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The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

2024-2025 Staff

Alexxa Berumen
Editor-in-Chief

Alexxa Berumen

Senior Alexxa Berumen returns for her final year on The Accolade staff as the editor-in-chief. She has been incredibly grateful for the opportunities that this publication has given her and is excited to help further the outstandin...

Seowon Han
Web Editor-in-Chief

Seowon Han

For her third and final year on staff, senior Seowon Han returns excitedly to oversee The Accolade's website as the web editor-in-chief. Serving as a Spotlight editor and business manager her junior year, Han experienced writing ...

Christine Yoo
Managing Editor

Christine Yoo

After working as the Sports editor in her junior year, senior Christine Yoo is excited to help lead The Accolade’s print production as the managing editor. Yoo hopes to experiment with novel and fresh elements to incorporate...

Justin Pak
Web Managing Editor

Justin Pak

After spending his second year on The Accolade staff as a News editor, senior Justin Pak returns as the web managing editor. Through journalism, he aims to strengthen his writing and time management skills. In his free time, Pak enjoys s...

Angelina Jeong
Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor

Angelina Jeong

Senior Angelina Jeong enters her second year in The Accolade as she now takes the role of co-Spotlight specialty magazine editor alongside Faith Jung. As The Accolade takes its first step in starting a new line of Spotlight m...

Faith Jung
Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor

Faith Jung

After being a part of The Accolade staff for two years, senior Faith Jung is excited to return as the Spotlight specialty magazine editor for her third and final year. Jung hopes to expand the influence of the school paper as well ...

Irene Park
News Editor

Irene Park

After an eventful first year on The Accolade staff as a copy editor, junior Irene Park returns as the News editor. With a number of Best of SNO awards under her belt, Park plans to continue strengthening her writing abilities and ...

Kevin Lee
Assistant News Editor

Kevin Lee

After his first year as a staff reporter on The Accolade, junior Kevin Lee returns as the assistant News editor. Lee enjoyed writing for a multitude of sections and covering exciting stories. This year, he hopes to experience ...

Nicole Park
Feature Editor

Nicole Park

After undertaking the role of copy editor during her first year on staff, junior Nicole Park is thrilled to continue contributing to The Accolade's award-winning legacy as this year's Feature editor. Park was inspired by the broad r...

Aashna Dialani
Opinion Editor

Aashna Dialani

Entering her second year on staff, junior Aashna Dialani hopes to cover various topical issues as an Opinion editor of The Accolade. After previously being the assistant business manager last school year, she continues placing...

Kayden Kim
Opinion Editor

Kayden Kim

For his second year in The Accolade, senior Kayden Kim looks forward to filling his role as the co-Opinion editor. He hopes to make even more memories with his fellow Accoladians, given the fun he had during the previous year ...

Jenna Kim
Entertainment Editor

Jenna Kim

Entering her second year on staff, senior Jenna Kim is excited to return to The Accolade for the 2024-2025 school season. Alongside co-Entertainment editor Claire Lee, Kim looks forward to adding engaging stories to both the on...

Claire Lee
Entertainment Editor

Claire Lee

After serving as a staff reporter during her junior year, senior Claire Lee is excited to return back to The Accolade as a co-Entertainment editor. For this 2024-2025 school year, Lee plans to work closely with other editors ...

Lauren Kang
Sports Editor

Lauren Kang

After a year in the Journalism 1 class, junior Lauren Kang excitedly steps into her role as co-Sports editor for The Accolade. Kang hopes to continue to gain more experience by writing stories and reading over her peers' pieces....

Yena Oh
Sports Editor

Yena Oh

Junior Yena Oh looks forward to becoming a better writer as she contributes to the staff as a Sports editor after having completed the Journalism 1 course in her sophomore year. She is eager to help others while also learning along...

Soojin Cho
Copy Editor

Soojin Cho

After successfully wrapping up Journalism 1, junior Soojin Cho is excited to enter The Accolade staff as one of the copy editors. During her time as a cub reporter, Cho took several opportunities to write for the school magazin...

