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The Accolade

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The Accolade

Senior Ethan Hsu (right) points at the laptop screen of junior Julia Kim (center) in his attempt to tutor her after school at the Algebra Center on Thursday, March 6, in Room 45. Also helping Kim is senior Sarah Patino.

Sine, cosine, tangent

Caleb Kang, Cub Reporter May 9, 2025

Sin²θ + cos²θ = 1. For those who’ve never taken pre-calculus (also known as trigonometry) before, this equation may lead many to scratch their heads and mutter to themselves, “What the …?” Meanwhile,...

Andrew Guevara (left), playing with Kellie Ma, swings his paddle to hit the pickleball on Tuesday, Feb. 25, on the tennis courts.

Picking up pickleball

Kaylee Won, Cub Reporter May 5, 2025

12:54 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. It’s lunchtime at Sunny Hills. Some student motorists get in line to head for the west parking lot exit so they can spend as much of their 30 minutes to socialize while...

Abigail Veyna (left), who plays Charlotte Lucas — a friend of the female lead —  talks to senior Kathleen Handley, who plays one of the main characters, Elizabeth Bennet, during their fourth-period rehearsal of the stage version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice on Friday, April 25, in the Performing Arts Center [PAC]. The two-hour-and-15-minute play consisting solely of theater students will debut tonight at 7 in the PAC.

SPRING PLAY PREVIEW: Theater students stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, debuting tonight

Elise Pak, Staff Reporter May 1, 2025

For the first time under theater teacher Christian Penuelas’ guidance, a student has been tapped to direct tonight’s debut of the spring play, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride...

No. 1 singles player senior Derrick Sun returns a serve during his first match at home against Esperanza High School on Thursday, April 24. The Lancers’ last league match ended with a victory, 10-7, keeping Sunny Hills in second place in the division before league finals begin this week.

Boys tennis ends league season in second place; qualifies for CIF playoffs

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor May 1, 2025

After winning its third consecutive Freeway League match last week against Esperanza, the boys tennis team maintained its hold on second place in the division while qualifying for a spot in the CIF playoffs....

Class of 1973 alumnus and former Spanish teacher Gene Bordy looks Wednesday, April 23, in Room 138 at the Pilgrim Tours website featuring his dream trip to the Holy Land of Israel. Bordy has been unable to go on his scheduled tour the past two years because of the Israeli-Hamas conflict as well as several airlines’ decision to no longer offer flights to that part of the Middle East.

ALUMNI ARTICULATION: Dream trip to Israel turned nightmare

Amy Lim, Cub Reporter May 1, 2025

The Accolade continues with its feature that focuses on those who have graduated from Sunny Hills and how they are contributing to their community and beyond. In this latest segment, Journalism 1 cub reporter...

The Pak family has a lineage of Accolade recognition in awards, and staff reporter sophomore Elise Pak (bottom) hopes to continue the family tradition.

BEYOND THE AWARD-WINNING CULTURE: Joining the Pak of older siblings on Accolade staff

Elise Pak, Staff Reporter April 25, 2025

As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. This time, we take a look at our own program. First-year staff writer Elise Pak shares how she ended...

Party School by Jon Hart challenges the idea that success is tied to prestigious colleges, showing that growth and self-worth can be found in unexpected places. The novel critiques societal pressures and redefines success as personal development rather than external validation.

BOOK REVIEW: Coming-of-age novel flips the typical college narrative

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter April 25, 2025

In his coming-of-age novel, Party School, Jon Hart reveals that growth does not always come with prestige. He explores the tension between self-perception and societal expectations. In a competitive...

Accolade web managing editor senior Justin Pak (left), web editor-in-chief senior Seowon Han and adviser Tommy Li celebrate the online news website’s first-place win in the Southern California Journalism Education Association’s California All-Stars competition on Tuesday, April 8, in Room 138 during fourth period.

Accolade’s online news website takes first-place plaque at state media contest

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor April 25, 2025

From tiebreak to heartbreak. That's what happened to a team of eight Accolade staff members who competed for the Sweepstakes trophy at the Southern California Journalism Education Association [SCJEA]...

Senior Pricilla Escobedo (right) arrests a suspect in an imaginary scenario at the Fullerton Police Department on Wednesday, March 26, after school.

COLUMN: Want to join law enforcement? Consider the Fullerton Police Explorers like me

Pricilla Escobedo, Data Team Leader April 22, 2025

“Get down to your knees with your hands locked together on your head!” I yell, detaining the suspect and firmly grabbing his hands behind his back while awaiting backup.  But the person I’m arresting...

Forward freshman Brandon Netzahual attempts to pass Santiago High School defenders at Buena Park High School's turf field Thursday, Nov. 21.

WINTER SPORTS RECAP: Boys soccer, boys basketball, boys wrestling, girls water polo qualify for playoffs

Faith Jung, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor April 22, 2025

Boys soccer, boys basketball, boys wrestling and girls water polo advanced to playoffs this season, with two of the four teams bringing home the league championship title. After the disbandment of the...

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