2019-2020 Big 6 Election Results
By Ben Eyman
March 7, 2019
Filed under ASB elections, School News
Here are the results for the 2019-2020 Big 6 Elections: President - Ciara Laney Vice President - Mckenna Mortensen Secretary - Leonardo Diaz Treasurer - Preston Thrush Public Relations - Vivian Tran Historian - Skyler Knight
District transportation faces snow troubles
By Nathaniel Reyes, Hawkeye Staff
February 26, 2019
Filed under News, School News
The Edmonds School District (ESD) prepares its transportation department for service in snowy weather by putting together snow routes and deciding which individualized routes can be rerouted or have to be canceled. A decision is then made on what routes the buses are able to run early in the morning. St...
School district responds to “snowpocalypse” concerns
By Ritika Khanal and Annika Prom
February 13, 2019
Filed under Featured Stories, News, School News
The Edmonds School District (ESD) announced all schools and related programs will be closed Thursday, Feb. 14, due to unsafe weather conditions. This closure marks the ninth snow day affecting the district this school year. Some community members are questioning why school is canceled on Thursday. ...
MTHS implements change to weekly PASS schedule
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
February 13, 2019
Filed under News, School News
MTHS implemented a major change to PASS period scheduling this semester. PASS periods have been moved to Monday, Wednesday and Friday from their previous days of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The scheduling change was made after administration consulted a variety of staff members on their preferen...
Foundation for ESD receives donations totaling $20,000
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
February 13, 2019
Filed under News, School News
During the first half of February, the Foundation for Edmonds School District (FESD) received multiple financial grants totaling $20,000 during February 2019. The FESD raises and distributes funds to support students and programs in the Edmonds School District (ESD). The Norcliffe Foundation awarded the FESD a ...
Men’s basketball team honors late Mayor Jerry Smith
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
February 10, 2019
Filed under News, School News, The425
The men’s basketball team here at Terrace is honoring the late Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith, who was a longtime supporter of youth programs in Mountlake Terrace and throughout Snohomish County. The players on the team will wear patches with the initials “JS” throughout the rest of the 2018...
ASB to host finals study session on Tuesday
By Theresa Van, Hawkeye Staff
January 18, 2019
Filed under News, School News
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, one day before finals, the Associated Student Body (ASB) will hold a special study session. ASB is hosting the event in preparation for the final exams which will take place over the next two days. The study session will be in the HUB from 2 to 7 p.m. and will be open to anyone who...
MTHS PTSA organizes Hawks to Hawks Book Drive
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
December 2, 2018
Filed under News, School News
The MTHS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is currently running a book drive to donate to students of Mountlake Terrace Elementary (MTE). Through operating the Hawks to Hawks Book Drive, the PTSA hopes to collect 470 new and gently used books so each MTE student will have a book to read over w...
Rival schools compete to donate food for holiday season
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
November 29, 2018
Filed under Featured Stories, News, School News
During the month of November, students will find that the back of the HUB is blocked off for the annual food drive organized by the Associated Student Body (ASB). Throughout the month students can watch that area fill up with boxes full of canned and boxed foods donated by MTHS students, staff and...
GSA: A new name for more inclusivity
By Charles Moore, Hawkeye staff
November 29, 2018
Filed under News, School News
The MTHS Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) was founded in the late 90s, to early 2000s to help LGBTQ students in the Mountlake Terrace Community. “The club started because of the Day of Silence,” Jennifer Widrig-Hodges, the MTHS GSA advisor, said. The Day of Silence is an event that takes p...
Student support group combats addiction issues
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
November 19, 2018
Filed under News, School News
In September, the teen support group Alateen resumed operations at MTHS for the 2018-2019 school year. The group, which is advised and managed by MTHS counselor Julianne Peterson during its weekly Thursday meetings, is affiliated with the national Al-Anon Family Groups program and exists to support s...
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...