Volume 22.2

Seniors beware

UW rescinds acceptance if students slack off

HAWKEYE Small comes up huge

By Kathryn Goddard HAWKEYE staff

The University of Washington is starting to rescind acceptence to incoming freshmen due to of diligence during their senior year.

This summer the UW revoked 23 acceptances to the school due to a significant downfall in the students’ grades during their senior year of high school.

Some 180 other students showed poor performance at the end of their senior year as well. They received a reprimanding letter.

Starting last fall, new policies were added to how the UW goes through the acceptance process. Not only do they look at GPA and test scores, they consider personal background, advance classes, and if the applicant slacked off during his or her senior year.

Two dozen extra employees have been hired to go through each application to determine acceptance, something that the UW has not been able to do in the past.

Homecoming 2006 Shorecrest @ Terrace

■ The HAWKEYE gives you an insider’s look at how to get into college

– check out the Feature section on pages 18-19

The Unversity of Washington’s application deadline is in mid-January. Students are informed of their acceptance in the spring and must confirm attendance by May 1. After students are admitted into the UW, or any university, they tend to lose motivation, slack off, drop advanced courses, fail required classes, or do not attend altogether.

Students are inclined to overlook the warning that they should continue to do work at an adequate level post-acceptance. The UW is planning on being more strict with this policy next year. Final transcripts will need to be turned in earlier and ability to maintain grades will be considered during pending acceptances. If a student fails to sustain grades at the end of senior year, the likelihood of their acceptance being withdrawn is almost definite.

There is however a two-week period after an applicant receives notification that they are not going to be attending the UW to appeal the school for reconsideration.

Security cameras to be installed

By Leah Pope Executive Editor

The Edmonds School District (ESD)

will be funding the installation of 11 security cameras in the halls of Terrace this year, to be followed by three or four cameras each following year, with the final outcome totaling 24 cameras.

The cameras will be strategically placed to cover the main entrance to the school, the HUB and the science wing. When the cameras are added, they will eventually monitor every entrance and exit to the school as well as areas that are difficult for administrators to keep secure, such as the Innovation and music halls and the loading dock behind the Theater.

as possible.

According to Schwab, the footage from these cameras will be available to Schwab, assistant principals Diane Lashinsky and David Tadlock, Student Resource Officer Heidi Froisland and security personnel at the district level via a secure Internet connection. They will be able to access it remotely through the district network.

The cameras are the answer to a question Schwab posed: “How do you secure a building that is a public facility?”

MTHS property is used for a multitude of purposes, including evening classes and events in the gym and/ or theater, many of which take place after the office staff and administrators have left for the day. The custodial staff has at least one person in the building between 5:30 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the following morning, so the school is only ever completely unattended for three and a half hours every day.

According to Froisland, there will not be anyone constantly monitoring Ji Mun/HAWKEYE

Principal Greg Schwab explained that he hopes to have the initial 11 cameras installed by the end of the school year. Honeywell Security, the company which the district is contracting to install the cameras, may be able to begin work as early as Winter Break, and will use existing wiring pathways to install the cameras with as little reconstruction of the building

Colin Diltz/HAWKEYE

Shorecrest runningback Grady Small gets tackled in last Friday’s homecoming game. Small gained 206 yards on 34 carries and scored three touchdowns as the Hawks lost 21-9 after leading 9-0 early in the game. For more on the game and all the Homecoming 2006 action, see pages 11–14.

Tears shed at police officer‘s funeral

at the age of 28.

He was born on Sept. 21, 1977 to Diane and Eddie L. Thomas. Thomas attended MTHS and graduated in 1997. Thomas then went Everett Community College and Crown College where he earned an associates degree in the field of criminal justice. At 20 years old he became a police officer. His first police job was at the Quinault Police Dept. then he worked at Evergreen State College.

He spent four years in Darrington working as a sergeant for Sauk-Suiattle PD.

Thomas was a member of the Brier Police force for nine months, and was also a member of the U.S. Coast Guard

Vandalism at Terrace

capacity of the facility. In the overflow room, there was a video broadcast of the funeral for those who could not be seated.

Thomas’s childhood friend Chris Herrera, best friend and MTHS 1997 graduate Trever Tillman; Brier police Chief Don Lane, current Mayor of Brier Don Collinas, cousin Lovell Richardson and others spoke at the funeral. According to friends and family, Thomas was known as a real go-getter. Brier Police Chief Don Lane joked that if he mentioned that he wanted a helicopter Thomas would find a way to get one by 7 a.m. the next morning with Brier police stickers already on it. He exclaimed, “Find Eddie standing there with a flight uniform on saying, ‘Chief, let’s go for a ride!’ ”

Schwab: Damage a ‘lack of respect’ and ‘disregard for school’

By Sharon McClintock News Editor

Vandalism continues to trouble Mountlake Terrace High School.

Recently the bathrooms have been a hot spot for vandalism. Students have graffiti the stalls, plug the toilets with toilet paper, spread toilet paper all over the floor and tear off the soap dispensers. Students sabotaged the bathrooms more last year when the paint was fresh. This year, vandalism on the bathroom stalls has decreased.

“What students fail to realize is that in the end, they are really only hurting themselves,” Principal Greg Schwab said. “More money spent repairing damage means less money available to support student programs.”

“Less significant incidents are harder to address because they are often less noticeable to the general student body,” Schwab said.

“It means for me a complete disregard for the school and a lack of respect for the students and staff who make MTHS their home for eight hours a day. I view this place as a home and I often wonder how these students would feel if the situation were reversed and someone came into their home and damaged their belongings,” Schwab said.

Last week, during Homecoming, toilet paper was draped throughout the trees in front of the school, and several posters were pulled down in the sophomore hallway.

To find out who has committed a certain act of vandalism, the administration talks to members of the student body.

Since the installation of the security alarm, vandalism at night has decreased, according to Schwab. Soon security cameras will be set up at specific points in the school.

In August the building was hit with graffiti. A more extreme example of vandalism at MTHS occurred two years ago. Three MTHS students broke into the school through the HUB and tried to break into the ASB office safe. After failed attempts they settled on breaking the vending machines in order to get money. They continued to damage different parts of the school including the Hawkshop and the fine/fee office leaving about $40,000 in damage.

It did not take long for one of the suspects to confess. The vandals were caught and punished with 10 days of suspension, a night at Denny Juvenile Justice Center and restrictions once they were released.

Cameras set to surveil building

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the footage from the cameras, so their main use will be in determining the exact events of any illicit activities after they have happened. This system is still an improvement on current security systems at Terrace because, she said, “Hopefully people won’t

screw around and steal things if they know they could be on tape… No matter how secure the school gets, the administrators and I can’t be everywhere at all times.”

Each camera costs approximately $650, but the special motion-tracking panning cam-

eras cost $5,000. The final plan is the have one of these panning cameras covering the courtyard, and two more facing opposite directions on the back wall of the Theater to monitor the loading dock and turnaround.

Thomas was an inspiration to his cousin. He spoke of how his cousin inspired him to join the police force. With profound admiration Lovell Richardson said, “He accomplished in 28 years of life what others could not do in 80.”

Life-long friend Chris Herrera spent his speech reminiscing about the good old days. As kids, they would ride their bikes around their apartment complex playing cops.

When they saw anyone suspicious “which was any other kid,” according to Herrera we would “handcuff ‘em!” Herrera teared up when the realization hit that Eddie and he would no longer be chatting over drinks at Applebee’s.

Edwanton A. Thomas is survived by his parents, girlfriend Rita Kimborowicz, along with her two children Joshuah and Madeline, his brother Michael, and his sisters Michelle Allred and Kala Garnett.

Field construction completed

other synthetic grass may cause.

The construction on the new multi-purpose field that started in May last year is coming to an end.

The construction began with demolishing and leveling the original baseball field. One of the last steps, installing the field turf, has been completed. The outfield grass is green with white and yellow lines for the soccer and football boundaries. The pitcher’s mound is real dirt but the diamond is a rust brown colored turf and the field turf within the diamond is green.

The field turf is not astro-turf because it has a different chemical composition. Field turf comes from the company Field Turf Tarkett, whose turf composition is patented.

The substance that resembles dirt is a cryogenic rubber, and the grass is composed of polyethylene alloy fiber. Field

Other fields also use field turf, including teams such as the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams and the New York Giants and Jets. Washington State University along with 23 other NCAA schools also use field turf.

