The Hawkeye

Joined through music, from strings to a capella

By Ciara Constantino and Evan Kerani • March 1, 2023

Weeks ago, the Edmonds School District (ESD) music program held their annual quad concerts, bringing elementary, middle and high school students together to rehearse and perform. The school district,...

An evening swing to end the night

By Miles Young and Sofia Nowak Terkelsen • November 11, 2022

On Nov. 4, MTHS hosted a swing dance, a night filled with fun dance, delicious desserts and wonderful jazz music. Performing were Jazz Ensemble 1 and 2 along with vocalists, soloists and even two dance...

Hawks’ greatest hits

By Ciara Constantino and Mya Phin • November 11, 2022

From R&B to jazz, pop and rock, music unites people and creates communities. You could hear a familiar tune on the radio and immediately start singing along to it. Music tastes vary from person to...

Fall play: a satirical take on producing theatre

By Efrata Solomon, Hawkeye Staff • November 1, 2022

Clear your calendars and cancel all your plans! Despite being barely two months into the school year, the MTHS drama department has already been hard at work for the first production of the 2022-2023 school...

Historical fiction reads

By Sicily Weitz, Hawkeye Staff • October 21, 2022

Although student life has been stressful with school starting again and the sudden increase in homework, people still might want to sit down and read a book, whether it’s for personal enjoyment, a school...

Much to get excited about in the world of gaming

By Dewey Jones • October 21, 2022

SEGA The biggest upcoming game on SEGA’s agenda is “Sonic Frontiers,” releasing on Nov. 8. From what was shown in the trailers and responses from playtesters, the game will be setting a new standard...

Mysterious and mystifying: Teacher book recommendations

October 14, 2022

By Denise Tripp “A Taste for Monsters” by Matthew Kirby. In 1888, seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a...

Thespians set to return to the theater stage

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara • February 9, 2022

Students in the 2021-22 school year have faced more than the usual amount of surprises in comparison to any other regular school year. With students adjusting to being in person during a pandemic along...

Halloween Variety Show 2020

October 31, 2020

Welcome Boys and Ghouls to the MTHS Halloween Virtual Variety Show! Enjoy this extravaganza of talent, featuring the following acts: Caroline Erdey - dance Sarah Strand’s Secondary Intensive...

Jazz 1 finishes year with virtual Essentially Ellington

By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff • June 24, 2020

In mid-May, the posters for Essentially Ellington arrived from New York, all shipped to the home of sophomore Jazz 1 trumpeter Eli Faris. Throughout the day, band members or their parents arrived as Faris...

Celebrating the healing power of music

By Ritika Khanal, Op/Ed Editor • March 10, 2020

I recently marked my 10th year of attending the Wintergrass Youth Academy at the Hyatt Hotel in Bellevue. The academy is part of the Wintergrass Festival, which is an annual bluegrass festival. Bluegrass...

On a (drum) roll!

By Amy Harris, Hawkeye Staff • March 5, 2020

After 300 miles on the road, senior jazz 2 pianist Lindee Cutler and I joined the rest of the band halfway through featured artist Sean Jones’ set, with drummer Chris Brown, bassist Dave Captein...