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The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County offers high school students a chance to serve as mentors to local elementary school children. Because of confidentiality issues, the organization cannot share images of the youth whom Sunny Hills students worked with. Instead, it provided the following stock image of Tustin High School mentors standing outside of a campus in 2019.

Helping the next generation ‘achieve milestones’

Leona Ji, Cub Reporter May 28, 2025

*Names of elementary school children have been changed for confidentiality. Sophomore Walfred Solis grew up with only his younger sister — a four-year age gap — prompting him to every so often wonder...

With over 130 student-run clubs on campus, many Sunny Hills students pursue leadership roles — but the growing number raises questions about purpose, sustainability and impact. Accolade web editor-in-chief senior Seowon Han questions the number of clubs on campus, confounded about whether or not they really do serve a purpose in helping the school, or if it’s just a matter of quantity over quality.

I’M A FINALIST: What a scholarship interview taught me about leadership and real change

Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2025

“If you could change one thing at your school, what would it be and why?” A dozen ideas raced through my mind — mental health resources, school spirit, academic pressure — but none of them stuck....

Sophomore Nate Kim (left) and PAVA World vice president sophomore Mikel Cho wheelbarrow wood chips to a designated area where a playground is being built at San Rafael Elementary School on Saturday, Jan. 20.

CLUB CORNER: PAVA World aims to create future leaders through volunteer work

Darin Lee, Cub Reporter January 26, 2024

Raising leaders. Building community. Making an impact. The Pacific American Volunteer Association [PAVA] World club does just that. “The main goal I had for PAVA World club when joining was...

Senior Michelle Lee leads a discussion about academic support within the school district at the region 10 Student Advisory Conference at Valencia High School on Saturday, Sept. 23. With CASC approved as a new club on campus, Lee will be able to work with her younger brother and group founder, sophomore Joshua Lee to create education-related policies.

CLUB CORNER: California Association Student Councils brings student advocacy to school level

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor January 16, 2024

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

Learning to make a difference

Learning to make a difference

Rida Zar, Opinion Editor May 27, 2022

Growing up, we’re often told how impactful our voices are. That we should be the change we want to see and that anything is possible if we put our minds to it. But realistically, I never believed it...

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...

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