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The wellness sticker in the girls and boys restrooms contains a supportive message and help services for those who are in a mental crisis.

FJUHSD designs stickers promoting mental wellness

David Kim, Staff Reporter • February 18, 2023

Students who have been using the restrooms on campus since mid-January may have noticed some new decor. Sprawled on doors and walls are vertical, rectangular-shaped stickers with the Lancer knight logo...

With increasing conversation around sexuality and gender identity, couples in the LGBTQ+ community share their experiences with dating.

LGBTQ+ LOVE: Queer couples come forth with their relationships

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief • February 17, 2023

"Since we’re both fruity, let me take your booty to HOCO." Senior Clarissa Arteaga wrote this message in rainbow letters on a large cardstock poster last September.  Arteaga was standing in the...

Chemistry teacher Alexander Hua (right) stands next to his opponent, Kevin Granados, whom he beat in the final match of Fullertons gaming arena Ultimate Weekly #50 competition on Sunday, Jan. 8.

TEACHER LEISURE: Chemistry instructor also a Smash Bros. gamer

Pricilla Escobedo, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2023

As a continuation of  a new feature, “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? For...

Principal Craig Weinreich (left) applauds after presenting freshman Boyd Houser with a certificate in the Lyceum at a recent Parent Teacher Student Association meeting. Houser is among the first group of students to receive the new award in which teachers nominate students for their effort and participation in the classroom.

11 students recognized for inaugural PTSA award

Kayla Martinez, Staff Reporter • February 9, 2023

Cleaning beakers, organizing papers and wiping down tables. That's what junior Samantha Zacarias does twice a week in science teacher Alexander Hua’s classroom as a teacher’s assistant [TA] during...

Junior Abanoub Bishay (right) asks for sophomore Luke Corrales’ help in the quad during lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 18 to demonstrate how he interviews students for Bishay’s Quote of the Day series on his Instagram Reels.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Brothers’ Instagram Reels garner up to 9.1 million views

Justin Pak, News Editor • February 9, 2023

Five days after Election Day last November, sophomore Jerome Bishay wanted to know what his peers on campus were thinking as he sat in the quad during lunch. Not about politics, but about what might...

Origami Club co-president senior Remy Garcia-Kakebeen holds up a strand of various colored paper cranes as part of the club’s 1,000 crane challenge during its weekly meeting on Jan. 25 in Room 66.

Origami Club folds its way to 1,000 paper cranes

Nathan Lee, Assistant Entertainment Editor • February 7, 2023

Senior Remy Garcia-Kakebeen has been doing origami for the past eight years. “I find origami a great way of improving your motor skills because obviously when you fold paper, you learn to be more...

Seniors Alejandra Quismorio (left) and Kate Yang team up to deliver a speech about their experience as International Baccalaureate students in the gym as part of the opening ceremonies of the Jan. 24 Open House for eighth-graders and their parents. The pair was among six student speakers selected by school officials to tout the variety of programs offered at Sunny Hills.

I returned to the SH Open House from the perspective of a student speaker

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief • February 7, 2023

Nearly four years ago, I took a seat in the Sunny Hills gym as an eighth-grader, one of hundreds on those bleachers listening to former principal Allen Whitten introduce a few Open House student speakers...

Indian Student Association members freshman Norah Chowdhury (left) and senior Krisi Patel practice a traditional Indian choreography for their International Food Fair performance in front of the gym Thursday, Jan. 26.

PTSA prepares increased food and performance variety for IFF

Faith Jung, Entertainment Editor • February 6, 2023

For the first time, the annual International Food Fair [IFF] and assembly will be held on a Friday next week with an increased number of students participating in performances as well as food and drink...

Senior Thaddaeus Kiker stands in front of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena early June 2022 before he starts his internship, which he completed virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he visited the center to get “badged” — the process of issuing the identification card for NASA to ensure security.

PSST! WANT TO GET A SUMMER INTERNSHIP? Ex-SH interns share tips and advice to score that dream experience

Seowon Han, Spotlight Editor & Business Manager • February 5, 2023

Around this time just a year ago, senior Rachel Miyamoto found herself filling out an application for an internship after looking for activities that could help her expand on her field of interest. At...

New auto shop teacher Jesse Munoz (left) demonstrates how to fabricate an engine support brace to sophomore Jacob Carr in his Advanced and Intermediate Auto Shop second period class in Room 131 last semester.

New auto shop teacher wants students to learn beyond just nuts, bolts of being a mechanic

David Kim, Staff Reporter • January 30, 2023

This is the last in a series of profiles on full-time instructors hired at Sunny Hills during or before the fall semester last year. A part-time English teacher last semester now works full time this spring,...

Senior Kayla Alamos (above) puts her left arm around senior Kylie Yang to demonstrate the referees position during wrestling practice on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Room 153.

GIRLS WRESTLING PREVIEW: New coach, increase in athletes raise expectations for season

Nathan Lee, Assistant Entertainment Editor • January 27, 2023

Coaches: Matthew Acosta (head coach), Ethan Nguyen (assistant coach), David Park (assistant coach) Top Returning Players: Kayla Alamos (11), Jenna Park (12), Kylie Yang (12) Top Newcomers: Karina...

Midfielder junior Isabel Miramontes winds up to kick the ball into the netting during a Nov. 14, 2022, after school practice on the Sunny Hills field.

GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW: With new head coach, Lady Lancers aim to continue with yearly goal of finishing season among the top in the Freeway League

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor • January 23, 2023

Coach: Antonio Arenas (head coach), Sergio Miramontes (assistant coach) Top Returning Players: Cheyenne Dohan (12), Isabel Miramontes (11), Isabella Ramirez (12), Celine Villasenor (11), Lauren Won...

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