Hawkeye 10-2022

Dead for a reason

Staff member Adrian Subaykan shares how it feels to be deadnamed in class as a trans student, and why teachers should put in the effort to get names right. 07 The caretakers of Terrace

You’ve seen them in the halls, mop and bucket in hand, but do you really know everything custodians do to keep the school from ruins? 08 When you wish upon a star... …was this year’s homecoming theme, with festivities from hallway decorating to the annual dance following the magic in the air. 10 Do you even game, brah? Check out the most anticipated upcoming game releases and learn a little about each.

11 Bring out the jack-o’-lanterns

As the cold, dark, moist night draws nearer, Hallow’s Eve is waiting around the corner to rattle your bones. Here’s a few ideas of how to spend it.

12 Don’t get caught dilly-dallying

A new, more strict tardy policy was put in place at the start of October, prompting questions, stress and confusion among students. But, will it work?

13 See something, say something

A student at Edmonds-Woodway H.S. was arrested on Sept. 29 after bringing a loaded gun to the school.

14 Hawks bring home the win

In an exhilarating homecoming football game, the Hawks were neck and neck with rival Lynnwood Royals, but came out on top.

15 Daily dose of thought

Do you have what it takes? Solve this logic puzzle to find out.

C ON THE COVER

During halftime of the homecoming football game, the 2022 homecoming court and royalty did “Supersonic” with the cheerleaders and fans in the stands.

02 Living, laughing, loving

History teacher Erin Grambush shows her moves in a surprise staff dance during the homecoming spirit assembly.

PHOTO BY HUNTER MICHAELSON

PHOTO BY SERAS BRYNER

Bonjour, Hawks. Halloween is upon us, also known as Hallow’s Eve. What better way to celebrate this ghoulish season than telling scary stories? Now, I’d rather not deal with copyright infringement, so unfortunately I will not be retelling a bunch of horror stories from Reddit. Instead, I will be sharing tales from the traditional roots of my Norwegian family.

Sorry, that was a lie. I’m not Norwegian, nor am I familiar with any Norwegian horror stories. I was considering making a formal apology to Norway, but our graphics editor Rodney Budden said, “If they get mad, they get mad.”

I’m just gonna talk about experiences growing up that I thought were very scary. If I look back on them now? Maybe not so much. But I was little and feeble and weak and small and scared. Anyways, let’s jump right into one shall we. It takes place fourscore and seven years ago. My mom and sister had some plans for the day, but not fun plans. More like annoying errands that would take all day long. Because of that, I was not allowed to come along because I would inevi tably become extremely bored, start complaining that my feet hurt from walking all day and make my sister wish she mailed me to the local adoption center when she had the chance.

I was maybe around 9 years old at the time. This was the first time I was being left home alone, so of course I was given the standard set of rules: don’t go outside for any reason, don’t use the stove, and if anything happens, call the police first and then call my mom or sister. Of course, this all went in one ear and out the other. I mean, I listened and understood the rules, and I followed them too, but I was just more focused on the excitement of having the house to myself.

My family finally left. It was just me. It was fantastic. I felt like Tom Cruise in that one scene from the movie “Risky Business.” Y’know, the one where he’s dancing in his underwear and lip syncing to some song while using a candlestick as a microphone.

It transitions into nighttime and things are going pretty smooth. That is, until the rain starts pouring, paired with strong winds and thunder. The bad weather makes me a bit antsy, but it’s nothing I couldn’t deal with. Then I start hear ing a continuous thump against the window in my mom’s bed room. Thunk, thunk, thunk. Ok, now I’m even more antsy, but I try to convince myself it’s a branch. Except, there are no trees close enough to my house.

The universe must have thought I wasn’t scared enough for their liking, because my ears caught onto a faint buzzing. Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt. The buzzing wasn’t drawn out, like how a fly or bee would sound, but rather a staccato rhythm. I exited the dark, vacant room where the thumps were coming from until they were drowned out by the new noise catching my attention. The source of the buzzing was coming from the lights in the living room. They were flickering.

It was nothing special, just a few lights. My ears were hear ing things that made me unnecessarily scared, so for a few seconds, the fear had dissipated. Then my eyes saw something that caused the fear to return with a newfound vengeance. Or actually, it was what my eyes couldn’t see that caused my heart to skip several beats, because I couldn’t see anything at all. It was pitch black. The buzzing was suddenly replaced by silence, as the lights were no longer flickering, but rather com pletely shut off. The power had gone out.

I was officially freaking out now. I had a flashlight but it was somewhere in the closet, so I would need to sloppily navigate through my house in order to find it. I can’t remember how, but I managed to succeed, probably after slamming my toes into a wall or something. The flashlight already had batteries that weren’t dead. Thank God.

At this point, there wasn’t much else I could do, so I decided I was going to lay the flashlight on my bedroom desk and have the light fill up the room while I read. 9-year-old me wishes I could say that everything worked out fine, even with the storm raging outside. But that would have made my life much easier, which is very much out of the ordinary for me.

In the midst of reading my book I heard a loud THUNK! It was as if whatever was creating the thunks in my mom’s bedroom had slithered across my window sill, in between the cracks of my front door, and made its way into my home with its power increased by tenfold.

To say that I was frightened would be a laughable under statement. I think I gained about 10 gray hairs at that moment due to the stress. With trembling hands, I grabbed the flashlight and moved forward with achingly long steps, as if time had slowed down. I made my way down the hallway until I stood at the top of the stairway, parallel to the front door. A door that was now wide open, with strong wind and droplets of rain blowing directly at me, which only increased my trembling.

The front door of my house was very old–in fact we ended up replacing that door a few years later–so sometimes it would be near impossible to open and shut. So logically speaking, it made sense that the storm would’ve blown the door open, but I was way past thinking logically. So I rushed to close the door and ran back to my room.

Then, as a little cherry on top, I heard a pounding on the door. It couldn’t have been my family, they would just use their house key to get in. I froze for a moment, and then quickly moved to my mom’s room so that I could look at our front yard and see who was there. But because it was so dark, I couldn’t see who was knocking. All I could see was a large unfamiliar black car sitting in my driveway.

I was stumped on what to do, the knocking on the door still persistent and intensifying. Then I heard it again. Thunk, thunk, thunk. That stupid continuous thumping had returned, mocking me as I was scrambling to figure out what to do. And then it hit me… Oh, would you look at that. I’ve hit my word count for this story, looks like I gotta end it here. My bad Hawks. Happy spooky season! H

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SPOTLIGHT

Oct. 13 First Eco Club Meeting

Meet in Room 123 at 2 p.m. to meet your new leadership and plan for the rest of the year!

Oct. 20 Jazz Band Concert

A night of music and fun awaits! Join the MTHS Jazz bands in the theater for the performance.

Oct. 30 Halloween Spooky scary skeletons and shivers down your spine...

Nov. 4 Macho Volleyball Form teams with your friends and fight for the fame and glory.

Land Acknowledgement

The Hawkeye acknowledges that our campus sits on the traditional homelands of the Suquamish, Stillaguamish and Coast Salish peoples. The lands of these tribes were taken by colonizers using the Treaty of Point Elliott, which to this day has never been fully honored. We also recognize the 29 tribes throughout Washington state. As a local news organization, we commit to remembering the genocide of Indigenous peoples in the United States and ask that our readers take a moment to reflect on the history and land on which they stand. H

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Iranian women protest for equality

By Halle Connell HAWKEYE STAFF

Recent news of women in Iran get ting beaten and killed for not wearing a proper headscarf.

