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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

Maggie O'Hara

Maggie O'Hara, Hawkeye Co-Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor-in-Chief Maggie O’Hara is a senior at MTHS and is in her fourth year on staff for The Hawkeye. This year, she hopes to help others follow through on any plans or creative ideas they have, edit as much as possible to prove herself as copy editor, and keep the organization running as smoothly as possible. In her free time, Maggie enjoys drawing rats, dyeing hair, drinking coffee and other forms of caffeine, and spending time with her cat Paul. After high school, Maggie is hoping to go to college and pursue a job in either psychology or cosmetology.

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Terrace Got Talent

By Maggie O'Hara and Cecilia Negash
April 28, 2023

Put those cell phones on silent and grab your pamphlets, the show is about to begin! After three years in hiatus, the class of 2023 hosted the long-awaited and highly anticipated...

Letter from the Editor: The filler episodes of life

By Maggie O'Hara, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023

Hello, Hawks! You may notice my name and picture don’t match the Cecilia Negash you’ve come to know and love that writes these LFEs every month. Believe it or not, there’s...

Math Man! The heart of MathMas

Math Man! The heart of MathMas

By Maggie O'Hara, Co-Editor In-Chief
December 17, 2022

What’s that? The distant sound of algebraic equations harmonizing together in a beautiful melody. A flash of a hot pink cape in the hallway. Could it be? The beloved and highly...

Letter from the Editors: Thankful? Nah. Let’s talk dislike

By Maggie O'Hara and Cecilia Negash
November 24, 2022

Hey there Hawks, ‘tis November. The month for being thankful, and for being a colonist. Everyone had those assignments in elementary school relating to Thanksgiving somehow,...

Tired brain wearing a blanket as a cape holding a mug of coffee on a sick day

State law supports mental health

By Maggie O'Hara and Cecilia Negash
September 12, 2022

Starting this school year, students in Washington State will be allowed to take excused absences for mental health reasons without needing a doctor’s note or medical diagnosis....

A chart of the most common responses upperclasmen gave when asked what advice they'd give to incoming freshmen. Out of 56 responses, the most common was "study more, procrastinate less" with 14 people saying it, followed by "join clubs and go to school events" with 10 responses, "be yourself" with 9 responses, "be humble" with 7 responses, "socialize" with 6 responses, "try new things" with 5 responses, "respect your peers" with 3 responses, and last but definitely not least, "don't date a junior or senior" with 2 responses.

Advice from one class to another

By Maggie O'Hara and Rachel Davis
September 11, 2022

While students across the country prepare to return to their academics this September, some go up one step in the same school, and others take a larger step into a whole different...

Time to spread your hawk wings

By Maggie O'Hara and Cecilia Negash
September 8, 2022

Freshman year. The beginning of a new saga. The time where you walk, stumble, trudge even into your new daily life for the next four years. All of a sudden you’re no longer surrounded...

Emery Kerani, blue hair and all, holding a softball bat over their shoulder out on the softball field and getting ready to swing.

Committed to connecting through community

By Maggie O'Hara and Rachel Davis
July 15, 2022

Senior Emery Kerani is a multi-talented machine, balancing several clubs and sports as they strive for personal achievement, doing what they do best. From basketball to Technology...

Ainsley Ward hitting a tennis ball on the courts behind MTHS.

This future healer serves up aces on the court

By Phuong Lam and Maggie O'Hara
June 16, 2022

When senior Ainsley Ward first came to Terrace, she had about as much of an idea of what to do and who she was as any other freshman. “I had no clue as to who I really was,”...

Thespians set to return to the theater stage

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
February 9, 2022

Students in the 2021-22 school year have faced more than the usual amount of surprises in comparison to any other regular school year. With students adjusting to being in person...

Masks and social distancing are here, but are they working?

Masks and social distancing are here, but are they working?

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
November 1, 2021

Allowing all students back into the building and slowing the spread of COVID-19 are the top priorities at MTHS. With the return of all students and staff to the building, this...

Students at Hawk Walk 2021

Big 6 hope for return to normality

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
September 7, 2021

After a long year and a half of waiting, MTHS students are finally allowed back into the building full time for what many hope to be a normal school year. While the Delta variant...

Remote learning provides unique experiences for student teachers

Remote learning provides unique experiences for student teachers

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
March 1, 2021

Another quarter has passed for the Edmonds School District in the Continuous Learning 2.0 model, and with the second semester comes new views on how to best navigate the challenges...

Performing your civic duty by being an informed voter

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
October 26, 2020

With the general election in less than a week, and due to the high-stakes riding on the results, information on voting is more crucial now than it has ever been. Many Americans...

Quilters: Intersectional issues through a historical lens

By Maggie O'Hara and Rachel Davis
December 23, 2019

The MTHS drama department’s first production of the 2019-2020 school year was “Quilters,” a musical based on the book “The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art” by Patricia...

Personal accounts may be removed from Chromebooks

By Maggie O'Hara and Rachel Davis
December 22, 2019

What would it be like if you could only use your official school Google account on your district-issued Chromebook? Students may soon find out, although the district's IT department...

Policy impacts students with open class periods

By Rachel Davis and Maggie O'Hara
December 4, 2019

Terrace’s policy requiring students to leave campus during their free periods has undergone changes in enforcement for this school year. The stricter enforcement of the policy...

October news update

October news update

International Students stand against climate change In 2018, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg sparked an international climate change movement that began with a protest outside of...

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