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Noah Lee

Noah Lee, Photographer

Looking forward to another year photographing for The Accolade, junior Noah Lee hopes to uphold a great experience for readers through quality images.

When Lee is not taking photos, he likes to spend his time reading and watching all sorts of media.

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Two Chess Club members, seniors Anthony Mitri (left) and Jeremiah Sung, promote their group at break on the first day of Club Rush, Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Photos of the Week (9/3-9/6)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • September 12, 2024

Link Crew leader senior Mikaela Kim (left) points at the Sunny Hills campus map to help clarify the location of a classroom for a parent during the annual Back to School Night on Tuesday, Aug. 27, after school.

Photos of the Week (8/26-8/30)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • September 5, 2024

Assistant coach Chris Parrales (center) pulls aside offensive and defensive lineman senior Fenix Kawin after the Troy Warriors scored in the first football game on Friday, Aug. 23, at Buena Park High School stadium.

[Photo] Photos of the Week (8/19-8/23)

Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • August 27, 2024

Assistant coach Chris Parrales (center) pulls aside offensive and defensive lineman senior Fenix Kawin after the Troy Warriors scored in the first football game on Friday, Aug. 23, at Buena Park High School...

Despite not becoming one of the 39 Class of 2024 valedictorians, senior Michael Amescua celebrates winning the Academic Excellence Award.

[Photo] CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER Q&A: Michael Amescua

June 8, 2024

Despite not becoming one of the 39 Class of 2024 valedictorians, senior Michael Amescua celebrates winning the Academic Excellence Award.

Senior Binny Park's self-published book contains 46 poems collected from 2020-2023. Poems over topics ranging from her daily life to art and has sold 21 copies.

[Photo] Poet collects insights for debut book, Preserved In Pavement

May 22, 2024

Senior Binny Park's self-published book contains 46 poems collected from 2020-2023. Poems over topics ranging from her daily life to art and has sold 21 copies.

One of the Birds of a Feather projects hangs in the tree near the Roundhouse on Wednesday, May 1.

Photos of the Week (4/29-5/3)

Chloe Kang, Noah Lee, and Seowon Han • May 7, 2024

Senior Bella Castaneda paints a cardboard box on Thursday, April 25, reminding students of Earth Day earlier in the week on Monday, April 22. Castaneda was decorating the container for Link Crew’s Friday, April 26, recycling drive in between the 80s and 100s wings.

Photos of the Week (4/22-4/26)

Seowon Han, Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • May 2, 2024

Dance Production member senior Jackie Coen performs a routine to “Overprotected” by Britney Spears during the annual spring dance concert on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center [PAC]. The spring dance concert was held after school for three days from April 18-20.

Photos of the Week (4/15-4/19)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • April 25, 2024

Photos of the Week (4/8-4/12)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Noah Lee, and Asaph Li • April 16, 2024

Left field Junior Zoey Matthews bunts a ball while batting during an afterschool practice at the Sunny Hills softball field on Wednesday, March 13. After winning the Freeway League title last season, the Lady Lancers are hoping to achieve the same feat this year while adjusting to a new head coach.

[Photo] SOFTBALL PREVIEW: With new head coach, Lady Lancers work on team tactics

March 26, 2024

Left field Junior Zoey Matthews bunts a ball while batting during an afterschool practice at the Sunny Hills softball field on Wednesday, March 13. After winning the Freeway League title last season, the...

Left field Junior Zoey Matthews bunts a ball while batting during an afterschool practice at the Sunny Hills softball field on Wednesday, March 13. After winning the Freeway League title last season, the Lady Lancers are hoping to achieve the same feat this year while adjusting to a new head coach.

[Photo] SOFTBALL PREVIEW: With new head coach, Lady Lancers work on team tactics

Teo Jeong, Podcast Team Leader • March 26, 2024

Left field Junior Zoey Matthews bunts a ball while batting during an afterschool practice at the Sunny Hills softball field on Wednesday, March 13. After winning the Freeway League title last season, the...

Junior Felipe Ko walks down the runway in a blue tuxedo during the Prom Fashion Show in the quad during break on Thursday, March 14. The Associated Student Body partnered with Friar Tux and Windsor to give students a taste of the outfits available for rental or purchase before the Saturday, April 6, prom, which will be held at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Photos of the Week (3/11-3/15)

Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • March 25, 2024

Junior Evan Sereg (left) listens to senior Nicolas Galven play his guitar during lunch in the quad on Thursday, March 7.

Photos of the Week (3/4-3/8)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • March 13, 2024

Korean Culture Club [KCC] member freshman Joseph Shin jumps to break a wooden board as part of the group’s taekwondo act during the annual International Week assembly held second period in the gym on Friday, Feb. 16.

PHOTO GALLERY: International Week Assembly

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • March 8, 2024

Members of the eSports club hold handmade cardboard signs to encourage students to purchase the popular Chinese snack called tanghulu, candied fruits on a skewer. The club sold one tanghulu stick for three tickets ($3) and two tanghulu sticks for five tickets ($5).

