STEM students compete in online TSA State Conference
By Lin Miyamoto, Hawkeye Staff
April 3, 2020
Many Mountlake Terrace High School STEM students participated in the 2020 Washington Technology Student (WTSA) Conference held remotely from March 18 to March 21. The conference took place despite mandated school closures across the state issued by Governor Jay Inslee. On Friday, March 3, the Edmonds Sch...
Terrace’s own rocketeer
By Nina Otebele, Outreach Manager
June 22, 2019
Some people believe that high school doesn’t help individuals grow and learn more about the world around them, but this is certainly not the case for Austin Thiessen. From being a shy and introverted student in his freshman year, to an extroverted rocketry enthusiast in his senior year, Thiess...
Chea paves the way for TSA
By Nicole Francois, Online Manager
June 19, 2019
If it weren’t for his dad, senior Reiden Chea would have never come to MTHS. Chea made the decision in eighth grade to go to Edmonds-Woodway for the International Baccalaureate program, but it was his father that objected and told him about the variety of exclusive resources and opportunities that the MTHS...
The hidden program pathways
By Nina Otebele, Outreach Manager
October 19, 2018
What makes each high school in the Edmonds School District (ESD) unique? Edmonds Woodway has the International Baccalaureate program, Meadowdale focuses on art and music, Scriber Lake is an alternative schooling option and Mountlake Terrace High School (MTHS) has the STEM Program. However, MTHS has a lo...
Sowing the seeds of success
By Nhung Lam, Graphics Editor
June 18, 2018
Hana Abay will be ending her year at MTHS as a Hawk, leaving her legacy and spreading her wings, moving onto the next biggest step in life. In her four years of being a Hawk, she has not only achieved many acknowledgements, but she has also been very involved in the school itself through clubs and...
Together like berries on a bush
By Annika Prom, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 18, 2018
While they’re not offended by the common question they receive, seniors Nina and Ryan Berry would like to clarify: They’re cousins, not siblings. If they weren’t cousins, they both agree they could easily be best friends. Nina and Ryan have been inseparable since first grade, as they attended e...
Transcendence
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
June 18, 2018
Tunny Parrish has been many things. Not only has he been a member of STEM leadership, the drumline and the percussion ensemble, but he has also been an active member in the MTHS drama department and National Honor Society. Joining the drama department during junior year, Parrish’s first production...
Wheels up for Wellesley
By Nhung Lam, Graphics Editor
June 15, 2018
As a member of the 2018 graduating class, Karen Benson will be leaving MTHS with a powerful message to students, traveling 3000 miles to the next big step in her life. Throughout her four years as a Hawk, Benson has been recognized multiple times for her academic excellence and has been very involved...
From New York to new discoveries
By Ciara Laney, Hawkeye Staff
June 14, 2018
Senior Ethan Pyke is the lead trombone player in Jazz 1 and also a prominent student in the computer science pathway in STEM at MTHS. “I like to incorporate music and STEM together which is something that not many people do,” Pyke said. Childhood Impacts Growing up, Pyke’s family had lots ...
DeVine blasts past the finish line
By Ben Savell, General Manager
June 14, 2018
Aerospace teacher Craig DeVine will be retiring after 18 years at Mountlake Terrace High School. Over his time teaching, he has overseen the MTHS Robotics Club and guided the STEM Leadership into the organizations they are today. DeVine graduated from Washington State University and planned to be...
TSA takes home honors from regional competitions
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2018
The MTHS Technology Student Association (TSA) hosted their first regional competition on Saturday, Jan. 13 at MTHS. Students from five schools inside and outside of the district competed in events at the competition, with 11 MTHS students taking top three positions. The event featured competitions in Ex...
First national win for TSA
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2017
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...