A new field needed to be constructed because the old field had a hill and was in poor condition. Also, the new field made of turf will have a longer life than that made out of grass and it should last much longer.

Not only will MTHS students play on the new field but also community teams from Mountlake Terrace and Brier.

Community associations have donated around $150,000.

The city council has contributed $100,000, Brier Terrace Youth Association has donated $40,000, and the Mountlake Terrace Youth Athletic Association has donated $10,000.

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Officers carry Edwanton A. Thomas’ casket out to the waiting hearse and a large procession of loved ones.

Leah Pope/HAWKEYE

The new multi-purpose field now has turf and is practically ready for use.

Out with the old; in with the new Lynnwood gets a new campus

By Cassie Soriano HAWKEYE staff

The construction of the new Lynnwood High School is scheduled to be finished by June 2009.

With funding from the Edmonds School District (ESD) and partner Cypress Enterprises to help lead planning, major construction is said to start as early as May 2007. Cypress Enterprises has been allowed by the ESD to lease the land for 99 years, a long-term agreement.

Lynnwood’s new high school will be built on 18217 North Road near Floral Hills Cemetery, a six-minute drive from the current campus; it will have the same name and mascot. However, the capacity of student enrollment availability has increased to 1,600, almost 400 more than the current LHS’s size. Ideally, the boundaries and the parking spaces are going to remain the same.

The 30-year-old school has been facing the normal wear and tear a building its age will get, as well as exceeding its expected lifetime. There are many polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mercury-containing fluorescent light ballasts inside the current school that were banned in 1979. PCB has been classified as a cancer-causing substance, and while mercury has not, it too is toxic.

Outside, there are tripping hazards on the exterior pavement. The concrete walks are settled unevenly with extensive cracking and the surfaces have significant chipping. In some areas the edges are raised or dropped across the joints, thus restricting access for people in wheelchairs.

In some of the exterior wood and structural steel surfaces there have been traces of lead-based paint, the roofing system showing signs of leakage and blisters. Despite these hazardous appearances within the school campus, it’s been maintained very well for its age. To repair the old building would cost about as much as building the new one, approximately $86 million. The new Lynnwood High School’s exterior front includes a two-story glass entryway, leading into a roughly 200,000 square foot building. There will be two stories of

classrooms organized around an enclosed commons, including administration offices. From there, the hallways could be adapted to different educational purposes such as small schools, group projects, or team teaching.

Day lighting and outdoor learning areas are also unique features in the school. The theater will contain 300-400 seats, while there will be modern science labs, band and

School. The new athletics fields will have lights, but no stadium seating.

Before the end of this year, temporary construction fencing and wetland buffer areas will be installed around the 40-acre site’s perimeter.

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Bye

bye aspen trees

Problematic ornimental trees chopped down

By Kathryn Goddard HAWKEYE staff

Over summer vacation, eight of the 24 quaking aspen trees lining the walkway to MTHS’s front entry were removed as a result of problems linked with the sap of the trees and other health hazards.

The trees made sap that landed on the railings and walkways in front of the school. This sap attracted aphids that created honeydew from the sap.

A black mold grew on the honeydew produced by the aphids.

In warmer months, the aphids attracted yellow jackets which proved to be a health hazard.

In order to get rid of the sap spots, the school custodians would pressure wash them away, which took a lot of time and extra money.

In the past, pesticides were used to rid the trees of aphids. The district stopped using pesticides because officials were concerned about exposing students to the chemicals.

In order to stop the aphids without using pesticides, the district opted to cut down the aspen trees altogether.

Some MTHS staff disagreed with this decision.

ing to a district worker when she heard about the trees. She then went to administration and a meeting was called between herself, Principal Greg Schwab, Bob Carr, former custodial services coordinator, and other concerned Terrace employees. Registrar Mary Kikikis and counselor Vicki Haynes to find a compromise.

According to Culbert, staff had offered to wash the rails themselves, however this was not done due to employment technicalities. Therefore, the compromise was to remove the inside row of trees closest to the walkway.

The aspen trees were thinned eight years ago when they had grown problematically large.

Paul Koehn, Grounds Foreman for ESD 15, said that he hopes that the aspens might be replaced with more easily maintained trees, like evergreens.

The quaking aspens were first planted because they were aestheticly pleasing given the design of the building, he said.

“I’m not sure what that next step will be… we’re going to see how it goes,” Schwab said.

Kikikis commented that she wished that “they hadn’t insisted on pristine white concrete instead of prestigious trees.”

She did express thanks to Schwab for allowing the compromise.

CLIP teacher Laurette Culbert was talk-

“I’m not sure what that next step will be… we’re going to see how it goes.”

~Greg Schwab Principal

EDITORIAL

Microsoft is breaking into the mp3 world • 9

It’s

■ Conduct in assemblies doesn’t seem to meet standards set for school dances, read the Executive Council’s opinion • 5

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It’s that old, familiar smell...

Mudslinging

makes a comeback in time for midterm elections

that time of year again. Yes, that wonderful time that comes around every second November when pampered politicians duke it out so that they can represent you and better society! While the full media blitz is nothing new, this year marks, for me at least, a new low as well as an unexpected high. With the White House as unpopular as ever, battleground states are seeing some ferocious exchanges between candidates. Unfortunately, as with most fights this public, some dirty tactics have been exposed which put our democratic values, those precious traditions that we wave about when proclaiming ourselves the leaders of the free world, to shame.The race between Darcy Burner and Dave Reichert has seen a few hits to its integrity. Both have run ads that attack their opponent by twisting their words or by telling half truths. One of the notable examples was an ad run by Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee attacking Reichert

ning a clip of him at a rally saying that when members of his party tell him to vote one way he does. The footage is copyrighted by another source that says that the footage was used without its permission, and placed out of context. Where the commercial leaves off, Reichert continues by saying that sometimes

campaign.

Patrick Hume

Tennessee came into the national spotlight when a GOP ad targeting Democratic candidate Harold Ford Jr. antagonized him with what has become widely described as a racial attack. It depicts a stereotypical “dumb blonde” who comments on meeting Ford at a Playboy party and asks him to call her, playing to an old prejudice of black men and white women. People of all political shades are calling out the ad as a blatant and base attack by a desperate candidate. More locally, we have had our own issues.

While misinformation, mud-slinging, and finger pointing seem to be par for the course any more, I think that a notable example of how a campaign should be run has formed here in Washington as well. While whether or not he should be elected is a matter I am entirely avoiding, I would like to compliment Mike McGavick on a somewhat cleaner and productive campaign. Although not above finger pointing, I did respect that with each ad he made an attempt to address issues presented by his opponent and incumbent Maria Cantwell and in his own ads. One of his ads declared that Cantwell had voted to give illegal immigrants social security benefits. When later called out by ad-watch dogs for misleading wording, he went back to the point and reworded his initial point, which was basically true, more along the lines of what actually Cantwell voted on.

It is always interesting to look at all the money spent, all accusations made, all the back and forth, and to consider how frivolous and childish it would be if it was examined under the microscope of history that also once observed the great battles this nation fought to be in a position where such a thing as an election is so taken for granted that it may be abused as it has so often been.

That is a little something to consider as you go to choose between those who are so desperate to represent you and your community

Can money replace a life? Sure, if you’re greedy

When

a child dies from a toy, nothing can be done about it, except the parents can sue the toy company but that will not bring back their child. Instead that will force the company to give money that they could use to make their toys safer, to the parents whose child is dead. Humans value money highly, so it seems natural that a life could be replaced by money.can be compared to a were guild. A were guild is an ancient Viking method of paying for the death of a person. After the payment was made nothing else could be done about it and the two groups would go on their way. It is amazing how we are still so much like the “barbaric” Vikings.

The parents should have watched their children when they were playing with the Magnetix so that his could have been avoided. If they had found the small magnets breaking out of the toy, then they could have reported it to the company and possibly avoided the death of their child.

This happened when the death of Kenny Sweet was settled by a $13.5 million lawsuit against Mega Brands because of the magnets in their toy called Magnetix. Kenny died when he swallowed eight magnets that fell out of the toy, and they closed his small intestine. This lawsuit represented 15 other families besides the Sweet family. Because of this payment for death this lawsuit

If the parents really wanted to settle this they wouldn’t have stopped until the product was recalled. There was a voluntary recall for the toy already bought, but the product will not be removed from the shelves of stores. Instead this product will still be sold, because people can settle for money over the safety of others.

