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

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

The Hawkeye

Lucas Barquin

Lucas Barquin, Op/Ed Editor

Lucas Barquin joined HSM because he enjoyed writing and wanted to join a group where he could continue writing with others. Lucas’ goal is to write about important topics, and to make every student feel seen and heard. In his free time Lucas enjoys drawing, listening to music and playing D&D. His post high school plans are to attend an art school for graphic design and illustration.

All content by Lucas Barquin
School should support student creativity

School should support student creativity

By Lucas Barquin, Op/Ed Editor
March 25, 2024

The public school system was not built to help artistic students thrive. While in modern day classrooms this isn’t as prevalent, the effect on young creatives due to the education...

Students Tate Haney, Adelaide St. John,  Elio Isley, and Seble Daniel pose next to a cardboard cutout of Lily Gladstone.

Oscars results shock Terrace community

By Lucas Barquin, Op/Ed Editor
March 25, 2024

Glitz, fame, and glamor. Many individuals dream of a life where their face is projected onto the big screen, and for 2004 Mountlake Terrace High School graduate Lily Gladstone,...

A budding future for Terrace

A budding future for Terrace

By Jakob Nacanaynay and Lucas Barquin
February 23, 2024
It’s hard to take a stroll through the Mountlake Terrace campus and not notice the litter strewn over the sidewalks and asphalt, let alone the weeds and debris overrunning the natural environment.
Spotting abusive relationships

Spotting abusive relationships

By Halle Connell and Lucas Barquin
February 21, 2024

Abusive, manipulative, and toxic behavior are all too common among teens, especially within romantic relationships. According to Youth.gov, 76% of teenagers report going through...

Issue 5 Comic (February 2023)

Creative Struggle comic

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
February 10, 2023

Issue 5 Comic (February 2023)

Photo illustration by Hawkeye Staff using Adobe AI

The controversy surrounding K-pop

By Lucas Barquin, OP/ED Editor
November 2, 2023

Every fanbase has its faults. Not everyone knows how to be respectful online or interact with their favorite celebrities, but when it comes to Korean Pop music – known as K-pop...

Updated bell schedules leave students in a scramble

Updated bell schedules leave students in a scramble

By Lucas Barquin, Op/Ed Editor
September 28, 2023

This past school year, the Edmonds School District (ESD) dealt with many changes. Budget cuts the update of the district’s freedom of expression policy, and one of the biggest...

Summer movies that blew up the internet

Summer movies that blew up the internet

By Lucas Barquin, Op/Ed Editor
September 10, 2023

Two movies hit theaters on Jul. 21, 2023, causing massive global uproar, sparking change, and ultimately changing the way many of its audience members think. What initially caught...

Student looking frazzled, surrounded by thoughts of schoolwork and failing

Testing is Detrimental to Students’ Mental Health

By Lucas Barquin, General Staff
May 9, 2023

As we get closer to testing season, a lot of students are experiencing higher levels of anxiety. This can affect their everyday lives, including students' physical, mental and...

Restrictions on transgender healthcare

Restrictions on transgender healthcare

By Lucas Barquin and Adrian Knowlton
March 11, 2023

Earlier this month, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a ban against all gender-affirming care for transgender youth under the age of 18. The bill, signed on March 2, 2023,...

By Charli Gilchrist

What a country without Roe v. Wade means for the Future

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
March 5, 2023

Living in a post Roe v. Wade world, many people – particularly minorities – are scared for what the future may hold.  On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned...

School should be a safe place for all students

School should be a safe place for all students

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
February 11, 2023

Sometimes it feels as though the school system was set up for one specific kind of student. A student who can actively participate in class, a student who can work at home, a student...

Issue 4 Comic (December 2022)

Sorry, Ms. Lewis

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
December 18, 2022

Beware the impact of seasonal depression

Beware the impact of seasonal depression

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
December 14, 2022

Do you ever get that feeling? You come home from school in mid-winter or fall, it’s already dark and you feel like it’s hopeless to even do anything. That could be seasonal...

Cartoon-style turkey looking inconspicuous.

It’s time to reconsider Thanksgiving’s shadowy past

By Lucas Barquin
November 27, 2022

Americans are spending more and more on Thanksgiving each year. In 2021, nearly $1 billion was spent on Thanksgiving turkeys alone. It seems that everything nowadays is commercialized,...

A feathery pencil style sketch of a student wearing headphones and a mask.

Greater understanding needed for student accommodations

By Lucas Barquin
November 27, 2022

With any problem, there always seems to be at least one solution. When it comes to student accommodations in school however, it seems like no one knows exactly how to tackle it....

Issue 3 Comic: Pet Problems (November 2022)

Pet Problems

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
November 10, 2022

Issue 2 Comic: Possum! (October 2022)

Possum Party Comic

By Lucas Barquin, Hawkeye Staff
October 6, 2022

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