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PERSPECTIVES ON TRANS YOUTH AT TERRACE

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PUTTING THE ROWDY IN THE ROWDY ROOTERS

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5 Why can’t I use the Wi-Fi on my phone?

6 Differing opinions on Chromebooks 8 A How-To guide on school spirit

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10 Treating transgender youth equally 12 Science teacher takes Washington, D.C. 14 A closer look at Terrace’s Rowdy Rooters

Letter from the Editor

MAKING YOUR VOICE MATTER “W

hy do we have to keep talking about politics?”

The voice of apathy interrupts the conversation, cutting a productive voice in half. It’s not a quiet voice. It’s raised above the others, eyes looking around as everyone halts Stephi Smith EXECUTIVE EDITOR conversation.

I’m not sure when or why people stopped caring about politics, but it’s a dangerous act.

This particular upcoming presidential election is the result. People are now looking at both candidates and realizing they don’t particularly like either one. It’s “picking between the lesser of two evils,” they say as they mindlessly watch the debates.

This isn’t something random. This elec-

tion shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s the effect of people not caring, not voting, not paying attention, not making their own voices heard. Because so many people have just ignored politics completely, they now feel “stuck” with two candidates they don’t feel can benefit the country.

It’s because society hasn’t spoken up and, as a result, voters have to deal with choosing between two candidates they don’t want as president.

“Decisions are made by those who show up,” as a character from the “The West Wing” once said, and it couldn’t be more real, especially now. It’s the people who cast their votes and pay attention to political change who will make the difference.

A lot of times, politics seems distant and irrelevant. But politics does affect you. For example, there’s a initiative, I-1433, that affects every person working for minimum

wage in Washington state. The bill would ensure that every worker would earn paid sick leave and that the minimum wage would increase to $13.50 over four years.

So while this may not affect you or even your family directly, it will affect many others and perhaps you in the future. A minimum-wage worker at a nearby fast food restaurant is most likely not on paid sick leave and, if sick, must choose between going to work and possibly infecting more people or staying home and losing money.

Hopefully, as a citizen, you care about that choice. Whether or not you’re in favor of I-1433, or any other ballot measure for that matter, you care enough about your own thoughts and opinions to make them heard either by voting or discussion.

So why should you keep talking about politics? Because if you don’t, you’ll always have your decisions made for you. H

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HOMECOMING THANK YOU’S, CLOWNS, PIGEONS AND A FEW OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS

hat was a great Homecoming Week! I was so impressed by the effort put into planning the week by our ASB and for all of the spirit shown for all the dress-up days and on the day of the assembly.

The whole week was just a great example of the kind of school we are—spirited, welcoming and enthusiastic.

All really good adjectives to be used when you talk about a school. So, thank you to everyone who had a hand in planning the week and thank Greg Schwab PRINCIPAL you to everyone who participated!

Much attention has been paid recently to stories of people dressing up as clowns with the intent to create reactions of fear from others. It got a little bit out of hand during Homecoming week when I responded to an interview request from Hawkeye wanting my comment on the “clown” threat here at MTHS. Until the interview, I hadn’t been aware of any threats of clown squads planning to come cause mayhem at MTHS. But it became clear to me that there were at least several rumors going around of people dressed as clowns who were

planning to come to our Homecoming assembly on Friday around. But this brings me to my point about pranks. I am and it was causing some real concern for students and parnot a big fan of pranks that cause damage or cause work for ents. others like these pigeons caused for the staff at MTHS. We We did our best to reassure those who were concerned and figured out who the responsible students were in this case we continued to maintain our level of building security. In and have addressed this issue with them, but I share this as the end, I am happy to report that there were food for thought. no clowns at MTHS. But this served as a Pranks can get out of hand and can have “The whole week reminder of the power of gossip and rumors. real consequences for those who are responwas just a great Of course if anyone has concerns about sible. We have been prank-free as a school example of the kind safety here at MTHS, we want to know community for several years and I have of school we are— about these concerns so that we can look into appreciated that about our school. Let’s try spirited, welcoming them and take whatever steps are needed to to keep it that way. and enthusiastic.” make sure we are all safe.

Lastly, Mix It Up Day is coming on Oct. But, gossip and rumors can also cause peo25. You may not know what Mix It Up Day ple to spend a lot of unnecessary time and effort following up is so let me explain. This is a day each year where the goal on things that are simply not true. Think about what you are is to create opportunities for students to get to know others saying and what you are passing on. that they might not normally sit next to.

Is it a rumor? Or is it a real concern?

The idea is as simple as it sounds—you mix up who you So, you may have heard that we had some wild pigeons let normally sit with at lunch as a way to get to know others and loose in our school a few weeks ago. The birds created quite a make our lunch room a more inviting place for all of the stumess as they were trapped in building for the whole weekend. dents who go here. I know our ASB is planning to do someWe finally were able to coax the birds out of the building thing on this day and I hope you all get involved. by mid-day and they returned to the freedom of the wilderThat’s enough for now! Go Hawks! H NOTE: The Hawkeye provides the MTHS Administration space each issue in the Op/Ed ness—well, in this case the grounds around MTHS. section as part of our mission as a designated open public forum.

