Sophomore draws away from the starving artist profile, earning four-digit figure from sales of her prints, buttons, charms
March 21, 2020
The starving artist. For stereotypical Asian parents aka Tiger Moms, their child should strive to attend an Ivy League university and pursue a career in the medical field or law, oftentimes steering them away from professions they deem financially unstable such as in writing and fine arts. But...
Instagram Cheetos filter earns recognition for Sunny Hills senior
March 19, 2020
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter. These platforms have become more popular among youth because of word-of-mouth about the latest trends. Instagram entered the fray Aug. 13 by collaborating with Spark AR Studio, a Facebook-owned designing software used to create the augmented reality (AR)...
High school sweethearts share their love story beyond high school
March 17, 2020
The Accolade sought out as many former high school couples as possible through a post to the Sunny Hills Facebook alumni page and received nearly a dozen responses with marriages that have lasted as long as 50 years. Class of 1968 alumna Nancy Sundvold MacInnis posted a comment saying she met her husb...
Conoravirus threat cancels exchange program trip to South Korea for two juniors
March 16, 2020
It could have been a trip to remember. Then, the coronavirus outbreak picked up speed in March, prompting the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 a pandemic. A March 3 email from Nicholas Junior High teacher Leah Yamamoto, a coordinator for the Fullerton Sister City Association’s [FSCA...
As oldest student group on campus, Key Club aims to empower its members with service, leadership skills
March 11, 2020
It’s the oldest club at Sunny Hills. It was first founded on May 6, 1960. And it was awarded CNH District of Key Club International’s Club of the Year last school year. “[Our] goal is to raise money for our preferred charities,” said science teacher David Kim, who has been adviser of Ke...
Springing into fashion with cardigans, Nikes and headbands
March 10, 2020
Instead of neon tube tops and low-rise jeans, 2020 fashion means headbands and cargo pants. With the upcoming spring season, the fashion spotlight is shining on new styles, accessories and patterns as students start updating wardrobes and picking out what’s hot or not. “As a fashion enthusiast myself, I think t...
YouTuber Salina Tjhan creates fandom animations for viewers
March 3, 2020
It all started in eighth grade when junior Salina Tjhan began her YouTube career with her first published video, “My Fun2draw Collection” on June 14, 2017 “My first video was drawings based off of a Youtuber, ‘Fun2draw’ by Mei Yu that I saw on my recommended page of YouTube,” Tjhan said....
Eco Club adds more color to its recycling plans
February 18, 2020
Nearly two years ago, the Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] banned the storage of recyclables on all campuses and in classrooms. Citing concerns that recycling bins containing open plastic bottles with water still inside and aluminum cans with sugary liquid inside attract pests,...
Teen couples double tap into the digital age
February 14, 2020
Just as standards, cultures and mainstream trends have changed through the generations, so has dating. Medieval acts of “courtship” have translated to modern-day “dating,” but are they the same? Nowadays, teens of Generation Z—anyone born after 1997—have access to social media and technology, ...
2020 color of the year is a classic
February 13, 2020
Sophomore Toni Lee’s favorite color is red. “Red is really flattering to me,” Lee said. “I think it suits me the best when it comes to clothes.” Junior Kayla Vazquez agrees, though she prefers a darker shade, burgundy. “The color also looks really nice on most people,” Vazq...
Group ‘flocks’ to aid homeless students in Fullerton Joint Union High School District
February 4, 2020
A man wearing tattered clothes while pushing around a shopping cart. A woman sleeping under a bridge with nothing but a stray dog to keep her warm. A man holding a sign on the side of the highway asking for spare change. These are the preconceived notions most people have of homelessness based on...
The Next Frontier: Sunny Hills science teachers weigh in on future of space exploration
January 24, 2020
The first step on the moon in 1969 was a “big step for mankind,” but an even bigger step could be looming in this new decade. People could even be populating other Milky Way planets — similar to “The Expanse,” a science-fiction television series about a future in which humanity has colonized...