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On Sept. 17, protests in Iran broke out over a string of injustices against Iranian women catalyzed by the bru tal death of Mahsa “Zhina” Amini. Amini was 22 years old when she was unlawfully beaten and killed by officers in Iran for “Not hav ing a proper headscarf” according to Iranian authority. Amini was in Tehran, Iran at the time of her “mistreatment,” her family said. Police saw Amini and deemed her headscarf “improper” and “too revealing,” then started beating Amini in public before she was sent to the hospital where she later died on Sept. 16, 2022. When the police were questioned, they claimed that when they came into contact with Amini, she suffered from “heart failure,” which they claimed was the cause of death. She then fell into a coma and died at the hospital three days later.

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Iran developed a highly conservative Islamic republic after the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which caused a strict religious influence on future laws that forbid Iranian women from not wearing a headscarf.

Since Amini’s death, many people have taken to the streets to protest the bru tality against Amini and other women who haven’t stuck to the religious norms. Women, both in Iran and around the world, have burnt their own headscarves in protest of recent laws. After protests started, police and Iranian authorities started to fight back and resist the protests, and many street riots formed because of it. As of Oct. 14, protests are still happening and more are being killed because of it. An estimated 222 deaths have been caused by police resistance to the protests. H

Wildfires plague the Pacific NW

By Halle Connell HAWKEYE STAFF

Over the past decade, since 2012, wildfires have become all the more common in Washington, a city known for its rainy weather now famous for its smoky climate in the transition from summer to fall.

Multiple cities in western Washington have already had to evacuate due to these wildfires. There are still active fires affecting both Bolt Creek and Index, forcing residents to evacuate their homes. According to KING5 on Sept. 11, after an alert warning Index mem bers to evacuate was sent out by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), several cities west of Index also falsely received the alert, caus ing panic and confusion throughout Snohomish county. DNR sent out another alert the same day clarifying their previous alarming statement.

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Experts believe climate change is one of the main causes of wildfires besides direct human activity. Some of these factors include early snowmelt, drier summers and rising temperatures, all of which contribute to the lack of rain in the late summer and early fall.

Climate change isn’t the only main reason for all of these wildfires, though. Over 517 wildfires this year have been caused by human activity out of 836. Some of these include “vehicles driving on dry brush and utility lines or chains dragging,” According to KING5 news.

As of Sept. 21, Seattle and surrounding cities saw the worst air quality from wildfires since 1985, according to Weather Underground. During one of the worst smoke storms of the decade, Air quality skyrocketed to over 250 AQI. Good air quality averages around 0-36 AQI, 50 being an unhealthy AQI.

This smoke affects everyone, especially pregnant women, children, elders and anyone with a lung disease that affects their airways, including people suffering from past symptoms of COVID-19. H

Stories by Rachel Davis, Halle Connell, Evan Kerani, Mya Phin, Virginia Alsept-Beaty, Ciara Constantino, Terina Papatu Graphics

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Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, surrounded by the royal family. “We mourn pro foundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother,” King Charles III, the Queen’s eldest son and the oldest monarch to inherit the throne at 73 years old, said.

Her funeral was held on Sept. 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey, with around 2,000 guests, nearly 90 of which were world leaders. Soon after, she was buried in King George VI Memorial Chapel next to her family and husband Prince Phillip. H

Pakistan flooding threatens lives

International

Beginning in mid-June, Pakistan experienced heavy rains and melt ing glaciers following a heat wave. Quickly, the heavy rain flooded the country, which is now one-third under water. The floodwater has spread to over 300 villages, displacing over 33 million people and killing nearly 1,500. The Dadu District in the Sindh province remains 8 feet under water. Studies from Brown University and Carbon Brief suggest the cause of South Asia’s monsoons is climate change. As of now, the worst flooding is in other parts of the province, including Bhan Syedabad and Johi Town. With 735,000 livestock missing and 2 million crops dam aged, hope for a return to normal is low, but not gone. H

Same-sex marriage voting postponed

National

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sept. 15 that a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act would be delayed until after the midterms in order to garner the support of 10 Senate Republicans needed for it to pass. The act would codify same-sex marriage into law. The Respect for Marriage Act passed in the house in July largely along party lines, with 157 of 214 Republicans voting against it and every Democrat voting in support of it. If Republicans take control of the house, it’s not clear if current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would bring the proposal to a vote, as he voted against the proposal. H

The fight for abortion rights

National

When Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022, it reignited a debate about reproductive rights and access to abortion. Consequently, several states have banned or limited abortion including Idaho, Arizona, South Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. On Sept. 13, 2022, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham proposed a bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide. This 15-week cutoff would allow exceptions only in extreme circumstances including rape, incest or if the pregnancy would harm the mother. There is reportedly almost no chance of this proposed bill being passed if Democrats are to continue controlling Congress. H

Ex-Try Guy Ned Fulmer’s affair

Internet celebrity and former Try Guys member Ned Fulmer was caught in an affair with his colleague, executive producer Alex Herring, leading to Fulmer’s departure from the group. This was a shock to fans as Fulmer always publicly expressed his love for his wife, Ariel Fulmer.

“Family should have always been my priority,” Fulmer said in an official statement on his Instagram. “But I lost focus and had a consensual work place relationship.”

Despite Fulmer’s statement of the relationship being consensual, fans are still concerned over the power dynamic that may have been in play, Fulmer being Herring’s boss and more well-known publicly. H

by Rodney Budden, Adrian Knowlton, Zoë Teran, Lucas Barquin

IT’S TIME TO STOP DEADNAMING STUDENTS

Walking into class and seeing a substitute teacher is absolutely terrifying as a trans student. Some teachers say they give a certain list to call out when taking attendance instead of the names on Skyward, yet substitutes often use the Skyward list anyway. I've had peers who have to talk to substitutes before class even starts to let them know about their name situation, and they still say the wrong name.

Within the first couple weeks of school, I had a substitute teacher for my advisory class. Being deadnamed in front of peers that know you by your preferred name is devastating. Having to worry about whether people will see me differently because of it or if transphobes will use it against me terrifies me. Dreading what was coming, I knew she would call out my deadname, and I’ve always tried to get it over with quickly. However, having such a unique deadname, I’m almost always asked irritating questions revolving around my ethnicity, nationality or pronunciation of the name, and I hate dealing with it.

Many trans students desperately want to get their names changed in Skyward, but can’t due to transphobia expressed in our homes. There are teachers who go out of their way to get these substitutes to say the right name by giving them another list of preferred names to use instead, but they almost never use it. It’s a problem that needs to be fixed. There are so many trans students with similar experiences here at Terrace. It would be nice if more substitute teach

ers could put in a little bit of extra effort to read out our preferred names instead of embarrassing us in front of our peers.

The time our teachers put in to give us the best possible experience is thrown out the window when a substitute teacher decides to ignore the part of their notes where it says to call out from the seating chart or a separate list they made.

“There are seating charts for each period. To avoid dead naming students and mispronouncing their names please refer to the seating chart and mark all empty spaces absent,” Angelo Comeaux, the photography, graphic arts, film and video teacher, has written in his attendance notes for substi-

tutes.

In the first Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) meeting this year, a student in one of Comeaux’s classes shared that they’d already had a substitute that did not comply and deadnamed them.

Jennifer Widrig-Hodges, the adviser of the GSA club, has been trying to encourage other teachers to take attendance with seating charts. Her chart consists of every students’ preferred names and last names with their pronouns under neath. To prevent confusion or mix-ups, she has each name written in pencil instead of typed out.

