STEM orientation night introduces eighth graders to pathways
By Nina Otebele, Hawkeye staff
November 11, 2018
Filed under News, School News, STEM
MTHS students and staff hosted the annual eighth grade STEM night on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Every year, MTHS hosts a STEM night to attract incoming ninth graders to join the STEM program. The first half hour of the event started with James Wilson, a MTHS STEM teacher, briefly...
Terrace senior named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist
By Nhung Lam, Hawkeye Staff
October 19, 2018
Filed under Featured Stories, News, School News
Two high school students from the Edmonds School District (ESD), including MTHS senior Cameron Suraci, were named semi-finalists for the National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) Since 1955, the NMSC has been an academic competition for recognition and college scholarships. Last year, 1.6 million juniors a...
Revival of HBN brings back video announcements
By Semira Beraki, Hawkeye Staff
October 19, 2018
Filed under News, School News
The cameras are set up, and the scripts are printed as the members of HBN (Hawk Broadcast Network) work on producing their next set of announcements. The HBN program kicked off the school year by bringing back their daily announcements to the MTHS community, airing them live every day at around 9...
Periods cut, teachers travel
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
October 19, 2018
Filed under Featured Stories, News, School News
Editor's Note: This version of the story is an update of the original story that appeared in print in the October issue of the Hawkeye. The names of teachers Daniel Johnston and Rob Spence were inadvertently swapped in the print edition. Students and teachers in several classes at...
School board extends student rep program
By Bruno Porras, Hawkeye Staff
September 29, 2018
Filed under News, School News
A new school year means new school board representatives in the Edmonds School District, and this year at MTHS we have multiple. The five representatives for MTHS are seniors Bani Bedi, Payton Love, Marianne Nacanaynay and juniors Jonathan Kwong and Meghan Park. Student representatives will be able to...
School adds security updates to building over summer
By Semira Beraki, Hawkeye staff
September 29, 2018
Filed under News, School News
During the summer, MTHS implemented additional security measures to ensure the safety of the staff and students at the school. These measures were added at the direction of the Edmonds School District (ESD) in light of the various situations—specifically, the shooting threats—that impacted the sch...
Ally Week promotes support of LGBTQ students
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 27, 2018
Filed under News, School News
Ally Week is being held this year from Monday, Sep. 24 to Friday, Sep. 28. Ally Week was designed to encourage American students to be allies with LGBTQ members of their communities and stand up against bullying and harassment targeting these individuals. It was created by members of the Gay Lesbian a...
Investigation opens after student’s stolen phone sends threat
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under News, School News
A threat to school safety was reported to MTHS administration after school on Tuesday, Sept. 18. An MTHS student had their phone stolen during the school day, and in the afternoon friends and family members began to receive dozens of text messages containing vulgar and profane language. One of the te...
School evacuates due to smoke detected in theater
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 18, 2018
Filed under News, School News
All students were ordered over the intercom to evacuate from the building due to fears of smoke in the building at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Students who intended to leave immediately after school were permitted to leave, but students who needed to stay in the building for afte...
Clogged toilet causes flood in women’s bathroom, Career Center
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 6, 2018
Filed under Featured Stories, News, Photo Gallery, School News
A massive overflow of a toilet in the women’s bathroom near the gym occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 6. The overflow, resulting from clogging in one of the toilets, led to flooding of the bathroom and leakage down into the Career Center. Due to the leakage, the Career Cent...
Threats cause disruption, fear
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
June 14, 2018
Filed under Featured Stories, News, School News
Several threats to school safety during the week of June 4 to June 8. The threats culminated on Thursday, June 7, when the MTHS campus entered a state of total lockdown by administration at approximately 11:14 a.m. through an announcement over the intercom. This total lockdown lasted until approxima...
Third successive graffiti threat elicits heightened security measures
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
June 6, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News, School News
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,...