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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

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Accolade Spotlight reporter sophomore Kyuwon Han argues that the experience of going to the theater, eating popcorn and sipping on a cold soda far exceeds the use of streaming services to watch movies.

COLUMN: Ditch streaming services, let movie theaters set the scene

Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter • December 12, 2024

Ever since COVID-19, I haven’t seen a movie theater full of audiences.  While 1.3 billion tickets were sold in 2018, the year before COVID-19, 829 million tickets were sold in 2023, according to...

Sophomore Maddie Ramirez aims to score a goal near the goal during the first girls varsity water polo game of the 2024-2025 season on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after school at the pool.

GIRLS WATER POLO PREVIEW: Despite head coaching change, Lady Lancers aim to remain perfect in league play

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor • December 12, 2024

Coaches: Riley Godfrey (head coach), Natalie McIlveen (assistant coach), Keith Nighswonger (assistant coach). Top Returners: Cayenne Bagnol (12), Audrey Bogard (12), Mia Hernandez (11), Lauren Jacobsen...

Accolade seniors Teo Jeong (left), Justin Pak and Nathan Lee celebrate the Pacemaker recognition with Martinelli’s sparkling cider during fourth period on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Room 138.

SETTING THE PACE: For 1st time, Advanced Journalism program wins back-to-back national award

Yena Oh, Sports Editor • December 12, 2024

Back to back and cementing a team into the record books. The Kansas City Chiefs know what it takes to win a Super Bowl for two straight years (2023 and 2024). So do the Los Angeles Lakers (2009 and...

The new fall final exam schedule for the 2024-2025 school year includes zero period for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will have finals for Periods 0, 1 and 6 on the first day, Periods 2 and 3 on the second day and Periods 4 and 5 on the last day before heading off into winter break.

Fall semester final schedule for the 2024-2025 school year includes zero period

Nicole Park, Feature Editor • December 8, 2024

With a bit over a month before final exam week, school officials released a new piloted final exam schedule – the first major change since the COVID-19 pandemic when students remained at home for distance...

Junior varsity tennis player sophomore Alice Chae takes her racket back as she prepares to hit her opponent’s shot at the Thursday, Oct. 24, match against Villa Park High School.

LEVELING UP: Releaguing pushes me to strive my best, adapt to new situations

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • December 8, 2024

New schools. New rules. New league. Our girls tennis team still played in the Freeway League, and we still had Troy as an opponent — but we were now up against three additional high schools: El Dorado,...

Sophomores Chanwy Shin (left) and Dylan Kim play a round of Brawl Stars on a bench in front of Room 111 during lunch on Friday, Dec. 6, in preparation for the eSports club’s Brawl Stars tournament the next day at 4 p.m. via a Discord call.

THE COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: SH students prepare for a nail-biting Brawl Stars showdown

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • December 7, 2024

A $20 Google Play Store gift card will be the top prize today, Dec. 7, when Sunny Hills students compete in a Brawl Stars tournament that will be played remotely and organized by the eSports club. “I...

Team USA delivers gold medals during the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending Sunday, Aug. 11. Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Cole Hocker help bring home wins with their performances in the 100-meter, 400-meter hurdles and 1,500-meter race, respectively.

COLUMN: 2024 Paris Olympics brings home gold medal for its top 5 unforgettable moments

Lauren Kang, Sports Editor • December 2, 2024

Juniors Chloe Aeum (left) and Renee Reyes, who attends Philippine Science High School, pose with a cue stick at Oxford University’s terrace cafe on Tuesday, July 30, during the Oxford Summer Courses held from Sunday, July 21-Saturday, Aug. 3.

CHEERIO: Then-rising junior travels across the Atlantic to get Oxford college experience

Caroline Shin, Staff Reporter • December 1, 2024

As the fall semester nears its end this month and a new year begins next January, students and parents may consider summer options for the former to enhance educational opportunities, especially at the...

California Assembly Bill 3216, passed Monday, Sept. 23, focuses on developing restrictive phone policies for all state school districts.

LAW & ORDER: Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation requiring public schools to ban student cell phone use in classrooms

Irene Park, News Editor • November 25, 2024

“Law & Order” explores recently passed legislation relevant to teachers and students. What impact will these decisions have on Sunny Hills? California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into...

The email California state governor Taylor Regen sent to Junior State of America [JSA] chapter presidents on Friday, Aug. 2, to inform them of the discontinuation of the organization and development of its successor, Civic Leaders of America.

Junior State of America — its headquarters and clubs — shuts down after nearly a century of service to students

Ashley Kang, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • November 20, 2024

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti. Businessman Charles R. Schwab. These are only three of the many notable alumni who reportedly participated in...

SORIMMARA, which opened on July 19, 2024, in Buena Park, offers a wide range of meat, seafood and vegetables that diners can put into a clear, plastic bowl for a chef inside the kitchen to cook in a pot, which is different from a hot pot style of dining that requires customers to cook their own ingredients. Known as malatang, this meal originated in China’s Sichuan province and has recently gained popularity in Korea, where it’s been reimagined with local flavors and ingredients.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Buena Park’s latest Asian street food style malatang offering offers right amount of spice, decor

Claire Lee, Entertainment Editor • November 20, 2024

Boba tea. Korean barbecue. Yangnyeom chicken. Tteokbokki (spicy sweet rice cake). A5 Wagyu beef. Recently, malatang joined the Asian street food scene in Southern California. Translated to "spicy and...

Class of 2015 alumnus Adrien Truong holds his phone displaying his Gradekit app at his home on Sunday, Nov. 3. Truong has been working on the app since 2014.

ALUMNI ARTICULATION: Class of 2015 graduate quits high-paying computer tech job to return to high school passion project

Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter • November 19, 2024

The Accolade introduces a new feature that focuses on those who have graduated from Sunny Hills and how they are contributing to their community and beyond. In this first segment, Spotlight team reporter...

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