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Rachel Yoon

Rachel Yoon, Photographer

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 friends. She also loves going to church and volunteering in her community.

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Senior Ashlee Byars spray paints an arm of a mannequin outside her fourth period Video Production class Thursday, Jan. 9. Byars plans to dress up the finished project to look like Elphaba from the movie musical, “Wicked,” as part of a classroom display in Room 136.

Photos of the Week (1/6-1/10)

Katie Leem and Rachel Yoon • January 16, 2025

The auto tech class had different vehicles on display like a go-kart and a minibike during the Parks Junior High preview day on Friday, Jan. 10 in the Gym.

[Photo] ROP auto tech students rev up their presentations to visiting Parks eighth-graders during their Friday, Jan. 10, visit

Serenity Li, Copy Editor • January 11, 2025

The auto tech class had different vehicles on display like a go-kart and a minibike during the Parks Junior High preview day on Friday, Jan. 10 in the Gym.

Girls soccer head coach William Allgeier guides the Lady Lancers against the Esperanza Aztecs during a scrimmage on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Esperanza turf field.

[Photo] ALL IN FOR ALLGEIER: First-time girls soccer head coach becomes fourth in program history

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter • December 26, 2024

Girls soccer head coach William Allgeier guides the Lady Lancers against the Esperanza Aztecs during a scrimmage on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Esperanza turf field.

Power forward and co-captain junior Arianna Holguin gets ready to shoot the ball during a Thursday, Dec. 19, girls basketball game in the Sunny Hills gym against the Woodbridge Warriors.

[Photo] GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Coach aims to work on offense with ‘fresh batch’ of players who take over from senior-heavy team last season

December 20, 2024

Power forward and co-captain junior Arianna Holguin gets ready to shoot the ball during a Thursday, Dec. 19, girls basketball game in the Sunny Hills gym against the Woodbridge Warriors.

On the opposite side of the AVID sign are the Coding & Gaming (left) and eSports logos – both new additions to the 40s wing. (Image taken by Rachel Yoon)

[Photo] SUMMER MAKEOVER THE SEQUEL: Program logos return to exterior building walls after they got painted over in 2023

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • January 9, 2025

On the opposite side of the AVID sign are the Coding & Gaming (left) and eSports logos – both new additions to the 40s wing. (Image taken by Rachel Yoon)

Junior Kai Liwanag plays an electric guitar during lunch on Thursday, Nov. 14, in Room 191. Liwanag, who played “Santa Tell Me,” was among those auditioning for the choir’s Sounds of the Season concert, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6, in the Performing Arts Center.

Photos of the Week (11/12-11/15)

Katie Leem and Rachel Yoon • November 21, 2024

Science teacher Chris Peoples adjusts a wooden bridge in Room 155 on Monday, Nov. 4, during fourth period after attaching a 60-pound weight to test information that he and his class have covered and to prepare students for a boat project later in the school year for extra credit. The bridge, made by seniors Chase Lee and Matthew Mendoza in Peoples’ fourth period physics class, failed to hold the weight because of a lack of construction.

Photos of the Week (11/4-11/8)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • November 18, 2024

In honor of Dia de Los Muertos, senior Savannah Pruitt (right) decorates the door of Spanish teacher Cindy Ruiz’s classroom with symbols and items that represent the Day of the Dead on Wednesday, Oct. 30, during second period.

Photos of the Week (10/28-10/31)

Noah Lee, Katie Leem, Justin Pak, and Rachel Yoon • November 9, 2024

Junior class president Kevin Hur (right) holds up the Class of 2026 sweatshirt to receive feedback during the first Student Senate meeting of the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday, Oct. 22, during fourth period in the Lyceum. Meetings are planned to be held on the first Tuesday of every month to discuss past events as well as future ones.

Photos of the Week (10/21-10/25)

Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • November 4, 2024

Seniors Sienna Shah (left) and Anabelle Kim sort through the various compact mirrors with breast cancer awareness stickers in front during break on Monday, Oct. 14, in the quad. Monday’s display table was among the initial set of activities that the Associated Student Body [ASB] organized as part of Breast Cancer Awareness week.

