Gym to hold Dancing With the Staff in December because of PAC modernization
November 19, 2019
For the first time in its eight-year history, the Dancing With the Staff [DWTS] fundraiser sponsored by Dance Department will be held in the gym Dec. 6-7 instead of the Performing Arts Center [PAC], which has been closed for remodeling since May 20. Dance director Leiana Volen said she made the decision...
Columbia Scholastic Press Association names Accolade, Helios Crown award finalists — only Orange County publications to receive such a national honor
November 15, 2019
The Accolade newspaper and Helios yearbook have been named a finalist for a national award sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association [CSPA]. Through a live Twitter feed video on Halloween, the CSPA posted a slide recognizing The Accolade for a Silver or Gold Crown award. By the time t...
ASB cancels Mr. Sunny Hills because of uncertainty over completion date of PAC remodeling
Jaden Hom
November 15, 2019
A previous version of this story had the wrong year for when Mr. Sunny Hills started. It has been corrected on March 5 in this version to show it was in the spring of 1995. While school officials expect the Performing Arts Center [PAC] to reopen in early March, the ASB has decided to cancel the an...
Lancer Regiment takes first place at Oct. 26 tournament; first time winning sweepstakes against bigger bands
November 2, 2019
Following the Lancer Regiment’s first-place finish at the Valencia Field Tournament Oct. 12, the Sunny Hills band won sweepstakes at the Sierra Vista Field Tournament Oct. 26 in Baldwin Park, earning five trophies. “I was really happy with the performance everyone put in,” band director Whitney...
Red Ribbon Week kicks off with ‘Net of Memories’ in quad
October 29, 2019
This story has been updated Nov. 1 with new information as to who handed out the Red Ribbon Week bags. Red Ribbon Week kicked off with decorations around campus and the distribution of bands for students to wear around their wrist as well as a “Net of Memories” in the quad. Organized by Sunny Hills...
Sunny Hills on lockdown for 23 minutes morning of Oct. 24 after police alert administrators of armed men in the area
October 24, 2019
This story was updated Oct. 25 with additional quotes from administrators; it was updated Oct. 31 with another student quote. For the first time in this era of violence on school campuses, Sunny Hills administrators declared a lockdown at approximately 9:45 a.m. Oct. 24 after receiving an alert from th...
Conservatory of Fine Arts to hold fall festival featuring Peanuts pumpkin patch theme
October 24, 2019
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Conservatory of Fine Arts [COFA] plans to host its annual Fall Festival after school Oct. 24 with a theme based on the Peanuts cartoon episode titled, “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!” “This year, COFA is going more full out with everything,”...
Korean Culture Club performs dance, martial arts, drum set at Buena Park festival
October 23, 2019
Members of the Sunny Hills Korean Culture Club [KCC] performed a dance, a martial arts routine and a drum ensemble as part of Buena Park’s 63rd annual Silverado Days Festival on Oct. 19. “I think this event was successful because I got to see my students learn and share the Korean culture,”...
Lancers raise $2,450 for breast cancer victim in one-minute fundraiser
October 23, 2019
As part of a fund-raising drive called “Miracle Minute,” Sunny Hills faculty and students raised $2,450 last week for Breast Cancer Angels, which in turn will pass the funds to a Fullerton breast cancer patient. “The Miracle Minute [worked] well,” principal Allen Whitten said. “[I am] so proud of A...
Mosquitoes invade Orange County, bug Sunny Hills students, staff
October 18, 2019
Sunny Hills students and staff are finding themselves victims of the recent Orange County invasion of two species of mosquitoes — the Asian tiger and yellow fever — with one classroom being supplied with insect traps. “All the bites that I’ve had from this past summer have swollen up a lot,”...
Senior Cece Hamby crowned homecoming queen during halftime of Oct. 4 football game
October 6, 2019
Senior Cece Hamby was named homecoming queen during halftime of the Oct. 4 football matchup between Sunny Hills and Sonora -- the first time that the coronation was held at the modernized Buena Park High School turf stadium where the Lancers play their home games. “I felt very grateful and shocked...
Sunny Hills earns six-year accreditation status
October 2, 2019
After a committee’s evaluation of Sunny Hills’ progress in the spring semester, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges [WASC] granted the campus a six-year accreditation term -- the best outcome an institution can receive from the organization. “It was a source of pride to be able to ...
