the accolade VOLUME LX, ISSUE II // SUNNY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL 1801 LANCER WAY, FULLERTON, CA 92833 // OCT. 18, 2019 JAIME PARK | theaccolade Art by: Karen Lee Photo by: Megan Shin Senior David Cormier plans to dress up as a wizard for this Halloween, a Thursday this school year. TRICKS AND TREATS See page 2 to pick up some tips See page 4 to find out some on how Sunny Hills students cre- spooky activities you can do ate their own Halloween outfits now or on all Hallow’s Eve. to bring to school on Oct. 31. @sunnyhillsaccolade @sunnyhillsaccolade @SunnyHillsAcco shhsaccolade.com 2 October 18, 2019 TRICKS AND TREATS the accolade Students find effective ways to save money with DIY Halloween outfits HANNAH YI “Back in elementary school, my mom did most of the work while I just decided Managing Editor on what I wanted to be for Halloween,” he said. “Freshman year was when I be- Wizard hat: Halloween is a long awaited holiday in gan to do a majority of the work; my mom Sewed from ma- which people can indulge in loads of can- would step back and help me whenever I terial purchased dy and experience the spooky side of life, needed more than two hands.” at Joann’s fabric and now it is finally the season to bring Rather than buying every material store out those costumes. needed to make a costume, Cormier and For seniors David Cormier and Katie Pham find products at home they can Pham, they have already crafted their work around with. own costumes for the school to see on “A lot of the times, I use items I already Halloween, which falls on a Thursday in have at home,” said Pham, who plans to Wand: Wooden two weeks. dress up Oct. 31 as a mix of scientest and stick designed However, before going to school gangster. “If we have some cardboard with hot glue and where they can flaunt their do-it-yourself boxes, I would use them, but if I need to gold paint [DIY] costumes, it takes a lot of planning go out and get materials like foam core and processing done behind-the-scenes boards or styrofoam, I normally go to Mi- Magic spellbook: than one would assume. chael’s Craft Store, Joann’s craft store or Tea stained papers “It takes a while to fully decide on what the clearance aisle of any retail store.” Robe: Recyled binded together I want to dress up as,” Cormier said. “I With costumes ranging from iPads to inside cover made start to brainstorm ideas in the middle of fantasy characters, Cormier and Pham duvet cover dyed summer break, and whichever one I like dedicate hours of labor and planning to brown with cardboard box the best, I would pick and start making execute the most perfect costumes. [it] about two weeks before Halloween.” “For example, my iPad costume that Compiled by Hannah Yi Starting from fifth grade, Cormier said I made my sophomore year took one to he found efficient ways to save money two hours, while my clock costume from MEGAN SHIN| theaccolade and create unique styles from scratch junior year took me at least 10 hours in SPELLBOUND: Senior David Cormier dresses up in his DIY wizard costume, which with the help of his mother. total,” he said. he plans to wear to school on Halloween. Last year, he came to school in a clock outfit. Let teens have their Halloween fun Spirit Halloween My friends offers costumes and I were scrolling through Instagram on for purchase my bed after homecoming Students looking for spooky outfits when we came to wear on Oct. 31 can check out Spirit across a photo Halloween, which opened last month and chloeLee of a Halloween took over the building formerly occupied Entertainment Editor costume of an by Aki-Home in the Amerige Heights angel. Town Center. “What are we doing for Halloween this “People like to dress up as [characters year?” my friend asked. from] ‘It,’ Fortnight and anything scary,” This question remained unanswered for district manager Teri Perez said of some a couple of days until one of my friends of the more popular costumes the store has suggested trick-or-treating during break at sold so far. “For some reason people really school. like the scary stuff.” I thought this would be odd and a little Among the items on display is a skeleton creepy because it is unusual for teenagers dressed in a clown outfit and a fuchsia wig to show up at doors asking for candy on with a sign that reads, “FREE HUGZ.” Halloween. Additionally, the costume store is KATHERINE KIM | theaccolade Some cities like Chesapeake, Va. or different from other Halloween shops Boonsboro, Md. have made it illegal for robbing them of the opportunity to be a late nights on homework or doing because of its interactive activities. teenagers to trick-or-treat, according to kid. community service. We never get to find “People come in because they love Quartz news website qz.com. Yes, perhaps an age limit does exist time to enjoy our lives with something to step on the plates [in the store] and be However, the more I contemplated that might be considered too old for special. scared, and they love it since you cannot the idea, the more attractive it became trick-or-treating, but being a teenager However, by going out to trick-or-treat beat it when it comes to home decorations to me, especially since it would be our doesn’t mean anything. If anything, we’re with our friends, we’re set free from our and mugs,” said Perez, adding that the last Halloween together before we go our just kids in mature bodies that study responsibilities for a few hours, and we store will close on Nov. 3. separate ways to college. hard at subjects at schools but are more get to make memories with our closest —by Megan Shin, photo editor First of all, we’re still young. Teenagers responsible than the 8-year-olds knocking classmates. are already influenced to grow up faster on doors. It also gives us an opportunity to For more about the seasonal than they need to, and to make it a crime Also, academic-minded teenagers celebrate the event without getting into store like images inside, go to shhsaccolade.com/wp/feature/. for them to participate in one of the most are always caught up with studying for trouble since it distracts teenagers out of memorable moments of childhood is Advanced Placement classes, spending egging or toilet papering houses. TRICKS AND TREATS October 18, 2019 3 ERIN LEE | theaccolade PROS CONS Oct. 31’s for trick-or-treating Let’s do the ‘Monster Mash’ By feature one around the last week of Most In classrooms, some teachers mid-SeBy October and it’s unnecessary to have students might decorate their instructional mid-Septem- a Holiday-themed party. gravitate space with an occasional pumpkin ber, stores Furthermore, a Halloween dance toward our cutout or two, but I don’t see much already would just be like Stag but with stag dances; else on campus in terms of Hallow- display people dressed in costumes and the fun een spirit. Halloween- orange lights displayed throughout ambiance, To me, the last day of October is themed the quad or gym. So why shouldn’t flashing more than just a night out to dress decorations we just wait for Stag in December? lights and up, wear a mask and get candy. liraJeong such as Adding the Halloween party in place kristimaAryal loud music Though the ASB organizes a Feature Editor pumpkins, of a Stag would not only be tedious, Staff Reporter create an im- costume contest during break when witches or costumes. Some families but it would be a waste of money. mersive atmosphere. Oct. 31 falls on a school day, it can begin to decorate their front yards To dances like homecoming or But time after time, it’s the same incorporate that event as part of the with spooky knickknacks on their prom, many students get asked out to old routine – dance, drink water, dance program. That would take care front lawn. Students get in the go with dates but having a Hallow- dance again, drink some more water of the repetitive stag dance routine I holiday spirit by dressing out in their een-themed party doesn’t allow for and so on. mentioned earlier. desired costumes if Oct. 31 falls on a people to ask one another. People Although the ASB gives us spirit When speaking to my peers in school day. would have to dance in large crowds themes for each stag, a majority of Advanced Placement Psychology, Based on these situations, Octo- with their heavy costumes bumping students go so they don’t tend to they agreed that a Halloween– ber already has enough Halloween into one another, and it wouldn’t be a think twice about the theme. themed stag would be quite intrigu- spirit to go around, and if Sunny nice environment to dance in. Our ASB holds four stag dances ing and worth paying the money Hills students were to add on to that Halloween can be celebrated in throughout the school year so why to go to. We can imagine ourselves by asking the ASB to organize a different ways, but another school not replace one with a meaningful dancing to such Halloween classics costume-themed dance, they would dance is not how students would Halloween theme, especially if Oct.