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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade
The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade
Senior Jeremiah Sung showcases his poster on the chemistry of processing paint to Boeing employees on Wednesday, July 31, at the Huntington Beach Boeing Facility. Interns create posters based on the subject of their choice to showcase what they learned and researched.

Want a summer internship in the science field? Here’s what to do to apply for an 8-week program at Boeing in Huntington Beach

Kevin Lee, Layout Editor • October 7, 2024

Juniors who want a head start to nab a 2025 summer internship at Huntington Beach's Boeing headquarters should start contacting their computer science or engineering teachers this semester. While applications...

The ASB announces on Thursday, Sept. 26, the 2024-2025 homecoming court comprising seven senior girls who will vie to receive the most votes to be crowned queen on Friday, Oct. 4, during halftime of the football game at Buena Park High School stadium.

HOMECOMING PREVIEW: Saturday, Oct. 5, dance to enchant with Swan Lake theme

Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2024

With a record crowd of over 1,600 attending last year’s homecoming dance, the Associated Student Body [ASB] aims to match, if not surpass, that number with its Saturday, Oct. 5, Swan Lake-themed event...

A multitude of reasons can propel students to commit academic dishonesty on Advanced Placement exams in hopes they achieve a 5, the maximum possible on the tests. Over the summer, the College Board acknowledged a 1% increase of score cancellations because of suspicions over cheating.

NEWS ANALYSIS: WHY TEST-TAKERS CHEAT? Sociology professor, students provide insight into the phenomenon that caused the uptick in Advanced Placement exam score cancellations this summer

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor • September 28, 2024

Because of the sensitive nature of this article, names of student sources will remain confidential, and generic pseudonyms will be used instead. Note cards. Apple Watches. Arms. Several anonymous...

Since the 2019-2020 school year, Sunny Hills has faced a decline in student enrollment. Although the change is not incredibly significant, many classes are seeing lesser student attendance and schoolwide programs are also experiencing a small decrease.

SH faces decline in student enrollment for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic

Aashna Dialani, Web Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2024

For the first time in nearly six years, student enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year dipped by 3.9% compared with the previous term, school officials said. Principal Craig Weinreich attributed the...

The screenshot shows what students with canceled scores saw when opening the College Board website to view their Advanced Placement test results on July 8.

CANCELED: 2024 AP scores face an increase in voided tests with an unspecified number of SH students affected

Alexxa Berumen, Editor-in-Chief • September 22, 2024

The College Board has noticed a slight increase in cheating on some Advanced Placement [AP] exams from last semester and has notified suspected violators — including an unspecified number of Sunny Hills...

Keith Hawkins, an orator who previously spoke to freshmen at the 2023 Summer Bridge Program, will return to talk about maintaining a positive mindset during a double second-period assembly Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the gym.

Motivational speaker to address student body in Tuesday, Sept. 10, double second-period assembly — a first in over two decades

Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • September 9, 2024

For the first time in over two decades, school officials have invited a speaker to address the student body about maintaining a positive school culture during a Tuesday, Sept. 10, double-second period...

Valedictorians sit in the library during first period on Monday, April 15, as they listen to principal Craig Weinreich talk about how the graduation speech candidates will be chosen.

Class of 2024 sets record with 39 valedictorians, surpassing previous highs in 2019, 2021, 2023

Ellen Hwang, Sports Editor • June 9, 2024

Thirty-nine. In math, that’s the product of one and 39 as well as two prime numbers: three times 13. In sports, that’s 10 fewer than the name of San Francisco’s football team — the 49ers...

Junior Celerina Lee (left) wears her medal while holding up her National German Exam certificate, both of which were given to her from her German 3 honors teacher, Sergey Artemyev, on Thursday, May 9. The awards recognize her high marks from the National German Exam.

German program seeing success at national level

Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • May 29, 2024

German national testing officials have praised the school’s students studying this language, especially based on the results of this year’s exam takers. Three students — two juniors and a sophomore...

California Senate Bill 348, which was passed Sunday, Oct. 8, aims to reduce sodium and sugar levels in school lunches.

LAW & ORDER: New state legislation to reduce school lunch sodium, sugar levels this fall

Chris Lee, Staff Reporter • May 29, 2024

As a new feature, "Law & Order" explores passed bills relevant to teachers and students. What impact will these decisions have on the school? Schools across California are set to apply Senate...

Cyber attacks targeting schools have gone up in recent years. The internet outage the Fullerton Join Union High School district experienced on Tuesday, Nov. 14, was a result of one as well.

NEW GANG IN TOWN: Cybersecurity experts cite increased wave of ransomware attacks on schools

Irene Park, Editor-in-Chief • May 12, 2024

It’s known as the Medusa ransomware gang. Though the name is based on a Greek mythological character known for turning those who meet her eyes into stone, cybersecurity experts say that moniker has...

Accolade adviser Tommy Li (right) shows online managing editor senior Hannah Lee the first-place plaque that the journalism program’s online news website won last month from the Southern California Journalism Education Association as part of its California All-Stars digital mail-in competition. Lee holds a smaller plaque of the same award that The Accolade won in 2021. The presentation was held during fourth period on Tuesday, April 9, in Room 138.

The Accolade online news website earns second California All-Stars plaque from Southern California media contest

Julie Jung, Staff Reporter • May 2, 2024

For the second time in four years, The Accolade won a first-place plaque for its online news website as part of the Southern California Journalism Education Association’s [SCJEA] annual student media...

Accolade staff writers junior Kayden Kim (left) and sophomore Kevin Lee work on creating magazine layouts for The Accolade’s upcoming May senior issue during fourth period Tuesday, April 17, in Room 138. With the creation of an honors Advanced Journalism course starting next school year, Kim, Lee and their peers on staff can be eligible to earn honors credit for taking this elective if they become an editor.

Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, Advanced Journalism students eligible to earn honors credit

Aiden Park, Opinion Editor • April 25, 2024

For the first time in Sunny Hills history, students enrolled in Advanced Journalism are eligible to earn honors credit starting in the 2024-2025 school year. “It was a long and arduous process to...

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