Coronavirus threat-related school closure to May 4 leads to end of regular spring sports season; fate of CIF playoffs to be determined April 3
March 20, 2020
Upon Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] superintendent Scott Scambray’s decision to extend school closure until May 4, athletics officials confirmed Friday that the regular spring sports season is over. Athletics director Jon Caffrey confirmed the news after Scambray’s announcemen...
NBA cancellation during quarantine period leaves me devastated
March 19, 2020
“Emergency announcement from Fullerton Joint Union High School District: Starting Monday, March 16, schools will be closed. We will begin Distance Online Learning March 16 through March 20, 2020.” When the district first sent this text message to my phone during school last Friday, I — as well...
March 18: Son of a glitch; how my first day of distance learning went
March 19, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is the second of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] ...
Sunny Hills to remain closed through May 1; classroom return date scheduled for May 4
March 19, 2020
In an effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic, Sunny Hills will remain closed through May 1; until then, students will continue their education through distance learning, Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] superintendent Scott Scambray announced March 19. “This is a fluid situation...
March 19: COVID-19 ‘Reasons Why’ working part-time during national crisis scares me and cuts off a big part of my income
March 19, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] “Here are...
No sports games to watch? Well, there’s still Lancer eSports
March 19, 2020
While the Fullerton Joint Union High School District has canceled or postponed spring sports until May 4, one “sports” activity has yet to be foiled by the coronavirus crisis. As of Thursday, March 19, the Sunny Hills eSports team will continue with its designated competitions for the PlayVS season,...
Go green with McDonald’s latest St. Patrick’s Day creation: Oreo Shamrock McFlurry
March 19, 2020
Although St. Patrick’s Day has passed, and Americans are living under the coronvirus threat, it doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy the latest offering from McDonald’s. To celebrate the 50th birthday of the Shamrock Shake, a seasonal minty vanilla ice cream milkshake, the golden arches chain offers...
March 16: What it’s like to be allowed to return to campus to pick up my school lunch
March 17, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is the first of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] ...
Coronavirus Timeline
March 17, 2020
12/31-3/3 https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-timeline.html 1/20 first case of coronavirus in the U.S. (New England Journal of Medicine) Accolade staff reporter Hannah Kim compiled this timeline. Accolade staff writer Hope Li, feature editor Lira Jeong and sports editors Annie Bang and Andre...
Conoravirus threat cancels exchange program trip to South Korea for two juniors
March 16, 2020
It could have been a trip to remember. Then, the coronavirus outbreak picked up speed in March, prompting the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 a pandemic. A March 3 email from Nicholas Junior High teacher Leah Yamamoto, a coordinator for the Fullerton Sister City Association’s [FSCA...
District sends eleventh-hour notice changing online learning start date from Monday, March 16, to Wednesday, March 18
March 16, 2020
After a Friday, March 13, email from Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] superintendent Scott Scambray that Sunny Hills will be closed to students and that they would have to be educated online starting Monday, March 16, district officials changed their minds in a Sunday, March 15, evening...
ASB elections update: Beining wins secretary, Cheng captures treasurer positions
March 15, 2020
Running unopposed, juniors Daniel Magpayo and Albert Chung secured their positions as ASB president and vice president, respectively, while juniors Jenna Beining and Carrie Cheng earned the most votes against their opponents to capture the secretary and treasurer spots, respectively, the ASB officials...
