After spending her second year as a News editor, senior Irene Park eagerly returns to The Accolade as the editor-in-chief. For her third and final year, Park is excited to contribute to and maintain the award-winning legacy of The Accolade...

Senior Nicole Park feels honored and grateful to return to The Accolade for the last time as the editor-in-chief. Spending the previous year managing the Feature section, Park sharpened her journalistic perspective and facilitated...

Entering her third and final year on staff, senior Aashna Dialani eagerly takes her position as The Accolade's web editor-in-chief. Striving to preserve the publication's reigning legacy and reputation, Dialani is determined to...

Senior Lauren Kang returns to The Accolade, excited for the new year as the managing editor. She hopes to support the editors-in-chief and help elevate the program. As the Sports editor her previous year, Kang hopes to use her ...

Following her first year on staff as a business manager and Spotlight team reporter, junior Ashley Kang is excited to return to The Accolade as the News editor for the new school year. Kang looks forward to contributing more storie...

After concluding her first year in The Accolade as a co-copy editor, senior Soojin Cho is excited to return to the staff as Feature editor. Cho hopes to incorporate and experiment with new journalistic visions to help produce m...

After serving as a Spotlight team reporter, junior Kyuwon Han returns to the award-winning program as an Opinion editor. With various Best of SNO awards, Han hopes to write more stories and cover a diverse range of topics. Now, a...

Junior Elise Pak enters her second year on The Accolade staff as the co-Opinion editor. After spending her freshman year in the Journalism 1 class and her sophomore year as a staff reporter, Pak is determined to write impactful stor...

Senior Serenity Li is ready to take on her second and final year in The Accolade as the co-Entertainment editor. Li is excited to use her experience writing reviews and other Entertainment articles from her first year to contribu...

Senior Yena Oh looks forward to spending her last year of high school helping guide The Accolade through another successful year as the co-Entertainment editor. She hopes to work closely with the entire staff, as well as the new ...

Junior Ellen Hwang looks forward to her second year on The Accolade staff. Previously, she wrote five stories for The Accolade’s website and created two podcasts for The Accocast. She hopes to continue to write more stories,...

Senior Emily Kim joins The Accolade staff this year as the Sports editor. Passionate about telling the stories behind the scores, she looks forward to covering athletes, games and moments that bring the campus together. Kim hop...

After completing a year of Journalism 1, sophomore Mina Imai enters her first year in The Accolade as a copy editor. She hopes to hone in on her writing skills and produce stories that people want to read. In her free time...

Sophomore Kaylynn Park steps into her first year on The Accolade staff as a copy editor. After experiencing her first taste of journalism in the prerequisite class, she looks forward to writing more stories and contributing all ...

After her first year on The Accolade staff as a photographer, senior Katie Leem is excited to return as the photo editor for the new school year. Leem hopes to spend her final year capturing precious moments on campus. Besides ...

After serving as an illustrator her sophomore year, junior Joanna Joo rejoins The Accolade for the new school year as a co-graphics editor. Like before, she hopes to use her passion for art to bring students together through t...

Senior Lindsey Um returns to The Accolade for her second year as a co-graphics editor, contributing her artwork to the school's magazine for one last, bittersweet year. She still plans to utilize her experience to ensure efficie...

After his second year as an assistant News editor in The Accolade, senior Kevin Lee returns as the one and only layout editor. Lee enjoyed writing for a multitude of sections and covering exciting stories. This year, he hopes to...

Senior Issac Lee joined The Accolade after taking the prerequisite Journalism 1 class as a sophomore. Currently, Lee is the video team leader. Through working for The Accolade, Lee hopes to improve his leadership skills.  ...

Senior Jiseong Yoo comes back this year as a data team leader. He hopes to lead his team members well so that they can contribute to The Accolade. During his free time, he can be found playing basketball and listening to music.  He...

Sophomore Brianna Schroeder is excited to begin her first year in The Accolade as a photographer. As a picture is worth a thousand words, she hopes that her photos can capture stories around school.  Outside of The Accolade...

Junior Zoe Chung joins her first year in The Accolade as an illustrator, eager to bring her creativity and artistic skills to the publication. She looks forward to contributing engaging and expressive artwork that enhances the stori...

Starting her first year in The Accolade, junior Sofie CiudadReal is excited to bring her creativity as an illustrator. With a love for capturing moments through art, she aims to create illustrations that can complement each story and s...

After completing the Journalism 1 course in her freshman year and joining The Accolade her sophomore year, junior Evina Lee is continuing on the staff as an illustrator. This year, Lee hopes to work more proactively and create art...

Senior Ryan Shin returns for his third year as an illustrator to make more comics and illustrations for The Accolade. He hopes to draw more comfortably and practice his skills in The Accolade. Most of the time, Shin likes t...

Returning to The Accolade's video team, senior Natasha Niazi plans to continue strengthening her skills as a videographer in her final year.  Outside of The Accolade, Niazi enjoys spending time with her friends, listening...

After serving as a social media team member and staff reporter during her sophomore year, junior Alice Chae looks forward to contributing to The Accolade in her second year on staff. She hopes to grow as a writer and create valuable memories o...

Looking forward to her second year on staff, junior Emily Lee strives to maintain The Accolade’s award-winning reputation as a social media team member and reporter. She hopes to write stories that keep students informed and en...

For her first year on The Accolade staff, junior Tatiana Galvez is ecstatic to take on her role as part of the business team. After writing her first online story last year for the Journalism 1 class, she is eager to continue c...

Sophomore Nancy Yi joins The Accolade as a member of the social media team. She hopes to strengthen her writing skills and improve The Accolade’s social media platforms.  Outside of the newsroom, Yi enjoys listening to mus...

Excited for her first year on The Accolade staff, junior Kayla Hong joins The Accolade as a business team member. Through this position, she hopes to achieve enough funding to support the publication and make new connections w...

After her first year on The Accolade staff as a videographer, junior Sua Lee returns in the 2025-2026 school year as a staff reporter. She looks forward to improving her writing skills and making new connections with her peer...

After completing Journalism 1 in her sophomore year, junior Amy Lim joins The Accolade staff as a reporter. Lim looks forward to sharing unique stories and improving her writing skills. Outside of The Accolade, she likes to p...

After completing the Journalism 1 class, sophomore Bradyn Chiang joins The Accolade as he feels it is good for college. While participating in Journalism 1, he found little enjoyment in writing. However, his current position as...

Coming from Journalism 1, sophomore Caleb Kang joins The Accolade because he believes it will benefit his college applications and wants to experience a real-world job atmosphere with his friends. As a member of the data team, Kan...

CJ D’Innocente is joining The Accolade this year. He teaches 10th grade English at Sunny Hills in addition to advising the award-winning Journalism program. While it is his first year at Sunny Hills, he hopes to continue th...