History teacher Erin Grambush also gives her substitutes the correct list of names, written out by the students to ensure their preferred names are included and then trans ferred to a typed version. Grambush spoke to me personally after she had a substitute to ask if the teacher deadnamed me.

Sophomore Faye Sandstrom has also had the same experi ence with name issues. In their experience, substitutes will ask students to correct them if they have the wrong name or pronunciation, but they don’t see a point in correcting them because there’s a good chance they would forget.

There’s multiple methods of taking attendance that takes pressure off students and is more convenient, including call ing last names only. I’ve had a few teachers, including a sub stitute, who did this and would then ask students’ preferred names after calling out their last. Another strategy that I’ve seen a few teachers use is to go up to students individually. When this happens, I tell them my last name and they almost always ask if I have a preferred name. H

Tuesday, July 15, 2008. 911 received a call from Cindy Anthony, Casey Anthony’s mother, reporting her daughter on suspicion that she had stolen a car and money from the family. This was the start of the Casey Anthony case, where she would soon be taken to court for the accusation that she had killed her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

After the police received the first call, Cindy called in again after hearing from her daughter. Casey claimed that Caylee had been kidnapped by her nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. At this point, Caylee had been missing for 31 days and Casey had only just then brought attention to the sup posed kidnapping. The problem with this faulty accusation is that “Zanny the nanny,” as nicknamed by Casey, had never babysat Caylee, or even existed at all. Casey had made up the story and never addressed why she lied.

In the following months, a police search began in hopes of finding Caylee. While looking into the details of her disappearance,

they stumbled upon interesting information from Casey’s past: she had seven criminal counts including first-degree murder, for which she had pleaded not guilty.

Eventually, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was found dead. Her remains were wrapped in a blanket inside of a laundry bag and dumped in a wooded area near the family home. This was devastating. About two years after the initial findings, Casey was finally brought to trial in the case of Anthony v. State, where she was being tried for first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated man slaughter of a child, and four counts of false information to police.

Evidence that came out after Casey’s conviction also became publicly available. Forensic evidence results came back from the car Casey had stolen from her parents. It showed that a hair strand found in the trunk was microscopically similar to one found on Caylee’s brush, along with characteristics of decomposition.

Considering the trial and evidence compounding against Casey, it seemed that she was clearly guilty of the murder of her child and would be locked up for a fair amount of time, but she wasn’t. Casey Anthony was sentenced to only one year in county jail and $1,000 in fines for four misdemeanor charges. How did this happen?

When reviewing Casey’s court trial, there is an obvious difference between how the prosecution attempted to convince the jury she was guilty and how the defense worked to clear Casey of the many charges. Jose Angel Baez, a skilled criminal defense law yer, was defending Casey Anthony. He was so persuasive, in fact, that he convinced the jury she was innocent and got Casey out of conviction. It was clear that Drane Burdick, the prosecuting attorney, believed it would be an open-and-shut, one-sided trial. With media coverage and evidence stacked against Casey, who could blame her? If it were a dif ferent lawyer defending Casey, the prosecution’s presentation would likely have worked. He wasn’t just any lawyer, however. Baez’s skill was evident throughout the trial and from his track record of represent ing high-profile defendants, such as Aaron Hernandez, Katelyn Roman and Harvey Weinstein. His ability to subtly appeal to the jury’s emotions was outstanding, with a strong opening statement and counterargument blaming Caylee’s death on an accidental drowning in the family pool. He did an exceptional job creating doubt within the jury, and ultimately placed the blame of the trial on Casey Anthony’s father, George Anthony. Even with barely any physical evidence to support his argument, through

manipulative techniques and a weak prosecu tion, Baez won over the jury. This left Casey Anthony with a short sentence and lenience that should have never been rewarded to her. It’s astonishing how impactful persuasion and manipulative tactics can be, and no one is exempt. Even a jury in a high-profile case, the pressure of the whole nation expecting them to be unbiased, bought into the emo tional arguments that Baez had used. It’s so important for people to take a step back and be able to identify and separate facts from emotions, especially in a situation where judgment makes such a difference. To this day, true justice for Caylee Anthony, a toddler with her entire life ripped away from her, has never been served. H

Kaitlyn Miller OP/ED EDITOR

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Adrian Subaykan HAWKEYE STAFF

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THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE CARETAKERS OF TERRACE

By Terina Papatu and J Gurney HAWKEYE STAFF

While most confuse the two and there are a few similarities, there is a difference between custodial and janitorial staff. There’s not too much of a difference, but as a janitor, a person’s job includes mostly cleaning the building and keeping it maintained. Even though custodians do a decent amount of cleaning, they can be considered the ‘caretakers of the building’ because in addition to cleaning, custodians are also problem solvers and handymen. The general job description of a custodian is to keep the

other job in the school. In an eight-hour shift, head custodi an Darren Sheehan works for about six to seven hours, doing easy repairs and what he calls “on-call cleaning.”

During the summer, custodians are at the school the same amount as they are from September to June, sometimes even more than teachers. Custodians deep clean common areas like the HUB, courtyard, and gym as well as all the class rooms and offices. According to Sheehan, during the height of the pandemic, there would be one person cleaning a class room at a time which took roughly eight hours alone.

Along with this, they keep the school running in more ways than one. Who is called when someone pukes in the classroom, or at the end of the day when there’s urine all over the bathroom floor? You wouldn’t want to clean that. Pretty sure nobody would. Who keeps the floors sparkly even after there’s paint splattered on them? When someone spills their latte in first-period science?

While there are some staff members that mind students acting, well, the way teenagers act, Sheehan believes the opposite about students at Terrace.

“Nothing bothers me too much, just kids being kids. The students are still learning how to be humans,” he said.

The difference in shifts isn’t much, the latest currently end ing at midnight for night lead custodian Bryan Oakley. This wasn’t always the case, however. During his first two years as a custodian at MTHS, Sheehan said there was a graveyard shift ending at 5 a.m., so there was someone in the building 24/7.

custodian Se Oh may do it. Other times the task falls on Modestus Owaezuoke, who focuses on the athletics areas like the locker rooms and gyms, as well as Oakley.

How custodians are treated differs on where they are. For example, while one certain group of custodians may feel like they’re treated, well, as human beings, others may feel the opposite based on the group of people that are around them. No matter your position, no matter the setting, the way you treat someone shouldn’t be based on their job title, but rather on what they’re like as a person. At Terrace, the custodians are treated better than custodians at other schools might be.

“I feel like I’m a bit more lucky with this school. Not all schools are as respectful,” Sheehan said.

Everyone has their own favorite parts of their job. One of Sheehan’s is problem-solving and just being around the school environment. Since he walks around the school a lot during the school day, he gets to see what students are doing. For example, when he sees students that regularly skip class es, they become familiar by talking every now and then.

building and grounds clean, safe and up to decent standards. The job is also physically demanding and as tiring as any

When dances, assemblies, sports games or any other events end, the person cleaning it often rotates depending on whoever wants to work overtime. Sometimes, day

HISTORICAL FICTION READS

By Sicily Weitz CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Although student life has been stressful with school starting again and the sudden increase in homework, peo ple still might want to sit down and read a book, whether it’s for personal enjoyment, a school project or anything else. If you’re not sure where to start, here are some rec ommendations.

