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In their formal attire, the cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” stands on the steps outside the Cerritos Performing Arts Center waiting for the awards ceremony to begin on Sunday, June 1.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: Revisiting world of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with encore

Serenity Li, Copy Editor June 3, 2025

Accolade co-copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned in the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and...

Joseph, played by senior Caleb Van Hook (center), displays his technicolor dream coat with the help of his brothers in the opening night of the musical on March 6, 2025 in the PAC. (Image used with permission from Spirit of the MACY awards)

BEHIND THE SEAMS: Curtain call

Serenity Li, Copy Editor March 15, 2025

Accolade co-copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater...

Senior Mahela Flores looks at a sheet music book as she practices “Benjamin Calypso” after school on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Room 192.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: All about singing rehearsals

Serenity Li, Copy Editor March 9, 2025

Accolade copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater teacher...

The students end with their arms wide open as the song “Go, Go, Go Joseph” comes to an end during their rehearsal for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Performing Arts Center.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: All about dance rehearsals

Serenity Li, Copy Editor March 4, 2025

Accolade co-copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater...

The cast members of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” form a conga line in the front of the stage when the song “Benjamin Calypso” comes on at the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: Four days in and I’m thrilled to perform with the rest of the colorful crew

Serenity Li, Copy Editor February 20, 2025

Accolade copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater teacher...

Junior Mia Cho (left), sophomore Celeste Lopez-Garduno and freshman Ellie Klausman share a “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” sheet music to use while singing.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: A rough start

Serenity Li, Copy Editor February 13, 2025

Accolade copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater teacher...

The cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” learns a dance from director Annie Pagano (center left) during rehearsal after school on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Performing Arts Center.

BEHIND THE SEAMS: In the beginning…

Serenity Li, Copy Editor February 9, 2025

Accolade copy editor junior Serenity Li auditioned last semester to join the cast of the spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” and director Annie Pagano — theater teacher...

Senior Kayden Kim listens to a podcast on Spotify as he works on homework outside his fourth period class Friday, Nov. 22.

COLUMN: Spotify takes on YouTube in pointless video war

Kayden Kim, Opinion Editor December 22, 2024

Dear Spotify,  We students spend most of our day scrolling or staring at the screen. I’m sure your marketing team is aware of the infinite scroll phenomenon. Whether that be Instagram Reels,...

The album cover of Fireworks and Rollerblades, released on Friday, April 5, depicts singer-songwriter Benson Boone skating amid fireworks.

MUSIC REVIEW: Benson Boone’s Fireworks & Rollerblades sparks emotion, making it worth listening

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter May 30, 2024

Songs today usually follow the same cliche, heart-breaking pattern, but Fireworks & Rollerblades by singer-songwriter Benson Boone manages to outperform the standards and convey deep emotions that...

Senior Mei-Ling Leal takes a picture with actor and singer Joshua Bassett on June 16, 2023, while covering an event at Sweet Squares, his sister Ashley Bassett’s bakery.

Blogger flips the script and brings new voices online

Lauren Kang, Sports Editor May 26, 2024

Then-junior Mei-Ling Leal recalled how she couldn’t believe it was real. It had seemed like a dream just a year ago, but here she was about to enter the photo pit — every photographer’s dream...

Senior Bhajneek Anand (right) poses next to his brother sophomore Manveer Anand on Saturday, April 22, in Indio, California for the second week of Coachella 2023.

Brothers debut cultural dance at Coachella

Serenity Li, Copy Editor May 22, 2024

Coachella. Growing up, senior Bhajneek Anand said he knew little of this annual music concert venue held since 1999 in Indio, Riverside County. But all of that changed for Anand last year in April. A...

Sophomore Yena Oh performs her piece, “Polonaise no. 1 in D Major,” by Henryk Wieniawski, at Carnegie Hall in New York. Oh was given a chance to perform in the East Coast in January after placing first place in the virtuoso string category of the International Association of Professional Music Teachers Virtuoso string concerto competition.

COLUMN: My violin playing journey – first Carnegie Hall, then the Sydney Opera House in Australia

Yena Oh, Sports Editor May 7, 2024

“In the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes,” Andy Warhol wrote in his exhibition catalog at the Moderna Museet gallery in 1968. My moment started in early January this year when I was...

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