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I will never understand the popularity of “The Party Bus.” bullying and against the law in Washington state.

Just its title says: “Hey, come bust me.”

It’s even against the law for a person to allow themselves All of this is in the paperwork that is supposed to be to be hazed. Yes, it was common when I was in school, read before it’s signed by you and your parents. and was particularly popular from the late 1940s So why does everyone look surprised when I inform until the late 1990s. And I’m sure on some college them of the consequences of “being in the presence campuses it is still a rite of passage, but here at of illegal behavior”?

MTHS, it is not an acceptable behavior and Last week I was made aware of a behavior never will be.

SELF that was still taking place that I was so sure If we really want an inclusive school that had died years ago. Students and parents, follows the ideals of Maslow’s Hierarchy, ACTUALIZATION please hear me when I say “hazing” or which is the No. 1 goal of our ASB, “initiations” where members of a team activities like hazing must be buried for are physically humiliated, degraded or good and not allowed to rear its ugly forced to perform acts are listed as head at Terrace ever again. H

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, with the more basic needs at the bottom, is typically represented as a pyramid.

In his role as the leadership instructor, Stew frequently references the importance of following the ideals contained in this theory.

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ince I became the Activities Coordinator and Athletics Director here at MTHS in 1995 there is one thing that rips my heart out every time – having to tell a student athlete they cannot play.

Whether it’s for grades or a violation of the athletic code, believe me it’s not a job many people would want.

With that said I also believe we should do drug testing for everyone. Not just those in activities and athletics but “everyone.”

Kim Stewart Before you start calling for my ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR resignation it’s not to bust you or get you in trouble but to see if you need help.

Social media? Over the past few years Mr. Schwab and I have been sent a number of pictures taken directly off of students social media pages, as the code says, “In the presence of illegal behavior.”

Again my first reaction is to see about a student’s well being before addressing the code. Then I’m thinking why not just come self-report if you’re going to put things like that on your social media?

Self-reporting: When a student athlete is placed in the presence of illegal behavior simply by fate, they should call or text their parents immediately to get out of the situation.

Then text or call their coach to make them aware, and lastly, let the Activities Coordinator and Athletics Director know the next school day.

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WHAT THE WHY-FI?

Story by Matthew Hippolito Photo by Isaac Otis HAWKEYE STAFF

When students were handed their Chromebooks around the time that school started, they were also handed the only device capable of connecting to school WiFi. District IT officials disabled access to school WiFi on personal devices effective this school year, largely because the school simply did not have enough bandwidth to accommodate both school and personal devices, now that students have their own assigned computer.

An internet connection is much like a highway with many lanes serving many cars. Each one of these cars carries a single bit – a unit of data that is either a one or a zero.

Globally, this highway is very efficient, routing these cars to their destinations at top speed. However, as these cars exit, oftentimes, smaller, more suburban ‘streets’ have a difficult time accommodating them, so they slow down. Large businesses with lots of people using the internet have very large connections.

MTHS has such a connection.

The ability of a connection to manage volumes of data is known as ‘bandwidth’. In short, it is the number of lanes the proverbial highway has, or how many cars the connection can put through to their destinations per second.

MTHS has roughly 1,000 destinations. Data collected by Pew Research Center in 2013 indicates that 78 percent of teenagers ages 12-17 have cell phones.

The average webpage, according to Wired, is now approximately 2.3 megabytes. If each of the 78 percent of cellphone owning teenagers use their device to visit three webpages per day over school WiFi, then every day that students use personal devices, 5.3 gigabytes of data are routed through the school. Add in Chromebooks and these numbers would be even higher.

To not have enough bandwidth simply means the school’s WiFi connection is not broad enough nor powerful enough to accommodate so many devices at once.

“We actually found out about this [bandwidth issue] last spring when we were doing SBA testing. We found that our network was much faster without students having access to personal devices, so we figured that we needed to make sure that teachers and students were able to get online with their Chromebooks and teacher computers,” Principal Greg Schwab said. The best way to do this, he said, was to disable students’ access to the WiFi on their personal devices.

Since the District rolled out 1:1 Chromebooks and technology has taken more of a prominent role in many curricula, the number of websites visited has grown, both educational-related and not. Two thirds of students across all grades surveyed by the Hawkeye said they used their Chromebook to access social media or other non-educational websites, for example.

Despite these figures, the potential for classroom distraction was not a priority in the decision to restrict access to school WiFi. “I’m sure people have figured out that you can have access to many of the same websites through the Chromebooks that you could with your personal device. Things like

Facebook and Twitter and Instagram are accessible through your Chromebook. So, it really wasn’t that big of an issue,” Schwab said.

Already, the effects of the decision are being felt both by students and teachers.

Schwab’s PASS meets in the HUB. Before student devices were banned from school WiFi, Schwab reported his computer logged on slowly while he was in the HUB for PASS, evidently as a result of having so many students in the area at once. “Students are logging on, and it’s blocking your access to the network. That’s my own personal experience with it.

Since we’ve made this decision, however, I’ve been in the HUB, and I’ve got no trouble getting onto the network.”

Unfortunately for guests to the school, this means their devices are excluded as well; however, this was deemed acceptable collateral in the decision to close the school networks. “We just can’t provide that service,” said Schwab.