Published in 1945, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is a heart-wrenching satire of the Russian Revolution. This is a classic example of not to judge a book by its cover, or title in this case. To avoid spoiling the story by saying too much, just know that this is a great book for any school report, or even for casual reading. The characters are easy to get attached to, and at most points in the story they’re compelling to root for. As the story continues, moments with the characters really pull on the reader’s heartstrings, and it feels like time flies by while reading. It’s master fully written, and even though I’m personally not usually interested in historical books, I thoroughly enjoyed it after being assigned it in class. A slight warning to keep in mind before delving into the book is that it’s dark. There are multiple violent scenes, including murder, brainwash ing, political sabotage and manipulation. If you’re someone who can’t handle these topics, this book may not be the best option for you.

The historical fiction book “Into the Killing Seas” by Michael P. Spradlin has the right amount of action and characters that are likable from the second they’re intro duced. In the story, two boys in the middle of World War II get separated from their parents and are forced to board a U.S. Navy ship in hopes of getting home. To the

boys’ surprise, the ship goes under fire by Japanese tor pedoes and they must manage to survive in the middle of the ocean. The ending is shocking and has a big twist that will leave you feeling many emotions at once. When read ing the book for a second time, it’s also much easier and exciting to pick up on all the little hints and clues that were easy to miss the first time around.

Something most people might not be aware of is that when the fire alarm goes off, nothing happens until the custodians find out where the problem is. If you remember the multiple fire alarms that went off in the 2021-2022 school year, custo dians were always the last people in the school. They check the halls and classrooms to make sure everyone’s left, and then try to find the source of the problem. Of course, if there is really a fire, then they leave. When you think about everything they do, we all rely on custodians without realizing how much we do, and how much they do for us. H

“A Night Divided” by Jennifer A. Nielsen is yet another historical fiction book, this time immersing the reader into the life of someone living during the 1960s while the Berlin Wall was being built. The book centers around a girl named Greta whose family is divided by the wall. Her family on the west side is trying to get her family on the east to a tunnel under neath where they can escape to safety. There are some incredibly tense moments that keep the reader on the edge of their seat. If you enjoy suspenseful books, this is a great option.

These three books are all suspenseful and the authors do a good job of telling their stories. These are great books to read if you want to immerse yourself into an action-packed world from the past. H

Teacher book recommendations

By Denise Tripp LIBRARIAN

“A Taste for Monsters” by Matthew Kirby. In 1888, seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man--but when the Jack the Ripper murders begin, she and Merrick find themselves haunted by the ghosts of the slain women, and Evelyn is caught up in the mys tery of Jack’s identity. H

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By Stephen Merlino ENGLISH TEACHER/AUTHOR

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury. A nighttime carnival comes to town and two boys, allured by its dark won ders, find horrors behind its shiny curtains and flee for their lives. Bradbury’s prose is haunting and beautiful, and his meditations on childhood and life stay with you after the last page.

“The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman. A completely original and imaginative young adult novel of a boy raised by ghosts and pur sued by supernatural monsters for reasons no one knows. The audiobook is magnificent and lyrical, read by Neil Gaiman himself. I’ve listened to it at least twice. H

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When you wish

FROM CHEERING IN THE THE NIGHT AWAY, HOMECOMING FAIRY TALES REALLY

Homecoming, an annual event held in October is celebrated to mark the return to school. Usually including a dance, football game and a spirit week, many schools take this as a chance to build school spirit and inclusion.

To kick off the week, MTHS held a Homecoming Coronation Assembly, which took place on the Monday of Homecoming Week, which fell this year on Oct. 3. This is the assembly where the whole school gets to watch the final nominees be crowned either homecom ing court or royalty.

Each grade has several teacher or club-nominated students, who then get voted on by their peers with the top six becoming the final nominees. From these six, three are then voted to become homecom ing royalty. All the nominees are invited to walk down the red carpet in the center of the Terraceum during the Coronation Assembly and are given a sash, with the royalty also getting a crown.

When called upon, they greet and give a rose to their escort before walking down the red carpet while an MC lists some fun facts about them. This year’s MC was alumnus Steve Willits from the class of ’91. Traditionally, each nominee is dressed in formal clothing, whether that means a dress, suit, or jeans and a polo for pictures taken and used in the newspaper and district websites.

Over the course of the week the school has a spirit week, each dress-up day chosen by Associated Student Body (ASB), which revolves around an overall theme. This year that theme was “When You Wish Upon a Star,” and the halls and dance followed a fairy tale, Disney-inspired pattern. In addition to this, class themes are decided for each grade by their class ASB officers.

“The class themes are a big part of the Homecoming Week,” junior class President Madilynn Beam said. “It gives each class its own orig inality and increases spirit in the classes. It also allows us to decorate the hallways in a really fun way as well.”

Each grade is given a designated hallway, which is then decorated by ASB and student volunteers with the given theme. This year, freshmen chose the theme of “Lilo and Stitch,” the sophomores chose “Up,” juniors got “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and seniors chose “Monsters Inc.”

Hallway decorating took place starting two weeks prior to Homecoming Week, with students staying late after school and on the weekend to help paint posters, create props out of paper and give everything their finishing touches before being put up in the hallway.

“The poster painting was done after school starting from the week of the class meetings till Oct. 2 when we got everything put up on the walls,” Beam said. “Volunteers and ASB worked together to get the hallways decorated as well as created decorations together. We worked on both Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to get the hallways completely decorated.”

Although the class themes don’t influence how people dress at

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Hawks get together to show their enthusiasm at the annual homecoming spirit assembly to finish off an eventful week.

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THE STANDS TO DANCING HOMECOMING ’22 PROVED REALLY CAN COME TRUE

the dance itself, they create a community within each class and are included in one of the spirit days. Each theme is voted on by ASB, who also chose the spirit days.

“The spirit days are as follows: Monday is “Aladdin” (bring your favorite blanket), Tuesday is Woody and Jessie [from “Toy Story”] (western), Wednesday is “Inside Out” (dress as your emotions), Thursday is class themes and Friday is class colors,” Beam said.

The entire week is planned out by the ASB officers and advised by ASB adviser Jeannie Brzovic.

“(Jeannie) Brzovic is the ASB adviser for the entire ASB, and each class has its own class advisers that assist in planning and often help out at fundraisers as adult supervision,” Beam said. “ASB has been doing a lot to get ready for homecoming. We had a retreat earlier in September over the weekend to plan the theme of the dance as well as create the groups to focus on different aspects of homecoming, like the assembly and decorations for the dance.”

The ASB Big Six officers also worked together to organize the end-of-week spirit assembly, which included games, the traditional “Supersonic” and “Ice Cream and Cake” dances, a surprise staff dance and an appearance from MTHS’s very own Herkey the Hawk. Later that night is the annual homecoming football game, which is arguably the most spirited game of the year.

“Homecoming is a formal dance that happens after our football team plays one of the district rivals,” Beam said. “The game that our homecoming dance typically follows is the one where we play Lynnwood High School.”

With Lynnwood as the rival, the victory has bounced back and forth between teams over the past few years, with Terrace taking the win this year by just one point, the final score being 20-19.

The cross country team have their own tradition to start the game off with some school spirit, running three miles to the Edmonds Stadium where the game takes place to deliver the game ball.

Another thing that makes this game so special is the tribute to the homecoming court and royalty, who are called down at halftime to perform “Supersonic” with the rest of the cheer team and student section.

“[The homecoming dance] is on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.,” Beam said. “It’ll include a big dance floor, places to take pictures as well as food.”

