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Senior Lucas Saab (left) and junior Jake Sueki point at their flip flops in front of Room 138 on Wednesday, March 26, during lunch.

Flip Flop Fridays

Bradyn Chiang, Cub Reporter • May 29, 2025

For most teens throughout the school year, Friday means stressing, piling up tests, finishing essays and racing to meet project deadlines. For others, it means the end of testing, a sign of relief and...

Downtown Disney’s new Parkside Market food hall located in 1569 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, offers customers an indoor space to eat away from the summer heat on Wednesday, May 7.

BREAK BUCKET LIST: 5 Orange County spots to check out this summer

Elise Pak, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2025

Members of the Mock Trial club gather to celebrate after their inaugural tournament season on Tuesday, Nov. 19, inside the Superior Court of California, County of Orange.

CLUB CORNER: Mock Trial back in session

Tatiana Galvez, Cub Reporter • May 11, 2025

An excerpt of the Google Doc that social science teacher Hera Kwon posted Thursday, Sept. 19, in her Google Classroom for students in her four American Government classes. Capped at 400 volunteers, eligible students gets excused on Election Day to help out at an Orange County voting center and receive a $120 stipend afterward.

ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT: New High School Student Volunteer Program provides an opportunity to volunteer at the 2024 presidential Election

Ashley Kang, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • November 1, 2024

One hundred and twenty dollars. That amount can cover a year’s subscription to a Netflix account with ads with some change left over. And that stipend from the Orange County Registrar of Voters...

Since the 2019-2020 school year, Sunny Hills has faced a decline in student enrollment. Although the change is not incredibly significant, many classes are seeing lesser student attendance and schoolwide programs are also experiencing a small decrease.

SH faces decline in student enrollment for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic

Aashna Dialani, Opinion Editor • September 23, 2024

For the first time in nearly six years, student enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year dipped by 3.9% compared with the previous term, school officials said. Principal Craig Weinreich attributed the...

With the weather’s recent unpredictability, sophomore Katelyn Ahn argues against using umbrellas, considering their inconvenience.

COLUMN: Choosing practicality — hoodies over umbrellas

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • June 6, 2024

Every morning, I check the Weather app to choose my outfit, keeping a lookout for whether it will rain. Seeing the gray clouds with water droplets, I always know to pack my umbrella and brace myself for...

Before prom comes around again on April 15, seniors will have a chance to vote for their king and queen. Last year, seniors Patrick Jimenez (left) and Abby Hahm took the honors.

PROM SEASON: scheduled for April 15, the last formal dance of the school year has been reserved at an undisclosed location in Orange County

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor • March 9, 2023

With prom more than a month away, the Associated Student Body [ASB] plans to release its first teaser video promoting the annual event at the March 10 spring sports and election assembly, ASB officials...

Sporting his Sunny Hills cap, Spanish teacher Luis Gomez reviews a warm-up exercise with his Period 4 Spanish 2 class last December in Room 56.

FROM ONE ‘HILLS’ TO ANOTHER: New Spanish teacher first taught at San Juan Hills High School in south Orange County before getting hired here

Kayla Martinez, Staff Reporter • January 21, 2023

New Spanish teacher Luis Gomez found himself going through very distinct routines to support his wife and two sons 10 years ago. In the mornings, he sat at his desk working on assignments related to...

With a rise in fentanyl-related deaths across the Los Angeles Unified School District, students feel concern for drug-laced Halloween treats and SH administrators disclose new campus procedures to keep students safe.

SPOILED SWEETS: SH administrators respond to fentanyl overdose cases

Susie Kim, Web Editor-in-Chief • October 20, 2022

Following at least seven fentanyl-related overdoses in the Los Angeles Unified School District [LAUSD] and one death in Fullerton, Sunny Hills administrators hold concerns and implement additional safety...

A screenshot of part of the virtual Crown awards presentation Friday, March 18, from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association [CSPA], which announced The Accolade as earning a Silver Crown -- the journalism program's third such award since the 2005-2006 school year. CSPA officials chose to highlight the cover of the April 30, 2021, issue with judges' comments displayed to the right.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards The Accolade its third Silver Crown

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor • April 1, 2022

The third time didn’t end up being the charm for The Accolade journalism program as it was recognized before spring break as a Silver Crown winner by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association [CSPA]...

Member junior Thaddaeus Kiker(right) and co-captain Dahee Kim compete in the Detector Building event during the Feb. 26 online satellite Southern California Joint Regional Science Olympiad tournament. The team places sixth overall and will advance to compete at the state level April 2.

Sunny Hills Science Olympiad team advances to state tournament April 2

Alice Shin, Managing Editor • March 28, 2022

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down competitive events statewide in 2020, the Sunny Hills Science Olympiad team has advanced to the Southern California State Science Olympiad April...

Senior Andi Elisaldez (left) and AVID coordinator Jennifer Papageorge show off the AVID Senior Standout Award certificate.

AVID Senior Standout reflects on her recognition

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor • February 8, 2022

Time is of the essence, and for senior Andi Elisaldez, this was all the more true.  During her college admissions process, Elisaldez had one more concern aside from academics and extracurriculars.  “The...

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