When the taxpayers voted to allow the District the funds to purchase Chromebooks and infrastructure, he said, they paid for educational devices, not WiFi connectivity for school guests.

Providing such connectivity isn’t the school’s primary role.

“We want to make sure the 1:1 initiative goes as well as possible, and our main concern is making sure that students, when they are in school, have the ability to log onto the network and not get kicked off of the network or experience slowerthan-expected browser speed,” Schwab said. H

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or the past couple of years, we have been using Chromebooks in several classes, including here are many disadvantages and consequences to implementing Chromebooks at this English and history. While middle school students have had their own chromebooks to school. use since the 2015-2016 school year, high school students haven’t had 1:1 access until this These Chromebooks have caused the guest Wi-Fi to be shut down, which upset many year. students like myself because there is no service or very little This year each high school student in the school district service in the school. Chromebooks are less useful offline, and has received their own chromebook along with the middle with all the computers that are used, the internet is bound to school students. run slower than usual or be down completely at some point.

We are now allowed to bring the chromebooks home to One of the purposes of computer usage in schools is so that work on our school work without having to search through we lower paper usage and “go digital.” Instead, students have website after website to get where we need to be. to carry notebooks and textbooks for AP classes because we I personally love the Chromebooks. have homework everyday.

They’re cheaper than laptops you can buy in an electronic Overall, the weight of students’ backpacks have increased.

Mikayla Smith Yannie Tran HAWKEYE STAFF store and work just as well as them, too.

The AP Chemistry textbook weighs approximately 3 pounds HAWKEYE STAFF And since I’m a student who doesn’t have a computer or and is probably not good for your back to carry for long perilaptop to work from at home, it has made it easier for me to finish my assignments. ods of time. According to a survey given to some students, I no longer have to walk all the way to a public library or stay for hours 76.1 percent of 42 responses gave a 5 or lower rating for increased weight of after school just to get all my assignments done. their backpacks.

Since the educational system has become more electronic/online Students can’t take notes on presentations or lectures and while over the years, Chromebooks have only made our lives easier. many studies have shown that writing things down helps They are always there for us and our teachers no longer have retain memory, it’s the opposite for me. to plan their lessons around whether or not they’ll have There are some pros to typing notes. Many teachers the computer carts or not. talk fast and even more often, students talk fast when Our school board is only thinking of us, students they’re giving presentations. When people are teachand teachers. They issued the Chromebooks as a ing or presenting, a lot of that time goes to waiting way to make our school lives and lessons as easy as for people to finish writing, and even when people they possibly can. use abbreviations and only write the important I do get that the things there is still waiting.

Chromebooks have Typing means that people can get all the neces“I personally love their drawbacks, sary information faster. This also means that the Chromebooks. such as printing teachers don’t have to take time deciphering They’re cheaper and charging. But questionable handwriting. than laptops you can buy in an the district thought Although Chromebooks are very useful for electronic store of that. people who don’t have computers at home, it and work just They signed us seems to me that it’s doing more harm than good. as well as them, all up for a website While Google apps sync across devices, which is too. And since to print from, called a useful feature on the Chromebooks, they can be I’m a student Papercut, so problem accessed on any device that has an internet connecwho doesn’t have one solved. tion. a computer or And charging them?

The website that lets us print from Chromebooks does laptop to work It’s not so different from not solve the printing issue because it is not widely known from at home, it remembering to charge your that the website even exists. has made it easier phone or tablet, is it?

The battery is supposed to last for 6 hours but I still have to for me to finish my assignments.”

I’m all for the Chromebooks. charge it everyday and I only use the Chromebook for a maximum of They make my school life easier, they’re 2.5 hours a day.

ISAAC OTIS | HAWKEYE cheap, which helps the district save money for more A normal laptop can do everything a Chromebook can do, even access Google important things and they’re portable, which means you can apps, but with an easier printing process and programs that can run offline such as do your work while in the area of public Wi-Fi, such as at Starbucks or Denny’s.

Microsoft Office with more capability and without sacrificing features.

Chromebooks really aren’t as bad as people make them out to be. H An easier solution to solving all these issues, while keeping the Chromebook’s quick start up time, is to have a class set of chromebooks in classrooms without computers or even just classrooms that need it.

NOTE: What do you think? What has your experience been with your Chromebook? What about Google Classroom or Canvas?

The system we had before was fine just the way it was.There’s no need to change a system How have clases changed since Chromebooks have been implemented? How have your study habits changed? What’s better? that nobody complained about. H What’s worse? What changes would you like to see?

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Students more in favor of chromeboks than not as every day device

By Matthew Hipolito Graphics by Sam Johnson HAWKEYE STAFF

Fashion at Terrace varies wildly, but despite the myriad of accessories sported by our students, there is one item that is essential to every student whatever their taste.

The black travel cases that contain students’ District-issued 1:1 Chromebooks can be seen toted by many at our school.

These black-or-white-colored computers have been met with mixed but warm response from the student body, with praise going to its browsing and processing speed.

“It’s fast. It’s the speed I want it to go,” sophomore Justin Guaren said.

Overall, students seem very pleased with the computers.

