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New art teacher Chablis Bates holds up a piece of paper to demonstrate to her Drawing and Painting students their next art project in Room 22 on Friday, Aug. 25.

A STROKE OF ART: New teacher paints her path to Sunny Hills

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor October 11, 2023

This is the second 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. She...

Regional Occupational Program [ROP] Medical Careers and ROP Sports Medicine and Therapy teacher Paul Linares points out parts of the human skull to his sixth period class in Room 24.

BUILDING A NEW LEGACY: Ex-bodybuilder now Regional Occupational Program teacher at Sunny Hills strives to aid students in kinesthetic learning

Nicole Park, Copy Editor October 5, 2023

This is the first 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. It...

 Safety senior Elleion Lemon gets ready to tackle the Woodbridge High School player on Thursday, Aug. 31, at Buena Park High School Stadium. The Lancers’ defense held the Warriors to 13 points, as their offense under first-year quarterback sophomore, Madden Leasau, helped Sunny Hills secure the victory with 21 points.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW: With a new quarterback, Lancers look to bounce back with more wins and deeper CIF run

Justin Park, Staff Reporter September 28, 2023

Coaches: David Wilde (head coach, offensive coordinator), Matt Acosta (defensive coordinator), Bruce Wallace (offensive line), Joseph Karavedas (receivers, defensive backs), Chris Parrales (fullbacks/defensive...

The Associated Student Bodys poster promotes the Saturday, Aug. 26, Wild West-themed stag dance.

Saturday’s stag dance – first of school year – to feature Wild West theme

Natasha Niazi, Staff Reporter August 25, 2023

The first stag dance of the school year will feature a Wild West theme Saturday, Aug. 26, in the Sunny Hills quad.  “Ultimately, we decided on Wild West because we loved cowboy hats and the western...

Students in the Sunny Hills quad walk to their first period classes during the morning drizzle on Monday, Aug. 21, after Southern California’s second tropical storm since 1939 swept through the region the day prior. Superintendent Steve McLaughlin made the decision the night before that all campuses in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District were safe for students and staff to resume the second week of the school year.

Sunny Hills escapes any damage from Tropical Storm Hilary as campus stays open on Monday, Aug. 21

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief August 22, 2023

While neighboring campuses like California State University, Fullerton [CSUF], and Fullerton College shut down Monday, Aug. 21, out of “an abundance of caution,” the Fullerton Joint Union High School...

High school brought forth a new me

High school brought forth a new me

Henry Lee, Web Editor-in-Chief June 2, 2023

If someone asked me four years ago what I thought my high school journey would look like, I would not have had an answer for them. Why? I thought I would be dead at one point in the four years high...

Spanish teacher Gene Bordy explains a concept to a student in his third period class May 4. The 2022-
2023 school term marks his
final year as an educator.

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...

Senior Jaiminh Park holds chemistry goggles and poses with a lab flask after developing a passion for the subject in high school. (Illustrations by DaHee Kim)

18 Questions for Top of the 2023 Class: Jaiminh Park plans to pursue chemical engineering at UCI after graduating with straight A’s

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2023

Question 1: How do you feel as one of the 18 valedictorians? Answer: I am honored, of course, and honestly sort of suffering from imposter syndrome to think that I'd be grouped in with people who are...

Sophomore Emily Boyer (left), senior Gabriel Villanueva and junior Lara Martinez decorate their faces with Starface patches

GETTING THE STAR TREATMENT: Colorful celestial-themed pimple patches trending with SH students

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief May 22, 2023

From Korean facial masks and layers of concealer to stacks of transparent pimple patches, senior Gabriel Villanueva has tried a variety of ways to remedy his unpleasant relationship with acne. All of...

Senior Owen Taylor swings at the ball during practice on Monday, March 13, on the Sunny Hills tennis court.

GAME BALL: Senior manages playing boys tennis, volleyball in same season

Grace Min, Sports Editor May 19, 2023

Two years ago, senior Owen Taylor decided to add a new dimension to his tennis game – volleyball. Having played on the varsity boys tennis squad since his freshman year, Taylor tried out for the...

PRO: Later start time says goodnight to groggy students

Nicole Park, Copy Editor May 16, 2023

Listening to a Biology Honors lecture detailing the structure of nucleotides proves impracticable for zero period students at 7:27 a.m., especially after just a few hours of sleep. Yet, picturing the...

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