This is the last 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 in...

My greatest talent is storytelling.  I believe in the power of narratives to not just inform but also to connect, and journalism sets the stage for this talent to flourish.  I used to think of...

As a continuing feature, The Accolade delves into the origins of Sunny Hills culture or landmarks. This time, we take a look at our own program. First-year staff writer Elise Pak shares how she ended...

“'Cause when you're 15 And somebody tells you they love you You're gonna believe them.” In her 2008 hit, “Fifteen,” singer Taylor Swift reflects on the innocence and vulnerability of young...

A racing simulator. Spark plug challenges. And go-kart and minibike showcases. Those were among the features that the Regional Occupation Program’s [ROP] auto tech class presented to welcome eighth-graders...

After seeing prom queens portrayed in coming-of-age movies growing up, senior Seannea Arceo aspired to be one herself.  She never thought her casual dream would turn into reality.  “I applied...

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Associated Student Body has approved 29 new clubs. The Accolade's cub reporters from the beginning journalism class will report on each new group in alphabetical order....

Jill Lomheim was on the path toward law school upon her final year as an undergrad at California State University, Fullerton [CSUF], in 2000. The Class of 1997 graduate would have never made an impact...

Blurs, floaters and light movement. That is what English instructor Scott Enrico’s student teacher, Isaac Rico, is limited to seeing on a daily basis. But such a disability hasn’t stopped Rico...

You are on your way home after a long day at school. You think back at how you did not understand the math lesson today, but you know you will be fine. Your private tutor can explain it to you. You...

When I was a little girl, all I ever wanted to be was a dolphin trainer at SeaWorld. It was my dream, at that time, to just dance in the water with them all day and put on shows for people. But I soon...

Enchanting viewers with the perfect amount of gore and heartbreaking scenes exposing corruption within society, the South Korean-produced Netflix series, “All of Us Are Dead,” brings the standard thrills...