The majority of students surveyed - 20.4 percent of 54 surveyed anonymously - rated them an eight on a scale of one to ten overall, with the next highest number of students, 18.5 percent, rating them as a solid five, followed equally by one and seven, each with 13 percent.

The Chromebook’s most praised quality is their word processing capability, with 54 percent of students surveyed rating it as a four or above out of five. 48 percent rated browsing and processing speed as a four or above. Most other aspects were received warmly as well; however, a 13.2 percent minority reported ones consistently across all aspects of Chromebooks we asked about.

In-class, Chromebooks were largely welcomed as educational devices. Chromebooks largely succeeded in their

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intended function; 46.4 percent of students surveyed rated an eight or above in response when asked whether they did.

Most students, however, felt that the Chromebooks failed to make their backpacks any lighter, still requiring them to carry heavy textbooks, binders and notebooks, with 44.5 of students responding with a three or below when asked if their Chromebooks lightened their backpacks on a one-toten scale.According to one anonymous student, thanks to the integration of technology in the classroom and the use of sites like Google Classroom and Canvas, “most assignments and announcements are easy to get to.”

Many students also use Chromebooks to stay connected.

One third of students reported using their Chromebooks to access non-educational websites. Among the websites students accessed on their Chromebooks were Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, Amazon, Pinterest, and Facebook.

Despite this, few students have reported their Chromebooks as distractions. “[The Chromebook was not a distraction] in my case, because I’m used to not using electronic devices in class. However, I’ve noticed that some people are always on their chromebooks throughout the whole period,” one student said, who elected not to disclose their name.

Despite the capacity for abuse, said

another, “it is much better than last year.”

Overall, while accepted by most members of the student body, Chromebooks have acquired a small yet vocal minority of detractors.

One anonymous junior described his Chromebook as an “excuse for a computer.”

Senior Kaenan Curry responded bluntly, “Chromebooks are trash.”

Still, in the first year of 1:1 Chromebooks, they have been met warmly by most of the student body, scoring an average of 6 out of 10 for all metrics we asked about.

One junior perhaps best summed up the feelings of the representation of the student body surveyed when she wrote Chromebooks were “useful” and “efficient” but not “indispensable.” H

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chool spirit can be seen as the pride expressed in one’s school.

Kimberly Nelson, a family and consumer science teacher, said, “our school spirit, being a celebration of who we are, is a big deal” and is important to the school community.

At school events and assemblies, students show their school spirit through flaring outfits – ranging from poofy tutus to silky capes – yelling until it’s hard to speak during assemblies and staying late during sport games to support the Terrace athletes and fellow students. Even helping around the community and uniting the school in any way possible can show one’s school spirit.

In order to embrace and participate this pride for MTHS, here are some tips to help show school spirit…

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eing able to dress up allows students to express themselves in fun, creative ways by wearing capes, props, school colors or even showing up in costume. Spirit days gives individuals the chance to show their creative side through dressing up.

As long as the outfits chosen are school appropriate and do not offend someone through culture, race, identity, or in other ways, they can be as outrageous and as crazy as students want them to be.

Brianna Houtman, ASB’s Big Six Vice President, said that seeing people’s “different interpretations [of the spirit days is] always the best,” and she enjoys seeing the type of person a student is.

When dressing up for spirit days, it doesn’t matter if students go all out or stay simple, as long as they are being themselves and putting in the time/effort to participate, that’s what’s important.

If it’s class colors day, just putting on that simple red, black, white or grey shirt shows school pride for the grade the individual is representing. Something as simple as this still shows participation and representing the school as a Terrace student.

Spending money on expensive materials isn’t something that’s required or necessary.

There are always less expensive methods to use when dressing up, such as creating outfits out of items available at home or going to thrift stores.

Fake an Injury Day, one of the spirit days during homecoming week, had people dressed up in Band-Aid’s found at home and pre-owned casts, requiring little to no money.

When dressing-up, remember that there’s no limit or bar to reach in how much to participate, because it’s all up to the students to decide in how they want to represent Terrace in a positive light.

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During spirit days, if another student has on their spirit wear, don’t undermine them with negative comments such as “your outfit looks stupid” or “why did you think that outfit would work?” Through this, a chain reaction of negativity may begin, affecting one person, then another and so on until it results in a lack of participation in school spirit due to the possibility of students thinking it’s dumb, or being self conscious about themselves.

Instead, start with a positive viewpoint or comment such as complimenting the person’s outfit or just bringing up their spirits and encouraging them. That way, the chain reaction can turn into a positive one and raise school participation.

nother thing to consider when having the right attitude for school spirit is being a role model and encouraging people that might not want to participate in school spirit. Getting people to join school spirit doesn’t involve forcing them, but simply the actions that other people do to promote it may give them the confidence to do so. That just by expressing their school spirit, they’re being themselves and hope that others see that it’s fun and great to do.

Jeremy Ansdell, a member of the Rowdy Rooters Club that dedicates time to encouraging “hype” during sport games, said that students can “reach out to others, and keep growing the group/community [here at MTHS]”.

The way a student’s attitude is directed towards the MTHS community makes a big impact on how school spirit is represented. The idea behind it is a positive attitude and showing school pride.

