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The main cast of “The Addams Family” dances together during the Wednesday, April 3, dress rehearsal in the Performing Arts Center of the musical comedy’s first act intro titled, “When You’re an Addams.”

‘Addams Family’ musical comedy debuts tonight, April 4, in the PAC

Irene Park, Editor-in-Chief • April 4, 2024

For the first time in Sunny Hills history, the theater program has staged three productions in a school year – the latest being the musical comedy, “The Addams Family,” which debuts tonight, April...

Senior Brigham Catota shouts a Mexican scream — known as a grito — to initiate the male dance, los machetes, as the fifth performance of the night.

Photo Gallery: 1st Annual Latino Culture Night

Noah Lee, Photo Editor • May 16, 2023

Dance Production sophomores Naomi Coulter (left), Scarlett Chang and Tiffany Kim and math teacher Cristian Bueno swing their arms to Earth, Wind & Fire songs, “Boogie Wonderland,” “Let’s Groove” and “September,” during their performance, which won first place in the Dancing With the Staff show Friday, Dec. 9.

Photo Gallery: Dancing With the Staff 2022-23

Summer Sueki, Photographer • December 20, 2022

Dance Production senior David Burn (left) practices his routine Monday, Nov. 15, after school in Room 130 with math teacher Cristian Bueno and junior Amber Reuter to prepare for the 10th anniversary of Dancing With the Staff. Tickets for the Dec. 9-10 event will go on sale Dec. 2.

PAC to hold Dancing With the Staff for the first time since renovation

Aiden Park, Opinion Editor • November 29, 2021

After a two-year absence from having the traditional Dancing With the Staff [DWTS] in the Performing Arts Center [PAC], the event will return to the newly renovated building for its 10-year anniversary...

The area in front of the building is enclosed with fences in preparation for the ongoing school construction of the landscaping of the PAC, which will include the installation of a retaining wall.

COVID-19 pandemic delays many on-campus plans, reopening of school on Nov. 2 will not affect progress

Alice Shin, Managing Editor • November 22, 2020

Despite the completion of the $4.5 million renovation of the Performing Arts Center [PAC] since the spring semester, the coronavirus pandemic has delayed landscaping work outside of the building with no...

Theater teacher Amanda Gieser (left) glances at one of her performers being lifted up by cast members of 2018's "Chicago" during a rehearsal. The musical about women in the Roaring '20s was the last one staged in the Performing Arts Center before it was closed down for renovations at the end of May in 2019. Last year, "Sister Act" was performed at Buena Park High School's Performing Arts Center. Gieser had planned to stage "Newsies" for the fall musical of the 2020-2021 school year but had to cancel it because of COVID-19 health and safety restrictions.

The show will not go on; fall musical axed because of COVID-19 health and safety

Yeihn Lee, Staff Reporter • November 17, 2020

“We'll all be out there carrying the banner man to man. We're always out there soakin' ev'ry soaker that we can. Here's the headline: Newsies on a mission!” Those words from the musical “Newsies”...

Several of the potential designs for COFA's 10th anniversary mural. Photos used with permission from Arianne Sisk. Photos compiled by Accolade sports editor Andrew Ngo.

COFA’s 10th anniversary mural project on one wall of newly remodeled PAC postponed until 2020-2021 school year

Hanna Jung, Videographer • May 28, 2020

2020 marks 10 years since the formation of the Conservatory of Fine Arts [COFA] program at Sunny Hills, and to commemorate such a feat, COFA students have partnered with the Art Club to start a mural project...

Science teacher Christopher Ghareebo (left) holds his hand out while dancing to "Shake It" by Metro Station. Ghareebo and English teacher Kady Fibrow are among the instructors who were rehearsing Nov. 13 in Room 130 for Dancing with the Staff. Photo taken by Accolade photographer Paul Yasutake.

Gym to hold Dancing With the Staff in December because of PAC modernization

Nevya Patel, News Editor • November 19, 2019

For the first time in its eight-year history, the Dancing With the Staff [DWTS] fundraiser sponsored by Dance Department will be held in the gym Dec. 6-7 instead of the Performing Arts Center [PAC], which...

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...

A worker continues construction on the first day of school inside the closed Performing Arts Center. He was working on a part of the stage during a tour that principal Allen Whitten gave to two Accolade staff members. Photo by Accolade news editor Tyler Pak.

$4.5 million PAC modernization expected to finish next February, officials say

Hope Li, Opinion Editor • August 16, 2019

While the Performing Arts Center [PAC] remains closed for remodeling until at least February, the programs that use it during the school year have had to adjust to new locations ranging from Buena Park...

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