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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, News Editor

Lucas Barquin joined HSM in 2022 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.

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Technical issues with bell system confuse Terrace community

By Lucas Barquin, News Editor
September 16, 2024

Last spring, the Terrace speaker system was replaced following a series of issues and technical problems during the 2023-2024 school year. The new speaker system however has its...

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Armed security guard on campus raises concern among students

By Lucas Barquin, News Editor
September 15, 2024

Following the start of the 2024-2025 school year, Terrace students have noticed several changes around campus. One of the more noticeable changes has been an armed security guard...

More than 100 students attend multifaceted STEM and Journalism Camp

More than 100 students attend multifaceted STEM and Journalism Camp

By Lucas Barquin, News Editor
August 22, 2024

During the 2024 summer break from August 20 through 22, Mountlake Terrace High School held its first annual journalism camp for aspiring young journalists. The Junior J-Camp, as...

ASL standout signs off

ASL standout signs off

By Lucas Barquin, News Editor
June 18, 2024

Annabelle Westby is a predominant figure in many clubs and after-school activities, but who is she outside of school? While it’s almost impossible to boil down a person into...

The senior class gathers together for “Ice Cream and Cake” in their last welcome back assembly

A farewell to the class that started online

By Lucas Barquin, News Editor
June 18, 2024

Throughout the four years spent here at Terrace, the class of 2024 has learned a lot. Having started their high school career during COVID, graduates have had anything but a normal...

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 comic

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 comic

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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