The good, the bad and the ugly of my remote learning 2.0 experience
September 21, 2020
I never expected to start the fall semester of my senior year at Sunny Hills like this -- with distance learning 2.0. As the previous school year ended there were rumors from various close friends that the virus would end during the summer months because of the high temperatures and we would be bac...
How I helped my mom overcome her coronavirus infection and gained a new appreciation for first-responders
September 17, 2020
It all started with a text message from my mom while I was spending the night at my sister’s apartment in Tarzana: “Gigi, I have bad news. I got a text from work about my [COVID-19] results, and I came out positive.” My mom found out that she tested positive from one of her weekly COVID-19 tests pro...
Staff editorial: We’re split over the merits of distance learning ‘bell’ schedule
September 12, 2020
The Accolade’s editorial board count: Eight approve and seven disapprove of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District’s [FJUHSD] new class schedule for the 2020-2021 distance learning period. On Aug. 26, math teacher Kari Morita was late to class — but she didn’t know it at first. I...
Flying cross-country during COVID-19 pandemic unmasks many of my fears
September 10, 2020
As the flight attendant handed me a snack bag with a pack of Biscoffs, Cheez-Its, a water bottle and a Purell hand sanitizer packet, I reached to take off my mask to eat the snacks. But I paused, thinking about our nation's current state regarding the coronavirus pandemic — 6.3 million people infect...
BATTLE OF THE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS
September 5, 2020
In response to the Fullerton Joint Union High School District’s decision to enter full distance learning for the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, two Accolade reporters debate the merits of the main platforms for at-home learning: Google Meet and Zoom. ...
Why I stand with Black Lives Matter
September 2, 2020
I’ve never been pulled over for looking suspicious. I’ve never been called a racial slur. I’ve never had a discussion with my parents about how to act if stopped by a police officer. Why? Simply put, it’s because I’m white. Even though the civil rights movement began 66 years ago in 1954, raci...
Anti-vaxxers need to change their views once COVID-19 immunization shot gets approved for distribution
August 26, 2020
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic plagued the forefront of every news headline and dictated a culture of “new normal,” the intense battle against time has begun to invent a vaccine to eventually bring about immunity from COVID-19. With the talks of such a development as early as November to early...
Worth the effort: Find your next summer activity in a Fullerton College course
August 24, 2020
Before COVID-19 hit earlier this year, I’ve known of classmates flying cross country to participate in summer programs that cost upwards of $10,000. Some landed internships, while others joined the workforce at local businesses in the area for the first time. A significant number hunkered down at SAT or ...
The Accolade: We’ve still got issues planned during distance learning; meanwhile, check us out online during this historic COVID-19 period
August 24, 2020
This past school year, The Accolade has truly lived up to its namesake. In previous years with our print issues, we’ve traveled down a two-year win streak of taking the Best High School Newspaper title from the Southern California Journalism Awards sponsored by the Los Angeles Press Club (we’ve b...
Win, lose or draw: How my summer art instructor kept me engaged during distance learning
August 10, 2020
The most important item for my summer school art class at Sunny Hills wasn’t a paintbrush or a charcoal pencil. It was my school-issued chromebook. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, all summer school classes in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District — including my eight-week Drawing...
Staff editorial: Better safe than sorry
July 29, 2020
The Accolade’s editorial board count: 14 approve and one disapproves of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s July 17 decision to close schools within the state’s coronavirus county watch list, including Sunny Hills High School. Before Newsom’s mandate, seven had planned to attend school both in-person and online in the A/B Cohort and e...
Staff editorial: FJUHSD should reopen classes in fall to all students since studies show minors are less likely to contract coronavirus
June 4, 2020
A May 20 online article from the Los Angeles Times describes the first day of the return of school for students at Gyeongbuk Girls’ High School in Daegu, South Korea, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus crisis. Titled, “‘Kids will be kids’: Furtive hugs, complex logistics on South Kore...
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