The Accolade introduces a new feature that focuses on those who have graduated from Sunny Hills and how they are contributing to their community and beyond. In this first segment, Spotlight team reporter...

Faster than a speeding porker. More expensive than an iPhone 16. Able to travel 50 miles in a single charged battery pack. Look, down the road on Nicholas Street!  It can’t be a bird or...

Jenna Forster’s mother had a hand in the senior’s voter registration process — literally. “My mom registered me to vote online. … Once it’s my birthday [Oct. 3], the system puts it through,...

The first woman of color to run for president in America. The second president in our nation since Grover Cleveland in 1893 to possibly serve two non-consecutive terms. No matter who comes out on top...

With the crowning of the 2024 homecoming queen, Accolade staff reporter Emily Kim conducted a Q&A with senior Liv Chavez to share her experience and motivations to achieve the title. Question: Why...

It was time for another challenge for new science teacher Aaron Eide. After working at Troy High School since the 2018-2019 school year and being assigned the Fullerton Joint Union High School District’s...

For new English teacher and cross country head coach Hannah Batchelor, her path toward joining the education profession took longer than usual – four years, in fact. Even though she grew up with family...

One school day, then-11th-grader Betty Vutang was walking down the halls of her high school in Vancouver, British Columbia, when she saw her English teacher walking up the stairs. In a moment of frustration,...

DID YOU KNOW? As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. This time, we take a look at the Associated Student Body [ASB] Gold Card, how it got its...

Question 1: Which university have you committed to? Answer: Loyola Marymount University. Question 2: What will you major in? A: Computer science. Question 3: Which teacher helped you the most...

“Teacher Leisure” explores Sunny Hills teachers’ hobbies outside of school. What impacts have they made not only on students, but also outside of their classroom? When English teacher Liese Wellmeyer...

The Accolade aims to produce stories about staff hired to teach full time; however, in the case of social science teacher Kristin Kosareff, we failed to take notice of her since she was working here part...