All the cases have been closed and new safety measures have been taken to make sure that these products are even safer. The steps they already took though were sufficient enough. They put warnings on the product box saying that younger children should not play with this toy and that Magnetix contains small pieces, which can be swallowed.

Parents everywhere shouldn’t sue a toy company if their child dies from a toy that they bought for the child. When purchasing something they should know the potential dangers of it. If it looks like something that could kill a child who doesn’t have enough sense to not to eat something found on the ground, then it shouldn’t be bought. The reason parents are suing may be they want to pay hospital costs, but the reason that has to be realized is that they are taking advantage of their situation and are using money as a way to get back at the company. If they truly cared about what had happened to their child, then they wouldn’t have settled for money and would have tried their hardest to get Magnetix recalled.

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Men in power should respect others’ traditions

Twoweeks ago, the global Islamic community was shocked into protest when British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported House of Commons leader Jack Straw in his assertions that Muslim women in Britain should not wear veils that cover their entire face, with only a narrow opening for their eyes.

I have to wonder if Tony Blair and Jack Straw would object to me, a Caucasian Christian girl, wearing a veil over my face. Perhaps I would have a very good reason to do so. Would they automatically assume Islamic affiliation on my part? It’s not like there’s any other reason I might cover my face…

It definitely couldn’t be that I have an embarrassing deformity, birthmark, or—heaven forbid—really bad acne.

I certainly couldn’t be concealing the fact that my face is like glass, and any observant person can usually tell what I’m thinking at a glance.

There’s no chance at all that, it being autumn in most parts of the world, my face gets cold easily and I have a morbid fear of frostbite, and thus, cover my face to keep warm.

It definitely couldn’t be that I knew the person I’m meeting with several years ago and that relationship ended badly, thus I don’t want any residual anger to affect my purpose in meeting with him.

Of course, I would never cover my face simply because I’m a very shy person and politicians in general tend to be rather intimidating.

And there’s absolutely no possibility whatsoever that I cover my face in a meeting with a male politician, because as a woman I don’t want him judging me based on my physical features. Really, why would I want him to listen to my words rather than judge my face?

Why, indeed?

Of all the reasons a woman might choose to hide her face, and there are dozens more than just those listed previously, what could be more reasonable than choosing to hide it because of a cultural custom? Islam promotes women

wearing head scarves on a purely optional basis—so when women wear them, it is because they choose to do so. If they’re separated from the world by that choice, so be it, it’s their choice to make.

Granted, Britain doesn’t have a law that is parallel to the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but the differences generally involve high stakes or potentially hazardous types of expression: protests, libel, loudspeakers and the like. A person can do significantly more harm with a loudspeaker than with a veil that is covering that individual’s own personal face.

(Ironically, Blair and Straw’s opinions of Muslim head scarves have sparked protests, which are strictly regulated under British law.)

Several news reports have explained Straw’s objection to Muslims wearing head scarves came from his opinion that they impede communication and separate the wearer from the rest of the group. Could it be, perhaps, that Straw himself feels separated? Perhaps he feels insecure when he can’t see the face of everyone in the room. Perhaps he feels embarrassed that his facial features are naked when others’ are so gracefully adorned.

Perhaps he just wants to feel empowered by forcing the people he meets with to conform to his standard of easy communication and doesn’t feel ready to accept a person when there is a thin layer of fabric between him and her. Are any of these reasons true? Do any of them come close to how he feels? Only Straw and those closest to him can say.

For what it’s worth, I—as one who has to live on this planet, and deal with the conflicts others incite, whether I had anything to do with them or not—highly object to politicians in such seats of power as Tony Blair and Jack Straw alienating the British Muslim community by rejecting their traditions. Traditions that obviously haven’t seriously impeded communication in the Islamic community, since this particular tradition has held strong since the seventh century.

Rather than changing such a strongly supported custom, perhaps those made uncomfortable by it should adjust a little more to the ways of others before demanding that others adjust to them.

Print-Limit Software

Does the school have a right to charge students for printing more paper than is alotted them? See the story on page 10.

Students don’t have a legal Constitutional right to dress, act vulgarly

“If you bend, the dance will end.” Thus quoth the t-shirts of the school dance chaperones when the administration decided to crack down on dirty dancing last year.

Perhaps they should try, “If you bend, the assembly will end”? (Supersonic bending excluded, of course.)

Performances in Terrace assemblies have, over the last few years, become more and more outrageous. In an on-the-verge-of-being-sexually-explicit, not-everybodywants-to-see-that kind of way.

Dance moves, which were once grounds for threatening to cancel the Prom, are now being put on display for all of Terrace’s impressionable young minds to learn from. And how is this excused? “It’s dancing,” they’ll say, “and dancing is a form of expression, and in America, everyone has an inherent right to freedom of expression.”

Unfortunately for those who thoroughly enjoy expressing themselves at others’ expense, if your expression infringes on others’ rights, it’s against the law.

Similar to the visual buffet now offered at assemblies, the fashion statements being paraded around Terrace hallways seem to be developing an impractical, yet entirely unsurprising, tendency toward the skimpy and risqué.

“But my skirt’s longer than the cheerleader uniforms,” you might say. To refute: the cheerleaders’ skirt lengths are regulated by an athletic safety code – if the skirts are too long, they pose a hazard to the cheerleaders’ health during the stunts they perform. Common after-school activities vary from student to student, but it seems safe to say that, cheerleaders aside, the vast majority of high school girls don’t leave the school and immediately start tossing each other 10 feet into the air.

Many male students, however, probably should be concerned about the safety hazards associated with their lower garments. There are a lot of risks involved in weaving through a crowded hallway with your belt around your knees, let alone walking down a flight of stairs. They say everyone trips down the stairs at least once in their high school career – so if it has to happen, wouldn’t you rather be assured your pants won’t still be at the top of the stairs when you’re upside down at the bottom?

Safety concerns aside and point of the column regained, there isn’t even a valid I-wear-this-to-express-myself sort of argument to defend wearing jeans that, if properly inflated, would rival the pantaloons of the Swiss Guard. Opponents of overly strict school dress codes frequently cite choice in clothing as a form of free speech, and thus, protected under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Likewise, freedom of expression would shield dance performances from censorship.

You’ll be hard put to find a student in this school who cares more about first amendment rights than those involved in student journalism – we’ve defended the free speech of the Hawkeye and others often enough that we know what speech is protected and what is not. Yes, you read that right, not all speech is protected.

In 1986, Bethel School District v. Fraser went to the Supreme Court. Matthew Fraser, then a high school student, had been suspended for planting lewd innuendos into an ASB campaign speech during a school assembly. He fought it, and lost. The Court ruled that in addition to not including obscenity, fighting words, libel/slander, etc., freedom of speech is even more severely limited in the event that the speaker has a captive audience. Such as, for example, an assembly of approximately 1,800 high school students, or school hallways that are packed wall-to-wall.

It’s no big leap to apply this “captive audience” restriction on free speech to include actions, specifically dancing, especially if the dancing is originally defended on the ground that it is free expression. No matter how bootylicious the dancing may be, there’s really no denying it’s rather suggestive, and that’s more than a captive audience of diverse backgrounds, preferences, and beliefs needs or wants to see.

The HAWKEYE staff editorial represents the views of the Executive Council

Leah Pope Executive Editor

Hawk Talk:

“Becuase of how popular they are, and how many fiends they have.”

~ Jamie Shrewsbury

“I believe that people get votes based on name recognition. Homecoming is very early in the year and sometimes students don’t know everyone who is nominated.”

~ Penny Lefavor Renaissance School teacher

Q: Why do you think people are most likely to get votes for Homecoming court?

“The only reason anyone gets votes is they have friends. There is no real purpose to homecoming court except to see who happens to win.”

“I think that popularity takes a big part in who gets voted for homecoming court.”

~ Irving Garcia freshman

“I think people are most likely to get votes if they’re well liked by the students and show school spirit.”

