Workbook open. Pink eraser shavings scattered across the dining table. Pencil in hand.  From the summer before second grade to now, my parents always stressed the importance of working with paper. Having...

During a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, I had assumed that the streets would look fairly different from what I was used to seeing back in Orange County.  While Cleveland’s environment was expectedly far...

Compared to our Asian-dominated high school, Sunny Hills, my old elementary school in L.A. had little to no Asians. On the first day of kindergarten, I entered the classroom to see the seats mostly filled...

Filth. That was the word I often heard while discussing the topic of India with my friends when I was around 14 years old. Although this conversation would only come up occasionally with people who...

Every morning, I check the Weather app to choose my outfit, keeping a lookout for whether it will rain. Seeing the gray clouds with water droplets, I always know to pack my umbrella and brace myself for...

Talks of social media restrictions for adolescents are nothing new in today’s society. From Florida’s Online Protections for Minors bill and the Utah Social Media Regulation Act, the recent influx...

On the first day of school, Mr. Robert Bradburn announced non-school-issued devices were not allowed in his classroom. However, since this regulation was only for his class,  I started bringing my...

As graduation rolls around the corner, I hear the same question being asked over and over again: “What do you want for your graduation gift?” Since freshman year, I’d envisioned myself saving...

“In the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes,” Andy Warhol wrote in his exhibition catalog at the Moderna Museet gallery in 1968. My moment started in early January this year when I was...

The Accolade Editorial Board unanimously agrees school officials need to clearly explain to students the reasons for new safety procedures in light of recent drill. Increased awareness of mental health...