Washington schools afflicted by Skyward outage
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2018
The Skyward service went down after a technology glitch on the afternoon of Friday, April 20, cutting off all parent, teacher and student access to the service for nearly a week. Skyward is used by 274 out of the 294 school districts in Washington state to manage everything from student grades to informat...
Robotics auction raises $12,500
By Vivian Nowka-Keane, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2016
Four robotics teams and their friends and family came together at Edmonds Community College for the 10th annual Robotics Family Festival and Fundraiser on Saturday, November 5th. The robotics teams of Edmonds Heights K-12, Mountlake Terrace High School, Lynwood High School and Edmonds Woodway ...
Social media: innovative interactions
By Nick Fiorillo, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2013
As senior Kyra Dahlman strolls down the wide hallway, her eyes are glued to her phone. She’s tweeting. She’s relaying information to her followers about her experience at the National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco, Calif. Dahlman is one of the many students at the convention who are using social media to stay connect...
MTHS students place at WTSA state conference
By Erick Yanzon
March 31, 2013
The MTHS Technology Student Association, or TSA attended the Washington state conference on March 28 to 30. 11 freshmen represented Terrace with adviser Mark Burbank. Freshman Haeley Johnston was presented with the Silver Achievement Award at the conference for excellence in the areas of leadership, technology, school/community service and career planning. COMPE...
STEM program continues to grow at Terrace
By Daniil Oliferovskiy, Feature Editor
February 11, 2013
Courses stressing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, the STEM Magnet Program puts students through rigorous and challenging courses to inspire students to pursue STEM related careers and prepare students for demanding college classes. STEM, a new program rolled out this year, targets incoming...
Modern Technology: enhances the human experience
By Gurminder Singh
December 12, 2012
A lot of people use electronics everyday, it is part of their daily lifestyle. So many features improve our day to day lives. You can’t be addicted to something that is beneficial to all, and everyone uses. We do depend on electronics, but mainly because they have had a profoundly positive effect...
Modern Technology: detracts from life
By Conner Worman
December 12, 2012
We live in an amazing world. So many rich experiences and things to do. One could not ask for a better way to spend life. Too bad we are missing out on these wonderful things because everyone’s face is buried in their electronics. Laptops, smart phones, tablets; there’s a device for everyone....
Schurke wins a national award
By Erick Yanzon
November 1, 2012
Assistant Principal Peter Schurke received a $1,000 grant was named the third place finalist for the 2012 National Aerospace Teacher of the Year awarded by the Air Force Association. The program’s purpose is to recognize teachers at the national level for their accomplishments and achievements in...
New club focuses on technology
By Shannon Beaumont
October 8, 2012
New clubs were formed this year, including Technology Student Association (TSA), a club for students to work with all kinds of technology. “TSA revolves around technology, so it’s a place where students can work on technological activities of their choice. There are multiple things you can do, multiple...
Tech, capital levy on Feb. 14 ballot
By Hawkeye Staff
February 14, 2012
There will be proposition for a new levy to replace Resolution 11-36, Proposition No. 1. on Feb. 14. The new levy, if passed, will have equal rates to the current one. This rate is 44 cents for every $1000 of home valuation. This means that for every $100,000 a home will have $44 of tax from this levy....
Fear and loathing in iPad support
By Hawkeye Staff
May 13, 2010
For the iPhone’s three generations, a common complaint among techies is the lack of support for Adobe Flash video, the most widely used video playback technology on the Web. Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that the issue was Flash’s poor performance— badly written ActionScript code can, in fact, suck...
Robotics regionally recognized
By Megan Resler
April 14, 2010
The MTHS FIRST Robotics club was recognized during the first weekend of April at the Seattle Regional Robotics competition, winning both the Business Plan Award and Safety Award. The event was held at Key Arena for the 3rd year in a row. It was led by Derek Burkett and David Krienke, the Robotics...