Whether helping students out with their academics, showing sportsmanship to teammates or doing little things to help teachers and staff. Such things showing the type of attitude that should be expressed in school, developing MTHS into a better community where everyone comes and supports each other.

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ot being into the hyped-up energy or the dressing up aspect doesn’t mean it’s impossible to show school spirit. People show school spirit through other ways such as joining clubs, sports, after-school activities, and etc. Even going to sporting events/assemblies and just being there, whether cheering or staying quit, shows support for our fellow Terrace students. Within MTHS, there is a wide variety of activities that students can choose to fit their interests!

From the helping hand of our community known as Key Club to Black Student Union (BSU), DECA, Robotics, Anime, and more. If a student is more of the athletic type, trying out for sports that interest them and representing our school as a Terrace athlete is the way to go. Or if they want to express their musical talents, getting involved in our music program is a great option for them.

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ome of the activities offered at Terrace encourage friendly competition. Whether it’s classes put against each other during the assembly games, or clubs/sport teams going against different schools, it’s can be fun and exciting to compete and bring people together.

Getting involved shows an individual’s care about contributing to part of what makes Terrace special; making the school a better place. Anyone can get involved and it’s a great way to meet other people with similar values or interests as well as build relationships among one another. Students start to feel part of something, in other words, this community here at Terrace H

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TRANSGENDER YOUTH EXIST MTHS IS AN OPEN ENVIRONMENT, BUT COULD STILL USE SOME WORK

THE WAY WE SEE IT

By Cierra Markert and Issa Moffet Graphics by Flynn Thomas HAWKEYE STAFF

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ou would never want one of your friends to feel unsafe coming to school, so why would you want someone else to feel that way just because they are a little different?

The transgender community is growing larger and larger each day because it is now considered socially acceptable to be who you truly are.

However, there are people who view transgender issues as unacceptable. There are also some people who may consider being trans-

gender “disgusting” or “ just a phase.”

Sadly, some students at MTHS think like that too. You don’t judge Caitlin Jenner for becoming who she is, so why would you judge the boy who sits next to you in biology or the girl who sits across the room in English?

“Be very aware that we do exist and that we are in the school and we are here,” says Jason Matson, a transgender student at MTHS. Being transgender means identifying or “transitioning” to a gender other than the one you were assigned at birth.

Two students interviewed for this story wished to remain anonymous for personal reasons. Ryan, a sophomore whose name has

been changed to protect his identity, said that they are transgender but that shouldn’t that his experience at MTHS while being change how you treat them. transgender is okay mostly because when When you see someone who is male, it’s someone doesn’t agree with his life choices, considered normal. Similarly, being around they refer to him as a transgender person “it” or “she” just to try shouldn’t bother you “Not feeling safe enough to and get a reaction out to the extent that you come to school and dealing of him. can’t associate with that with the issues John has Transgender students person. dealt with isn’t right.” are being harassed and Matson said he wants provoked for a reacother transgender kids tion just because they in the school to know believe they weren’t born the correct sex. they have people by their side.

What students need to understand is that For those wanting to come out to their they are people just like anyone else. peers, Matson advises that they “should John, a senior whose name has been start off slow and make sure [they’ve] already changed for protection [come] out to [their] parents beforehand.” As of identity, doesn’t feel Matson says, “You need to ease into it. Let comfortable around them process everything you told them.” everybody at MTHS. Matson said he thinks the fact that MTHS He said he feels as if he allows trans can only be his true self students Fifty-five percent of with his friends and in to use the transgender youth certain classes. Ryan bathroom of report physical abuse said he won’t correct his the gender and 34 percent teachers by telling them they identify experience physical the name he goes by for themselves as abuse from their fear of judgment. helps greatly. parents, according to Trans students want He sees it the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education people to understand as the school Network. that anyone can be supporting transgender. It isn’t a transgender choice, it’s just who that students in person is. their choices and it makes him and others The next time you’re feel a lot more comfortable than they othermaking innocent jokes wise would. about someone looking You may be afraid that the boys or girls like a boy, you should be might look at you funny or may even say aware of who your classsomething to you in the bathroom or locker mates really are. rooms, but as Matson described it, nobody While being interreally minds. viewed, deep emotions Matson’s comfort with being himself at were triggered in the MTHS means that there’s just one less kid sources, indicating just living as someone they aren’t, he said. how sensitive this topic An experience many transgender students is for them. that the Hawkeye interviewed had in comThese individuals just mon was the lack of respect some students want to be treated as have shown toward their pronouns and genregular students, and Continued on page 11... it’s okay if you notice

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der identity.

John identifies as a transgender male and said he was once called a “tranny,” “an abomination” and told to “burn in hell.” Some students have refused to acknowledge his wishes and identity and have told him that he was faking it. He said he has once even had another student’s parent come after him, resulting in him feeling unsafe at school.

On the bright side, he said that the teachers who do know he is out have been supportive. Although, he feels the school as a community could all be more supportive as a whole.

Not feeling safe enough to come to school and dealing with the issues John has dealt with isn’t right.

“I think the school could be more supportive. It’s an active effort for everyone,” John expressed.

So what can we do?

It is important that every student feels safe and like they matter when they come to school. You don’t have to necessarily agree with their choices, but members of the Gay Straight Alliance club at MTHS, especially those who are transgender, ask you to respect those choices.

