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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

THE TRUE COST OF FAST FASHION: Freshman Natasha Niazi holds up a T-shirt and a long-sleeve top that she thrifted in Fullerton for $10 and $8, respectively. After starting her thrifting journey in 2020, Niazi has saved money while simultaneously reducing waste.

STYLE SUSTAINABILITY: Thrifting is the key to a greener wardrobe

Natasha Niazi, Staff Reporter May 9, 2023

Upon receiving an online order for a pair of cargo jeans from Urban Outfitters three years ago, I opened the cardboard box to a bundle of plastic wrap and paper price tags pinned to the pants. The trash...

Junior Dareen Hagekhalil and her family break their fast at one of many Iftar dinners throughout the month of Ramadan. Iftar is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims.

No, Muslims don’t starve to death during Ramadan

Dareen Hagekhalil, Staff Reporter May 9, 2023

Whenever Ramadan, a holy month in Islam when Muslims fast, comes around, I usually hear these questions from my peers at school. “So you don’t eat or drink anything for 30 days?” “How are...

THE FEMALE FLAME: How the color red empowers women

THE FEMALE FLAME: How the color red empowers women

Hannah Lee, Web Managing Editor March 17, 2023

If ambiguity was a color, it would be red. Simultaneously representative of something as sweet as love yet also as vigorous as strength, red perfectly embodies femininity and women empowerment. Over...

CNN’s morning show co-host Don Lemon was under fire for his sexist/ageist remarks against Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during a February broadcast.

Women, we work for us, not him

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2023

Women do not have a prime: Women have all but time.  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s directed ageist remarks toward 80-year-old President Joe Biden Feb. 16 and demanded cognitive...

The girls restroom in the quad displays a mental wellness sticker between the mirrors, listing several helpline services and three QR codes on Thursday, Feb. 2. The Fullerton Joint Union High School District distributed personalized posters for each school, consisting of the school colors and mascot.

WE MATTER: District’s mental health specialists make right call to help students seeking refuge in school restrooms

Staff Editorial Board February 21, 2023

The Accolade Editorial Board is unanimously in favor of the Fullerton Joint Union High School’s [FJUHSD] decision to provide students with resources that prompt healthier mental well-being. It starts...

Wealthy celebrities including Kim Kardashian and David Beckham benefit from their famous family name. As nepotism babies plague Hollywood, netizens question the importance of meritocracy in America.

America’s meritocracy problem manifests in nepo babies

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor February 16, 2023

Born the first child of two A-list celebrities, David and Victoria Beckham, you’re afforded outlandish privilege and exceptional opportunities.   After exploring a plethora of temporary career paths,...

Seniors Alejandra Quismorio (left) and Kate Yang team up to deliver a speech about their experience as International Baccalaureate students in the gym as part of the opening ceremonies of the Jan. 24 Open House for eighth-graders and their parents. The pair was among six student speakers selected by school officials to tout the variety of programs offered at Sunny Hills.

I returned to the SH Open House from the perspective of a student speaker

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2023

Nearly four years ago, I took a seat in the Sunny Hills gym as an eighth-grader, one of hundreds on those bleachers listening to former principal Allen Whitten introduce a few Open House student speakers...

An artists rendition of the path in a college admission race between a privileged and unprivileged student.

A fair shot: affirmative action helps marginalized groups succeed

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor January 17, 2023

You are on your way home after a long day at school. You think back at how you did not understand the math lesson today, but you know you will be fine. Your private tutor can explain it to you. You...

Juniors Karen Huang (left) and Susie Kim make final adjustments to their Scrambler, which consists of an energy propulsion system and vehicle, before the eight-minute time limit to test the device at the Great Oak Science Olympiad Invitational Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Great Oak High School Performing Art Center in Temecula. Huang and Kim placed sixth in this category.

Reviving my Science Olympiad spirit after my first in-person competition in over two years

Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2023

February 15, 2020. That was the day my middle school Science Olympiad team placed fifth at the Orange County Regional competition, qualifying us for the Southern California state tournament. It also...

Anna May Wong was a trail-blazer for Asian-American representation in the American media. She continues her legacy through a 25-cent U.S. coin.

Anna May Wong coins the term ‘Asian American pioneer’

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2022

From the onset of her career, Anna May Wong refused to tread lightly. The Chinese-American film star, with over 60 works under her name, challenged the stereotypical roles offered to her by the American...

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