~Michelle Moore senior

WhenI came to MTHS two years ago, I was warned about homecoming. Homecoming was something that had gotten out of control and I think many staff members had stories they could tell about something really awful that happened on Friday of Homecoming Week. My first year was really something. Even though I was warned, I was completely unprepared for the day and remember feeling like I never wanted to experience anything like that again. Students had their clothing ruined by paint, students were “tagged,” there was an incident that involved a female student who was groped by a couple of male students and there was significant damage done to the building. None of this had anything to do with homecoming. Flash forward to this year. What a difference this year was from that homecoming in 2004. Let me give a huge thank you to some folks who I think really helped us turn homecoming into something we can all be proud of. First,

thank you to the seniors. You all really helped set the tone for Friday by keeping things positive and for managing your behavior. Second, thank you to Stew and ASB for helping promote homecoming activities that are positive and inclusive of all students here at MTHS. Third, thank you to the MTHS staff members who were incredibly helpful on Friday and for helping to communicate the expectations for the week.

There were still some things that happened on Friday that we need to work on and we will continue to work to eliminate negative behaviors.

But please know that I am very appreciative of the way Friday went.

Thank you also for the incredible showing of school spirit. One of the things that continues to separate MTHS from other high schools and make us a truly great school is our spirit. Standing in the gym and staring at the sea of red, black, grey and white in the stands is a wonderful reminder of all that makes me proud to be a Hawk!

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~ Nate Dabling junior

sophomore

“One of the things that continues to separate MTHS from other high schools and make us a truly great school is our spirit. Standing in the gym and staring at the sea of red, black, grey and white in the stands is a wonderful reminder of all that makes me proud to be a Hawk!”

HOMECOMING

Is it harmless fun or harrassing hazing?

Dear Editor:

Ever since our freshman year, all of the future classes have been banned from hazing or any bullying acts. I think we should be able to tag anyone, only on clothing and when it is not a harmful thing.

Also, the seniors being able to wait out front for the underclassmen is a great thing. The School Board needs to lighten up on these things. As long as we don’t damage school property I think it’s not a big deal at all.

On the other hand, if someone comes to a dance intoxicated I think they should be removed from that dance but not from any other dances. If it happened again, than you suspend them from prom, but they should give the person a kind warning and then take action on the second crime.

Bobby Shoemaker junior

Will a post-Homecoming funk set in at Terrace?

Dear Editor:

While I am incredibly excited and hopeful for the year, as it is homecoming, I fear that this sense of school unity will be diminished after the festivities end.

Our school tends to be plagued with unnecessary division. We are separated into small schools and cliques. We need to look past these differences and get to know people for who they are.

As people, it is our role to meet new people. If we only talk to our close friends, there will be missed opportunities to meet AMAZING people.

So, in the spirit of homecoming, we need to unite as Terrace students!

Zach Bopp junior

Pep Band classroom raids may become another lost tradition

Dear Editor:

It has come to my attention that the Pep Band can no longer raid classrooms. Although I never enjoyed doing the raids myself, the band students always had a fun time and the kids in the classrooms enjoyed it also.

I understand that there was an accident last year, but it was just that, an accident. One mistake shouldn’t be a punishment for the years and the students to those years to come.

Raiding classrooms was always a fun experience even though for me personally, was a complete and total embarrassment.

It’s a fun tradition and should stick.

Accidents happen.

Learn from the mistake, please don’t simply eliminate it completely. There could be a lesser amount of students in each classroom, or “chaperone” type people. It is a fun and energetic way to express homecoming week!

Let it be!

Christina Ramirez junior

Homecoming traditions continue to be taken away

Dear Editor:

Is it absolutely necessary to make rules that massacre tradition?

I don’t understand what liable logic could be behind the sudden trend in forming rules that restrict homecoming tradition. Every year it seems as though the administration goes further in the regulation and changing of homecoming.

“No face paint.” “No class raids.” “Nothing messy.”

I understand that we are here to learn, and anything else is a ‘cherry on top’, but would we really take a huge shot in the leg if we shared ONE curricular day with one of pride and spirit. I honestly think that allowing us to enjoy one day with spirit, we could prevent other similar vandalism, such as bathroom graffiti and tagging on walls. By providing students with an

outlet for such behavior, administration can begin to control problems they have not paid as much attention to.

What I mean by this is that the administration should stop trying to restrict those trying to have harmless fun for ONE day, and focus on the bigger picture, day-to-day tagging.

Enrique Dominguez junior

Has homecoming become a week of rules and no fun?

Dear Editor:

The tradition of homecoming is like a ritual, something that every freshman should go through and still have fun, but last year and this year have gotten worse. No tagging, and if you do, you don’t walk at graduation or go to prom.

That’s too harsh. I got tagged when I was a freshman and that was the best day of the year. In addition, I recently heard that classroom raids are banned. I was hoping to raid classrooms this year and the next. I feel that the administration has gotten worse and that means less fun for our homecomings.

Homecomings should be enjoyable, yet also, the tradition and pride should remain too. Pretty soon homecomings will be dumbed down to where seniors and juniors can’t literally touch the underclassmen.

This is not fun.

The administration should realize this and stop what they’re doing before it’s too late.

Ian Garrison junior

Homecoming is much different now than in past

Dear Editor:

Ask any alumni from MTHS about his/her early homecoming experiences). What will you be likely to hear?

“It was crazy and fun.”

Ask any senior this year how his/her freshman homecoming was.

“It was better freshman year.”

So, what barrier is between the outstanding homecomings of the past and the strictly-regulated ones of the present? The administration with daily warnings on HBN against the use of face paint among other gestures. Students begin to feel the administration is sucking on the spirit of homecoming.

Last school year, students were still able to enjoy the startling “classroom raids” in which the Pep Band burst into classrooms playing songs. Not this year. It has been banned because it “creates disruption.”

If 30 seconds of a disruption really has such a traumatic effect on student learning, then why have homecoming to begin with? Homecoming is enjoyable because it is different than every other monotone week in the school year.

By limiting it more and more every year, homecoming is becoming less extraordinary and more like a “normal week.”

The administration needs to lighten up and let students exercise erratic behavior any other day would be out of place. Only by restoring the traditional values of homecoming will Terrace, the five small schools, become one again.

Jon Podosek junior

Ah, remember the good old days

Dear Editor:

Homecoming now has changed by far.

My freshman year was by far the best year so far because the spirit was actually here. The seniors gathered together, the upperclassmen showed their spirit and class color by dressing in it and tagging was going on.

Even though I was not supposed to or allowed to do tagging it was still the funnest year so far. Now homecoming has changed majorly because there is no face painting, but your graduating year on your face, and there is no tagging allowed, if anything goes on then we can’t walk at graduation.

Homecoming is a wonderful tradition that everyone looks forward to and we are taking the tradition away by changing it bit by bit. If anything, they should make it to where the tagger wants to tag then they can ask them if they can tag them.

Rose Gentry junior

Homecoming dress code gets overly strict

Dear Editor:

This year homecoming was a bust.

There’s no arguing.

No face paint, no good-natured tagging or interaction between the classes, no classroom “raids” from the Pep Band.

It seems like the administration is really cracking down hard. In all the wrong places. While Sue (Van Senus) is yelling in the halls for people to “put on more clothes,” the cheerleaders run around with their skirts halfway up their little “cheer shorts.” While people get in trouble at the game for “too much face paint,” there’s no doubt that some of our school “leaders” will be drunk, high or getting there.

Maybe, just maybe, there’s some truth to the old adage that if you treat people like children that’s the way they will act.

Perhaps the real solution here is to loosen up, let the school spirit shine through and allow students to take on some responsibility

Andrea Watson junior

Vandalism grows out of unnessesary competition

Dear Editor:

Here at Terrace we love homecoming and the awesome spirit days and colorful hallways that come along with it, but for some reason, it seems we see homecoming as less of a coming together and more of a competition.

It’s a sad thing to hop out of your car and see the many vandalism of vehicles, some promoting Terrace spirit, yes, but others being somewhat of a competition of classes and mixture of different profanities. It’s something I see all the time, and if not for circumstances in previous years (for example the banning of tagging), it could be worse.

Similarly, the pride that we should feel in our creative and decorative hallways seems to disappear over time. As now, almost as homecoming is over, we have half maybe even a third of the posters in the hallways up. Most of which were torn down by other classes.

Homecoming is one of the most fun times of the school year in my opinion, however, if this increase in vandalism and unspirited behavior of competing classes continues, I fear homecoming, too, will be banned, and I know we don’t want that to happen.

Brett Somers junior

Participating makes one an ‘oddball’ in class

Dear Editor:

Homecoming, needless to say, was a good experience that could have been better. Many people did not participate in the spirit days, only about 30 percent of the school.

