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The Accolade

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The Accolade

Senior Liam Weinreich talks about his high school career with his father as principal.

Q&A WITH A LANCER: Liam Weinreich

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter May 14, 2025

In this last issue of the 2024-2025 school year, The Accolade’s staff reporter and social media team member Emily Lee interviews senior Liam Weinreich on his experience as a student here with his father...

Junior Melina Ciorogariu walks down the red carpet during the Prom Fashion Show held in the quad during break on Wednesday, March 26. The event, featuring formal attire from Windsor and Friar Tux, showcased outfit options for juniors and seniors preparing for prom on Saturday, April 5, at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.

PROM PREVIEW: ‘Interstellar’-themed dance to light up The Artic in Anaheim Saturday, April 5

Caroline Shin, Staff Reporter April 3, 2025

This year’s “Interstellar”-themed prom will take place at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, a first for Sunny Hills, on Saturday, April 5. Based on consultation between Associated...

After switching to colored magazines at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, The Accolade has produced three issues as of Tuesday, April 1. Students share their reactions to the costs and effort required to plan and publish each magazine.

DID YOU KNOW? Cost of one Accolade 32-page magazine same as a McDonald’s Mini McFlurry

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter April 1, 2025

As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. This time, we take a look at our own program. We send staff reporter and social media team member sophomore...

The weekly principal's newsletter features video production's latest episode with school events on Friday, March 28. For the first time, students received the morning announcements via video sent to teachers on Monday, March 31, during second period. (Screenshot from GOLD Standard)

TAKE TWO: ASB hands over some of morning announcements duty to video production

Aashna Dialani and Irene Park March 31, 2025

For the first time, today’s second-period morning announcements — followed by two other days this week — will be handled by the Regional Occupational Program’s [ROP] advanced video production class...

Two students from December 2016 decorate parts of the quad before the start of first period on the Monday of final exam week. This rite of passage that disappeared before COVID-19 hit in March 2020 should return to campus.

STAFF EDITORIAL: 5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to bring back some forgotten traditions

The Accolade Editorial Board March 11, 2025

Instead of relying on Accolade’s 21-member editorial board to address a specific topic about the aftermath of COVID-19 five years later, we decided to incorporate every staff member to discuss the issue...

The new small electronic sign board, also known as a minitron, stands at the entrance of the west parking lot. For nearly a week since the start of the 2024-2025 school year, visitors to that part of the campus only saw the stem without the sign and LED boards after the old marquee got removed over the summer.

SCREEN TIME UPDATES: Jumbotron, meet minitron

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter February 20, 2025

This is the second 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...

Installed in February 2017, the jumbotron has been prone to malfunction lately, as in this case, last May.

BIG SCREEN NEEDS BIG UPDATE: School officials take steps to replace 8-year-old jumbotron with a more advanced model

Kevin Lee, Assistant News Editor February 18, 2025

With a nearly decade-old jumbotron that has been prone to break down in recent years, school officials plan to replace it with a more modern and reliable one – though the cost has not been determined. “The...

With the rising number of male-inclusive royalty positions on our campus, The Accolade argues for the implementation of a new position: homecoming king.

STAFF EDITORIAL: King for a day and night – starting with 2025-2026 homecoming court

The Accolade Editorial Board November 5, 2024

All but one on The Accolade 17-member Editorial Board agree that the Associated Student Body [ASB] should poll the Student Senate and seriously consider adding a homecoming king to the court starting the...

Senior Liv Chavez (second to right) receives her pink tiara upon the announcement of her homecoming queen title during the halftime of the Friday, Oct. 4, football game at the Buena Park High School stadium.

CROWNED TO INSPIRE: Q&A with 2024 homecoming queen Liv Chavez

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter October 23, 2024

With the crowning of the 2024 homecoming queen, Accolade staff reporter Emily Kim conducted a Q&A with senior Liv Chavez to share her experience and motivations to achieve the title. Question: Why...

The ASB announces on Thursday, Sept. 26, the 2024-2025 homecoming court comprising seven senior girls who will vie to receive the most votes to be crowned queen on Friday, Oct. 4, during halftime of the football game at Buena Park High School stadium.

HOMECOMING PREVIEW: Saturday, Oct. 5, dance to enchant with Swan Lake theme

Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2024

With a record crowd of over 1,600 attending last year’s homecoming dance, the Associated Student Body [ASB] aims to match, if not surpass, that number with its Saturday, Oct. 5, Swan Lake-themed event...

Since the 2019-2020 school year, Sunny Hills has faced a decline in student enrollment. Although the change is not incredibly significant, many classes are seeing lesser student attendance and schoolwide programs are also experiencing a small decrease.

SH faces decline in student enrollment for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic

Aashna Dialani, Opinion Editor September 23, 2024

For the first time in nearly six years, student enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year dipped by 3.9% compared with the previous term, school officials said. Principal Craig Weinreich attributed the...

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