Fifteen years old and starting a new life in America. How did they do it? I still recall a day in second grade when we happened to drive past my mom’s old high school in Lakewood. As we cruised by,...

Some sources in this story requested partial anonymity to protect themselves and their family from potential risks. “It does not say ‘RSVP’ on the Statue of Liberty,” Cher Horowitz said to conclude...

A sum of $108k — that’s how much it costs for an average student to attend a public in-state college for all four years, according to Education Data Initiative.  With these four years of college...

Gmail notification: “COSMOS Application: Admitted” “Congratulations! After a careful review of your academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, statement of interest, and letters of...

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kyuwon is blue. Elise is red.  PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The former Opinion editors, Kayden Kim and...

I opened the mailbox on a fateful morning and was greeted with a thick, white envelope. It was addressed to me from Roger Boye, the director of the Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute, to whom...

This is an extension of the column published in the May senior issue. I never fathomed that the 2024-2025 school year would lead to the historic success of the journalism program. The culmination...

The Accolade Editorial Board unanimously agrees that Sunny Hills does not offer enough parking spaces for students in the east and west lots, especially in the spring semester when more are getting their...

Genuine friendships. True connections. Valuable lessons. When I first joined the Circle of Friends club in my freshman year, after hearing about it from a senior friend, I honestly just thought it would...

I don’t like sports. Besides dabbling in swim for a few years in elementary school, athletics was never a passion I sought to pursue.  So, imagine my surprise when I saw my name printed right next...

In eighth grade, all I wanted was a byline. Not an award. Not a leadership title. Just to see my name in print — to write something that mattered enough to be published. Scrolling through the Sunny...

Freshman year starts in fall and feels like it too. We enter campus nervous, with a new backpack, maybe even a pair of new shoes and the air crisp with possibility.  We make friends and get used to...