I’m happy with class color day, because many people dressed up. However, this does not make up for the previous lack of participation. Homecoming, like high school, is all what you make it. When I am feeling odd for being the only one in a class being dressed up, it should be that the other people not dressed up feel odd.

Also, the halls were taken down and the band was not allowed to serenade. When one of the most spirited kids is unhappy with the administration you know something is wrong. Restore the traditions and you restore spirit. Hopefully next year is better. Hopefully, the administration lightens up because it’s not ASB’s fault.

Tim Maass junior

More spirit means more fun

Dear Editor:

School spirit! I think Terrace lacks school spirit. The point of homecoming week is to have fun and do something different. Since homecoming only comes around once a year, you’d think people would have more fun with it, but most students don’t think it’s cool.

But, why? Why isn’t it cool? I think if everyone attempted to dress up, people would feel a lot more comfortable dressing up.

Gagan Kaur junior

PPP competition, food drive on the horizon

Homecoming was a blast this year! Big ASB wants to thank everyone for their respect and cooperation. You all showed that it could be safe and fun.

Hawk Talk:

Stephanie Jones

Public Relations Officer

Happy Halloween! Besides candy, costumes, and haunted houses, this holiday means something even better, trick or can! If you don’t have a clue what trick or can is, it is a “food-raiser” that is held every year to help supply our local food bank.

Did you know that fact?

So, of you want to make a difference in our community, come to the HUB at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1. There we will get in car groups. Then we will get in our group car and drive to different neighborhoods collecting cans for our local food bank. After a hard night’s work, we all come back to Terrace and celebrate our efforts with pizza and pop. We make sure that this event remains safe, so parents, you need not worry!

Don’t forget that all the cans that we collect count towards PPP (Pursuit of the Power Plunger.) Let’s reclaim our victory against Lynnwood this year! The official PPP can food drive begins on Nov. 27 so start collecting those cans!

The Veterans Day video will be aired on Wednesday Nov. 8. Please be respectful to your fellow staff and students and remain quiet during the video. If you have any relatives that have served or are serving our country in the armed forces, please turn their name and a copy of their picture to the ASB office. The pictures will not be returned. Thank you. Any and all participation would be great.

Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, is another great thing that we all look forward to. But we have to remember that it isn’t just about the mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and pies. It’s about giving thanks.

Big ASB’s challenge for you is to thank those in your life who made a difference. The ones who raised you, taught you, were there for you; your parents, teachers, and friends.

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“I don’t think that advisory was ever useful, so it really doesn’t matter.”

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India Rudder senior

“It’s not enough time to do stuff. It doesn’t occur a lot.”

~ Megan Buckley freshman

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~ Bryan Adams junior

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“No, because it’s longer than last year’s.”

~ Gabe Cavazos sophomore

“Honestly, I don’t think so because it’s so sporatic, I think students who want to take advantage of it will, others won’t.”

~ Stacy Anderson TAAS teacher

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An alien invasion? Or bacteria from the girls’ rest room? • 15

Internet filter going overboard

Where will the school district draw the line? The Internet filtering has started to interfere with our education.

■ What’s being done to find your iPod? • 10

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Will anyone connect with a

By Corina Cheever and Brandon Brinkley HAWKEYE staff

Technology Editor

The changes in the Internet Acceptable Use Policy, a district-wide policy, were applied this year as more computers are available for school use. The school Web site offers a link that contains a variety of online resources for student use. The purpose of these Web sites is to provide useful information to the students, but I believe the Web sites do not contain enough information.

ProQuest is the biggest database engine is the most widely suggested search engine among Terrace, but when I have used it I was only able to find few Web sites and many of the sites contained the same information. However, through other search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, one can have more access to information written for and by a variety of groups of people with different viewpoints.

One site that was recently blocked has been causing unrest in sports fans at Terrace. Some students are complaining that CBSSportsLine should be unblocked. At first, I agreed with them but when I heard the basis for their claim, I found myself disagreeing with them. CBS, Yahoo, and ESPN are sites that offer access to fantasy sports, that is why CBS is blocked. However, CBS is useful because this site also hosts the stats of different high school’s sports teams. Yes, it is true that you can access these stats through news sites but since these sites are so big, they take a long time to load on the school network and lunch is now just 30 minutes.

According to policy, the District “uses an Internet filter that is designed to block access to Web sites containing inappropriate content. Inappropriate content includes such things as pornography and obscenity, gambling, and content that can cause damage to our network.”

Where in this does it say Web sites that are unrelated to our education. This statement makes no reference to non-educational Web sites, so in reality they shouldn’t be blocked.

The list could go on depending what your interests are, but MySpace, CBSSportsLine, instant messengerrelated Web sites, and Livejournal, to name a few, do nothing to “cause damage to our network.”

How do district officials feel they have the right to block these sites if they are not deemed unacceptable in the district’s own Internet rules?

Microsoft’s Zune should be released for the holiday rush.

Microsoft first released the idea of a digital media player in response to the booming popularity of the iPod. The new experience contained in Zune starts off with the noticeably larger 3-inch color LCD video screen and the line of products that will be available with the release of the media player.

To provide music and video for Zune, Microsoft has bought out a music Web site and renamed it Zune Marketplace. This site will contain a huge selection of content formatted to work specifically with Zune. To pay for purchases at Zune Marketplace buyers have the option of using the Microsoft points system or a credit card. With the point system a variable amount of points can be purchases at a rate of 80 points for $1. Points can be used with any online purchase.

With Zune marketplace there is the choice of pay per download or the buyer can purchase a subscription. A Zune Pass subscription costs $14.99 and gives access to discover and explore the Zune Marketplace with ease. Updated technology will allow for a wider range of music, picture and video formats.

By Sharon McClintock News Editor

Zune?

Zune?

Zune?

Redmond software giant enters the MP3 hardware market

remote for the Zune Dock.

The last of the three accessory packs available will be the Zune Travel Pack ($99.99), which will also include five products for entertainment while on the road. The accessories will include premium earphones, dual connect remote, a gear bag, a sync cable and the Zune AC adapter. All accessories will be available individually, ranging in price from $19.99 to $69.99.

As Zune evolves and changes, the device can be easily updated. The software that comes with Zune, for a PC or laptop will have pop-ups that will appear when updates are available for downloaded.

Microsoft’s 30GB Zune is “designed around the principles of sharing, discovery and community.”

The new system will also include an FM tuner that will be able to display the song title and artist name of the song currently being broadcast. This feature will only work will stations that broadcast on a Radio Data Standards Signal. Zune will also contain a feature new to the digital media scene –wireless device-to-device sharing. This lets Zune users share music, home recordings, playlists and pictures through the digital media player’s Wi-Fi connection. Shared music can be listened to up to three times over a time peri-

This year, ESD has changed the process used for permission of Internet access to students.

Previously, an agreement form was sent home for parent and student to read and then brought back to school where the technology department would go through it giving Internet access to students who brought it back signed.

Now, students automatically get Internet access without signing a form. However, if a parent does not want their student to have that privilege they can sign a form, that was sent home with the district calender distributed at the end of summer, that will prevent the student from using the Internet on their school accounts.

A drawback with this process, however, is that students and parents are less aware of the appropriate Internet and account use.

If a student tries to get onto a Web site or link that has not been approved by the district, namely any gaming or blog sites, then a page from the ESD 15 shows up to warn the student. The student can figure out from that, that those are not appropriate places to be at school and will not reach them.

If a student does anything serious to violate the Internet policy, they can still get their account disabled.

By allowing everyone Internet access the technology department no longer has to sort through papers to know who can and can’t have it.

It is much faster because few people will turn in the forms instructing them not to allow them to have access.

od of three days before it must be purchased or it will be deleted.

Three accessory packs will be launched simultaneously with the digital media player so users can enjoy music at home or on the road. The Zune Car Pack ($79.99) will include a car charger and a built-in FM transmitter with auto seek. The Zune Home A/V Pack ($99.99) is a group of five products that integrate Zune with TV and music speakers. The products include an AV output cable, Zune Dock, Zune sync cable, Zune AC adapter, and the Zune wireless

The player will initially be released in three colors – black, white and brown for the price of $249.99 on Nov. 14. Zune will be able to hold about 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video.

When purchased, “every Zune device is preloaded with content from record labels such as DTS, Ninja Tune, Playlouderecording, and Quando Music group,” according to Microsoft’s press release. Each player comes with nine audio tracks, 12 music videos, three short films, and an array of images to personalize the Zune device.

