MTHS to follow six period schedule
By Ritika Khanal, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 2, 2020
Following a staff meeting, MTHS has chosen to continue following the six period schedule with 25 minutes designated to each period followed by a 15 minute advisory. Traditionally, MTHS and Lynnwood High school have followed a six period schedule in which students go through all six classes every day. The ...
ESD announces 2020-2021 school year will start in Continuous Learning 2.0
By Rachel Davis, News Editor
July 29, 2020
The Edmonds School District (ESD) announced July 29 that the 2020-21 school year will start in a full remote learning model, known as the Continuous Learning 2.0 plan. “Before in-person learning can take place, we must ensure the safety of our students and staff. With the increasing health risks...
District to close schools over COVID-19 concerns
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2020
In an email sent out to all Edmonds School District staff members on Wednesday night, Superintendent Dr. Kris McDuffy announced that all schools will be closed beginning Monday, March 16 through at least Friday, April 10. This announcement comes following growing concerns over the continued spread of th...
Fatal car crash leads to fire, road closure
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
January 6, 2020
44th Avenue West just south of Mountlake Terrace High School reopened at around 3 p.m. on Monday after being closed most of the day due to a fatal vehicle accident that led to downed power lines and a house fire. A car crashed into a home on the east corner of 44th Avenue West and 220th Street S...
Terrace sophomore dead after gun accident
By Nathaniel Reyes, News Editor
September 8, 2019
At around 4 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 7, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an emergency call at a home in Lynnwood. There, they found the body of then-unidentified 15-year-old Terrace sophomore Zae’Shaun Easton with a gunshot wound. The deputies attempted to save his life but ...
Third successive graffiti threat elicits heightened security measures
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2018
UPDATE: June 7, 2018 at 1:39 p.m. This article has been updated with information from an email sent to teachers on June 7 about the graffiti threat from the previous day. Events regarding June 6 have been changed to past tense. Edits made by Co-Editor-in-Chief Annika Prom. After school on Wednesday, June 6,...
Fighting for Net Neutrality
By Jonas Rivera, Hawkeye Staff
December 8, 2017
OPINION/ADVOCACY While the vote is coming up on Dec. 14, the fight for net neutrality is still far from over. One thing YOU can do to save it is as simple as emailing a few people. These leaders of the FCC are AGAINST net neutrality, and plan to vote to kill it. These people want to give power to comp...
Social media post prompts modified school lockdown
By Annika Prom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2017
MTHS went into a modified lockdown yesterday morning following a social media threat that was perceived as a possible threat toward the school. For security measures, police and a greeter were onsite during the school day to ensure the front entrance of MTHS was the only access point to enter the build...
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...
Interim principal to lead MTHS next school year
By Annika Prom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2017
MTHS will be led by an interim principal next year, following an announcement from Edmonds School District (ESD) Superintendent Kristine McDuffy in a staff meeting just after 2 p.m. in the theater. McDuffy and outgoing Assistant Superintendent Patrick Murphy announced that the district’s hiring t...
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 virusâ€...
ESD subject to phishing emails
By Sierra Clark, Graphics Editor
May 3, 2017
In the past week, students in the Edmonds School District (ESD), as well as others, have been sent phishing emails to their district accounts. These emails are seen as shared Google documents that are sent by other students or even members of the ESD. It is important that, if receiving the phish...