In addition to food and drinks, the dance included a station to take selfies as well as a photo booth for attendees to get their photos taken by Hawkeye/Tempo photographers.

Originally supposed to be held in the HUB, the amount of tickets sold had grown so much that the dance was instead moved to the Terraceum, where there was more space to safely hold the increased number of people.

Tickets, which were $15 without an ASB card and $10 with, could be purchased at the ASB office, or at the front door for $20. Guest passes, also purchased at the ASB office, were due on Oct. 5 for any body who wanted to bring someone not currently attending MTHS.

“I’m really excited for homecoming week,” Beam said. “I know it is going to be a blast and I can’t wait for Terrace to enjoy it.”H

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MUCH TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IN THE WORLD OF GAMING

By Dewey Jones HAWKEYE STAFF

NINTENDO

SEGA

The biggest upcoming game on SEGA’s agenda is “Sonic Frontiers,” releasing on Nov. 8. From what was shown in the trailers and responses from playtesters, the game will be set ting a new standard for future 3D Sonic games, similar to how “Sonic Mania” set a new standard for the 2D games.

The game features fast-paced gameplay in an open-world environment with enemies, events and bosses populating it. A recent gameplay trailer showed off a colossal boss that basic Sonic can’t even put a dent into, so Sonic calls upon the chaos emeralds’ power to trans form into Super Sonic. From this, it appears that some bosses can only be fought with Super Sonic.

The game is the first open-world Sonic game, which allows for different gameplay styles and unique enemy combat, such as having to run along a ramp and react to obstacles to reach the enemy and hit it. Plus, the smaller enemy combat requires you to run loops around the enemy while avoiding attacks to deal damage.

While the game is looking to many fans like it could be a recovery from the past 3D Sonic games, there are many who are hesitant to hope for a great game, as “Sonic Forces,” “Sonic 06,” and “Sonic Boom” all seemed like they’d be excellent games, but turned out to be received at least some what negatively.

As one of the biggest gaming companies in the business right now, Nintendo always has a large list of games that people are anxiously awaiting. Here are some highlights: “Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope” is the unexpected sequel to a crossover between Mario and the chaotic and funny charac ters from the Rabbids franchise. It was unexpectedly a strategy game, and many players enjoyed it. The sequel to this unusual crossover seems to have more freedom when it comes to moving around the over world and moving around during battles. The game also appears to use a different combat style due to more freedom while moving. Even though it was an unexpected sequel, if you enjoyed the original, there’s a good chance you’ll like this one.

In other Nintendo news, “Pokemon Scarlet” and “Pokemon Violet,” taking place in the Paldea region and releasing on Nov. 18, has been steadily getting announcements and new Pokemon reveals. It already boasts 16 new Pokemon and a cast of charming new characters. Players begin the game by choosing their starter Pokemon, from the grass cat Sprigatito, the fire croc Fuecoco or the water duck Quaxly. You start the story as a student at the Pokemon school, a central location in the region.

After choosing a starter, players can choose from three dif ferent journeys to go on while catching Pokemon. You can go on the traditional journey, fighting through the eight gyms to reach the Pokemon league and become the champion. You can also assist another trainer in looking for a rare ingredient guarded by a titan Pokemon. If neither of the other journeys sound intriguing, you can help defeat a large team of rebel lious students known as team star, as well as their powerful leaders.

BLIZZARD

On Oct. 4, Blizzard released the sequel to their widely enjoyed team-based shooter game “Overwatch,” called “Overwatch 2.” Back when “Overwatch 2” was announced, it was said to be cross-playable with the original “Overwatch,” having it mainly be a slightly better version where the main draw was the story mode, something that the original lacked bar a few seasonal events. So while “Overwatch” still had cross-play and shared some skins with its sequel, “Overwatch 2” was regarded as the superior game. After a while, new modes and characters were announced, but along with these announcements, Blizzard also revealed that “Overwatch” servers would be shutting down. While an upsetting revela tion for many players, skins and currency will be passed over to “Overwatch 2” accounts. H

Homespun social media accounts aim to create community

By Kaylee Miyamoto ONLINE MANAGER

Last school year, many students would see accounts popping up showcasing bizarre photos, confessions and more. While the infamous accounts have returned this year, students have also seen the new addition of TikToks about Terrace’s school community.

The unofficial school Instagram accounts started off with posts exposing bad park ing jobs in the Terrace parking lot (@mth sassparking), into posts about students sleep ing in class or around the school (@mths. shlumped), as well as student confessions (@ mths.confessions_), catching the attention of many students and bringing together the community.

Controversy arose over these accounts as the 2021-2022 school year continued, some times posting photos of students without direct consent in addition to posts that some students found brought negativity.

As this school year rolled around, many accounts have yet to return, some completely going offline or being deleted. Some accounts were believed to be taken down or had posts deleted due to controversy, while others have been missing in action to the dismay of their avid followers. One of these is @mths. shlumped, posting submitted photos of stu-

dents sleep ing during school, and one of the owners of @mthsassfood’s favorite accounts.

The accounts that have returned are bring ing back a sense of community around the school, but with a lack of posts it’s hard to keep engagement. While some accounts have relied on making frequent posts to maintain attention, @mths.cartoons is less active than others but has still managed to keep an active, loyal following since their first post in March 2022. Taking photos submitted by students and turning them into cartoonstyled art, @mths.cartoons is a favorite among students and the other accounts.

“[MTHS cartoons is] truly something spe cial,” the admin of @mthsoutofcontext said. “Anyone can be included and get remarkable art of them made.”

@Mthsoutofcontext is an account that posts random photos students submit, as

the name states, with out context. They made their first post back in December of 2021 hoping to “spread pos itivity and laughs.”

“I never want to be the harbinger of negative energy, and I hope the dumb posts I make bring some joy,” the account owner said.

When it comes to choosing the posts they publish from their submissions, the account owner doesn’t have many rules, but still avoids certain things.

“[I post] pretty much whatever [is submit ted] as long as it’s not a blatant attack, defacing the bathrooms (recent rule) or something that someone clearly doesn’t want to be fea tured in,” they said.

The account owner also listens to anyone who directly messages them asking to take down a post if a student didn’t consent to it being posted. Another account making a comeback is @mthsassfood. The account

owner started it for fun last year when the other accounts were being created, posting any photos of school lunch that were submit ted.

“[It was] just a funny idea with a friend because others were making accounts,” the admin said. “[Now I] mainly go for things that look weird.”

Both of these accounts have seen a decrease in submissions since the school year began, but for @mths.confessions_, activity has been little to none.

This year, students have noticed unofficial school TikTok accounts popping up on their For You Pages.

One under the name of “@mountlaketer racehs” has been posting memes of staff and events. They have also been sharing support ive content, such as the football team’s win over Shorecrest H.S. and content of Big 6 Vice President Ryan Daly. Another account that has been grabbing students’ attention is @mths.interveiws, posting interviews asking students about music they’re listening to or to confess “the most embarrassing thing they’ve done.”

As the school year brings back these old accounts and new ones are created, the sense of community around them is being restored as well. H

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The spookiest of seasons is here!

By Ethan Holt HAWKEYE STAFF

Fall has come and the festive fun is just starting, with pumpkins, treats and golden leaves. And yes, Halloween is on the horizon.

From costumes and supplies to the most chilling horror movies, MTHS students have some great holiday advice.