That can be as simple as using their preferred pronouns. All the people interviewed said they would not be offended if someone asked for their pronouns, as long as it’s done respectfully.

Statistically, transgender youth are twice as likely to develop substance abuse problems, compared to the cis gender youth, according to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

In addition, 55 percent of transgender youth report physical abuse and 34 percent experience physical abuse from parents, according to GLSEN. These percentages are quite gut wrenching, but to add on to the physical abuse a transgender youth may face, they have to deal with the ridicule from their peers and sometimes even teachers.

Students in the LGBT community, not just trans students, have a 28 percent dropout rate, GLSEN reports.

On average, students will hear 26 antiLGBT comments in a school day, while a

third of these It’s not logical “Transgender students [at MTHS] are being harrassed and provoked for comments may to expect everya reaction just because they believe come from a one to be kind to they weren’t born the correct sex... staff member, one another and they are people just like anyone else.”

GLSEN also respect their life reported. choices, but that These chaldoesn’t mean we lenges, along with many others, lead to the can’t advocate for it. sad fact that more than 50 percent of transThe world is hard enough for transgender gender youths attempt suicide, according to people, especially youth. Let’s not make it so the University of New Hampshire. that they’re too scared to come to school, or As a school and a society, it is our duty to even pushed to the point of dropping out. make sure every student, no matter their Thankfully, we do have a safe place at MTHS, but why can’t the whole school be differences, feels safe and accepted at our a safe place, a place where people are free to school. Because after all, we are all human.

be who they are without judgement or criticism?

If you are questioning your gender, sexuality, or even if you just have questions or would like to support your fellow students, the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club would love to see you at the weekly meetings.

The GSA meets from 2-3 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays in room 226, Ms. WidrigHodges’ room. Everyone should go to the meetings at least once this year, including teachers. We urge everyone to take the time to get to know students with differences. H EDITOR’S NOTE: The Hawkeye’s THE WAY WE SEE IT series affords students an opportunity to share their personal experiences and perspectives on important issues of the day.

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ENGAGED DEDICATED POLITICAL

By Gavin Norley Photos courtesy of Jonathan Tong

protesters started a sit-in at that Capitol building.

HAWKEYE STAFF Democracy Spring uses nonviolent civil disobedience to end corruption in politics Students can describe freshman biology and protect democracy in America, but the teacher Jonathan Tong as entertaining and sit-in still resulted in an estimated 600 arrests, bright, but students don’t generally recognize including that of Tong’s. the more personal side of him.

Tong was in custody for a solid week and was Tong has a love for his church, his family and zip tied to a chair with his the future of his stuhands behind his back. dents, as well as science.

“I can’t sit by and watch Despite his passion for His teaching career my whole country go down political activism, Tong has has spanned 28 years, the toilet.” not been a very politically starting in California for Jonathan Tong SCIENCE TEACHER active person for most of his two years, then at Brier life.

In 2011, Tong started Terrace Middle School with Occupy Seattle, an for ten before coming to event that protested wealth inequality, corpoMTHS where he plans on finishing his time as rate greed and corruption in the banking sysan educator. tems in the United States.

Tong loves is being a teacher and he said his Tong’s political involvement is not driven by favorite part of teaching is the teaching itself, a care for politics, but he said “I can’t sit by and but he hates all the work you have to do, such watch my whole country go down the toilet.” as paperwork, meetings and more paperwork.

While an ardent political activist, Tong Outside of teaching, Tong spends time with is also a Christian man and spends his his wife and two kids as an avid church goer Sunday mornings at Blaine Memorial United and a politically active man.

Methodist Church. Tong was not raised in a Tong’s political activism got him into a bit of religious family and came to Christianity very trouble in Washington D.C. this past spring. late in life, but was always interested in spiriOn April 2 as part of social movement orgatual things. nization Democracy Spring, Tong and fellow When he came to Seattle in the early ‘90s, he went to church to meet people and make friends, as he did

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Before coming to Seattle, Tong went to UC Davis in Davis, California for college in the ‘80s. He had no idea what he wanted to do when he went to college and he said he has no idea how kids who go to college know what they want to do.

A biology major is what Tong started as but made it into organic chemistry and found out 2016: Tong participates in he was not interested in how the human body Democracy Spring sit-ins works. He then majored in philosophy and in Washington, DC in his fifth year of college finally which results decided teaching is what he in 3 arrests wanted to do. $$$ = Jonathan Tong has lived a very politics interesting life. As for his future, Tong said, “I love teaching and have 2008: Becomes politically active by never thought of campaiging for Barack Obama. doing anything By 2015: Tong participates in Occupy Seattle else as a career and volunteers for many ballot initiatives to until I retire.” H get big money out of politics

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THE STRESSES THAT COME ALONG WITH BEING A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CAN AFFECT MORE THAN JUST YOUR GRADES

By Mikayla Smyth-Wells Graphic by Memphis Ramerman HAWKEYE STAFF

What do you think of when you think about stress?

Something that happens at home? At school? A relationship? Stress is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc.” For highschool students, it’s more likely to be school that’s causing stress.

