New Trump tarriffs
By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor
May 14, 2018
Robert Krieger From soda cans to foundations for buildings, aluminum and steel are key components in many products in America. These products play an important part in American life, but President Donald Trump recently imposed a 25 percent tax on steel imports and a 10 percent tax on aluminum. The fines were placed specifically to...
Silencing the stigma around mental illness
By Marianne Nacanaynay, 2018-2019 TEMPO Executive Editor
May 14, 2018
May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s time to have a greater conversation not just on how to take care of your mental health or on improving mental health education, but on the stigma itself. Despite having an entire month dedicated to talking about mental health, stigma pervades worldwide. ...
The importance of representation in media
By Ben Savell, General Manager
May 14, 2018
Nhung Lam This past year has been a time of dramatic social change. With movements like #MeToo and HeForShe starting after the exposure of movie producer Harvey Weinstein as a sexual predator, increased awareness has been placed on the rights of female, colored, and LGBTQ communities. But what could accelerate this ...
Facebook is in business
By Ben Savell, General Manager
May 14, 2018
Social media is not just a form of communication anymore, it is part of our identity. For some, every aspect of their lives is implanted on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Their algorithms determine who and what we view. What if somebody with malicious intent gained ahold of this information? On Mar....
Hawks defeat Mariners in non-conference opening game
By Kennedy Cooper, Sports Co-Editor
September 5, 2017
In a thrilling season opener, the Mountlake Terrace Hawks defeat the Sehome Mariners 41-40. Terrace dominated in the first and third quarter, while Sehome was ahead during the second and fourth. In the end the Hawks still held on to win by one point. Things looked bleak for Terrace as Sehome drove the ball down th...
Interim Principal Greg Schellenberg chosen for 2017-2018 school year
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
August 9, 2017
Greg Schellenberg has been chosen by the Edmonds School District (ESD) to be the interim principal of MTHS for the 2017-2018 school year. This decision was announced by the School Board on July 24 following its decision on June 16 to not offer the position of principal to one of the three finalists f...
Community forum for three principal finalists
By Sierra Clark, Graphics Editor
June 10, 2017
Updated: Tuesday, June 13 at 7:05 p.m. After the announcement of Principal Greg Schwab being hired as the Edmonds School District’s Assistant Superintendent —beginning next school year— many interviews have went underway. Teachers and school staff have submitted their questions to be asked d...
“Leading Ladies” finishes the school year
By Marianne Nacanaynay, 2018-2019 TEMPO Executive Editor
June 1, 2017
“English girls are a whole other thing,” senior Hannah Marshall’s character, Audrey, says in the last play production of the year, “Leading Ladies”. It’s in “Leading Ladies” where that quote is taken to a whole new level. It starts sounding like a common con plot: Two men hear of an el...
Donations pour in for final Goodwill drive
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2017
The MTHS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) held the third and final Goodwill Donation Drive of the school year on Saturday, May 13 in the upper parking lot of MTHS. Terrace families brought in a wide range of items to donate to Goodwill, including clothing, furniture and other household items. ...
MTHS hosts Spring Wesco ASB Conference
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
May 16, 2017
The 2017 Spring Wesco Associated Student Body (ASB) Conference was held in the Terraceum on Friday, May 12. Representatives of high school ASBs from around the area met to learn about leadership strategies, the meaning of leadership and general ways to improve every school’s ASB. The conference provi...
Ant infestation arises along with warm weather
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2017
With the season of spring in full swing, ants have become a noticeable problem in many areas of the school. From the cafeteria to some classrooms, ants have proved to be an annoyance for many teachers and students in the past few weeks. MTHS custodian Darren Sheehan said that the ants are a seasonal ...
Mumps in ESD, prevention
By Sierra Clark, Graphics Editor
May 11, 2017
The Edmonds School District (ESD) has confirmed a case of the mumps as of May 5 and the affected school has been alerted. Mara Marano-Bianco, the ESD Health Services Program Manager, sent out mumps prevention steps to ESD staff. According to Marano-Bianco, Mumps is a “contagious disease caused by a virus...