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The Accolade

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The Accolade

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...

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...

Two presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris (left) and Republican Donald Trump, vie for their victory in the 2024 election.

HARRIS VS. TRUMP: SH students, staff share their reactions to the Sept. 10 presidential debate

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter October 27, 2024

One-and-done. Sports fans have commonly applied this expression to college basketball, referring to a player who joins a team for just one year before declaring for the NBA draft the next. Los Angeles...

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...

An artist's interpretation of what the final debate could look like.

Those opposing debate commission’s changes to tonight’s presidential debate are the ones who should be muted

Rida Zar, Opinion Editor October 22, 2020

A representative of the people deserves to be chosen by the people. And to do this, eligible voters should know as much about their potential future leaders as possible including their policies, mannerisms...

Art by Graphics Editor Erin Lee

I play video games for three hours a day, but I’m not an addict

Andrew Hong, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 19, 2020

During my 2014 summer trip to South Korea, I was fascinated by the bright beams of light that illuminated Seoul at night.  However, as I passed by the countless stores that lined up along the bustling...

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