For sophomore Chloe Laney, this is true. When asked to rate her stress on a scale of 1 to 10, she said her stress level was all the way up to a 10.

It’s a 10 “because [I’m] trying to manage time with homework and volleyball practices/games, and [it’s] really hard with higher level classes,” Laney said.

Laney says that she procrastinates, which raises her stress levels, even though it has only been almost 2 months since school started. She wants to try and stop procrastinating, but to her, “everyone says that, but it’s not

necessarily true that they’re going to do it.” good examples of healthy coping methods, according to Freshman Henry Wilkerson said his stress level is only at a Alvord’s study. four. “Classes are not very challenging yet, but certain classes These types of ways to relieve stress can help avoid certain are starting to pick up the pace effects on the body and mind that and are starting to get more difstress can cause on teens. “In the ficult,” Wilkerson said. short term it can cause anxiety.

“A class can be hard for one person He does not procrastinate like Over long periods of time, elevated but very easy for another... Different Laney does, but studying for levels of stress hormones can types of clubs and extracurricular tests is still a little difficult for degrade the immune system, cause activities can cause more stress for him. heart problems, exacerbate respicertain people.”

Laney and Wilkerson had ratory and gastrointestinal issues Chloe Laney SOPHOMORE different opinions on what and bring on chronic anxiety and they thought causes stress at depression.” Alvord wrote. school. “I think grades and the People get stressed over different expectations of teachers is what causes stress for a student.” things, whether it be school or affairs at home. But for most Wilkerson said. students, school will induce some degree of stress.

Laney, however, says stress over school “varies between A national study done by USA Today said that more than classes” that students are taking. “A class can be hard for one a quarter of students say they experience “extreme stress” person but very easy for another… during the school year, versus 13 percent in the summer.

Different types of clubs and For those who have their stress levels at the 7-10 range here, extracurricular activities can ethical questions begin to rise. Is it okay for you to risk your cause more stress for cerphysical and mental health so you can get into a good college tain people,” she said and job?

In a study conducted Success doesn’t come easy, which is why we go to school. by psychologist Mary The thing is, as time has gone by, it has gotten harder and Alvord, who specialmore expensive to get into colleges and universities that will izes in teenagers, it get you hired for your dream job. was found that most So does that mean that students should stop taking teens have “healthy these classes? No. It means that there needs to be changes. coping strategies, Students need to be able to deal with the stress of their classlike exercise, es in a healthy manner, whether that be listening to music meditation, while doing work, exercising, or anything in between. listening to or Students should learn what classes are going to be too playing music, stressful for them, even if that means not taking advanced planning busy classes. days or weeks Students, like Wilkerson, feel the need to push themselves in advance or more to get good grades and get a beneficial education so talking about the they can live a happy life. issue with family or Should classes be changed, or should students learn how to friends.” deal with the growing stress that will be with them throughLaney says that she listens out their life as they go from school to the real world? to music to relieve stress and help her In order to deal with future responsibilities like work and focus. Wilkerson makes a schedule taxes, it’s important for students to take the time to learn and organizes his priorities with how to deal with stress. They will find their classes easier assignments and other outside of and their health improved. H school events when stressed; both are

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Who are...

THE ROWDY ROOTERS?

By Luke Smith Photos by Jack Fiorillo HAWKEYE STAFF

Seniors Jeremy Ansdell (left), Adam Lorraine (center) and Trevor Swanson (right) have revitalized the tradition of the Rowdy Rooters – a high-energy student-led cheer squad that keeps fans connected on and off the playing field. JACK FIORILLO | HAWKEYE

In the past few years the amount of fans going to sporting events has declined enormously. In the glory years of Terrace basketball the amount of fans going to games was overwhelming, it was always the place to be. The fans were loud, crazy, and supportive, something that has been lacking from recent years. Three students at Terrace noticed this absence

of spirit and decided they’ve had enough. Jeremy Ansdell, Adam Lorraine, and Trevor Swanson have always been proud to be the most spirited in the Class of 2017. Since Rowdy Rooters was started there has always been a group of people every year that try to lead cheers and spread positivity and spirit. In the last few years there just hasn’t been those

leaders until Ansdell, Lorraine and Swanson stepped up.

Not only have these three friends kickstarted Rowdy Rooters again, they have made it a club available to anyone who wants to help make Terrace a more positive and spirited environment. To learn more about the decision behind starting it up again, they were asked a few questions. H

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Jeremy

How did Rowdy Rooters start?

How did Rowdy Rooters start?

How did Rowdy Rooters start?

The first time I saw Rowdy Rooters was in my freshman year with a group of seniors like ourselves. Past them though I don’t know the history of Rowdy Rooters and how it started or if they were the first. I know it wasn’t a club back then, it was just a group of 4 to 5 guys.

Adam: I’m not entirely sure how it started but towards the end of summer we were wondering who was going to tell us when the events are and lead cheers and stuff, then Stew said something about Rowdy Rooters and Trevor, Jeremy and I were like, “oh snap, we should hella relaunch the rowdy rooters and make it a club.”

Rowdy rooters was started actually by a senior project a few years back and we decided to try and revive the tradition [at] terrace.

Why has Rowdy Rooters died down in the past few years?

