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Then-seniors and Mr. Sunny Hills nominees Akashi Rai (left), Carlos Serrano and Jimmy Barajas stand up on Oct. 19, 2018 in their second period class with a balloon and paper crown as nominees for the Mr. Sunny Hills pageant show.

Lost traditions post-COVID-19 pandemic

Ellen Hwang, Spotlight Team Reporter June 21, 2025

This is one of a series of five-year, COVID-19 pandemic anniversary articles The Accolade’s Spotlight team has expanded from its original print version distributed to the campus on Monday, March 24. Three...

Then-sophomore Ayden Currier (left) and then-junior Kayla Choe mop and clean the drawings and messages in chalk left by the senior pranksters in the quad on May 24, 2024. Custodians also worked to clean other parts of the campus.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Senior pranks

Rose Park May 28, 2025

May 24, 2024, was unlike most school mornings at Sunny Hills. During zero and much of first period after that, instead of students being in their classrooms, most likely preparing for finals the following...

Two students from December 2016 decorate parts of the quad before the start of first period on the Monday of final exam week. This rite of passage that disappeared before COVID-19 hit in March 2020 should return to campus.

STAFF EDITORIAL: 5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to bring back some forgotten traditions

The Accolade Editorial Board March 11, 2025

Instead of relying on Accolade’s 21-member editorial board to address a specific topic about the aftermath of COVID-19 five years later, we decided to incorporate every staff member to discuss the issue...

Theater teacher Amanda Gieser (left) and the site construction project manager survey the new stage extension during a recent inspection of the PAC, which has been closed since May for remodeling. Posted with permission from Melissa Stinson.

ASB cancels Mr. Sunny Hills because of uncertainty over completion date of PAC remodeling

Jaden Hom November 15, 2019

A previous version of this story had the wrong year for when Mr. Sunny Hills started. It has been corrected on March 5 in this version to show it was in the spring of 1995. While school officials expect...

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