. With the new CIF bylaw modifications, athletes will have the opportunity to participate in outside club activities and events during the regular school sports season.
Coaches, players react to revised CIF bylaws for 2020-2021 season
Kristima Aryal and Grace Johnson

While the reorganizing of the sports seasons and their delay no sooner than December took center stage in the California high school prep sports world...

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Defensive back rising junior Dane Soaper kneels while stretching following a June 23 practice on the Sunny Hills baseball field. The SH football team had been preparing to defend its 2019 CIF-SS Division 8 title when the Orange County Department of Education opened schools for sports summer workout sessions but now must wait until January 2021 to play under Friday night lights again.
Sunny Hills sports delayed until end of 2020 given spread of COVID-19 cases
Andrew Ngo, Kristima Aryal, and Grace Johnson

On March 12, the Sunny Hills boys volleyball team walked out of the SH gym with a 3-0 victory over Artesia, the Lancers’ first best-of-five set win in...

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Staff editorial: Better safe than sorry
Staff editorial: Better safe than sorry
The Accolade Editorial Board

The Accolade’s editorial board count: 14 approve and one disapproves of Gov. Newsom’s July 17 decision to close schools within the state’s coronavirus...

Sports
Sophomore Sydnee Tallant records the new Pep Squad routine on video May 6 as part of her audition application to join a combined cheer and song team at Sunny Hills.
Combining cheer, song to create new Pep Squad at Sunny Hills is such a great idea that I even auditioned for the team
Sydnee Tallant • May 30, 2020
Moving from Argentina at the age of 14, Freeway League Player of the Year looks back at his 14-year soccer career
Moving from Argentina at the age of 14, Freeway League Player of the Year looks back at his 14-year soccer career
Andrew Hong and Kristima Aryal • May 28, 2020
News
With blue gloves and face mask covering her mouth, math teacher Nicole Knutson (left) gets ready to hand off another yearbook to the next person pulling up to the drive-through distribution lane on the parking lot near the Performing Arts Center Tuesday afternoon. Yearbook adviser Lindsay Safe (center) supervises the operation while math teacher Mariam Tan uses a chromebook to confirm the names given to them. Photo taken by Accolade opinion editor Hope Li.
Students able to pick up a purchased yearbook June 16 through drive-through format on campus
June 17, 2020
"Exams 6" by charbeck10 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Many find modified, online AP exam easier to take, though a few plan to take makeup tests in June after experiencing technical issues with submitting their responses
Elijah Jhee • May 29, 2020
Feature
A student models Christian Aguirre
May 29: Being quarantined at home because of coronavirus crisis can’t stop these students from pursuing Victorian-era hobbies
Hanna Oltman • May 30, 2020
Larry Allen holds in one hand a calculator and ruler to represent the math classes he has been teaching at Sunny Hills, while his other hand holds a football signed by his 2018 Freshman City Championship players. Image posted with permission from Aurora Allen.
After 37 years in education, math teacher Larry Allen retires
Charis Lee • May 30, 2020
Opinion
Art illustrated by contributing artist Jacqueline Chang.
Staff editorial: FJUHSD should reopen classes in fall to all students since studies show minors are less likely to contract coronavirus
The Accolade Editorial Board • June 4, 2020

A May 20 online article from the Los Angeles Times describes the first day of the return of school for students at Gyeongbuk Girls’ High School...

A&E
In the new coming of age movie "The Half of It," Peter stops Ellie on her bike ride home to propose an agreement on his love letter to Aster. Image posted with permission from Netflix. 
Coming of Age Netflix Film ‘The Half of It’ tackles adolescent themes like sexuality and casual racism in today’s society
Rachel Yun • May 30, 2020

Finding one’s identity is hard growing up, especially in high school. However, Netflix’s new coming of age film “The Half of It,”...

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