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Both students and teachers face their respective struggles in the classroom, with the former struggling to keep up with a heavy workload and, quite frankly, maintaining their sanity, and the latter enduring occasional disruptive outbursts from their students. Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim each take their respective stances regarding who has it worse: students or teachers.

SPITFIRE: Do teachers face more challenges than students?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • May 12, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is green. Aashna is pink.  PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two Opinion editors went head-to-head...

Parents tracking their children’s locations often sparks mixed reactions from kids, who may see it as either a breach of privacy or a safety precaution. Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim each take their respective stances regarding how they feel about location tracking.

SPITFIRE: Should parents be tracking their children’s locations?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • April 20, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Aashna is blue. Kayden is purple. PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two Opinion editors went head-to-head...

The In-N-Out 4x4 conversation possesses a magic of its own — especially when debating about eating it under four bites. Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim each take their respective stances about whether or not eating this monster of a burger in under four bites is doable.

SPITFIRE: Is eating an In-N-Out 4×4 in four bites doable?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • April 1, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Aashna is yellow. Kayden is red. PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two Opinion editors went head-to-head...

Both the upperclassmen and underclassmen years each have their respective appeal in terms of activities and school life. Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim each take their respective stances regarding which half of high school they prefer.

SPITFIRE: Are the last two years of high school better than the first two in terms of student life?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • March 29, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is red. Aashna is purple.  PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two Opinion editors went head-to-head...

Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim debate officiating Valentine’s Day, one of the most widely recognized unofficial holidays. Dialani argues against making Valentine’s Day a school holiday, while Kim vouches for it.

SPITFIRE: Should Valentine’s Day be considered an official school holiday?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • February 11, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. As the first print edition, a shortened version is included in the Friday, Feb. 14, Accolade magazine issue....

Both conceptual and conventional art have their respective appeals that make the viewers lean toward one or the other. Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim each take their respective stances regarding this controversial art style.

SPITFIRE: Should conceptual pieces really be considered art?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • January 21, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is green. Aashna is orange.  PREVIOUSLY ON SPITFIRE: The two Opinion editors went head-to-head...

Senior Kayden Kim listens to a podcast on Spotify as he works on homework outside his fourth period class Friday, Nov. 22.

COLUMN: Spotify takes on YouTube in pointless video war

Kayden Kim, Opinion Editor • December 22, 2024

Dear Spotify,  We students spend most of our day scrolling or staring at the screen. I’m sure your marketing team is aware of the infinite scroll phenomenon. Whether that be Instagram Reels,...

Movies and TV shows have their own perks and factors, which makes them unique from one another. Co-Opinion editor Aashna Dialani favors multi-season TV series, while co-Opinion editor Kayden Kim prefers films.

SPITFIRE: Are movies better than TV shows?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • December 14, 2024

This is Spitfire, a new style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is blue. Aashna is purple. Here are the rules: No profanity. An editor attacked by the...

Fridays and late starts are opportunities to experience some downtime away from the hustle and bustle in students’ lives. Co-Opinion editor Aashna Dialani vouches for Fridays, while co-Opinion editor Kayden Kim argues that late starts have more benefits.

SPITFIRE: Are Late Start days better than Fridays?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • November 6, 2024

This is Spitfire, a new style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is blue. Aashna is green. Here are the rules: No profanity. An editor attacked by the...

Halloween, though popular among some, may not interest others. With costumes being all the rage near the end of October, co-Opinion editor Kayden Kim vouches for this fall tradition by dressing up and going trick or treating. However, co-Opinion editor Aashna Dialani calls these elementary school age activities.

SPITFIRE: Are high school students too old to dress up for Halloween and go trick or treating?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim • October 24, 2024

This is Spitfire, a new style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is purple. Aashna is orange. Here are the rules: No profanity. An editor attacked by the...

Junior Angelina Jeong tees off on the first hole at La Mirada Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 26, during a Freeway League match against Troy High School.

Releaguing opens door to new opportunities and positive challenges

Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • March 3, 2024

Overwhelmed. That’s how I felt when I first learned of the end of the Freeway League as we athletes at Sunny Hills know it. The final vote in favor of releaguing across all schools in Orange County...

Starting March 2024, the SAT standardized test will become digital only, and students will be able to use their own devices to take the test, which will run for two hours and consist of one section for reading and one for mathematics. Nevertheless, junior Christopher Lee still finds value in traditional SAT prep books.

COLUMN: I’m looking forward to be among first in the U.S. to take digital SAT version next year

Chris Lee, Staff Reporter • November 13, 2023

SAT, SAT, SAT.  I’ve heard about this standardized test since elementary school from friends, teachers and parents. I was going into seventh grade at Parks Junior High when my parents got me my first...

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