Photos of the Week (10/14-10/18)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • October 22, 2024

Freshman Sally Henriquez (right) dumps a bucket of slime on Link Crew leader junior Jasmine Diaz between the 20s and 40s wings during lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The Slime-a-Leader event, which was hosted to build freshman connections, drew 35 participants and more who spectated.

Photos of the Week (10/7-10/11)

Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • October 17, 2024

Senior Tiffany Kim, one of the seven selected for homecoming court, celebrates after winning a quad game involving water balloons during break on Monday, Sept. 30. For the first two days of the week leading up to Friday’s assembly, the Associated Student Body [ASB] organized challenges for each senior in the court to compete against each other.

Photos of the Week (9/30-10/4)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • October 11, 2024

Mike Delgado, an installer from Irvine-based G|M Business Interiors, unpacks on Tuesday, Sept. 24, during fourth period boxes containing new furniture ordered for Room 136, which houses the Regional Occupation Program’s video production classes and where the weekly videos of “Sunny Side Up” are recorded. Teacher Daniel Flores has been overseeing a major remodeling of his classroom, which began over the summer when the darkroom — used for developing film from older cameras back when photo classes were taught in Room 136 — was removed to make way for a more modern look.

Photos of the Week (9/23-9/27)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • October 3, 2024

Custodian Fernando Serna (left) holds out his bowl of vanilla ice cream for Associate Student Body [ASB] member Rielynn Brimmer to fill with Neapolitan-flavored ice cream in the breezeway outside the main office between Rooms 20 and 8 during lunch on Friday, Sept. 20. The ASB was offering such cool treats to faculty and staff.

[Photo] Photos of the Week (9/16-9/20)

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

Custodian Fernando Serna (left) holds out his bowl of vanilla ice cream for Associate Student Body [ASB] member Rielynn Brimmer to fill with Neapolitan-flavored ice cream in the breezeway outside the main...

Guest speaker Keith Hawkins points his mic toward the audience as he asks for a cheer from the audience during the second of the double second period assembly in the gym on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Hawkins was invited to speak to students during a special gathering to share how his hardships and experiences shaped him as the person he is today.

Photos of the Week (9/9-9/13)

Seowon Han, Noah Lee, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • September 19, 2024

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

Football players senior Dorian Ramirez (left) and junior Austin Knight pose with their uniforms before the first football game against Troy on Friday, Aug. 23.

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

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

Football players senior Dorian Ramirez (left) and junior Austin Knight pose with their uniforms before the first football game against Troy on Friday, Aug. 23.

A chalk-written message in the quad greets students returning to the campus to start the first day of the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, Aug. 12. Associated Student Body [ASB] students came to campus before zero period to not only produce a welcome back message but also to decorate the rest of the quad and walkways bordering it.

Photos of the Week (8/12-8/16)

Seowon Han, Katie Leem, and Rachel Yoon • August 20, 2024

Associated Student Body [ASB] members sophomore Cambria Dominguez (left) and junior Kayla Thienprasiddhi look at one of the stringed decorations they put up that hangs off the awning outside the 40s wing before the first day of school starts on Monday, Aug. 12. The ASB installed decorations before zero period to welcome students and show school spirit.

Photo Gallery: First Day of School Monday, Aug. 12

Katie Leem and Rachel Yoon • August 16, 2024

Sophomores Julianne Brie Tubiera (left) and Kaylee Arielle Velasco compare their class schedules after making their final stop in the library on Monday, Aug. 5, during Lancer Days registration.

Photo Gallery: Lancer Days Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 5-6

Rachel Yoon and Katie Leem • August 12, 2024

Senior Lara Martinez gives a presentation about the Saturday, May 18, “Unscheduled 6th” improv performance to members of the Lancer Theater Club during lunch on Wednesday, May 8, in Room 26.

Photos of the Week (5/6-5/10)

Angelina Chang, Rachel Yoon, and Chloe Kang • May 20, 2024

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