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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association posted on its Instagram (@cspanyc) to announce Tommy Li as one of the special recognition advisers as part of the 2025 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Program on Friday, Feb. 7.
Accolade adviser becomes first SH instructor to earn recognition from national journalism organization
Caroline Shin, Staff Reporter • February 11, 2025
Latinx club member senior Sarah Patino spreads out her skirt while performing the Jalisco dance in the quad on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Patino will be among seven cultural clubs performing in the gym for the first time in front of parents and others on the eve of the Friday, Feb. 7, International Week assembly.
For first time, International Week assembly dress rehearsal to become evening performance for parents on Thursday, Feb. 6
Elise Pak, Staff Reporter • February 5, 2025
California Senate Bill 976, which was passed Friday, Sept. 23, aims to prohibit internet service and applications from providing addictive feeds to minors and bans companies from sending notifications to minors at certain times.
LAW & ORDER: New state bill to protect minors from ‘addicting’ social media content, notifications at certain times
Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor • February 3, 2025
An artist’s interpretation of what happens if a minor tries to access certain types of Instagram content, which gets filtered by those operating the social media platform to protect underage teens from negative online behavior such as child grooming and cyberbullying. Besides this, Instagram has come up with five new policies that limit teens’ exposure to unknown accounts.
Instagram introduces stricter restrictions on teen accounts to enhance privacy and safety
Yena Oh, Sports Editor • January 27, 2025
U.S. News & World Report ranks Sunny Hills nearly 200 spots higher than previous year with campus breaking into Top 800 schools nationwide
U.S. News & World Report ranks Sunny Hills nearly 200 spots higher than previous year with campus breaking into Top 800 schools nationwide
Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor • January 16, 2025
Senior Sebastien Roque shows an eighth-grade visitor how to use the racing simulator during the Parks Junior High preview day on Friday, Jan. 10, in the gym.
ROP auto tech students rev up their presentations to visiting Parks eighth-graders during their Friday, Jan. 10, visit
Serenity Li, Copy Editor • January 11, 2025
Students pass by the new auto tech program sign – created by then-senior Cali Watson – that features two car pistons in the shape of an “X” above a black rectangular sign with the text “Sunny Hills High School” on top of “Automotive Laboratory.” A car outlined in gold splits the words “Automotive” and “Laboratory” while the ROP [Regional Occupational Program] logo rounds out the design at the bottom.
SUMMER MAKEOVER THE SEQUEL: Program logos return to exterior building walls after they got painted over in 2023
Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • January 9, 2025
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
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
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
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
An excerpt of the Google Doc that social science teacher Hera Kwon posted Thursday, Sept. 19, in her Google Classroom for students in her four American Government classes. Capped at 400 volunteers, eligible students gets excused on Election Day to help out at an Orange County voting center and receive a $120 stipend afterward.
ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT: New High School Student Volunteer Program provides an opportunity to volunteer at the 2024 presidential Election
Ashley Kang, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • November 1, 2024
Parent volunteer Ivonne Wang (left) translates into Spanish principal Craig Weinreich's introductory message to the 20 Spanish-speaking adults attending the first meeting of the Hispanic Parent Outreach on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the library. Wang, a council representative for the Parent Teacher Student Association, came up with the idea of forming the Spanish-speaking support group.
A NEED ADDRESSED: PTSA volunteer creates Hispanic Parent Outreach to update Spanish-speaking community on important campus, student issues
Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • October 29, 2024
Two presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris (left) and Republican Donald Trump, vie for their victory in the 2024 election.
HARRIS VS. TRUMP: SH students, staff share their reactions to the Sept. 10 presidential debate
Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • October 27, 2024
ALL-WEATHER TRACK? TURF FIELD?: If passed, Measure L will provide the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with funding to fulfill the wish list of items that need upgrading at Sunny Hills, including sports facilities. For it to pass, the bond measure needs 55% or more approval from voters living in the district boundaries.
Sunny Hills could get second gym, artificial turf if 55% or more voters approve school district’s Measure L
Ellen Hwang, Spotlight Team Reporter • October 25, 2024
A young girl feeds a sheep at the petting zoo during the ag department’s Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 19, at the farm. Besides the opportunity to interact with such animals as sheep and goats, the event offered carnival games and food options.
Ag students host return of Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, after 7-year hiatus
Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter • October 22, 2024
Sophomore Ryan Kim (left) interacts with his classmates Monday, Oct. 7, in the new, nearly $3.8 million building at the farm during teacher Brian Kim’s fifth period Agriculture Chemistry class in Room 201.
