This is one of a series of five-year, COVID-19 pandemic anniversary articles The Accolade’s Spotlight team has expanded from its original print version that appeared in the Monday, March 24, issue.  Learning...

This is an extension of the column published in the May senior issue. It may be updated from time to time with new information about the retired adviser and one more gallery of images upon the writer's...

Survivor. It’s the term used by Chapman University’s Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest to describe those who lived through the events of the Holocaust.  And for sophomore Janiny Maldonado,...

Nearly a decade ago in 2016, Mia Folk found herself growing up in Idaho, also known as the potato state. It was the year of fidget spinners, Shopkins and other make-believe toys for most 8-year-olds....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...