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The Accolade

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor

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 new things and grow as an editor and writer.

Outside of The Accolade, he enjoys reading, playing games and listening to music.

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Junior Mikel Cho (right) celebrates with his teammates at the 2024 Pan Am Cadet & Junior Taekwondo Championship on Friday, July 26, held at Arteaga Gymnasium in Querétaro, Mexico. Their performance earned the trio the gold medal.

STRIKING GOLD: Third time’s the charm for then-rising junior competing in international taekwondo team event in Mexico

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor November 7, 2024

It took then-rising junior Mikel Cho three tries before striking gold. Two years ago on June 29, 2022, Cho traveled to Heredia, Costa Rica, and earned a silver medal in a team taekwondo performance...

Senior Jeremiah Sung showcases his poster on the process chemistry of 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

Juniors who want a head start to nab a 2025 summer internship at Huntington Beach's Boeing headquarters should start contacting their computer science or engineering teachers this semester. While applications...

Junior Ethan Tam (left) and world language Chinese teacher Soon-Ya Gordon hold Gordon’s national Educator of Distinction award on Tuesday, Feb. 20, during lunch in her classroom, Room 36. The award is named after Claes Nobel, a grand nephew of Alfred Bernard Nobel — founder of the Nobel Peace Prize — and co-founder of the National Society of High School Scholars.

Veteran world language teacher earns national recognition with a different type of Nobel prize

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor April 19, 2024

Two decades. That’s four U.S. presidents in that time frame. Ten Winter and Summer Olympics have been held in such countries as Japan, China, Italy and Greece. And 15 total solar eclipses have...

Sophomore Jonathan Jeon tees off on the first hole at the Fullerton Golf Course against the Fullerton Indians Thursday, March 28. The Lancers won this match with a score of 180-204. (Image used with permission from Felipe Jikal.)

BOYS GOLF PREVIEW: Lancers focus on defending their Freeway League title for the 20th consecutive year

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor April 7, 2024

Coaches: Scott Enrico (head coach), Ron Newton (assistant coach) Top Returning Players: Andrew Choi (10), Jonathan Jeon (10), Caleb Kim (11), Dylan Lee (11), Dino Torres (12),  Top Newcomers: Felipe...

An unknown firefighter removes vertical ventilation on a structure to clear smoke and superheated gases. He does this to help occupants escape the blaze and allow other first responders to enter the structure to extinguish the conflagration.

Can a Pikachu sticker violate safety codes?

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor April 5, 2024

When Jose Alarcon visits Sunny Hills classrooms and offices, he usually comes in dress shoes, jeans and a T-shirt. Accompanied by head custodian Andres Alvardo, the nearly six-foot-tall official may...

Episode 8: The Gamer in Me

Kevin Lee and Lindsey Um April 2, 2024

https://open.spotify.com/episode/06Gyy1F05a8EWBlF7kErlP?si=0f567369c01c4718

With a guitar in hand, junior Hochang Lee leads his new club, The Blessing, in worship songs to God on Wednesday, March 13, in Room 97. Even though the songs are in English, Lee – the club’s founder and president – hopes to differentiate The Blessing from the Hallelujah Club in providing a place where Korean-speakers would feel more comfortable.

CLUB CORNER: Christian-based group aims to reach out to Korean-speaking believers

Jiseong Yoo and Kevin Lee March 27, 2024

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Associated Student Body has approved 29 new clubs, this being the last one being featured in alphabetical order. For the previous ones that have already been posted,...

Freshman Matthew Gallardo rushes to pick up his lunch meal at the RoundHouse on Monday, Oct. 16, during lunch. In the 2023-2024 school year, more students have picked up meals because of improvements made to school lunches.

Believe it or not, free lunch meals are tasting better than ever

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor November 15, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation earlier this month that was championed by an 11-year-old boy named Zacky Muñoz. Known as the Muñoz Student Allergy Framework for Emergencies Act – AB 1651, the...

Junior Ian Kim (left) and freshman Celeste Lopez-Garduno (right) rehearse one of their many games, Expert Challenge, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Performing Arts Center.

UNSCRIPTED: Improv team takes the stage with live performances

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor November 5, 2023

They call themselves the “Unscheduled 6th.” The 10 members of Sunny Hills’ newest improvisational [improv] team – resurrected this school year after the extracurricular activity disappeared...

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