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The Hawkeye

The student news site of Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

The Hawkeye

The student news site of Mountlake Terrace High School in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

The Hawkeye

Teacher/Staff Feature

Science teacher Jonathon Tong strikes a heart hand pose as a final farewell to the students and faculty he has worked beside for the past 23 years.

Tong era comes to an end

By Adam Bronson June 18, 2024

Jonathan Tong is an activist, science teacher, a Buddhist, and a friend beloved by all. When deciding on retiring now, Tong said, “I’ve been teaching for about 36 years, and I’m 62 years old, and...

Math Man! The heart of MathMas

Math Man! The heart of MathMas

By Maggie O'Hara, Co-Editor In-Chief December 17, 2022

What’s that? The distant sound of algebraic equations harmonizing together in a beautiful melody. A flash of a hot pink cape in the hallway. Could it be? The beloved and highly anticipated tradition...

Reichenbach reminisces on his time student teaching at MTHS with Christopher Ellinger.

Student teacher spreads his wings

By Ritika Khanal May 16, 2022

Two days before his student teaching tenure came to an end, Jake Reichenbach was on the floor, competing in a push-up contest with a student while his class looked on. Early in the year, sophomore Arian...

FACSE and AP psychology instructor Kristin Deven is starting her first full year at Terrace.

From healing wounds to shaping minds

By Ritika Khanal October 6, 2021

Kristin Deven wanted to be a nurse. At least, she thought she did. “So, Kristin, what do you want to do when you grow up?” people would ask. From the age of seven, she had the same answer. “I...

Unique, circuitous road led principal to terrace

By Ritika Khanal, Op-Ed Editor December 4, 2019

From Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, kids grow up reading about authoritative figures such as headmasters and principals. In many books and movies, principals...

Coach Sood talks to the Hawks men's basketball team during a time-out in the Terraceum during the 2015 season.

The teaching career meant to be

By Ritika Khanal October 30, 2019

For business teacher and head men’s basketball coach Nalin Sood, it all began with a conversation he had in his twenties with his predecessor, coach Roger Ottmar. After graduating from MTHS in 1987,...

Tony Umayam takes reigns as head football coach

By Emma Kerani, Hawkeye Staff October 18, 2019

After a four year hiatus, Tony Umayam has returned to Terrace as the head football coach. Umayam was previously the coach for 11 years until he resigned  to spend time with his kids and avoid coaching...

Retiring Spanish teacher Robin Shelly. Shelly has taught at MTHS for 15 years.

Shelly engraves her name in stone

By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor June 18, 2018

Robin Cogburn, now Robin Shelly as of Feb. 2018, has been teaching for 33 years total, of which 28 have been in Washington, and has taught at MTHS for 15 of those years as a Spanish teacher. Before...

Craig Devine gives a speech at the annual STEM barbecue to commend seniors in STEM English 12 for their year-long work on their projects.

DeVine blasts past the finish line

By Ben Savell, Outreach Manager June 14, 2018

Aerospace teacher Craig DeVine will be retiring after 18 years at Mountlake Terrace High School. Over his time teaching, he has overseen the MTHS Robotics Club and guided the STEM Leadership into the organizations...

A helping hand

By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor May 14, 2018

Latisha Williams has been passionate about lending a helping hand to those less fortunate than herself since high school. With her new job as a social worker and student support advocate at MTHS, Williams...

Myers playing the guitar. One of Myers's passions, among fishing and camping, is playing guitar, a talent inherited from his father. Photo courtesy of Jerry Myers.

School of Rock

By Ciara Laney, Hawkeye staff March 31, 2018

Before working at MTHS, 1978 alumnus Jerry Myers was versatile in the workforce, having jobs such as plumber, mover, handi-mart worker and dishwasher. While working at MTHS, Myers has been a gym manager,...

Word on the Street

Word on the Street

By Ciara Laney, Hawkeye Staff March 23, 2018

Not too many people, let alone teachers, can say they are writers. Currently, two MTHS English teachers are working on novels while also balancing their teaching careers and personal lives. Job History Junior...

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