PHOTO GALLERY: International Food Fair

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • March 8, 2024

Sophomore Edward Galvez strums his electric guitar on Tuesday, Feb. 27, during lunch in Room 55, where he practices with his friends who play other instruments.

Photos of the Week (2/26-3/1)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Noah Lee, and Asaph Li • March 4, 2024

English teacher Regina Broady (left) bends to kiss a steer, a castrated male cow, from the ag farm during the annual Future Farmers of America spirit day on Friday, Feb. 3, in the quad during break. Broady was nominated by students through a Google Form posted on flyers around the campus during the week.

Photos of the Week (2/19-2/23)

Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • March 4, 2024

Juniors Lucas Saab (left) and Eunchong Lee cut out cardboard for their Advanced Placement Environmental Science class in Room 112 on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Students were doing this to examine with a microscope the cardboard and how it catches air particulates.

Photos of the Week (2/12-2/16)

Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • February 22, 2024

Senior Logan Villanueva (left) sits with sophomore Katie Fahl on a bench during the dress rehearsal of “Almost, Maine” on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Performing Arts Center.

[Photo] SPRING PLAY PREVIEW: Premiering in the PAC on Thursday, Feb. 8, ‘Almost, Maine’ offers 9 vignettes about love

Claire Lee, Entertainment Editor • February 7, 2024

Freshman Katherine Fernandez (left) plays a waitress and talks to Senior Dylan Gutierrez and sophomore Madeline Matheny during rehearsal.

Principal Craig Weinreich plays chess against a student in the quad during lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 31. In an attempt to make the Chess Club more visible, cabinet members decided to bring the game play from their regular meeting room in Room 52 to the quad.

Photos of the Week (1/29-2/2)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Noah Lee, and Asaph Li • February 6, 2024

Korean Culture Club [KCC] members play the nanta, a traditional Korean drum, for their International Food Fair [IFF] audition performance after school in the quad on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Culture clubs will showcase their performance during the IFF assembly on Friday, Feb. 16.

Photos of the Week (1/15-1/19)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, and Noah Lee • January 24, 2024

Some members of the Beadology Club gather items to create jewelry during lunch on Friday, Jan. 12. The club has weekly Friday meetings in Room 85; club members can keep their handmade jewelry afterward.

[Photo] Photos of the Week (1/8-1/12)

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Li • January 18, 2024

Some members of the Beadology Club gather items to create jewelry during lunch on Friday, Jan. 12. The club has weekly Friday meetings in Room 85; club members can keep their handmade jewelry afterward....

Juniors Dylan Lee (left) and Brian Kim play a game of UNO during a Board Game Club lunch meeting in Room 71 on Friday, Dec. 8. (Image taken by Noah Lee)

[Photo] CLUB CORNER: Students on ‘board’ with new group’s screenless lunchtime fun

Serenity Li, Copy Editor • January 16, 2024

Juniors Dylan Lee (left) and Brian Kim play a game of UNO during a Board Game Club lunch meeting in Room 71 on Friday, Dec. 8. (Image taken by Noah Lee)

Girls golf head coach Scott Enrico says a few words about senior Yurang Li during her signing to the University of Illinois at the SHHS quad on Wednesday, Nov. 8.

[Photo] GAME BALL: Senior golfer wins 4th straight Freeway League MVP title; graduates early to play for Illinois in spring semester

Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter • December 22, 2023

Girls golf head coach Scott Enrico says a few words about senior Yurang Li during her signing to the University of Illinois at the SHHS quad on Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Social science teacher Christopher Collodel (center) swings his right arm to “You Dropped a Bomb on Me,” an ‘80s song by The Gap Band, while juniors Maddy Boyd (left) and Chloe Park strike a pose during the dress rehearsal of the annual Dancing With the Staff performance on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the Performing Arts Center [PAC]. The live performance from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, and Friday, Dec. 8, featured a record-breaking number of faculty – 19 – including School Resource Officer Gene Valencia and athletic director Paul Jones.

Photo Gallery: Dancing With the Staff 2023-24

Chloe Kang, Asaph Li, and Noah Lee • December 18, 2023

Right side hitter senior Jasmin Sonboli prepares for a kill against a Windward School blocker in the Sunny Hills gym Wednesday, Oct. 25. The Lady Lancers won the CIF Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinal match in straight sets and will compete in the semifinal round again at home on Saturday, Oct. 28, against the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles.

[Photo] CIF PLAYOFFS RECAP: Girls volleyball advances to semifinal round after defeating Windward in straight sets

Jiwoo Han, Opinion Editor • October 28, 2023

Members of the Sunny Hills student section hold up one finger on set point of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 girls volleyball quarterfinal match in the Sunny Hills gym on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Social science teacher Troy Nelson explains the Chinese Exclusion Act to his fourth period U.S. History class in Room 56 on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

[Photo] TRACING FOOTSTEPS: New social science teacher follows in the path of his former mentor

October 22, 2023

Social science teacher Troy Nelson explains the Chinese Exclusion Act to his fourth period U.S. History class in Room 56 on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Junior Celine Huh promotes Create Code Construct in the quad with a hand-made poster on the first day of Club Rush, Tuesday, Aug. 29.