Almost two months into fall semester, agriculture students and teachers get to use new, nearly $3.8 million building at the farm
Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • October 9, 2024
The Accolade receives third national Pacemaker nomination within last four years
The Accolade receives third national Pacemaker nomination within last four years
Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • October 8, 2024
Senior Jeremiah Sung showcases his poster on the chemistry of processing paint to Boeing employees on Wednesday, July 31, at the Huntington Beach Boeing Facility. Interns create posters based on the subject of their choice to showcase what they learned and researched.
Want a summer internship in the science field? Here’s what to do to apply for an 8-week program at Boeing in Huntington Beach
Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor • October 7, 2024
The ASB announces on Thursday, Sept. 26, the 2024-2025 homecoming court comprising seven senior girls who will vie to receive the most votes to be crowned queen on Friday, Oct. 4, during halftime of the football game at Buena Park High School stadium.
HOMECOMING PREVIEW: Saturday, Oct. 5, dance to enchant with Swan Lake theme
Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2024
A multitude of reasons can propel students to commit academic dishonesty on Advanced Placement exams in hopes they achieve a 5, the maximum possible on the tests. Over the summer, the College Board acknowledged a 1% increase of score cancellations because of suspicions over cheating.
NEWS ANALYSIS: WHY TEST-TAKERS CHEAT? Sociology professor, students provide insight into the phenomenon that caused the uptick in Advanced Placement exam score cancellations this summer
Christine Yoo, Managing Editor • September 28, 2024
Since the 2019-2020 school year, Sunny Hills has faced a decline in student enrollment. Although the change is not incredibly significant, many classes are seeing lesser student attendance and schoolwide programs are also experiencing a small decrease.
SH faces decline in student enrollment for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic
Aashna Dialani, Opinion Editor • September 23, 2024
The screenshot shows what students with canceled scores saw when opening the College Board website to view their Advanced Placement test results on July 8.
CANCELED: 2024 AP scores face an increase in voided tests with an unspecified number of SH students affected
Alexxa Berumen, Editor-in-Chief • September 22, 2024
Keith Hawkins, an orator who previously spoke to freshmen at the 2023 Summer Bridge Program, will return to talk about maintaining a positive mindset during a double second-period assembly Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the gym.
Motivational speaker to address student body in Tuesday, Sept. 10, double second-period assembly — a first in over two decades
Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • September 9, 2024
Valedictorians sit in the library during first period on Monday, April 15, as they listen to principal Craig Weinreich talk about how the graduation speech candidates will be chosen.
Class of 2024 sets record with 39 valedictorians, surpassing previous highs in 2019, 2021, 2023
Ellen Hwang, Spotlight Team Reporter • June 8, 2024
Junior Celerina Lee (left) wears her medal while holding up her National German Exam certificate, both of which were given to her from her German 3 honors teacher, Sergey Artemyev, on Thursday, May 9. The awards recognize her high marks from the National German Exam.
German program seeing success at national level
Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • May 29, 2024
California Senate Bill 348, which was passed Sunday, Oct. 8, aims to reduce sodium and sugar levels in school lunches.
LAW & ORDER: New state legislation to reduce school lunch sodium, sugar levels this fall
Chris Lee, Staff Reporter • May 29, 2024
Cyber attacks targeting schools have gone up in recent years. The internet outage the Fullerton Join Union High School district experienced on Tuesday, Nov. 14, was a result of one as well.
NEW GANG IN TOWN: Cybersecurity experts cite increased wave of ransomware attacks on schools
Irene Park, News Editor • May 12, 2024
Accolade adviser Tommy Li (right) shows online managing editor senior Hannah Lee the first-place plaque that the journalism program’s online news website won last month from the Southern California Journalism Education Association as part of its California All-Stars digital mail-in competition. Lee holds a smaller plaque of the same award that The Accolade won in 2021. The presentation was held during fourth period on Tuesday, April 9, in Room 138.
The Accolade online news website earns second California All-Stars plaque from Southern California media contest
Julie Jung, Staff Reporter • May 2, 2024
Accolade staff writers junior Kayden Kim (left) and sophomore Kevin Lee work on creating magazine layouts for The Accolade’s upcoming May senior issue during fourth period Tuesday, April 17, in Room 138. With the creation of an honors Advanced Journalism course starting next school year, Kim, Lee and their peers on staff can be eligible to earn honors credit for taking this elective if they become an editor.
Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, Advanced Journalism students eligible to earn honors credit
Aiden Park, Opinion Editor • April 25, 2024
Helios adviser Lindsay Safe presents the National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker award to her fourth-period yearbook class on Friday, April 12, in Room 62. The award is for the 2022-2023 yearbook titled, “Honestly Who Says We Can’t?” making this the publication’s third such Pacemaker plaque.
