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South Korean citizens sit down on the streets of Jeonju to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, Dec. 27.

COLUMN: Witnessing nationwide protest rekindles my connection to South Korea

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter February 24, 2025

This article is also published in the Korean-language section (한국어). Click here to read it in Korean. Eagerness. That was one characteristic I collectively saw in each of the 150-plus citizens...

Co-Opinion editors Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim debate officiating Valentine’s Day, one of the most widely recognized unofficial holidays. Dialani argues against making Valentine’s Day a school holiday, while Kim vouches for it.

SPITFIRE: Should Valentine’s Day be considered an official school holiday?

Aashna Dialani and Kayden Kim February 11, 2025

This is Spitfire, a style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. As the first print edition, a shortened version is included in the Friday, Feb. 14, Accolade magazine issue....

Two presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris (left) and Republican Donald Trump, vie for their victory in the 2024 election.

HARRIS VS. TRUMP: SH students, staff share their reactions to the Sept. 10 presidential debate

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter October 27, 2024

One-and-done. Sports fans have commonly applied this expression to college basketball, referring to a player who joins a team for just one year before declaring for the NBA draft the next. Los Angeles...

The Democratic donkey and Republican elephant are two political symbols representing the approaching presidential election.

HISTORY IS ON THE LINE: SH students share thoughts on presidential election

Faith Jung, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor October 26, 2024

The first woman of color to run for president in America. The second president in our nation since Grover Cleveland in 1893 to possibly serve two non-consecutive terms. No matter who comes out on top...

Juniors, assigned Kevin the Minion from “Despicable Me,” huddle together to celebrate their victory after surviving the final round of musical chairs in the quad Sept. 8.

Juniors bring home first win with ‘Battle of the Classes’ debut

Kayla Martinez, Staff Reporter September 21, 2022

After at least 16 rounds of playing musical chairs in the quad, the last student standing during lunch Sept. 8 was an 11th-grader, securing the first victory of the school year for the juniors as part...

The House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act Nov. 19, 2021 with the hopes of rebuilding the middle class and mitigating climate change. Disagreements within the Democratic Party, however, stall the bill from passing into legislation.

White House turns green with $2.27 trillion Build Back Better Act

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief April 22, 2022

Passed by the House of Representatives Nov. 19, 2021, the Build Back Better Act allocates billions of dollars to expanding job opportunities, rebuilding the middle class, investing in children’s education...

Some faculty and students at Fullerton Community College nearby Sunny Hills High School hold a demonstration outside their campus March 25.

Many Sunny Hills Asian students, alumni not surprised by nationwide and countywide series of hate crimes against their ethnicity though the actions remain hurtful

Nevya Patel, News Editor May 10, 2021

Accolade copy editor Michelle Sheen and staff reporter Esther Oh contributed to this report. Sophomore Jeffrey Tran spent his Sunday afternoon on March 28 helping out his friend’s parents tidy up...

With superintendent Scott Scambray’s upcoming retirement, district board members must decide whether to continue the pattern of electing a white male to the position.

Time to hire first woman to lead Fullerton Joint Union High School District

The Accolade Editorial Board April 29, 2021

This story was updated May 8 to correct an error regarding past superintendents in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. The Accolade editorial board vote count: 8 consider diversity or gender...

Vice President Harris’ casual Converse look truly en Vogue

Nevya Patel, News Editor January 31, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris stands in front of salmon pink and apple green drapes, paying homage to her former sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, while wearing a smile reflecting her victory. With her simple...

Image of the Capitol building taken during the November 2019 National Scholastic Press Association journalism convention held in Washington, D.C. More than a year later, it was sieged Jan. 6 by a radical faction of Trump supporters.

Guest Column: Trump doesn’t deserve all the blame for Wednesday’s Capitol chaos

January 8, 2021

The Accolade has agreed to keep the guest columnist -- a Republican student and supporter of President Donald Trump -- anonymous for the writer’s safety. The last time the U.S. Capitol Building was...

An artist's interpretation of the writer and her thoughts on socioeconomic issues in America.

King for a day: ‘Eat the rich’

Annie Bang, Web Managing Editor October 30, 2020

This is the first part of a series of stories written by five of Accolade's top editors as if they were to be "Kings for a day" — all of which originally appeared in the "Photo Finish" special section,...

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