Explorer 7 released

By Corina Cheever and Colin Diltz HAWKEYE staff

Last week, Microsoft released its new version of Internet Explorer. Windows Internet Explorer 7 was released with improvements to reliability, compatibility, user features, and security.

The updated version of Explorer contains three major genres of improvements. Internet Explorer 7 makes everyday tasks easier, has high security protection, and an improved platform and manageability.

Everyday tasks are made easier through new and updated features. One of the updated features would be the browser frame which is now more streamlined with a simplified and less cluttered frame. Advanced printing automatically re-scales pages that are being printed from the Internet so they will print within the page margins. A feature new to Microsoft Explorer is the ability to switch Web sites in one browser window with the use of tab browsing.

Security updates offer new dynamic protection. A noticeable security feature is the color coded notifications that are located next to the address bar. These colors represent the security risks involved with the site being visited. Windows Internet Explorer 7 also includes a phishing filter that warns against potential and known fraudulent sites and blocks the site if appropriate.

The program also includes platform and manageability that allows web developers to create web pages easier than before. This also allows for network administrators to easily manage the web for a large amount of people. This program will work the best with the new Windows Vista that will be released in the future.

More information and downloads are available at www.microsoft.com.

Go online to find out where your iPod is

A new version of iTunes offers improved features ~ Web site helps track stolen iPods

By Corina Cheever Technology Editor

By last January, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had calculated that Apple had sold more than 42 million iPods and the New York Times reported that “Apple music sales [through iTunes] account for 59 percent of the company’s total sales.”

iPod is no longer just a mp3 player, it is now comparable to the fashion industry. The music device is on its way to becoming a classic in the technology industry similar to how Polo and Tommy Hillfiger have become classics in the fashion world. Other companies make radical changes in appearance with every update and create new product lines, but Apple continues to only make minor adjustments to the iPod line that don’t change the image.

With iPods becoming part of everyday wear, the demand for the product increases, causing the price to rise as well. Both factors play crucial roles in the reasons why so many

iPods are stolen.

In a post on Digg.com, member “kidkardona” wrote, “The worst thing about losing an iPod isn’t losing the stupid thing, it’s the collection you’ve built up in that little guy.

I only had a 4 gig mini and about 850+ songs, and I swear my soul felt torn. All that time I spent building it up.”

Apple costumer J. Alain Ferry had an iPod stolen from his bag while he

was traveling and was disappointed to find out that Apple would do nothing to help recover or replace it. So, in May, Ferry launched a Web site, stolenipods.com, in an attempt to unite “former iPod owners.” The

Apple’s shrinking music machine

By Kyle Tuthill HAWKEYE staff

What’s smaller than a deck of cards and can carry and play more than 20,000 songs?

The answer to that question is the Apple iPod. However, as of late, Apple has been branching out from just music by making the iPod capable of playing videos. Apple’s online store now sells music videos and TV shows.

Recently, Apple released the newest version of iTunes, which is used for updating an iPod and playing music and videos. iTunes 7 is streamlined compared to the previous version, including a slightly different user interface and the ability to download album covers off the Internet.

This version of iTunes is the first of many new upgrades to the iPod line for the upcoming fiscal year.

For example, the updated iTunes is the only version compatible with the new products in the Apple music store. New products include feature-length movies and games. Apple has a growing catalogue of movies from studios

like Disney. Also iPod games, like “Pac Man” are available for download. Songs are 99 cents, TV shows and music videos are $1.99 and movies range from $9.99 to $14.99.

Apple has also revamped the iPod line by shrinking the 30 gigabyte iPod by 30 percent. Apple no longer produces a 60 gigabyte iPod. Instead Apple has opted for the larger 80 gigabytes of space in the same size player.

The iPod Nano received a full retooling with a thinner design, five different colors, a brighter display, 24-hour battery life and more memory.

The iPod Shuffle also got a redesign, the most notable being the incredibly small design. It is now only 1.62 inches long and weighs in at about half of its former weight. The Shuffle also has a built in clip so it can be hooked to a pocket, shirt, or just about anything else. what does all this mean for

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Software system designed to limit print job output

By Corina Cheever Technology Editor

Exorbitant amounts of money have been spent in past years to cover the costs of printing for teachers and students at MTHS.

The new Print-Limit Software keeps track of the amount students are printing and each semester students get a balance of $5. Balances remaining in accounts at the end of a semester are not rolled over.

This amounts to 100 to 150 prints. Teachers still have unlimited printing, but are being asked to watch the amount of paper used.

If a student only prints on one side they will be paying five cents a print and get 100 pages of print. If a student only prints double-sided, they will be paying about three cents per print and get 160 pages. The printer in the Library supports this feature.

To print double-sided select, “file” “print” then click on “properties.” Once here select the “layout” tab and under “print both sides” select “flip on long edge.” Now when the document is printed it will come out back to back.

When the balance reaches zero, students are no longer able to print and must go to main office secretaries Kay Vest or Sherry Newell to purchase more pages. Pages can be purchased in any monetary increment.

or her account they can go to http://mths2/ printlimit/ on a school computer since the page is only offered locally.

just Terrace, while Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood, and Meadowdale students still have unlimited printing.

Print-Limit Software was to raise student awareness of the amount of money spent on paper and printing cartridges a school year.

School District, ESD print policies are quite liberal. At Shorewood High School, stu dents punch is good for one page of print and each card has a value of $1 When a student needs more prints they must purchase a new card.

print. With the system there, students get a card and every time they print, a marker is used to make a mark on the card. Each card costs $2 and there are just 10 prints per card – which works out to 20 cents a print.

in action this year library staff have already noticed what they call “less frivolous printing” being more mindful of what is printed.

Web site suggests that Apple can but won’t do anything to stop the use of stolen iPods.

“Apple maintains records of stolen iPod serial numbers,” the site reads. “Apple iTunes software records the serial number of the last connected iPod. Apple sells songs to the people that enter billing information into the iTunes software. So, why isn’t Apple doing anything to prevent the sale of songs to the person with your iPod?”

The site also runs a blog where members can respond to the question: “Should Apple be doing something about this?”

One blogger wrote, “Considering you have to register your iPod with Apple when you buy it and that they are not cheap, I think the least they can do is to have a registry where you can report your stolen iPod serial number so when the thief tries to use it, the rightful owner would be notified and could in turn notify the authorities. At this rate, no wonder (iPods) are a hot item to steal, they know they can get away with it!”

In response to this issue, Apple employee Nate Glucksman said, “They (Apple) don’t monitor iPods

QueenJesica Anissipour

& Coronation 2006 King Sterling Snow

First Prince

Brett Morrison

Second Prince

Eric Doyle

Junior Prince

Tony Ellersick

Sophomore Prince

Paul Clingan

Freshman Prince

Ryan Fickle

First Princess

Mia Much

Second Princess

Brittany Walters

Junior Princess

Rebecca Dumanis

Sophomore Princess

Kylie Hollenbeck

Freshman princess

Ariana DeBoo

A special section produced by the HAWKEYE

HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Above: 2005 Homecoming Queen Jenna Higgins adorns Junior Princess Rebecca Dumanis in her sash.

Left: Sophomore Princess Kylie Hollenbeck brings a rose to a special audience member.

Photos by Brandon Brinkley and Kathryn Goddard/HAWKEYE

Hawks fall victim to Shorecrest speed

■ The Hawks jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first quarter, but were held scoreless in the final three quarter resulting in the 9-21 loss

By Jordan Gisler Sports Editor

Coming into the game, the Hawks had a chance to win backto-back Homecoming games for the first time since 1986. Interestingly enough, in ’86 the Hawks defeated Shorecrest 23-16.

On Friday, the Hawks started out great and jumped out to a 9-0 first quarter lead. In the opening quarter, the Hawk defense played well, causing two turnovers, and setting up the offense for a touchdown, and an excellent 40-yard field goal by Chaz Dalton.

The first quarter turned out to be the best part of the game for the Hawks as they were out-scored 21-0 in the final three quarters of the game en route to a 9-21 loss.

After the first quarter, the Shorecrest defense tightened up to hold the offense scoreless. While the offense couldn’t move the ball against the Hawks defense in the first quarter all of a sudden came to life at the end of the first half.

Shorecrest came out of halftime with the momentum, and the Hawks weren’t able to stop Grady Small, who scored all three Shorecrest touchdowns along with 206 yards rushing.