Helios wins third Pacemaker award; The Accolade also earns national recognition
Dareen Hagekhalil, Staff Reporter • April 24, 2024
Sunny Hills students enjoy the 2019 prom at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, with the DJ and dance floor set up in the main area. The dance will return to this location Saturday, April 6.
PROM PREVIEW: Titanic-themed dance to be held Saturday, April 6, at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific
Faith Jung, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • April 5, 2024
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District provides the community with information regarding the potential dangers of the West Nile virus and what can spread it. The website also offers contact information for the public to ask questions, and that’s how The Accolade learned of the district’s oversight in taking three months longer than expected to remove “PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE” signs warning about West Nile virus dangers outside the Sunny Hills campus and Raytheon Co.
OC Vector officials confirm mistake in failing to remove West Nile virus warning signs outside Sunny Hills in December
Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • April 1, 2024
The five nominees for this year's prom king stand together after being handed their sashes during the Thursday, March 28, event in the quad.
Prom court revealed during Thursday, March 28, event in the quad
Alexxa Berumen, Editor-in-Chief • April 1, 2024
The principal's digital newsletter promotes three new tutoring programs introduced this year. The Algebra Center, however, on the top right hand corner is an after school tutoring program that has been on campus for awhile..
Faculty, Link Crew introduce new after school tutoring options for such subjects as English, Spanish
Emily Lee and Irene Park • March 27, 2024
The six-member Sunny Hills Math Club team (right) joins those from Sierra Canyon School to recognize their first-place tie in the Southern California Mathematics Competition Division B contest with assistant professor of mathematics Nathaniel Emerson at USC’s Taper Hall Saturday, March 23.
Math Club ties for first at Saturday, March 23, Southern California Mathematics Competition at USC
Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • March 27, 2024
“PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE” signs in English (left) on one side and other languages on the other outside the school’s west parking lot have been removed. The seasonal assistants for the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District had tied them around posts outside of campus and behind Raytheon Co. last October.
Public health notice signs about West Nile virus removed from posts near Sunny Hills, Raytheon Co.
Ellen Hwang and Irene Park • March 27, 2024
Assistant principal Heather Bradley directs students to their designated grade level areas after gathering with their second period class: freshmen and sophomores separated in the tennis courts and juniors and seniors divided on opposite sides of the pool area.
SHAPING STANDARDS: FJUHSD contracts with new company, modifies safety regulations
Nicole Park, Feature Editor • March 12, 2024
To celebrate the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Crown finalist nomination, The Accolade adviser Tommy Li presents a plastic container of Ferrero Rocher chocolates as a treat for staff members during the fourth period Advanced Journalism class on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Li wanted those on staff to know that regardless of any national award The Accolade will receive on Friday, March 15, he sees them as Gold Crown winners.
The Accolade, Helios earn Crown finalist nominations for second straight year from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2024
A rendering of the completed ag building. Once finished in the summer, the nearly $3.8 million three-classroom structure will replace the portable classrooms there.
Nearly $3.8 million building to be constructed on ag farm, replacing 20-year-old portables
Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • January 30, 2024
Students adjust to half a dozen teacher classroom changes in the 2023-2024 school year
Students adjust to half a dozen teacher classroom changes in the 2023-2024 school year
Aiden Park, Opinion Editor • December 14, 2023
A worker sent by the district shows up during second period to clean up the fallen tree trunk in front of Room 137 Thursday, Oct. 26.
NEXT PHASE, LANDSCAPING: Removal of damaged lockers, disease-infested shrubbery provides new opportunities to beautify campus
Irene Park, News Editor • November 27, 2023
"This site can't be reached" message appears on the screen for anyone trying to access the Fullerton Joint Union High School District's Aeries attendance and gradebook web-based application since Tuesday, Nov. 14. After a Nov. 14-15 district network shutdown of the internet for undisclosed reasons, teachers were able to access Aeries by Friday, Nov. 17, before the start of school, while students and parents are expected to gain access to Aeries again by Monday, Nov. 20.
Fullerton Joint Union High School District suffers two-day internet outage with no cause given; students, parents unable to access Aeries attendance or gradebook since Tuesday, Nov. 14
Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief • November 17, 2023
The Accolade staff members celebrate the publication's Pacemaker recognition with SunnyD drinks that adviser Tommy Li distributed during fourth period on Monday, Nov. 6, along with a variety of cake pop flavors.
The Accolade wins its 2nd Pacemaker plaque recognizing the nation’s best of the best
Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2023
Junior Carlos Pineda walks to the boys restroom in the 40s building last month after activating his restroom pass through the 5-Star app in his fourth period class along with his class’s designated physical hall pass on a lanyard.
Restroom passes to go digital – students only allowed two per day using 5-Star app
Jiwoo Han, Opinion Editor • November 7, 2023
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