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The Accolade

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The Accolade

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The Accolade

Base sophomore Sarina Desai practices lifting her teammate on her shoulders in the SH dance room on Wednesday, May 21.

GAME BALL: Underclassman’s efforts lead to her joining 2 upperclassmen as cheer team’s co-captains

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor June 19, 2025

Passion. Dedication.  Communication.  Those are the three traits that cheer head coach Patrice France noticed in Sarina Desai when she was a freshman in France’s junior varsity squad. Those...

Only one staff parking space remains unoccupied at the end of lunch on Thursday, May 1, in the west parking lot; the other slots have been filled up mainly by student motorists, a violation of school policy. Many have chosen to ignore school rules and park wherever it’s convenient for them, claiming student-marked locations are full.

STAFF EDITORIAL: Time to create new parking spaces for student motorists

The Accolade Editorial Board June 17, 2025

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...

Freshmen Cora Woodward (left) and Evangeline Cowell (right) eat their lunches and socialize at one of five newly added picnic tables in front of the 20’s building.

Headline: WRAPPING IT UP: Murals, fixtures conclude 2024-2025 school year campus improvement projects

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter June 14, 2025

This is the last of a three-part series on the additional changes to Sunny Hills facilities over the summer and during the 2024-2025 school year. These updates follow the larger makeover that started in...

BLACKPINK member Jisoo's newly released album, "Amortage" is a combination of the Latin word for love, "amor," and "montage," symbolizing a montage of love.

A POP QUAKING START FOR ALL: Jisoo’s “Earthquake” leads trio of rising artists

Bradyn Chiang June 13, 2025

Jisoo’s K-pop solo album “Amortage” starts off like an explosion. It begins with an upbeat rhythm to draw the listener in, then slows down at the end with softer vocals and a slower beat. “Boy...

Senior Jai Patel holds open the 310-page book he had co-authored during his 2024 Boeing summer internship. Statistical Programming Essentials: R & Python is available for purchase on Amazon for $22.99.

Engineering a new book

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor June 12, 2025

Look for more senior profiles in our May issue. Senior Jai Patel has been fascinated with engineering concepts since he was in sixth grade, playing with his building blocks. “Any time I build Legos,...

The four National Merit semi-finalists for the 2024-2025 school year were announced in the Sunny Hills GOLD Standard Newsletter on Friday, Sept. 20.

7 decades of honoring the brightest

Philip Cho, Cub Reporter June 5, 2025

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. [NMSC] has something in common with Disneyland in Anaheim, McDonald’s and Guinness World Records. 1955. That’s the year each organization or franchise was...

New campus supervisor Jason Hughes (right) demonstrates how he would listen to supervisor liaison Randall Avalos’s walkie-talkie message in the hallway near the 10s wing on Friday, April 11.

Latest addition to campus supervisor team a familiar face

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter June 4, 2025

Jason Hughes is the most recent addition to the campus supervisor team at Sunny Hills, increasing the total number to four. “My job is to keep everyone safe; that’s the primary goal,” Hughes said. Besides...

In their formal attire, the cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” stands on the steps outside the Cerritos Performing Arts Center waiting for the awards ceremony to begin on Sunday, June 1.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: Revisiting world of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with encore

Serenity Li, Copy Editor June 3, 2025

Accolade co-copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned in the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and...

CW's new show, Sherlock and Daughter released Wednesday, April 16 featuring Amelia Rojas, played by Blu Hunt (Inadu, "The Originals") and Sherlock Holmes, played by David Thewlis (Remus Lupin, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban").

Case closed for the CW’s ‘Sherlock & Daughter’

Esther Ahn June 2, 2025

The CW has recently decided to add to the Sherlock Holmes-verse with its own conjecture about the classic detective’s lineage. As the title suggests, “Sherlock & Daughter,” which as of the...

Campus supervisor liaison Randy Avalos (left) and science teacher Alexander Hua hold a bouquet of flowers in recognition of their Employee of the Year award. This school year’s honorees were announced in the staff lounge on Friday, Jan. 24, during break.

Campus supervisor liaison, science teacher earns Employee of the Year

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter May 30, 2025

Sunny Hills Employees of the Year were recognized earlier this month during the regularly scheduled board meeting at the district office. “The district people didn’t really know me too well, but...

Members of the Circle of Friends club stand in front of Disneyland on Wednesday, April 30, during their end-of-year field trip to the amusement park.

MORE THAN JUST MONDAYS: Circle of Friends club makes a full turn in my life

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter May 30, 2025

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...

Junior Samuel Hong prepares to dive into the Sunny Hills pool on Wednesday, Feb. 19, during swim practice after school.

SPORTS RECAP: Swim and dive remains undefeated throughout entire league season; girls place first, boys place second

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter May 30, 2025

After a six-year consecutive win streak, the Lady Lancers went undefeated in the new, revamped Freeway League, qualifying for CIF-SS preliminaries and finals with a 4-0 league record and a 7-0 season record...

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