“Selfie” in 2013. “Vape” in 2014. Then another four years later in 2018, “toxic.” And to join the list of Oxford English Dictionary’s annual Word of the Year for 2024 … “brain...

When it comes to some of her past and current life choices, campus supervisor Jennifer Davila points to a scene from the 1940 Disney movie, “Pinocchio.” Near the beginning of the animated Disney...

As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. This time, we take a look at our own program as we promote the Journalism Education Association’s...

As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. Alongside the feature on the journalism program’s 65th year of publishing, we take a look at our own...

It’ll be another decade before The Accolade reaches its diamond jubilee. What will the journalism program look like? Will current adviser Tommy Li stick around for that anniversary issue (he’ll...

“'Cause when you're 15 And somebody tells you they love you You're gonna believe them.” In her 2008 hit, “Fifteen,” singer Taylor Swift reflects on the innocence and vulnerability of young...

As the new year begins, students and parents may consider summer options for the former to enhance educational opportunities, especially at the collegiate level. The Accolade offers the second in a series...

As upperclassmen and their parents start looking at college options near the halfway point of the school year, they cannot avoid the following financial statistics: The cost of college tuition has...

The Accolade continues with its feature that focuses on those who have graduated from Sunny Hills and how they are contributing to their community and beyond. In this second segment, copy editor Soojin...

Two years ago during the holiday shopping season in December, then-sophomore David Tapia recalls walking into the Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle gift shop at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana. “I wanted to...