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From ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ to ‘Hello Dolly!’; what awaits for younger Van Hook sophomore

Serenity Li, Entertainment Editor • November 16, 2024

This is the last of a three-part series that focuses on siblings Caleb (a senior) and Kensington (a sophomore) Van Hook and their vast experience performing in live musical and theatrical productions nationwide...

Senior Caleb Van Hook's character (center) sits on a chair while reading the newspaper in the comedy-musical “Bye Bye Birdie” at Hope International University on Sunday, Nov. 10. Van Hook plans to continue to act on stage when he graduates from Sunny Hills.

Senior Caleb Van Hook on getting hooked onto the stage

Serenity Li, Entertainment Editor • November 15, 2024

This is the second of a three-part series that focuses on siblings Caleb (a senior) and Kensington (a sophomore) Van Hook and their vast experience performing in live musical and theatrical productions...

Senior Caleb Van Hook (center) and to his left, his younger sister -- sophomore Kensie -- along with two other "Bye Bye Birdie" cast members sing "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" Sunday, Nov. 10, at Hope International University in Fullerton. The Van Hooks and their cast mates will perform in the same comedy-musical again this weekend on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at the same venue.

All the world’s a stage — and the Van Hook siblings are the actors (and singers and dancers)

Serenity Li, Entertainment Editor • November 14, 2024

This is the first of a three-part series that focuses on siblings Caleb (a senior) and Kensington (a sophomore) Van Hook and their vast experience performing in live musical and theatrical productions...

Wearing her second-degree black belt and a dobok, English teacher Liese Wellmeyer Garcia demonstrates her taekwondo skills by separating a board in two with her right hand during the Friday, Feb. 16, International Food Fair double second period assembly in the gym.

TEACHER LEISURE: Who was that lady punching the board in half with her hand during the International Week assembly?

Aashna Dialani, Web Editor-in-Chief • June 3, 2024

“Teacher Leisure” explores Sunny Hills teachers’ hobbies outside of school. What impacts have they made not only on students, but also outside of their classroom? When English teacher Liese Wellmeyer...

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, Entertainment 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...

Deviation member senior Monique Alvarado (left) dances alongside senior Dorotea Barbini and sophomore Madelyn Boyd to “Family Ties” by Baby Keem on March 10 at the spring assembly.

CLUB CORNER: Deviation encourages student involvement in the art program

Claire Lee, Entertainment Editor • April 28, 2023

They wore muted green sweatshirts. The 14 girls and one boy set foot onto the gymnasium floor. The audience watching from the bleachers cheered, shouting out the names of their friends. This was...

Because the Fullerton Joint Union High School District has extended school closure to May 1 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bayanihan Club leaders have decided to cancel April's Pilipino Culture Night in the Performing Arts Center. Sunny Hills students will not be able to see club members perform on stage like they did April 20, 2019, in the PAC. Image used with permission from the Bayanihan Club

March 20: How the cancellation of Pilipino Culture Night because of COVID-19 pandemic hurts like the loss of a family member

Gianne Veluz, Social Media Manager • March 21, 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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