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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

Elite Kids
The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

After receiving funding from a grant on Jan. 28, the Career and Technical Education program expanded the Coding and Gaming classroom.

Coding and Gaming class gets $500,000 revamp

Kyuwon Han, Opinion Editor September 30, 2025

After receiving a $500,000 grant, the Career and Technical Education [CTE] program will implement additional resources and classroom renovations. The admin informed Sonya Joyce, the Advanced Placement...

Senior Marcus Chang plays Pokémon Unite on a bench in front of Room 104 during lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

UNITE AND CONQUER: Sunny Hills sweeps Liberty in season opener

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter September 24, 2025

The Sunny Hills eSports team opened its second year of Pokémon Unite gameplay with a dominant victory, sweeping Liberty High School [LHS] in back-to-back games on Monday, Sept. 22. The Lancers clinched...

Junior Nathaniel Mitri leads the Valorant team in a 13-2 win over Lemoore High School on Wednesday, Sept. 1

eSPORTS PREVIEW: Lancers build momentum for new season

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter September 22, 2025

Adviser: Sonya Joyce Top Returning Players: Roland James Andrada (10), Alex Dang (11), Noah Jung (11), Austin Kim (11), Sanghyeok Lee (12), Joseph Loyola (12), Travis Mccovery (11), Nathaniel Mitri...

Campus supervisor liaison Randy Avalos (left) and science teacher Alexander Hua hold a bouquet of flowers in recognition of their Employee of the Year award. This school year’s honorees were announced in the staff lounge on Friday, Jan. 24, during break.

Campus supervisor liaison, science teacher earns Employee of the Year

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter May 30, 2025

Sunny Hills Employees of the Year were recognized earlier this month during the regularly scheduled board meeting at the district office. “The district people didn’t really know me too well, but...

The League of Legends team stands in a line and shows off their second-place CIF medals on Saturday, April 26, at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

eSPORTS WRAP-UP: League of Legends, Valorant players reclaim their CIF spots, seeking championship next year

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter May 22, 2025

After a competitive 2024-2025 eSports season, the League of Legends team finished second in CIF, falling short to Rowland High School with a score of 1-2 in a final match on Saturday, April 26, at California...

Gamers worldwide train for the first edition of the 2025 Olympic eSport Games, involving aspects of physical sports in video games. Chess.com is one of the games scheduled to be part of the eSports Olympics.

Olympic eSports Games to debut later this year — League of Legends, Valorant get snubbed

Pricilla Escobedo, Data Team Leader January 29, 2025

For the first time, the International Olympic Committee [IOC] has agreed to integrate eSports into its competition with its debut scheduled at an unspecified date later this year. According to the IOC...

Students pass by the new auto tech program sign – created by then-senior Cali Watson – that features two car pistons in the shape of an “X” above a black rectangular sign with the text “Sunny Hills High School” on top of “Automotive Laboratory.” A car outlined in gold splits the words “Automotive” and “Laboratory” while the ROP [Regional Occupational Program] logo rounds out the design at the bottom.

SUMMER MAKEOVER THE SEQUEL: Program logos return to exterior building walls after they got painted over in 2023

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter January 10, 2025

This is the first of a three-part series on the additional changes to Sunny Hills facilities over the summer and during the 2024-2025 school year. These updates follow the larger makeover that started...

Sophomores Chanwy Shin (left) and Dylan Kim play a round of Brawl Stars on a bench in front of Room 111 during lunch on Friday, Dec. 6, in preparation for the eSports club’s Brawl Stars tournament the next day at 4 p.m. via a Discord call.

FRIENDLY FIRE: SH students prepare for a lighthearted Brawl Stars tournament

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter December 7, 2024

A $10 Google Play Store gift card will be the top prize today, Dec. 7, when Sunny Hills students compete in a Brawl Stars tournament that will be played remotely and organized by the eSports club. “I...

GIRLS SUPPORT GIRLS: Women should fight sexism in gaming

GIRLS SUPPORT GIRLS: Women should fight sexism in gaming

Lindsey Um, Graphics Editor May 23, 2023

When I entered the first eSports meeting in September 2022, I was appalled at the underwhelming amount of girls present in that room — about three, including myself.  Following several monthly meetings...

eSports co-presidents senior Cole Sass (left) and junior Garv Jain promote their Saturday, Feb. 4, Minecraft tournament during a club meeting on Friday, Jan. 20. For the current CIF season, the North America Scholastic eSports Federation replaced PlayVS as the program’s host.

eSports teams play under CIF’s new host NASEF

Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor February 23, 2023

After competing under the PlayVS program since 2019, winning four titles, the Lancers switched to their pre-CIF host, the North America Scholastic eSports Federation [NASEF], after the organization bought...

Senior Alexander Flores (left) and junior Frank Lopez strategize for their next game after a win by the opposing team’s forfeit Feb. 28. The newly formed four-member Halo team is currently 3-2 in the High School eSports League.

Sunny Hills eSports adds Halo Infinite team to its list of five other competitive squads; its four members tout a 3-2 in the High School eSports League

Jiwoo Han, Opinion Editor April 5, 2022

Following the Super Smash team, the school’s eSports program has added its sixth competitive squad this semester based on the first-person shooter game, Halo Infinite. Coached by captain and student-appointed...

 The Super Smash team’s members play against each other in Nov. 17 practice to warm-up for the upcoming game on the same day. The team is currently 10-1 in the CIF season.

First Super Smash team prevails in CIF with a 10-1 record

Samuel Kim, Cub Reporter December 7, 2021

Being the second eSports team to compete on campus, the Sunny Hills Super Smash team smashed into its season with its current 10-1 record (3-0 CIF) after its most recent 8-1 win against Alexander Hamilton...

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