Photos of the Week

Chloe Kang, Sue Kang, Noah Lee, and Asaph Li • September 6, 2023

New Spanish teacher Christian Llamas teaches his third period honors class how to conjugate the reflexive verb “despertarse” in Room 71 on Aug. 21.

[Photo] RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS: SH Spanish department welcomes former basketball coach as new Spanish teacher

October 22, 2023

New Spanish teacher Christian Llamas teaches his third period honors class how to conjugate the reflexive verb “despertarse” in Room 71 on Aug. 21.

Senior Brigham Catota shouts a Mexican scream — known as a grito — to initiate the male dance, los machetes, as the fifth performance of the night.

Photo Gallery: 1st Annual Latino Culture Night

Noah Lee, Photographer • May 16, 2023

Rico, partially blind since he was 10, uses an iPad to upload academic material for the students.

[Photo] Visually impaired student teacher perseveres

Aiden Park, Opinion Editor • April 4, 2023

Rico, partially blind since he was 10, uses an iPad to upload academic material for the students.

Sophomore Anthony Mitri plays chess with another student on Wednesday, March 1, in Room 52 during lunch to hone his skills.

[Photo] CLUB CORNER: Chess videos on social media drawing more students to play classic game — online and in person

March 31, 2023

Sophomore Anthony Mitri plays chess with another student on Wednesday, March 1, in Room 52 during lunch to hone his skills.

Seniors Tony Salas (left) and Victor Lang practice strides Monday, March 13, at the Sunny Hills track in preparation for their Tuesday, March 28, meet at Buena Park High School stadium.

[Photo] BOYS TRACK PREVIEW: Lancers look to improve with more eligible for CIF

March 29, 2023

Seniors Tony Salas (left) and Victor Lang practice strides Monday, March 13, at the Sunny Hills track in preparation for their Tuesday, March 28, meet at Buena Park High School stadium.

Korean Culture Club [KCC] members junior Karen Kim (left), seniors Brandon Lee and Clara Kim end their nanta, a coordinated group drum show, during the International Week assembly in the gym on Friday, Feb. 10.

Photo Gallery: International Food Fair 2022-23

Rebekah Kim, Chloe Kang, and Noah Lee • February 21, 2023

Indian Student Association members freshman Norah Chowdhury (left) and senior Krisi Patel practice a traditional Indian choreography for their International Food Fair performance in front of the gym Thursday, Jan. 26.

[Photo] PTSA prepares increased food and performance variety for IFF

February 6, 2023

Indian Student Association members freshman Norah Chowdhury (left) and senior Krisi Patel practice a traditional Indian choreography for their International Food Fair performance in front of the gym Thursday,...

Senior Kayla Alamos (above) puts her left arm around senior Kylie Yang to demonstrate the referees position during wrestling practice on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room 153.

[Photo] GIRLS WRESTLING PREVIEW: New coach, increase in athletes raise expectations for season

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor • January 27, 2023

Senior Kayla Alamos (above) puts her left arm around senior Kylie Yang to demonstrate the referees position during wrestling practice on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room 153.

Social science teacher Chris Vogt gives a lecture to his students on Thursday, Aug. 18, during his fourth period Advanced Placement U.S. History class in Room 23.

[Photo] Former Ayala High School baseball coach joins Sunny Hills as new social science teacher

October 19, 2022

Social science teacher Chris Vogt gives a lecture to his students on Thursday, Aug. 18, during his fourth period Advanced Placement U.S. History class in Room 23.

Football players seniors Mathias Brown (center) and Tony Salas end their lip sync battle performance to “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce with a proposal to senior Drake Cortez.

Photo Gallery: Homecoming Assembly 2022-23

Rebekah Kim, Noah Lee, and Asaph Li • October 5, 2022

Middle blocker senior Olivia Haptonstall gets ready to spike a ball in the Thursday, Aug. 25, home match against the Canyon Comanches. Heading into the Wednesday, Sept. 14, matchup at La Habra, the Lady Lancers have a 1-0 Freeway League record after defeating Fullerton at home on Monday, Sept. 12.

[Photo] GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: Lady Lancers hope to shut out all competitors, being a younger team this year

September 14, 2022

Middle blocker senior Olivia Haptonstall gets ready to spike a ball in the Thursday, Aug. 25, home match against the Canyon Comanches. Heading into the Wednesday, Sept. 14, matchup at La Habra, the Lady...

Science teacher Andrew Colomac describes an average day’s activities for parent’s children enrolled for Chemistry H period 5 in Room 115.

[Photo] Photo Gallery: Back to School Night

Rebekah Kim and Noah Lee • September 8, 2022

Science teacher Andrew Colomac describes an average day’s activities for parent’s children enrolled for Chemistry H period 5 in Room 115.

Students who didn’t attend Lancer Days line up in front of the Lyceum at the beginning of school on Monday, Aug. 15, to pick up their class schedules.

Photo Gallery: First Day of School

Rebekah Kim, Sheila Neri, Asaph Li, Summer Sueki, Noah Lee, and Chloe Kang • August 19, 2022

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