“So you’re the new Accolade guy!”  I wear the moniker like a badge of honor.  “Yes, I am!” I reply. “I feel so fortunate to be here.”  ‘Fortunate’ only barely scratches the...

It was like a trip down memory lane for many in the fourth period Advanced Journalism class, especially for returning staffers. The 31 students seated in Room 138 watched as a familiar visitor, wearing...

I opened the mailbox on a fateful morning and was greeted with a thick, white envelope. It was addressed to me from Roger Boye, the director of the Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute, to whom...

This is an extension of the column published in the May senior issue. I never fathomed that the 2024-2025 school year would lead to the historic success of the journalism program. The culmination...

I’m not someone who plans things out carefully.  I didn’t have some grand idea of joining a journalism program or becoming an editor one day. I just signed up for The Accolade because I liked writing...

My greatest talent is storytelling.  I believe in the power of narratives to not just inform but also to connect, and journalism sets the stage for this talent to flourish.  I used to think of...

Accolade adviser Tommy Li was recognized Friday, Feb. 7, as a finalist in a national journalism organization’s Teacher of the Year award – a first for any Sunny Hills instructor.  “It gives me...

This is the first of a three-part series on the additional changes to Sunny Hills facilities over the summer and during the 2024-2025 school year. These updates follow the larger makeover that started...

“On behalf of Southwest Airlines and especially this L.A.-based cabin crew, we’d like to thank you for flying with us and welcome you to LaGuardia Airport.” I looked out the window as the plane...

Back to back and cementing a team into the record books. The Kansas City Chiefs know what it takes to win a Super Bowl for two straight years (2023 and 2024). So do the Los Angeles Lakers (2009 and...

The Class of 2024 produced 39 valedictorians, and The Accolade interviewed each to reflect on their high school journeys and thoughts. This is a full version of the Q&A, of which the preview is included...

Helios won its third national award for its 2022-2023 yearbook during a Kansas City journalism convention earlier this month. “I was shocked at that; it was definitely a pleasant surprise,” said...