When looking for the best costumes for Halloween this year, junior Ben Dockter sug gests Spirit Halloween, the closest being located just north of MTHS at 19800 44th Ave. W in Lynnwood.

“You’re gonna find some awesome stuff at Spirit Halloween. This year, they got a bunch of cool ‘Killer Klown’ stuff, which is an awesome ’80s hor ror movie,” Dockter said.

For anyone not familiar with the film, “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” was released in 1988 and is about aliens who look like clowns and terrorize a small town.

However, Dockter said that anyone looking to make their own costume and decorations would have better luck looking elsewhere.

“A great place to start is a hardware store such as Home Depot or Lowe’s,” he said.

Dockter is no stranger to the horror genre. Some of his favorite Halloween movies include “Evil Dead II,” “Army of Darkness,” “Friday the 13th,” “Beetlejuice,” “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” and “Mars Attacks!” For a great selection of Halloween movies, Dockter recommends Silver Platters in Lynnwood.

“Evil Dead II” is an R-rated movie about the survivor of an

onslaught of spirits who holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while demons attack.

“Army of Darkness” is another R-rated movie, where a store clerk must retrieve the necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home from 1300 A.D.

Watching horror movies with friends is a staple in Dockter’s Halloween traditions.

“[I love] getting all my friends together. I get a ton of food. I get a ton of candy, snacks, sodas, etc. And we’ll just watch seven to eight horror movies across the span of the night,” he said.

What led to his passion for Halloween? Dockter fell in love

with the scary atmosphere in every aspect of the holiday from an early age.

“When I was really young, [it was] my first trickor-treating experience. I went to my grandma’s house and was just wearing the costume, going around getting immersed in the spooky, scary atmosphere, and then obviously getting food out of it. Getting candy chocolates, all that good stuff,” Dockter said.

Sophomore Zach Rodgers also believes the best way to travel during Halloween is with a group of friends.

“It is safer and more fun,” he said.

With the holiday quickly approaching, there’s also plenty of Halloween thrills and events to scare your socks right off. A few local activities are the Nile Nightmares Haunted House, Horror Unexpected, Trick or Treat 5k and Jaws On The Water. Nile Nightmares Haunted House is at 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, where you can go through and have some spooky fun.

Horror Unexpected is an improv comedy horror put on by Unexpected Productions, and is at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater 1428 Post Alley in Seattle. This event con tinues from Oct. 9 to Oct. 30.

The Trick or Treat 5k takes place at 7201 East Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, on Oct. 30 and is organized by Run 2 Be Fit. Jaws On The Water is at Green Lake, and takes place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22.

“What better way to watch ‘Jaws’ than on the water with a jumbotron and top quality sound systems?” host Nick Tello said in the online promotional flier. H

CLUB FEATURES

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Come join the fun with the Asian Student Union (ASU)! It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and learn more about Asian heritage and culture. They’ve planned many surprises for the year, so you don’t want to miss out!

ASU meets in room 203 at 2 p.m. monthly. Check out their Instagram @mths_asu. H

“We like to celebrate all kinds of Asian cultures and get to know different kinds.”

Julia Mejino SENIOR

For an upbuilding community, come check out the Latino Student Union (LSU)! It’s a great place to have fun while spreading awareness. Participate in all kinds of activities from fundraisers, field trips, games and more. Also look forward to personal development and building yourself up as a person! LSU meets in the career center at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. Follow them @lsu_mths! H

“It’s important to connect with your culture and get to know people who are like you. We also try to bring people up, so we talk a lot about personal goals”

Katie Larios

The Black Student Union (BSU) is a space welcome for all to learn, share and discuss about Black culture and issues. Come to listen or share your stories and experiences. Also look forward to games, conversations, barbecues and holiday fun like white elephant! BSU meets in room 115 at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. Also find them @mths_bsu on Instagram! H

“Your voice will be heard.”

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Policy aims to increase student punctuality

By Rachel Davis DESIGN EDITOR

A new tardy policy inspired by other schools in the district was introduced to stu dents on Oct. 3. The policy aims to encour age on-time class readiness by the usage of discipline to motivate students to make sure they are in their classes by the time the bell rings. The policy became official on Monday, Oct. 10.

“Good attendance is necessary for success and safety in school,” the official proposal states. “The expectation is that students are on time to each class. ‘On-time’ is in a seat, ready to learn when the bell rings. Students who are late to class without a pass from another teacher or the office will receive cor-

responding consequences for tardiness.”

The policy was officially announced by Principal Greg Schellenberg on Sept. 30 in a video played during students’ PASS classes. Schellenberg explained that it has been years since an official tardy policy was in place and enforced due to the constant changes and unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I look back to last year when we opened up with a heartfelt feeling that we have all been through a lot,” Schellenberg said in the video.

“Let’s welcome students in, ‘it’s okay that you’re late to class.’ That feeling went through most of the first semester and then things began to shift.”

Cheryl

mark a student tardy in a way that will get them into class the quickest. Instead of making a student walk to the attendance office to get a pass, they will walk to one of the teachers handing out tardy passes in that hallway.

The teacher will then mark down the student’s first and last name and ask why they were late. Once the student receives the pass, they can enter their classroom.

ATTENDANCE SECRETARY

This will apply to every tardy student unless the student has a pass from a teacher or the office, or if the student is more than 10 minutes late to class.

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mark a student tardy. Instead, the attendance office will receive all of the names from the hall monitors. Students can quickly enter class without making an extra trip to the office. Additionally, there is a standard set for the whole school so tardy policies don’t vary between teachers.

“Similar policies in other schools have been very successful and have shown a significant decrease of tardiness,” Sadler said. “No one is trying to punish students for being late to class. We have a responsibility to not only educate students, but also prepare them.”

Throughout last year, more students began showing up to their classes significantly late, according to attendance official data. This caused disruptions, as teachers dealt with tardy students in their respective ways.

“The goal of this policy is to eliminate any missed class time,” attendance secretary Cheryl Sadler said. “If the student is late, they are supposed to sign in at the main office. It’s how it always has been. But it tended to cause a problem where the student would have to spend more time walking to the office to get a pass, wait in line, and then go back to their classroom.”

A couple of teachers each day will monitor their respective hallway for the first three to five minutes of their planning period. After 10 minutes, they no longer have that responsibility and will begin their typical activities in their planning.

The first tardy a student receives will result in a warning and the tardy will be marked in Skyward. On the second and subsequent tardy, an attendance referral will be marked in Skyward and the student will be assigned lunch detention as well as a meeting with an administrator.

Even with the positive intent of the policy, some students have expressed concern about what these rules could evolve into. Some aspects of the policy have also created confusion regarding punishment and if it will remain a permanent policy.

The week of Oct. 3 served as a pilot for the policy where no student was issued a lunch detention even after their second tardy.

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The policy implements new methods to

This policy aims to solve multiple prob lems. To start, individual teachers no longer have to worry about pausing their lesson to

“One thing to remember is that the teach ers deserve respect. Tardiness doesn’t only affect the student, but also the teacher’s planning and their peers,” Sadler said. “We have a great staff who cares about their stu dents and education. Remember that the goal is to help students to be successful.” H

Despite advances, COVID-19 continues to impact students, staff, schools

By Jakob Nacanaynay SPORTS EDITOR

“It was just a sore throat at first, and I didn’t really think anything of it,” junior Malakai Estes said. “So, I ended up going to the Mountlake Terrace carnival [Tour de Terrace]. I didn’t realize I had COVID until the day after that. I think I had it for like a week.”

