GSA: A new name for more inclusivity
By Charles Moore, Hawkeye staff
November 29, 2018
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...
Ally Week promotes support of LGBTQ students
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2018
Ally Week is being held this year from Monday, Sep. 24 to Friday, Sep. 28. Ally Week was designed to encourage American students to be allies with LGBTQ members of their communities and stand up against bullying and harassment targeting these individuals. It was created by members of the Gay Lesbian a...
Why We’re Silent
By Autumn Sanders, Hawkeye Contributor
May 14, 2018
The Day of Silence. The day where thousands of members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies come together in solace to represent the lost voices of our very own community. As Day of Silence starts, the pink triangles are passed out, pinned to our shirts and silencing our tongues. These pink triangl...
Day of Silence approaches
By Megan Resler
April 14, 2010
This Friday the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) will be participating in the National Day of Silence, an event MTHS has taken part in since 1992. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness towards the type of homophobia and bullying that have led to countless suicides in the United States. “The purpose...