Expect to see Safety Hills when hybrid learning starts Nov. 2
October 27, 2020
This is the second of a series of stories dealing with the scheduled Nov. 2 reopening of Sunny Hills High School and what COVID-19-related safety and health measures the Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] has approved for teachers and students when the hybrid learning model replaces the c...
Sunny Hills counselor spins her way to nearly $23,000 in cash and prizes on TV’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ game show
October 25, 2020
Sunny Hills counselor Tracey Falletta will never forget the words “puffy” and “fluffy.” With $22,900 in cash and prizes and a $13,850 lead heading in the Final Spin round of TV’s “Wheel of Fortune” game show, Falletta was unable to give the answer to the category titled, “Rhyme Time....
Unmasking a fashion trend: COVID-19 coverings lead to Lancers’ collection for trendy, stylish wardrobe for going out
October 19, 2020
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, senior Meagan Kimbrell purchased her first mask: a $7, gray fabric with white polka dots from the Target at Town Center near Sunny Hills High School. Not knowing how long quarantine would last, Kimbrell decided to buy some more face coverings, leaving ...
The driving force behind my AAA behind-the-wheel lessons: safety
October 14, 2020
Careful not to breathe on the gloved hand pointing the gun at my forehead, I search for a point behind his head — anything but an awkward eye-to-eye stare. I stand still as my pleated cloth mask presses against my nose and mouth with every anxious inhale. Beep. “You’re good,” says Danie...
On Nov. 2, I’ll be on campus not to connect with friends or teachers, but with the Wi-Fi
October 13, 2020
When Fullerton Joint Union High School District board members voted to reopen schools on Oct. 6, distance learning will shift into what educators call "hybrid learning." That means for Sunny Hills, it will offer two options to its students: Cohort A/B of hybrid learning and Cohort C of complete online ed...
FJUHSD should create a virtual academy to respect teachers’ and students’ COVID-19 health, safety concerns
October 10, 2020
As Sunny Hills High School prepares to begin hybrid learning on Nov. 2, students must reconsider whether they will return to the hybrid model (cohorts A and B) or stay at home for continued distance learning (Cohort C). Much has changed from the COVID-19 situation two months ago to now, and as I liste...
After canceling exams last year, IB eases requirements for full diploma candidates
October 3, 2020
To mitigate the educational challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the International Baccalaureate [IB] program has modified its curriculum and exams, which many SH students believe will ease their ability to pass their exams in May 2021. “I feel [the changes] are mostly adequate,...
The good, the bad and the ugly of my remote learning 2.0 experience
September 21, 2020
I never expected to start the fall semester of my senior year at Sunny Hills like this -- with distance learning 2.0. As the previous school year ended there were rumors from various close friends that the virus would end during the summer months because of the high temperatures and we would be bac...
Basketball, football programs temporarily shut down because of possible COVID-19 exposure
September 19, 2020
This story was updated at 8:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, with an additional quote from principal Allen Whitten and information about how many athletes have been exposed to COVID-19. In what’s been a wild and tumultuous year for high school athletics, the coronavirus pandemic has pitched yet another...
STILL TI(C)KING: Sunny Hills TikTok users, creators relieved that social media app will not be going away
September 18, 2020
Saved by the O. Oracle, that is. With a Sept. 20 deadline looming for an American company to buy TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance in China, or else President Donald Trump would ban its use in the United States for security reasons, Oracle announced earlier this week it has struck a deal to bec...
How I helped my mom overcome her coronavirus infection and gained a new appreciation for first-responders
September 17, 2020
It all started with a text message from my mom while I was spending the night at my sister’s apartment in Tarzana: “Gigi, I have bad news. I got a text from work about my [COVID-19] results, and I came out positive.” My mom found out that she tested positive from one of her weekly COVID-19 tests pro...
FJUHSD pushes back date for returning to on-campus learning to no earlier than Oct. 5
September 13, 2020
With Orange County coronavirus cases no longer spiking as they were in the summer, state officials have allowed schools to re-open for live, in-class instruction as early as Sept. 22, though Fullerton Joint Union High School District [FJUHSD] campuses -- including Sunny Hills -- will do so no earlier ...
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