That was in July, last summer.

On March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, former Superintendent Dr. Kristine McDuffy sent a letter to fami lies and students announcing schools would close starting March 13 until at least April 10, 2020. That was two-and-a-half years ago, yet COVID-19 remains a major concern for district officials.

By the third week of school, Estes would again fall sick, though not with COVID-19. Given the low reinfection rate and the possi bility that his summer ailment would return false positives, he was not tested and believes he either had a bad cold or the flu. Office staff told him he could return to school

after 24 hours without symptoms or after five days with improved symptoms. With his persistent cough, he had to stay out of school for the week.

Unfortunately, Estes would not be the only one sick that week.

On Sept. 21, a message was sent to students via StudentSquare warning about new cases, and procedures for people who show symptoms or test positive were reiterated. The message came after 92 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the district over the two days prior.

As of Oct. 3, MTHS has had 28 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among students and seven among staff this school year. This ties Terrace with Meadowdale H.S. for hav ing the second highest number of cases in the district, with Lynnwood H.S. having the most.

“I wasn’t as concerned about [COVID-19] when school was starting up because I just

had it and the reinfec tion rate wasn’t super high, but my parents are getting a little more concerned about it now,” Estes said. “I’ll probably be wearing a mask for the next four months or so.”

With missed time, students out sick are also concerned with keeping on pace with homework. It becomes an issue of weighing the stacking work against resting and getting better.

“I tried to keep up with all my work while I was home sick,” Estes said. “But it was defi nitely a struggle… I was a little bit behind when I got back and not all of my teachers have fixed the missing grades.”

When asked about procedures regarding COVID-19, school nurse Shermin Davidson referred directly to district policy, as Terrace follows the guidelines set.

Regardless of vaccination status, students who show symptoms of COVID-19 (fever,

cough, sore throat, etc.) must be isolated and take a test or see a health care provider. If they test negative, they can return to school after 24 hours without fever and “signifi cantly improved symptoms.”

Testing positive has similar guidance in that students can return after 24 hours with out fever and improved symptoms, but they must stay out of school for a minimum of five days and wear a mask for the five days after returning to school. Positive cases should also be reported to the school, which will send reports upstream to the Snohomish Health District.

Also worth considering, while not men tioned in the COVID-19 procedure flow chart sent to families, is that an optional positive test on day five means the student must quarantine for an additional five days. COVID-19 case statistics and district guide lines regarding it can be found on the district website in the COVID-19 Health/Safety page. More questions can be answered by Davidson via phone at 425-431-3072 or by email at davidsons837@edmonds.wednet. edu. H

“No one is trying to punish students for being late to class, we have a responsibility to not only educate students but also prepare them.”

Sadler

Student intervention coordinator Tawny Clark fills out a copy of one of the new tardy slips.

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AS THE WAR CONTINUES, UKRAINE HOLDS ITS GROUND

By Casey Carpenter HAWKEYE STAFF

Russian forces moved into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, looking to capture key cities and force the country into submission, and the repercussions are even being felt at MTHS.

Russian president Vladimir Putin declared the invasion a “denazification” of Ukraine, predicting it would take mere weeks, even days to capture most of the country.

Currently, Ukraine still remains independent, having withstood the Russian forces for the past eight months. The country’s determination and ability to unite as one, along with President Volodymir Zelenskyy’s lead ership has been able to push back the invaders and reclaim lost territories.

On Sept. 6, Ukrainian forces launched an unexpected counteroffen sive against Russian forces in Kharkiv Oblast. By Sept. 9, they managed to penetrate Russian lines, reclaiming major cities in the region and liberat ing many captured towns.

Later that day, Russian troops were ordered to retreat and hit the ground running, with Ukrainian forces trailing behind. The most devastating loss for Russia would come in the fall of Izuim on the following day, as the city’s location was strategically important for Russian forces.

On the afternoon of Sept. 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the formal pullout of Russian forces from nearly all of Kharkiv Oblast, pushing Russian forces out of Northern Ukraine.

Meanwhile, 5,600 miles away, Terrace students and families feel the reverberations of the conflict.

“I was happy when I heard that the Ukrainians stayed,” sophomore Liia Sharabova said. “I have family back in Russia, and what they [Russia] tell them is they [Russian troops] have to go back for the reasons of Russia, like

Ukraine didn’t even do anything to them.”

Putin is as ruthless in propaganda as he is in invasion. Under his dictatorship, all news outlets and papers are controlled and written by the government to sway the support of the people living within Russian borders. However, it seems not all of Russia is convinced.

“I actually know a lot of people where when the war started on Feb. 22, in the middle of the night, a lot of people from there [Russia] who speak Russian, at that moment when the invasion began they just stopped speaking Russian. Only spoke English,” Sharabova said. “My father’s friends, who can speak Russian, are now speaking just English.”

Both here and in Russia, people are refusing to speak Russian as a defiance against Putin and to separate them selves from the Russian government. Most Ukrainian and and many Russian civilians alike believe the war is only caus ing destruction.

“[I’m] hoping that my friends and family will be okay,” Sharabova said. With recent declarations from Putin, it seems the campaign will not be slowing down. On Sept. 22, he made threats of nuclear destruction against Ukraine, sending 300,000 reserves to prove he’s serious about making sure Ukraine falls. On top of that, Putin has also called for a civilian draft. In the heat of this, thousands of Russian civilians fled to avoid the draft.

Additionally, thousands are taking to the streets to protest against the invasion. Some Russian citizens have even resorted to attacking recruit ment offices across the country, with thousands of citizens being arrested for doing so.

President Biden made a speech when the threats came out, stating that any nuclear action would be met with a “catastrophic response,” and not elaborating further.

“He wants to scare the whole world. These are the first steps of his nuclear blackmail. I don’t think he’s bluffing. I think the world is deterring it and containing this threat. We need to keep putting pressure on him and not allow him to continue,” President Zelenskyy said in an interview with CBS on Sept. 25.

A few days after the speech, Putin took action on four cap tured territories in Ukraine, with each of them holding votes to join Russia and be annexed. This wouldn’t be the first time Russia has done something like this, as in 2014, Ukrainianowned Crimea was handed over to Russia. The United Nations made a response on the annexations, stating that it would mark a “dangerous escalation” that would jeopardize the prospects for peace in the region. President Zelenskyy said he is undeterred by the new annexations, pledging to retake and liberate all of his country’s territory currently under Russian control. H

Student tip, swift police action lead to arrest

By Kaylee Miyamoto

Thanks to a tip from a student, Edmonds police arrested a 15-yearold student who reportedly was carrying a loaded gun on the EdmondsWoodway H.S. campus late last month. No one was injured during

On Sept. 29, at 1:11 p.m., Edmonds police received a call from a teacher at Edmonds-Woodway H.S. who told police that a student reported that another student had a loaded gun being their backpack. The 15-year-old male student was arrested after police arrived on cam pus at 1:13 p.m.

“In the next 13 or 15 minutes, the officers were meeting with adminis trators who had called 911 to deter-

mine if this threat was credible and where the student was,” Edmonds Police Sergeant Josh McClure said.

Working with staff, the school was put in a modified lockdown. Through an announcement, teachers were informed to keep their students in class as the end of the school day was approaching. Within two minutes after the announcement, six police officers went into the suspect’s class room, placing him in custody and seizing the weapon.

Following the incident, the student was taken for a mental health evalu ation and then placed in a juvenile detention center.