Serenity Li
Copy Editor

Serenity Li

Fresh with knowledge from the Journalism 1 class, junior Serenity Li is excited for her first year on staff at The Accolade for the 2024-2025 school year. Li hopes to use her skills as a copy editor to improve the quality of the...

Noah Lee
Photo Editor

Noah Lee

Looking forward to his final year photographing for The Accolade, senior Noah Lee hopes to uphold a great experience for readers through quality images, telling the story of campus events with action and emotion. When Lee i...

Elisa Arias
Graphics Editor

Elisa Arias

After serving as an illustrator for the first two years of staff, senior Elisa Arias ends her high school chapter returning as one of The Accolade’s graphics editors. Arias plans to guide her fellow illustrators to push their ...

Lindsey Um
Graphics Editor

Lindsey Um

After working as an illustrator in her sophomore year, junior Lindsey Um returns as a co-graphics editor. Um looks forward to contributing more to The Accolade's online and print products. Through captivating artwork and graphics, U...

Nathan Lee
Layout Editor

Nathan Lee

Heading into his senior year, layout editor Nathan Lee plans to leave his mark on The Accolade's arduous journey toward producing innovative and respected news and specialty magazines. Winning numerous layout design awards in his ...

Pricilla Escobedo
Data Team Leader

Pricilla Escobedo

Senior Pricilla Escobedo spent her previous years as a staff writer for The Accolade. This year, Escobedo returns as the data team leader and continues to work on improving her skills to finish the year strong. During her ti...

Teo Jeong
Podcast Team Leader

Teo Jeong

Senior Teo Jeong joined The Accolade upon his friend’s recommendation. This year, he hopes to improve the overall quality of The Accolade’s podcast section as team leader.

Jin Son
Video Team Leader

Jin Son

After serving as a videographer during her junior year, senior Jin Son is looking forward to contributing to The Accolade as the video team leader for the 2024-2025 school year. During her final year of high school, Son hopes to e...

Katelyn Ahn
Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter

Katelyn Ahn

After finishing Journalism 1 in her freshman year, sophomore Katelyn Ahn looks forward to forming new friendships while contributing to the publication of stories as The Accolade's 2024-2025 business manager. Ahn hopes to impro...

Ashley Kang
Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter

Ashley Kang

After taking Journalism 1 in her freshman year, sophomore Ashley Kang looks forward to being a business manager and Spotlight team reporter on the 2024-2025 Accolade staff. Through her time in The Accolade, Kang hopes to improve h...

Kyuwon Han
Spotlight Team Reporter

Kyuwon Han

Sophomore Kyuwon Han joins The Accolade as a Spotlight team reporter after a thrilling year in Journalism 1. As a cub reporter her previous year, Han won a Best of SNO award for her Sports feature story. She looks forward to wri...

Ellen Hwang
Spotlight Team Reporter

Ellen Hwang

Sophomore Ellen Hwang looks forward to her first year on The Accolade staff. Previously in her prerequisite Journalism 1 class, she wrote two stories for The Accolade’s website, and she hopes to continue to write more stories d...

Emily Lee
Social Media Team & Staff Reporter

Emily Lee

Sophomore Emily Lee enters her first year on the 2024-2025 staff as a reporter and member of the social media team. She strives to work diligently to maintain The Accolade’s award-winning reputation. Outside of the newspaper, Lee parti...

Alice Chae
Social Media Team & Staff Reporter

Alice Chae

After completing the Journalism 1 class, sophomore Alice Chae looks forward to contributing to The Accolade as a staff reporter and member of the social media team. She hopes to improve her writing skills and make new connection...

Emily Kim
Staff Reporter

Emily Kim

Junior Emily Kim joins The Accolade as a staff reporter. With a strong enthusiasm for storytelling and a commitment to delivering insightful news, she is eager to contribute to the team. Kim’s previous experience in Journalism 1 ...

