She’s the last to retire of the Sunny Hills teachers who were hired with her in September 1983 – icons like science teacher Jeff Nelson, who coordinated the International Baccalaureate program before...

A copy of superintendent Scott Scambray's email to students in July 2020.

Keeping with the campus’ health and safety protocol of remaining six feet apart, principal Allen Whitten (center) leads a ceremony Thursday during break announcing Sunny Hills’ employees of the year.

Then-freshman Magdalene Kho (left) and then-junior Hannah Kim take a practice Codebusters exam Feb. 14 in preparation for a Science Olympiad competition. This school year, however, all Science Olympiad...

This story is the second of a three-part series, with the first part “What's the cheapest sport at Sunny Hills” being published on print Feb. 14. This story was originally published in print on March...

LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you...

The starving artist. For stereotypical Asian parents aka Tiger Moms, their child should strive to attend an Ivy League university and pursue a career in the medical field or law, oftentimes steering...

12/31-3/3 https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-timeline.html 1/20 first case of coronavirus in the U.S. (New England Journal of Medicine) Accolade staff reporter Hannah Kim compiled this timeline....

After an 11-year lull, the Helios staff has been named a National Scholastic Press Association [NSPA] Pacemaker finalist for the 2018-2019 yearbook titled, “What Are You Looking For? It’s All Here.” “I...

This story is the first of a three-part series, with the second part "What are the most expensive sports at Sunny Hills" being published on print March 6 and the third part "Sunny Hills athletes with custom...

The first step on the moon in 1969 was a “big step for mankind,” but an even bigger step could be looming in this new decade. People could even be populating other Milky Way planets — similar...

It starts with the city, and the county is next. The City of Laguna Niguel has become the first in Orange County to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes. Several other municipalities — including...

It’s extreme, physically demanding and not for the faint of heart. The 17th Door, marketed as a haunted house, is back, and it’s scarier than ever. I visited this haunt Oct. 11 to test my limits,...

The Sunny Hills girls volleyball team kicked off the final week of the Freeway League play with a dominating 3-0 victory over Fullerton High School.  “Because we had a rough [first] game with Fullerton,...

Four Sunny Hills freshman baseball players experienced the parade of their lives last month after being part of a Junior Little League championship team, and now they’ll turn their attention to what...

On Aug. 27 after this story was posted, The Accolade learned that the College Board has on the same day decided to drop the adversity score report and will replace it with something called "Landscape."...