The loss puts the Hawks’ all-time Homecoming record to 1130 (since 1966), and 1-5 against Shorecrest.

Although the team was coming off an improved season from last year, they showed glimpses of how well they could play this year, but were never consistently victorious.

Although the Hawks’ 2-6 division record isn’t great, and wasn’t expected, this season provided a building block for next year’s team who will have many returning starters, which should result in a better team to compete in the WesCo South.

Above: Michael Wiley runs up the field. Below: Casey Ellersick outruns tacklers on a 43yard carry. Opposite: Quarterback Tony Ellersick lines up with his teammates for a play.

Masquerade in Paris Homecoming Dance 2006

Photos by Kathryn Goddard/HAWKEYE

Top Left: Freshman Candice Peterson shares a slow dance with her guest, Tristen Bustamante.

Top Right: Senior Naomi Benham follows the theme with a mask of red feathers.

Center: Rhett Bouché and his guest from Kings High School, Erin Crosby, pause between dances.

Above: Sophomore Holly Irons peers from behind her mask.

Left: Max Moffit, Kristina Villanueva, Jacob Kahle and Justine Buxton (from left to right) enjoy their Homecoming dance as a group.

Dear Mr. Fluids:

First of all, I’m really weirded out that you would even wonder about such a thing. But that’s a conversation for another situation; say one with a doctor holding a clipboard and you held down by big burly men in white coats.

Actually, urine has fewer bacteria than any other body fluid. It’s normally sterile and contains water, salts and liquid waste products. One of the reasons people think that urine is unsanitary is because it doesn’t always smell great (that’s due to the foods we eat). Once urine is released from the body and hits the air, a bacterium begins to grow.

Socially, in the USA and most of the Western world, we look at urine as a dirty body fluid. In other locations of our globe human and various types of animal urine is collected and used in a variety of ways.

In some Hindu communities, cow urine is considered sacred, therefore it’s consumed for

HEALTH

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cal and spiritual purposes. Urine contains a compound which takes away the pain from stings. And, if you were ever stranded on a desert or an island and were dying of thirst, you could drink your urine.

Now spit, on the other hand, is way more socially acceptable but WAY more disgusting! Formally called saliva, its purpose is to lubricate your mouth, aid in digestion, and clean your mouth.

Did you know that in your mouth you harbor microbes from the mouth of every person you have ever kissed (including everyone they ever kissed, and whom they ever kissed)? That makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth, and thank goodness for saliva because it will carry away that sour spit up flavor.

Actually, the bacteria and germs hang out in your plaque, a substance that collects around your teeth. Plaque gets under your gum tissue and festers which is what creates bad breath. Brushing, flossing, mouth wash and visiting the dentist can reduce the goo that hangs around in your mouth making it a bit cleaner, but plaque is some crazy shisnik, so it will call your mouth its crib and live there forever.

Can you imagine the life of bacteria in your mouth? What if they had little societies like we do? Over on the left outside of your mouth is where Joe Bob’s germs live (the dude you kissed at the Edmonds-Woodway dance last month). He’s got a house set up, and is inviting other kissing related germs over for a party. They’ve got germ snacks set out and are tapping a germ keg of root beer. The music is broadcasting off your braces…You get the picture.

One of the highest forms of insult in many cultures is to be spit upon. I’m not talking about the spray of spit that showers out of your mouth when you talk. Even though we all do it, it’s just not usually noticeable because the spray is more of a tiny mist; like getting a facial mist at the spa. I’m talking about a fully loaded wad of spit that is flung with bodily fervor onto another person with the purpose of an ultimate insult. Fortunately, as gross as it is to be the spitee, it’s just as socially unacceptable to be the spiter.

In polite American society, you just don’t spit on people. Usually, unless you are a pristine lady on a certain TV show and want to make a point that millions of views would support you in! HA! You all know that I am talking about last season’s “Flavor of Love” show. It’s my guess that there would be a line about 50 miles long of all the people who would like to huck a

along with Nick Smolka, and several other people I know.

So, there you go, spit is grosser than pee. That doesn’t give you the creative license to do disgusting things. Have some decorum and a set of socially acceptable morals and rules.

Dear Scared:

Great questions. Yes, you can get cold sores from kissing. You can get lots of interesting diseases, viruses, and bacteria from kissing.

If you just read the previous letter and answer, you have already learned that spit is vile, so therefore swapping spit isn’t good for keeping germ free. You can catch:

Herpes: A virus that burrows into the cells and lives there forever. An outbreak occurs causing an open sore that can be painful and highly contagious. There are medications to treat the symptoms but NO cure.

Common cold and flu: A whole family incurable viruses, and highly contagious, cold and flu can range from a couple of days of sniffling to a week of bed rest. Numerous over the counter products can produce a reduction of symptoms.

Strep Throat: This is an infection caused by a type of bacteria and the symptoms include sore throat, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and general malaise. Since it is caused by bacteria, there are medications to fight the illness.

Pneumonia: Caused by a viral, bacterial or fungal infection that causes fever, shortness

of breath, coughing and chest pains. It’s hard to catch, but still a possibility.

Mononucleosis: Commonly called mono and known as “the kissing disease.” Mono is caused by close contact, not necessarily sexual, with an infected person. Symptoms include sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, lethargy (being tired all the time), fever, occasionally a rash, and sometimes an enlarged spleen. Usually people get better with antibiotics and rest within two weeks.

Hepatitis B (and some forms of bacterial meningitis): Can be transmitted through kissing but more commonly with other forms of germ swapping behavior. Hep B appears like mild flu symptoms that are chronic, and will invade the liver.

HIV/AIDS: The medical professionals are saying that a person probably can’t get HIV/ AIDS from kissing, but they are not saying for sure.

What about the monstrous gross factor of smoking and chew? YIKES! I don’t even want to talk about those germs.

Be grateful for all of those people who gave you floss, toothpaste and brushes in your trickor-treat bag! But boys, don’t EVER give these items to your girlfriend for a present or you will never kiss again. And all us girls will be talking about you, so forget it now!

Looking at this list makes me never want to EVER kiss another person again. But isn’t kissing fun!?!?! I say, with the right person it’s all worth it!

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Kimberly

Microscopic fiends at large

A close up look at the bacteria growing around you at school

By Ji Mun and Quynh Dinh HAWKEYE staff

Most students spend one-fourth of their youth in school, making them vulnerable to the millions of bacteria on every surface they touch. Additionally, these students continue to spread germs to everyone they meet and everything they touch. Doorknobs, stair railings, lockers, tables, chairs, and water fountains are all germ-infested areas that students come in contact with during the day. The germs enter the students’ body whenever they touch their eyes, noses, or mouths.

The best and only way to prevent germs is washing hands for which there are many opportunities. Unfortunately, a recent survey revealed that 91 percent of Americans said they wash their hands after using the public restrooms, but only 83 percent were actually observed doing so.

However, not all bacteria are bad. There are millions of bacteria on a person’s hands, but most of them are there to keep out the bad bacteria that can potentially do harm.

One of the culprits for bad breath is not only garlic or onions, but also bacteria. In fact, 85 to 90 percent of bad breath is caused by bacteria that live on the surface of the tongue or under the gum line. Studies show that 65 million people in the world will suffer from bad breath at some point in their lives. At the same time, the good bacteria that fight bad breath is also found in the human mouth.

Germ-infested objects:

• Home: the sponge. Make sure to run the sponge in soap and water frequently to prevent bacteria build up inside and then leave it out to dry. Putting it in the microwave will provide better results. Another object that is exposed to the sponge is the sink, a breeding ground for bacteria. Make sure to pour diluted bleach down the drain or garbage disposal occasionally.

• Bathroom: the sink. Use the same method as described above to keep your sink clean. However, the toilet can spread more germs. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona found that bacteria stay in the air after every toilet flush. The water droplets from the bowl are also projected six to eight feet away, in areas, which include the sink, counter top, toothbrushes, ceiling, floor and any other surrounding objects. These droplets of water can contaminate the areas that they touch. Keep toothbrushes as far away from the toilet bowl as possible. Also, consider closing the lid of the toilet before flushing. Most importantly, remember to wash your hands! A paper towel can decrease the bacteria count on a person’s hand by 29 percent, so do whatever necessary to keep clean.

