The Accolade

RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS: SH Spanish department welcomes former basketball coach as new Spanish teacher

Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • October 22, 2023

This is the eighth in a series of profiles on new, full-time instructors hired at Sunny Hills during or before the fall semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Expect more profiles to be posted soon. Students...

ONE VIAJE TO THE NEXT: From Spain, Mexico, Guatemala to Peru, new Spanish teacher settles on the Hills

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor • October 20, 2023

This is the fourth in a series of profiles on new, full-time instructors hired at Sunny Hills during or before the fall semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Expect more profiles to be posted soon. In...

SAYING ‘ADIOS’: Spanish teacher retires from alma mater after 22-year teaching career

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief • May 30, 2023

Spanish teacher Gene Bordy’s classroom walls showcase around 50 student-made film posters. Disney’s “Frozen” features a flurry of white alongside a pastel blue. “Dora the Explorer” spotlights...

Second time’s the charm for new Spanish teacher who applied for a position in the district in 2020

Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • September 6, 2022

The second – instead of the third – time became the charm for new Spanish teacher Cindy Ruiz. Before joining the faculty this school year, Ruiz said she applied to teach Spanish for the Fullerton...

Spanish teacher says adios to students, staff for the last time, retiring after a 38-year tenure

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor • June 8, 2022

Born and raised in the windy city of Chicago, Spanish teacher John Marvin said he grew up embracing all things mid-Americana. It wasn’t until the 1960s, when he and his family moved out West and settled...