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The Accolade

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The Accolade

Andrew Guevara (left), playing with Kellie Ma, swings his paddle to hit the pickleball on Tuesday, Feb. 25, on the tennis courts.

Picking up pickleball

Kaylee Won, Cub Reporter May 5, 2025

12:54 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. It’s lunchtime at Sunny Hills. Some student motorists get in line to head for the west parking lot exit so they can spend as much of their 30 minutes to socialize while...

Class of 2015 alumnus Adrien Truong holds his phone displaying his Gradekit app at his home on Sunday, Nov. 3. Truong has been working on the app since 2014.

ALUMNI ARTICULATION: Class of 2015 graduate quits high-paying computer tech job to return to high school passion project

Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter November 19, 2024

The Accolade introduces a new feature that focuses on those who have graduated from Sunny Hills and how they are contributing to their community and beyond. In this first segment, Spotlight team reporter...

Graduating as the top of the Class of 2024, senior Katie Larson committed to the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she will be majoring in aerospace engineering.

CLASS OF 2024 VALEDICTORIAN Q&A: Katie Larson

Darin Lee, Cub Reporter May 23, 2024

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...

International Baccalaureate coordinator and Conservatory of Fine Arts director Brian Wall speaks at the 2007 Open House.

Chatting with Mr. Wall

Jiwoo Han, Opinion Editor May 30, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Because The Accolade had already written an article in its Feb. 3 issue about art teacher Brian Wall’s decision to retire at the end of this school year, we decided to put together a...

Senior Kaneiya Desai shows a machine learning model he created on his laptop screen that helps classify optical coherence tomography scans. Desai plans on attending the University of California, Berkeley, for bioengineering. (Illustrations by DaHee Kim)

18 Questions for Top of the 2023 Class: Kaneiya Desai aspires to work in the ophthalmic medical field after childhood experience of corneal scarring

Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2023

Question 1: How do you feel as one of the 18 valedictorians? Answer: I feel honored to have received this award and glad that my hard work has paid off. I am very proud of all 18 of us for having made...

Senior DaHee Kim poses with a light-sensor painting she created that bridged her interest in art and engineering. (Illustrations by DaHee Kim)

18 Questions for Top of the 2023 Class: After serving as the graphics editor for The Accolade, DaHee Kim decides to pursue her interest in engineering at Stanford University

Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2023

Question 1: How do you feel as one of the 18 valedictorians? Answer: Excited and tired.  Question 2: What are your plans after high school? A: I'm going to Stanford and planning to major in electrical...

Site technician Anthony Jara (left) and International Baccalaureate coordinator and art teacher Brian Wall pose after their nomination as the employees of the year in Room 3 on Jan. 18.

Veteran and second-year staffer named teacher and employee of the year

Chris Lee, Staff Reporter February 3, 2023

One has worked at Sunny Hills High School for 32 years, while the other only two. Despite the gap in their work experience, Sunny Hills staff recognized both as the campus’ employees of the year at...

Artificial intelligence-powered services, such as Grammarly and Mathway, have offered assistance but also methods for cheating. As a result, Sunny Hills staff and students express conflicting opinions about AI's application at school.

SUNNY OR SHADY?: Students, staff reflect on AI’s impact within education

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2022

Senior Simran Bimb types the last word of her admissions essay for the University of California. Without a moment of hesitation, she highlights her 350-word essay and turns to an assistant that has accompanied...

Senior Ricardo Gonzalez belts to “Hypocrisy,” a song that Gonzalez wrote and performed Wednesday, Oct. 26,  with three other band members during the Fall Festival held after school in the quad.

PHOTO ESSAY: Conservatory of Fine Arts draws after-school crowd with carnival-themed Fall Festival

Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor November 8, 2022

While New Orleans usually celebrates the Mardis Gras season in the spring, the Conservatory of Fine Arts [COFA] wanted to create a carnival atmosphere for its annual Fall Festival last month. “We...

Following two years of cancellations of International Baccalaureate [IB] exams because of the pandemic, the assessments are to take place in person throughout the month of May during the 2021-2022 school year according to the organized schedule on the IB website.

IB tests to return in person for the first time in two years

Alice Shin, Managing Editor February 4, 2022

For the first time in two years, students in the International Baccalaureate [IB] program will be required to take in-person exams on campus to determine their IB diploma status. Even though Omicron...

Drawing and Painting teacher Vashtty Lemus on Tuesday, Nov. 16, points to one of the student art pieces showcased in the Performing Arts Center lobby. Lemus plans to produce a new exhibit there each month featuring work from Lancers across all art classes.

Students can now check out their peers’ artwork with monthly exhibits in the remodeled PAC

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2021

Having hosted its first show in September, the Conservatory of Fine Arts [COFA] will host monthly art galleries in the Performing Arts Center [PAC] to display the work of Sunny Hills’ art students all...

New Drawing and Painting teacher Vashtty Lemus guides her students through an assignment during an Aug. 26 class.

Once a promising pediatrician, art teacher draws on her artistic talents to help students

Minjeong Kim, Feature Editor September 1, 2021

When she entered California State University, Fullerton, in 2014, Vashtty Lemus dedicated herself to becoming a pediatrician because she loved science and wanted to help a lot of people. The lifelong...

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