First national win for TSA
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, School News, STEM, Technology, TSA
Members of the MTHS Technology Student Association (TSA) attended the 2017 National TSA Conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel in Orlando, Florida from June 21-25. Eight sophomores and three freshmen during the 2016-17 school year, accompanied by advisors James Wilson and Mark Burbank, competed...
Junior adds murals to STEM hallway
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 29, 2017
Filed under A&E, Lifestyle, STEM
Junior Flynn Thomas is painting murals on the walls of the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) hallway this month. The STEM hallway is already adorned with various artworks from years past. In the past, Thomas has done a small mural in the freshman study hall per art teacher Michael DeNoma...
High school girls honored with STEM excellence awards
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
May 13, 2017
Filed under Lifestyle, News, STEM
The Edmonds SnoKing chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recognized female juniors in the Edmonds School District (ESD) for excellence in STEM fields on Saturday, May 13 at Edmonds Community College. MTHS students Ashley Klippert, Karen Benson and Minh Phan were awarded at th...
Inslee visits MTHS STEM, jazz, journalism
By Samantha Svikel, Hawkeye Staff
May 1, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Jazz, News, School News, STEM
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee visited MTHS Friday, at about 1:45 p.m. He first arrived in the STEM hallway as seniors Elizabeth Jurgensen and Natu Abraham were his tour guides during the visit. His first presentation introduced the STEM program and the pathways that are included. Engine...
Data analyst pushes students to succeed in STEM fields
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
April 27, 2017
Filed under Education, News, School News, STEM
Senior data analyst Jason Isley, who has been working at Walt Disney for seven years, met with STEM students during PASS today to explain to them how to succeed in STEM fields, starting with their high school career. He presented in room 125, hosted by science teacher Bryan Smelcer. “If you wan...
Engineer Peter Block presents to STEM students, shares professional experience
By Ciara Laney, Hawkeye staff
April 21, 2017
Filed under Education, Featured Stories, News, School News, STEM
Engineer Peter Block, who worked on the Saturn V rocket, as well as the Apollo missions with Boeing and Aerojet, spoke with STEM students during PASS today in the Career Center. “My area of interest was analytical,” he said about his work. Block specifically analyzed the safety and reliabil...
Recognized biologist, nuclear scientist visits to recruit for summer workshop
By Stephi Smith, Executive Editor
April 14, 2017
Filed under Education, News, School News, STEM
Recognized biologist and nuclear scientist Manoj Pratim Samanta, who received his Ph.D. in Electrical engineering visited MTHS during PASS today to speak with STEM students about share information about his workshop this summer. The workshop, Coding for Medicine, will be held at Bellevue College in ...
Robotics team competes in regional competition, advances to “Worlds”
By Sarah Davis, Hawkeye staff
April 13, 2017
Filed under Lifestyle, News, School News, STEM
The MTHS robotics team, 1778 Chill Out, traveled to Mount Vernon High School to compete in the regional FIRST robotics competition (FRC) on March 19. FRC creates a new competition arrangement every year, where each team only has a total of 6 weeks to design and create a robot. Each year the robot...
TSA takes home honors from WTSA State Conference
By Nolan DeGarlais, Hawkeye staff
March 30, 2017
Filed under Featured Stories, Lifestyle, recent, STEM, TSA
The Washington Technology Student Association (WTSA) gathered in Yakima to compete in competitive events: 36 for high school students and 33 for middle school student for the 34th annual state conference, held from Thursday, March 16 through Saturday, March 18. Students from TSA chapters from aroun...
Robotics auction raises $12,500
By Vivian Nowka-Keane, Online Manager
November 10, 2016
Filed under A&E, STEM, Technology
Four robotics teams and their friends and family came together at Edmonds Community College for the 10th annual Robotics Family Festival and Fundraiser on Saturday, November 5th. The robotics teams of Edmonds Heights K-12, Mountlake Terrace High School, Lynwood High School and Edmonds Woodway ...
STEM Expo 2016 showcases diversity, creativity of ideas
By Danielle Barnett, Hawkeye staff
April 21, 2016
Filed under Education, News, STEM
Last Monday, April 18, students involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [STEM] programs in grades 4-12 came to MTHS to present the projects they have been working on. These students come from all over the districts to share their projects and ideas at the STEM Expo. MTHS junior, Kai ...