Elise Pak
Staff Reporter

Elise Pak

Sophomore Elise Pak enters her first year on The Accolade as a staff reporter. She hopes to strengthen her writing, interviewing and time management abilities. After spending a year as a cub reporter in Journalism 1, Pak is exci...

Caroline Shin
Staff Reporter

Caroline Shin

After completing the prerequisite class, Journalism 1, sophomore Caroline Shin sparked an interest in journalism and is thrilled to contribute to The Accolade as a staff reporter. In addition to further enhancing her journalist...

Katie Leem
Photographer

Katie Leem

As her first year in The Accolade, junior Katie Leem is eager to serve as one of The Accolade's 2024-2025 photographers. Leem is excited to meet new people and capture moments of life on campus. Outside of The Accolade, Leem takes part in ...

Rachel Yoon
Photographer

Rachel Yoon

Sophomore Rachel Yoon is excited for her first year on The Accolade team. Yoon loves to take pictures, and she hopes that her photos will elevate the award-winning paper. Besides photography, Yoon enjoys quality time with her family and frie...

Nathaniel Covarrubias
Illustrator

Nathaniel Covarrubias

Senior Nathaniel Covarrubias started off as a contributing artist creating comics for The Accolade during his freshman and sophomore years. He officially joined The Accolade in his junior year and worked to create many artworks...

Joanna Joo
Illustrator

Joanna Joo

Starting out as a contributing artist in her freshman year, sophomore Joanna Joo joins The Accolade for the 2024-2025 school year as an illustrator. This year, Joo hopes to utilize her passion for art to enhance the sense of c...

Evina Lee
Illustrator

Evina Lee

After finishing the Journalism 1 course in her freshman year, sophomore Evina Lee is serving as an illustrator for The Accolade this year. Lee aims to refine her artistic skills and bring a fresh perspective to the program. ...

Ryan Shin
Illustrator

Ryan Shin

Junior Ryan Shin is serving as an illustrator this year with the hope of creating an art style and developing a better drawing habit rather than loafing around. Shin draws a few of The Accolade’s thumbnails and the comic “R...

Jared Kim
Data Team Member

Jared Kim

After a year of experience in the 2023-2024 Journalism 1 class, sophomore Jared Kim looks to contribute to The Accolade by participating in writing stories and collecting information vital for a story's publishing. Kim plans to g...

Jiseong Yoo
Data Team Member

Jiseong Yoo

After the Journalism 1 class, junior Jiseong Yoo is more than excited to be part of The Accolade. He plans to try his best to bring the best information to the school. Outside of The Accolade, Yoo can be seen taking pictures for ...

Gerald Han
Videographer

Gerald Han

After completing the Journalism 1 course for his freshman year, sophomore Gerald Han joins The Accolade as a videographer, hoping to create quality videos as an alternative form of news. Outside of The Accolade, Han enjoys...

Issac Lee
Videographer

Issac Lee

Junior Issac Lee joined The Accolade after taking the prerequisite class, Journalism 1, as a freshman. Currently, Lee is a staff reporter, but he is aiming to eventually become a News editor. Through working for The Accolade, Lee ...

Sua Lee
Videographer

Sua Lee

After completing Journalism 1 in her freshman year, sophomore Sua Lee joins The Accolade staff as a videographer. Lee looks forward to improving her journalism skills and contributing to The Accolade. Outside of school, Lee likes to spend time w...

Natasha Niazi
Videographer

Natasha Niazi

Following her first year on The Accolade staff as a staff reporter, junior Natasha Niazi returns to the staff with a new position as a videographer. Starting the new school year, she is excited to broaden her experience through her vi...

Tommy Li
Adviser

Tommy Li

First hired as The Accolade adviser in the 2001-2002 school year, Tommy Li oversaw the print newspaper production until the 2008-2009 school year, when he took a break for family reasons. During that time, Li guided his staff to w...

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