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The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

The Accolade

The Accolade staff shares mixed opinions regarding the publication’s survival over the next 10 years.

DID YOU KNOW? The Accolade marks 65 years, eyes a 75th anniversary without print

Elise Pak, Staff Reporter February 20, 2025

It’ll be another decade before The Accolade reaches its diamond jubilee. What will the journalism program look like? Will current adviser Tommy Li stick around for that anniversary issue (he’ll...

While SoCal Asian stereotypes of going to Seaside Bakery, listening to Keshi and raving trend on social media platforms like TikTok, the cultural group’s unique identity simultaneously begins to diminish.

We’re more than Seaside Donuts Bakery

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor January 8, 2025

A line wrapped around the block with people waiting for hours to taste the store that took the internet by storm: Seaside Bakery in Newport.  My friends and I were part of this group of future customers...

Sophomore Isaac Gaxiola (right) takes a look at the top of the Uno card stack during his lunchtime game with his friends Monday, Oct. 30, in Room 138. The group has recently been spending the second half of the 30-minute lunch period playing what an online article calls "America's Favorite Game."

COLUMN: If only I were eligible to apply to be a ‘Chief Uno Player’ – and get paid $20K for it

Dareen Hagekhalil, Staff Reporter October 30, 2023

Uno has been around for 52 years. It’s a simple card game of numbers and colors with the objective of being the first player to get rid of all of the cards in his or her hand. Uno is easy enough for...

 Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (left), singer Lizzo and Jimmy Fallon, the host of “The Tonight Show,” are among those who have faced accusations of mistreatment by their staff. So far, only DeGeneres and Fallon have apologized for their actions.

COLUMN: Canceling cancel culture — despite sexual harassment charges, Lizzo deserves fair shake

Aashna Dialani, Opinion Editor September 28, 2023

During this past summer, I was sitting on the sofa of my living room one day when I saw a flood of Reels on my Instagram page from content creators such as Sarah Klait and comedian Jourdain Fisher. Many...

Starface pimple patches help sophomore Christine Yoo overcome insecurities about acne.

Sing it: Twinkle twinkle little patch

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor May 22, 2023

Peel. Stick.  Peel. Stick.  Peel. Stick.  I carefully remove the vibrant, yellow star from its thin plastic sheet, plaster it on the prominent sanguine bulge on my forehead and proceed to strip...

U.S. legislators have recently taken initiatives to ban the social media platform TikTok across the nation. This controversy has raised concerns ranging from user privacy to the promotion of Chinese communist propaganda.

TIK, TIK, TIK: By banning the app, U.S. government contradicts core American ideals

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor May 3, 2023

In February, a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon was spotted over U.S. waters, where the device wandered for seven days before being shot down by the military off the coast of South Carolina on...

In recent years, the use of social media platforms, TikTok and Instagram, have encouraged teens to build their own platforms. Sunny Hills alumni and students reflect on their social media ventures and sponsored content.

FROM LANCER TO LEGEND: Alumni and student influencers reflect on their journey to fame

Hannah Lee, Web Managing Editor March 17, 2023

Sunny Hills cultivates future generations of doctors, lawyers, teachers — and recently, influencers. SH Class of 2020 alumna Stacy Kim, a fashion and travel influencer posting content on Instagram,...

It’s futile in initiating change

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor March 16, 2023

“Run, don’t walk to Target.” That was what influencers announced when the janky Stanley Cups came back in stock after being sold out after selling out in practically all stores. Today, a social...

This trend is well worth the shot

Seowon Han, Web Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2023

“Help Me.”  “SOS.”  Customers of the fast-fashion, online clothing brand SHEIN inspected the labels stitched on the tags of the company’s products to find these alarming messages, hypothetically...

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