Principal Allen Whitten held a ceremony at the quad Thursday during break in honor of the 2020-2021 employees of the year — dance teacher and Dance Production coach Leiana Volen and guidance technician...
It’s called the Always Dancing Project. But for the 150 kids with such disabilities as cerebral palsy, down syndrome and autism, they are learning to do much more than that.
For two sisters in the...
When Dance Production adviser Leiana Volen was presented last spring with taking over the cheer team she had an idea.
“I was asked to take on the cheer team with [Dance Production assistant coach]...
In hopes of providing the Class of 2020 with a proper send off, school officials will host a virtual graduation ceremony for seniors and their family on YouTube May 28.
“As with everything we do,...
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you...
When dance teacher Leiana Volen first came up with the “Beyond” theme for the April 9-11 spring dance concert at the Performing Arts Center [PAC], she never thought she would have to take it that literally.
Because...
This story was updated Sept. 19 to show the actual air time of the "School Standouts" segment on Fox 11's Good Day LA program.
As the only male member of Sunny Hills’ Dance Production [DP] team, sophomore...
![Dance Production [DP] member junior David Burns teaches a Sept. 19 9:30-10 a.m. dance class for special needs children ages 8-12. Burns teaches dance classes for fellow DP member senior Elliana Kim’s brainchild The Always Dancing Project.](https://shhsaccolade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screenshot-2020-09-19-at-9.52.11-AM-900x506.png)
![Senior dance co-captain Lauren Kim (far right) and some of her fellow Dance Production [DP] members put on a costume and create a pose Feb. 20 in the dance room. Kim didn’t expect that she would never be able to perform with her senior DP team at the April 9-11 spring dance concert, which was among the campus events canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Image used with permission from Leiana Volen.](https://shhsaccolade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lauren-column-pic-e1589440079519.jpeg)
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