Later that day, Edmonds-Woodway Principal Allison Larsen sent out a letter to families and staff members explaining the situation.

“We are very grateful no one was hurt in this incident,” the letter stated.

The situation was handled quickly by police, but without the student informing the teacher and the teacher calling 911, the gun may never have been reported.

“We’ve been doing it the right way, which is [to] get on scene and go to the threat,” McClure said. “In terms of prevention, we are asking for a lot of help from the public and the students. If you know a threat, or if you know people with weapons, come forward and report it. If you’re con cerned and if you know something, if you see something, say something and report it. Go to the administra tor and really don’t take no for an answer.” H

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Loaded weapon reported at Edmonds-Woodway H.S.

Hawks survive homecoming heart-stopper

Terrace, Jones run roughshod through surprisingly tough Lynnwood in a 20-19 thriller

By Jakob Nacanaynay and Soren Ramerman HAWKEYE STAFF

After a slow first half, the Hawks found their footing in the third quarter to beat the Lynnwood Royals in a heart stopping 20-19 finish for the homecoming game, Oct. 7 at Edmonds Stadium.

The Hawks were the favorites going into the game with a 3-2 record compared to the Royals’ 0-5 season, but nothing is quite guaranteed in football. The game prior, Terrace was crushed by Monroe 49-7, the WesCo South 3A division leaders. Last year, Lynnwood beat Terrace 21-7 in the home coming game. And for the superstitious, Terrace’s only win in their 1-7 season last year was against Meadowdale – on Mavericks' homecoming.

The stands were overflowing with an estimated 1,000 people who showed up to watch these teams duke it out on the gridiron. Even before kickoff, the crowd was electric with the senior introductions hyping the crowd up.

The Hawks received the opening kickoff and carried it to their own 16-yard line, but went three and out. The Hawks punted and the Royals brought it to the Terrace 25. Defensive back Tyler Shankle intercepted the Royals, but again the offense failed to get the first down and was forced to punt.

A few plays later, the Royals ended up in a third-and-13 sit uation from their own 23-yard line. An incredible deep ball across the field brought the Royals a yard from the end zone for Lynnwood’s wide receiver Jordan Whittle to score on the next play to make the game 7-0 Lynnwood. After receiv ing the kick, Terrace ran the clock out to end the inaugural quarter of the game.

Most of the second quarter was quite dry; there were multiple three-and-outs plus fumbles, but no turnovers. Near the start, Shankle was injured but was able to walk it off on his own. As the final minutes approached, the Hawks began to find their groove with starting running back Zaveon Jones and wide receiver Logan Tews each making gains. Quarterback Matthew Meadows was sacked, putting the Hawks in a difficult fourth-and-13 situation with only 50 seconds left in the half. Then, Meadows fired it straight into the end zone with a perfect throw to Tews for a touchdown. The crowd went wild, erupting in excitement and getting to their feet. Senior Laraine Sims narrowly missed the extra point leaving the Hawks down 7-6. The Hawks kicked it off to the Royals with 37 seconds left on the clock. Lynnwood made a decent return to their own 29. The Royals snapped it back and quarterback Raymond Siharath launched it down the field 20 yards to Whittle, who broke loose going through countless defenders and scored a 71-yard touchdown. In less than a minute, the ecstatic crowd was brought to silence.

Rather than attempting to score with 18 sec onds left in the half, the Hawks decided to take a knee and head to the locker room.

The Hawks kicked off to the Royals to start the second half. The start of the third quarter and second half was filled with constant pen alties, which delayed the game over and over again. After a long drive, the Hawks defense eventually forced a turnover on downs. It would be that moment, with 4:51 to go in the third quarter, where the winds would start blowing in the Hawks’ favor.

In a third-and-15 situation, Tews made a reception and carried the ball for a 29 yard gain. Following two incomplete passes and a pass interference on the Royals, the Hawks discov ered an exploit.

The Hawks decided to run the same play six times in a row. From the Lynnwood 40, Jones ran up the center for 10, 11, 12 and six yards, finally scoring in the first play of the fourth quarter tying the game 13-13.

Following the game, offensive lineman Logan Hansen spoke about this drive as his favorite part of the game.

“It’s gotta be when we ran the same play six times in a row,” Hansen said. “Me and Gryphon Aman, we ran the same play, 76 Iso. We ran the same play six times in a row and they couldn’t stop it.”

The Royals got the ball back and worked up the field to make it to the Terrace 15-yard line. In what looked to be a Royals touchdown pass, the ball bounced off the receiver’s hands for and Tews intercepted it in the end zone, mere inches from the ball hitting the ground.

Jones and running back Malachi Hashimoto worked their magic up field, breaking through tackles and finding every hole possible created by the strong O-line. Jones ended up breaking through to make another touchdown, finally the Hawks ahead 20-13 with 4:22 left in the game.

In the subsequent drive, the Royals began fighting to sur vive. Whittle made a 29 yard reception to bring the ball to the Terrace 20, but a penalty would push them back 15 yards. A few plays later and the Royals’ wide receiver Zaire Griffin scored a touchdown, making the score 20-19 with just over a minute left in the game. Lynnwood decided to go for a two-point conversion for the win and called a timeout. The crowd anxiously waited.

The Royals tried to run the ball in, but got tackled short of the goal line. However, a penalty against Terrace for a pass interference on the play would give the Royals another shot. The boos from the crowd could not have been louder.

The Royals tried a passing play, which was deflected and

intercepted by the Hawks.

Lynnwood then tried an onside kick but was unsuccessful. Meadows took a knee to close out the game 20-19.

As the game came to an end the crowd went crazy with baby powder, starch and flour being tossed into the air. People were covered in white head to toe.

“In the second half, we started getting our blocks, we start ed pushing, started overcoming challenges, started fighting harder, started fighting for our seniors,” Jones said.

Tews credited the win to their superb offensive linemen for making plays happen.

“Favorite play? I mean, there’s a lot,” Tews said. “Probably Malachi… I don’t know. Everybody’s just blocking. I’d say the blocking. If they didn’t block for [Zaveon Jones] the game might have been different.”

But after thinking it over, Tews changed his answer.

“My favorite play actually was when Shankle came back into the game.” H

10/18/22

Compiled by Jakob Nacanaynay Graphics by Zoë Teran

Junior wide receiver Logan Tews (1) takes the ball on an end-around play as Lynnwood's sophomore defensive end Victor Sanchez-Hernandez (29) tries to make the tackle. Tews and the Hawks prevailed 20-19 over the Royals in a homecoming thriller at Edmonds Stadium. HUNTER MICHAELSON | HAWKEYE

LOGICALLY SPEAKING, HOW ARE YOUR RO-SHAM-BO SKILLS?

Created by Jakob Nacanaynay SPORTS EDITOR & PUZZLE MASTER

The Scenario

You are in a rock-paper-scissors (sometimes referred to as ro-sham-bo) competition. Your opponent follows the rules listed below:

• The first move is either rock or paper

• If they win, they will throw the move that was not played by either next round

• If they tie, they will throw the move which would’ve beaten you next round

• If they lose, they will change their move next round

Your Task

Determine which move should be played first.

Additional Challenges

Which strategy below will most effectively minimize losses (after your first move)?

• Always play [insert rock, paper, or scis sors]

• Always play the move that won or tied last round

• Always play the move that lost or tied last round

• Always play the move that neither played or tied last round

• Always play what would’ve beaten your opponent’s last move

• Always play what would’ve beaten your last move

• Always play what your opponent played last round

WORD

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