Read the paragraph from a letter of thanks.

As ticket sales showed, Martinsville Middle School's recent musical production, One Autumn Day, set all-time attendance records. I would have known that even without the sales report. Those of us in the show's cast have been receiving endless congratulations and praise. We all greatly appreciate these accolades.

Which word or phrase from the paragraph means the same as accolades as it is used in the last sentence?

1.sales

2.congratulations

3.attendance records

4.recent musical