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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

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Learning from experience: student teaching cultivates better teachers

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor October 26, 2022

“Good morning, class.” That was the greeting I had grown accustomed to three years ago whenever I walked into my freshman World History class. Yet this time, in February, a fresh, new tone welcomed...

Teachers, don’t let student teachers outshine you

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor October 26, 2022

As the student teacher sets up his phone to record himself educating my sophomore Algebra 2 Honors class to submit for college credit, my peers and I awkwardly unpacked the notes our teacher told us to...

Staff Editorial: Teachers take a distraction free environment too far

Staff Editorial: Teachers take a distraction free environment too far

The Accolade Editorial Board October 19, 2022

The Accolade Editorial Board count: 8 consider phone pockets are only acceptable during tests, 5 agree that teachers can use the pockets at their own discretion. The chime of a phone lingers in the...

Sophomore Seowon Han works on the point-of-sale system during her Sunday, Sept. 25 morning shift at Tous Les Jours Fullerton.

Bidding adieu to my part-time job at Tous Les Jours

Seowon Han, Spotlight Editor & Business Manager October 12, 2022

A part-time, paid job at the age of 15. While that seems unusual, it allowed me to achieve one of my goals for my freshman year of high school: get job experience over the summer before my sophomore...

Senior Henry Lee takes a BeReal at the beach with his friends Sept. 24.

How I manage to ‘BeFake’ on the app BeReal

Henry Lee, Web Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2022

BeReal, the app meant to authentically represent users, fails to do just what the whole purpose of the platform is meant for — capture random, unfiltered and “real” moments of time once a day. Prompting...

Andrew Tate’s flagrant disrespect for women appalls the internet

Andrew Tate’s flagrant disrespect for women appalls the internet

Chloe Chun, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor September 30, 2022

Andrew Tate, a streamer with millions of followers and billions of views on social media, perfectly personifies the misogynistic and abusive ideals of the 19th century while using 21st-century technology...

An artists rendition of the image of a true clean girl — minimal makeup and jewelry, pale and clear skin and slicked-back hair.

The toxicities of becoming a ‘clean girl’: TikTok trend rips women of color of their culture

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor September 20, 2022

For the past few years, the social media platform TikTok has proved to be a powerhouse of trends ranging from one-pan feta pasta recipes to coquette fashion aesthetics.   Garnering over 650 million...

Staff Editorial: School administrators deserve praise for shifting drill schedule to add in a break afterward

Staff Editorial: School administrators deserve praise for shifting drill schedule to add in a break afterward

The Accolade Editorial Board September 19, 2022

The 2022-2023 Accolade editorial board unanimously agrees with the Sunny Hills administration’s decision to alter the drill schedule to third or fifth period, which allows lunch or break to follow a...

Once a journalist, always an activist

Once a journalist, always an activist

Krishna Thaker, Special Sections Editor May 31, 2022

Growing up, the fact that the United States Constitution protects all citizens from cruel and unusual punishment never did stop my Asian immigrant parents from constructing the most creative ways to discipline...

Senior Rida Zar and members of her family pray at the shrine of Bibi Masuma during a trip to Iran in March.

Trip to Iran opened my eyes to my heritage

Rida Zar, Opinion Editor May 27, 2022

Walking down the steps of the airplane with shaky steps and onto Irani soil for the first time, I couldn’t help but think, “How did I get here?” I’d always been someone who loved to travel and...

Reporter’s notebook: A reflection on my journey as a journalist

Reporter’s notebook: A reflection on my journey as a journalist

Michelle Sheen, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2022

I stood behind a line of students, two quarters clinking in the palm of my hand. As I drew nearer to the front of the line, I felt a rush of excitement — the same kind I feel on Christmas mornings...

The Accolade helped me hit a home run

The Accolade helped me hit a home run

Nevya Patel, News Editor May 27, 2022

I sat in my interview chair with my hands covering my mouth to withhold a scream. The Angels Scholar interview board just gave me the news that would change the next four years of my life. I was...

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