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An unknown firefighter stares into the raging flames and thick smoke that blazed through the Eaton and Palisades areas on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the first day of the fires.

Eyewitness to fire devastation

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025

Senior Jenna Forster recalled the number of texts she had received from her father on Friday, Jan. 10. It ended up being just one. “He only texted me once when he had connection to let me know...

Firefighters combat the fires as winds continue to swell, facing the Palisades Fire along the iconic Malibu Pacific Coast highway on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Be prepared — fire storms can happen in Fullerton or anywhere

Irene Park, News Editor • February 12, 2025

Few in Los Angeles County will forget what happened on Tuesday, Jan. 7. It all started with over 80 mph Santa Ana winds, which the National Weather Service had warned would start swirling through Southern...

Students in the Sunny Hills quad walk to their first period classes during the morning drizzle on Monday, Aug. 21, after Southern California’s second tropical storm since 1939 swept through the region the day prior. Superintendent Steve McLaughlin made the decision the night before that all campuses in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District were safe for students and staff to resume the second week of the school year.

Sunny Hills escapes any damage from Tropical Storm Hilary as campus stays open on Monday, Aug. 21

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief • August 22, 2023

While neighboring campuses like California State University, Fullerton [CSUF], and Fullerton College shut down Monday, Aug. 21, out of “an abundance of caution,” the Fullerton Joint Union High School...

While Accolade business manager Daniel Kong doesn't have tickets to watch the Super Bowl live on Sunday, Feb. 13, he plans to watch it with friends and family at his place. With the Omicron positive cases plummeting, it's safer now for crowds to gather at the Super Bowl and should not be a super spreader event as some had feared a month ago.

‘If’ … I could go to the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium

Daniel Kong, Business Manager • February 11, 2022

If you can dream — and not make dreams your master;    If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim;  … Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,    And — which is...

The Sunny Hills Helios yearbook program has earned its fourth Pacemaker finalist nomination by the National Scholastic Press Association [NSPA]. The latest recognition – posted on the NSPA website Dec. 16 during final exam week last semester – is based on the 2020-2021 annual titled, “Don’t Stop Now. You Haven’t Tried This.” The staff will find out whether it’s a Pacemaker winner during the NSPA’s convention April 7-9 in Los Angeles.

For the second time in three years, Helios named Pacemaker finalist for 2020-2021 yearbook

Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief • February 4, 2022

This story was updated with new information on Feb. 7 at 3:20 p.m. Of the 29 Helios staff members during the 2020-2021 hybrid/distance learning school year, only three students attended school in person....

Volunteering in political campaigns has been an invaluable experience

Daniel Kong, Business Manager • December 6, 2020

On the morning of June 7, I checked an email that my father had forwarded to me. The subject read, “David Ryu Campaign - Internships.” I remembered hearing that name somewhere, but I wasn’t sure...

Art by Accolade assistant graphics editor Karen Lee

April 14: COVID-19, I’m not going to let you ruin the rest of my senior year

Michelle Buckley, Editor-in-Chief • April 14, 2020

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...

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