I think rowdy rooters started to die down because of kids of our generation being so busy with activities. This makes it hard to have supporting our teams a priority. But I’m really happy with the turnout we’ve had this year.

Why has Rowdy Rooters died down in the past few years?

After our freshman year there were only two seniors in the class of 2015 that decided to be rowdy rooters and they didn’t even go to anything after football. After that with the class of 2016 there were no rowdy rooters and our school had no spirit. So after our freshman year the numbers of rowdy rooters just declined which caused our school to just be less spirited. see TREVOR on next page…

I think It died down simply because people didn’t care enough about what was going on with Terrace sports. For the past few years there was no one to really lead the school.

see ADAM on next page…

Why has Rowdy Rooters died down in the past few years?

see JEREMY on next page…

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Jeremy

Why did you decide to start Rowdy Rooters Why did you decide to start Rowdy Rooters Why did you decide to start Rowdy Rooters again? again? again?

We noticed a decline of spirit last year and we hated it. I especially noticed during my time as Hurkey being in front of the crowd. No one really got hyped last year and our attendance to the games was just sad. So that ‘s when we decided we needed to step in and start rowdy rooters again so we could get this school’s spirit back on track.

[Our] freshman year we had leaders like Jack Pierce and Wyatt Alleman. We wanted to bring that hype back like they did for our freshman year. Also so that it continues [to be] a tradition when we leave.

What exactly do the Rowdy Rooters do?

The Rowdy Rooters basically try to go to as many events as they can and organize the theme. We also hold events such as tailgates prior to football games where we have a bunch of people come out and have some food and fun before a football game. We have a Twitter account that says when and where an event is and what kind of theme we are going to wear.

What exactly do the Rowdy Rooters do?

What motivates you to stay so spirited?

What motivates me to stay so spirited is seeing all the fun times we’ve had as a group in the past and wanting to make more memories.

The rowdy rooters are just a group of people that mainly go to sporting events to get people hyped in the crowd so we can have an awesome fan section. The thing we did different this year was make rowdy rooters an actual club so so we can get more people involved. We know that just us 3 can’t get everyone to the games and not everyone can hear us from the front row so we wanted to get people from all classes at terrace to try and get the most amount of people involved as we can.

With people from different classes in rowdy rooters we have more people at school telling their friends to go to the game and we have more people at the games helping us cheer from maybe the 4th or 5th row so that other people will follow them. That’s the way we’re trying to get rowdy rooters going this year.

What motivates you to stay so spirited?

Being spirited is one of the fun things for me when it comes to high school. Everyone knows high school can get rough sometimes with all the stress we get from tests and all the sleep we lose with homework. Sporting events and assemblies are times where you can drop all those worries about school and just come together as a group and get hyped. Another big thing is the support that I think our sport teams need.

Nothing feels better than seeing the smile on a player’s face when I go up to them after their game and give them a high five, whether they won or lost. With a crowd any team will feel better and it might even make them play better so that’s why I think our sports teams deserve our support.

What exactly do the Rowdy Rooters do?

I think It’s the fact that our school is becoming more united and people are going out of their comfort zones to come to the games makes me very excited and more spirited. We like when kids get more involved because it makes us feel like we’ve made a positive impact in our school.

We decided to start up rowdy rooters again because it’s our last year and cheering is something we all love to do. We thought it was important to bring back a sense of community in terrace to create a more positive environment at the school.

That’s the legacy we’re trying to leave behind, a place where everybody cares for one another.

The rowdy rooters are a group of students that support the different clubs, sports and extracurriculars around terrace.

We’re dedicated to being inclusive and welcome to all!

What motivates you to stay so spirited?

What other clubs/activities are you involved in?

I’m involved in TATU, tennis, ASB and Link Crew.

What other clubs/activities are you involved How do students at MTHS get involved in in?

I am involved in Tennis, Baseball, TATU, Link Crew, ASB, Rowdy Rooters?

Rocketry, and DECA.

How do students at MTHS get involved in Rowdy Rooters?

Anyone [can be] a Rowdy Rooter. We will let the school know when we will have meetings. These meetings involve ideas for themes and certain activities we should do such as tailgates. We will also have T-shirt order forms for anyone who wants to join. H

Anybody can get involved in Rowdy Rooters! You can talk to Adam, Trevor, or I in the halls or come to our meetings after school in the HUB that we’ll be making announcements for on HBN. H

EDITOR’S NOTE: Any Terrace student is welcome to join the Rowdy Rooters. The group usually meets at 2 p.m. each Wednesday in the HUB. For more information, talk to any one of the three student leaders.

What other clubs/activities are you involved in?

Other than rowdy rooters, I’m a public relations officer for DECA, I’m a co-president of our school’s smash club, and I’m also in Honors Society. I also played for the tennis team this year and last year.

How do students at MTHS get involved in Rowdy Rooters?

Any student is welcome to join rowdy rooters. We usually have meetings on Wednesdays after school at 2:00 in the HUB. We will usually have an announcement on HBN so they should keep an eye out for that. If they have any questions they should try to stop us in the halls or see us at lunch so we can help them out. H Senior Adam Lorraine gets the crowd fired up at a recent Hawks football game at Edmonds Stadium. JACK FIORILLO | HAWKEYE

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