Shymko steals the spotlight
April 15, 2019
Filed under A&E, Drama, Lifestyle
Junior Peja Shymko started exploring theater almost as early as possible: fifth grade at Madrona K-8 School. “I was really lucky to have a drama program,” she said. “My first time was great, so I’ve been doing [drama] ever since.” Madrona wasn’t all about theater, and the school...
Senior-run Terrace Idol brings together teen talent
By Nhung Lam, Hawkeye Staff
April 15, 2019
Filed under A&E, Featured Stories, Improv, Lifestyle, Terrace Idol
Round 1: Where It Began The class of 2019 hosted the district-wide annual singing competition known as Terrace Idol. The competition invites talented singers from all over the district. This year's Terrace Idol round 1 showcased 19 talented high school singers: 18 from Mountlake Terrace and one from...
Jazz 1 exhilarates crowd at Hot Java, Cool Jazz
By Amy Harris, Staff
April 11, 2019
Filed under A&E, Band, Featured Stories, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
The Paramount Theater has over 3,000 seats, and every March, Hot Java, Cool Jazz (HJCJ) fills all of them. Every year, elite jazz bands from five Washington high schools are invited to perform on behalf of Starbucks for a night filled with the very things the event is named after. On March 15, MTHS’ very own Jazz Ensemble 1 was one such band. With an interior decorated in Beaux Arts style, the Baroque furnishings contrasted with the percolating caffeine and the modern guests who mille...
Photo Gallery: Foundation for Edmonds School District hosts the 2019 Recipe for Success fundraiser
By Ciara Laney and Erin Martino
April 1, 2019
Filed under Featured Stories, Lifestyle, Photo Gallery, Uncategorized
Choirs leave audience cheering at SE Quad Concert
By Theresa Van, Hawkeye Staff
March 14, 2019
Filed under A&E, Choir, Lifestyle, Music
The Southeast Quad Choir Concert was held at MTHS on Thursday, March 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. The eventful night began after all the energetic kids stopped running around the Terraceum with choir director T. J. Sullivan giving a small introduction about himself, the different choirs present and the quad con...
Terrace jazz stuns at the Oregon Jazz Festival
By Amy Harris, Staff
February 12, 2019
Filed under Band, Jazz, Lifestyle
Many Mountlake Terrace jazz students were not in a good mood on Saturday, Jan. 26. The day prior, they had to get up early and leave the school at 7:30 a.m. to take a seven and a half hour trip to the University of Oregon in Eugene. They stopped for lunch in Vancouver, and were pretty sure that jun...
Deadly plant overtakes the “Little Shop of Horrors”
By Nhung Lam, Hawkeye Staff
January 23, 2019
Filed under A&E, Drama, Featured Stories, Lifestyle, Photo Gallery
The MTHS drama department held their first play of the school year, with the performances of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” The musical premiered from January 16 to 19. “Little Shop of Horrors” book and lyrics are by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken. The musical was origin...
“Little Shop of Horrors” to premiere Wednesday
By Jackson Freund, Lifestyle Editor
January 15, 2019
Filed under A&E, Drama, Lifestyle
Starting on January 16 and ending on January 19, the MTHS drama department is putting on the play “Little Shop of Horrors” with prices starting at $8 for everyone on the first night. The following nights are $12 for general admission and $10 for children under the age of 13 or those with ASB...
Choir and orchestra unite at winter concert
By Amy Harris, Staff
January 13, 2019
Filed under Choir, Featured Stories, Lifestyle, Music, Orchestra
For this year’s winter concert on December 18, the MTHS choirs and orchestras both showed their individual strengths, but also came together in a show of interdisciplinary camaraderie in the music department in a festive and upbeat display. After an introduction by choir director Thomas Sull...
Ari Hoenig Trio returns for a night of rhythm
By Amy Harris, Staff
December 8, 2018
Filed under A&E, Band, Featured Stories, Jazz, Lifestyle, Music
The MTHS theater hosted drummer Ari Hoenig and his trio, featuring pianist Nitai Hershovits and bassist Or Bareket, for the second time on December 4. The night began for jazz students right after school ended, where they reported for rehearsal with Hoenig, Hershovits and Bareket to parse out how ex...
What does Veterans Day mean to you?
By Emily Sallee, Hawkeye Staff
November 27, 2018
Filed under Lifestyle
Veterans Day is an American national holiday celebrated on Nov. 11 that honors those who have served in the U.S. military. Wouldn’t one think that the history of this day should be common knowledge? “No, I do not know the history of Veterans Day,” sophomore Natalie Song said. Originally, the...
Options after MTHS
By Ritika Khanal, Hawkeye Staff
November 20, 2018
Filed under Lifestyle
Once high school begins, so does the conversation about a student’s future, and, of course, whether a student wants to attend college. For many people, the idea of college and life after high school can be extremely daunting, especially since they are still trying to figure themselves out. Desp...