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The Accolade

Senior Thomas Oltman (top left) stands with fellow exchange students and the group leader next to their plane from Chicago to Frankfurt on June 10.

Senior receives third gold medal for National German Exam, awarded free trip to Germany

Soojin Cho, Feature Editor October 3, 2025

Despite identifying as a Hungarian-American, senior Thomas Oltman said this past summer transformed Germany into his home away from home.  During his 20-day-long stay, he went to schule (school), ate...

Junior Daniel Martinez holds onto his backpack in front of Room 138 on Thursday, Sept. 4.

Q&A LANCER LIFE: Daniel Martinez

Yena Oh, Entertainment Editor September 26, 2025

In this first issue of the 2025-2025 school year, The Accolade’s co-Arts & Entertainment editor Yena Oh interviews junior Daniel Martinez about his first year here on the hill.  Some of the questions...

Social science teacher Marcus Reveles holds up a paper assignment about world religions to explain to his students about how to answer the question during fourth period World History in Room 24 on Sept. 5.

LANCER LEGACY: Sunny Hills alumnus comes back on campus as a social science teacher

Kaylynn Park, Copy Editor September 19, 2025

“You are absolutely capable of creating the life you can’t stop thinking about :)” That’s what students see on the back whiteboard in new social science teacher Marcus Reveles’ classroom....

New social science teacher Carlos Quezada lectures his freshmen students in fourth period Advanced Placement Human Geography class in Room 55 on Thursday, Sept. 4.

GROWING HIS FAMILIA: New social science teacher stitches together a new community on the hill

Nicole Park, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2025

When students walk into Room 55, they are greeted with walls that come alive with hundreds of faces staring back. From 20th-century activists like Martin Luther King Jr. to students attending Sunny...

Senior Jasper Hanrahan sits next to his displayed painting at his Downtown Fullerton art gallery on Friday, Aug. 29, a day before the grand opening.

A splash of color

Aashna Dialani, Web Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2025

“Firsts” happen all the time.  First look. First step. First … paint? For senior Jasper Hanrahan, his “first” was just that — a catalyst that ignited his passion for a skill he’s...

Senior Welcy Calderon (left), 3D design teacher Chablis Bates senior Ashley Cal  and junior Evan Lee hold their Labubus on Friday, Sept. 5.

EYE SPY: Labubu dolls pop up around campus

Emily Kim, Sports Editor September 11, 2025

In 2022, lime green figures around 2-3 inches known as Smiskis took the internet by storm. The next year, Sonny Angels, small figurines with an angel-like head and wings, captivated people of all ages...

Then-seniors Isabella Reyes (left), Hannah Saab, Lucas Saab and Malekai Yun assemble their community service projects in the workshop in Room 301 on Friday, Nov. 22, during zero period.

Sunny Hills’ version of a ‘Santa’s’ workshop

Yena Oh, Entertainment Editor August 19, 2025

For those who are drawn to winter holiday lore, they should be familiar with this one: Santa Claus and his elves. Santa’s known for having his pointy–eared helpers construct kids’ presents in...

Learning loss — myth or fact?

Learning loss — myth or fact?

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter July 2, 2025

This is one of a series of five-year, COVID-19 pandemic anniversary articles The Accolade’s Spotlight team has expanded from its original print version that appeared in the Monday, March 24, issue.  Learning...

Then-seniors and Mr. Sunny Hills nominees Akashi Rai (left), Carlos Serrano and Jimmy Barajas stand up on Oct. 19, 2018 in their second period class with a balloon and paper crown as nominees for the Mr. Sunny Hills pageant show.

Lost traditions post-COVID-19 pandemic

Ellen Hwang, Sports Editor June 21, 2025

This is one of a series of five-year, COVID-19 pandemic anniversary articles The Accolade’s Spotlight team has expanded from its original print version distributed to the campus on Monday, March 24. Three...

Senior Jai Patel holds open the 310-page book he had co-authored during his 2024 Boeing summer internship. Statistical Programming Essentials: R & Python is available for purchase on Amazon for $22.99.

Engineering a new book

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor June 12, 2025

Look for more senior profiles in our May issue. Senior Jai Patel has been fascinated with engineering concepts since he was in sixth grade, playing with his building blocks. “Any time I build Legos,...

The four National Merit semi-finalists for the 2024-2025 school year were announced in the Sunny Hills GOLD Standard Newsletter on Friday, Sept. 20.

7 decades of honoring the brightest

Philip Cho, Cub Reporter June 5, 2025

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. [NMSC] has something in common with Disneyland in Anaheim, McDonald’s and Guinness World Records. 1955. That’s the year each organization or franchise was...

New campus supervisor Jason Hughes (right) demonstrates how he would listen to supervisor liaison Randall Avalos’s walkie-talkie message in the hallway near the 10s wing on Friday, April 11.

Latest addition to campus supervisor team a familiar face

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter June 4, 2025

Jason Hughes is the most recent addition to the campus supervisor team at Sunny Hills, increasing the total number to four. “My job is to keep everyone safe; that’s the primary goal,” Hughes said. Besides...

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