• Make up. Believe it or not girls, this is true! We put them on our eyes, faces, lips; all of which contain bacteria, and then put it back into the make up container. Some even share makeup with friends, which provides a higher risk of spreading bacteria. Eye make-up can spread eye irritation and infection, and lip-gloss or lipstick can spread lip infections like cold sores. Even though there are preservatives in the make up to kill bacteria, they will lose effectiveness over time.

The Experiments

Bacteria are so small that they cannot be seen with human eyes! However, after they are allowed to grow and multiply, we can see them without any help from a microscope.

Thus, to see how much bacteria exists in the school, we swabbed twelve surfaces in school that came in contact with hands to grow for bacteria. The places that we swabbed were: the men’s rest room, the women’s rest room, a classroom door han-

dle, a classroom table, a computer keyboard from the library, a random student’s hand, the stair handrail, the dial and the handle of a random locker, the main door, and a water fountain. We rubbed the Q-tips in a divided section in agar plates, specifically prepared Petri dishes with agar, a yellow jelly-like substance that acts as food for bacteria. Each Petri dish was divided by four sections, allowing growth of bacteria from four areas in one Petri dish. Three Petri dishes were used and overall, twelve specific areas were swabbed.

Once swabbed, the Petri dishes were placed in the incubator to speed up the multiplying rate. After a week, pictures of the bacteria close-up were taken with proscope, a camera that can zoom in like a microscope.

Cleaning Procedures

Regular soap is effective in getting rid of most bacteria but for it to work, the hands must be washed often and properly. Hand sanitizer can also get rid of 99.99 percent of bacteria and it works quickly and without water.

Hand washing: 101

Three components: Soap, warm water, friction.

Direction: Use soap and warm running water. Rinse thoroughly for 15 to 20 seconds. Wash all parts of the hands including the back of the hands, wrists, between fingers, thumbs.

Dry completely with paper towel or air dryer.

How it works: The soap suspends the dirt and soil (including bacteria).

Friction helps suspends dirt and oily soil from the skin

Running water washes away the dirt, soil, and bacteria!

Hand sanitizer

Components: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer, friction

Direction: Apply small amount of sanitizer to the palm

Rub hands together and cover all surfaces of hands and fingers with sanitizer. Rub until the sanitizer on the hands has dried.

How it works: it acts quickly to kill microorganisms on hand

When to wash your hands

•After going to the toilet or changing diaper

•After coughing or sneezing

•Before and after handling food, especially raw meat/poultry or unwashed vegetables or fruits

•Before and after eating

•After playing with pets and animals

•Before putting contacts in eyes

•After being outside

•After touching wounds or infected areas

The American Medical Association does not recommend using antibacterial soap as it can contribute to the development of bacteria that are hard to kill, or “super bugs.” The antibacterial compounds have to stay on the hands for two minutes for it to have an effect on the bacteria.

Men’s toilet/urinal flusher

Men’s bathroom faucet

Men’s bathroom toilet

Classroom door handle

Preparing for college

By Joanna Chu and Quynh Dinh HAWKEYE Staff

Seniors, eight more months and we are out of here! In the midst of all the ‘hard work’ that we are going to put in this year, it is important to also think about the future. For those who are planning to attend college next fall, this spring is going to be filled with tears and laughter as admission letters are received.

However, before we can get to that point, there is the application process.

Although some seniors can handle this pressure, tackling a senior project, job, and college applications can be a major challenge for others.

Here are some things to consider before sitting down and applying for college.

Pick a college

Choosing the right school is vital for a successful college career. By now, you should have narrowed down your college list to about five schools and requested additional information about them. After all, there is no limit to how many schools you can apply to, so why not take the advantage.

Research is extremely important when it comes to choosing the right school. Things to look at are majors, class sizes, tuition rates, clubs and activities, etc.

Colleges are visiting MTHS at this time of the year. Go to the career center for additional information. Another resource for finding colleges are national college fairs. They are a great opportunity to meet with experts from various national and international colleges. There will be three college fairs in Seattle this fall:

• Seattle Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 2 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Seattle Center Pavilion.

• Seattle National College Fair on Friday, Nov. 3 – 9:00 a.m. at 12:00 p.m. at Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

• Seattle National College Fair on Saturday, Nov. 4 – noon to 4:00 p.m. at Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

Visit the campuses, talk to your counselor, and go to college fairs. Remember, this should have been done two months ago, so if you have not decided, get on it!

Senior Interview

Probably the most important thing you can do before applying to any college is have a senior interview with your counselor. They have been pushing you to get in there, so why not get it over with?

The purpose of this interview is to make sure you are on the right track to graduate. Who knows, you might find out that you are either missing part of a credit or a class that can be waived. This is a good opportunity to find that out.

Financial Aid

Do not use the excuse “I can’t pay for it” to eliminate the college that you want to go to. If there is a will, there is a way. One of these ways is financial aid. Even though some seniors think that they are not qualified for financial aid, it doesn’t hurt to try.

The most popular financial aid is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is the official application form for all federal financial aid programs.

Before grabbing that No. 2 pencil, stop,

and take a moment. The first step that many students do not take is considering their status for tax return. Sit down with your parents and discuss it.

When reviewing your application, FAFSA will look for evidence that you are in need. For example, if your parents have a high income, you might not want to claim to be “dependent” because this will mean your parents are capable of providing for you. Vice versa, if you claim to be “independent” it may look like you do not need that much help. Why? When you have your own bank account, they consider that, and realize that you are not in need. Whatever status you claim, make sure that it is to your advantage.

After the tax return is covered, go to www. fafsa.ed.gov to complete the FAFSA application on or after Jan. 1. Go to www.pin.ed.gov and sign up for your PIN in order to access FAFSA. Do not send your FAFSA file before this date, or it will be returned back to you. Remember to take the shortcut and apply online. It will save a lot of time.

Also, keep in mind that Financial Aid Night is on Jan. 9 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Theater. An expert who will show you how to complete the FAFSA as well as answer any questions you may have. Parents are encouraged to come, so drag them along!

Find scholarships

FAFSA should not be the only safety net in your pocket of ideas. It is always best to explore your options. Research for federal and state financial aid programs and examine each college’s own scholarship programs.

There are numerous types of scholarships that are available for students, particularly

seniors. Take your time and investigate into the private scholarships that are available. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, military, as well as National Merit Scholarships offer an enormous range of scholarships each year for students. Keep a record of all the key dates and requirements, specifically, deadlines. Some deadlines are earlier than the others. A scholarship is even available in our own school. It is called the MTHS Scholarship and the application can be picked up at the Career Center. This scholarship requires a senior resume of your academic achievements, community service hours, extracurricular activities, as well as your future goals. After filling out the application, turn it into your counselor. Each year, the MTHS administration nominates a Terrace student for this scholarship, so be sure to fill this application. Who knows, it can be you!

FastWeb is one of the most popular site for current scholarships that are available to students. It provides an incredible variety of scholarships, which millions of high school students use for financial aid as well as helpful tips and guides. However, before you start filling out scholarships, be sure to gather a list of your background and achievements. Include all of the activities, clubs, and organizations that you have been in since freshman year. Community service, such as volunteer or church also count in the list of your activities.

It is also wise to know your accumulative grade point average or class rank for personal reference and scholarships. Special achievements, as well as the scores of any standardized tests should also be included in this personal information file. Also, remember that just because you turned in your applications

do not mean that you should stop searching for scholarships. Once you have submitted your applications, continue applying for scholarships, but keep in mind to evaluate all financial offers carefully.

The Application

Filling out a paper application and sending it in by mail is not the only option when it comes to applying for college. Nowadays, there is the internet and organizations that can make this process a lot easier.

Some colleges now accept online application for an equal or even smaller fee than what a mailed application would cost. The benefit of applying online is that there won’t be room to worry about writing the address correctly or whether or not it will get there on time. When researching colleges, take some time to find out if they accept online application.

Another great tool to use is the Common Application. There are some colleges out there that do not require a specific form for their application, and most of the time, one form would be fine. www.commonapp.org provide students with the opportunity to fill out one application, make copies of it, and then send it out to their desired colleges. This is a nonprofit organization, so do not be afraid to try it out.

Most applications will ask for teacher recommendations, class rank, and Grade Point Average (GPA). Again, remember to sign up for that senior interview.

Personal statement

There is a common misconception that a person’s acceptance into college depends on his or her GPA and SAT/ACT scores. However, is still possible to make it to that dream school, even if your test scores are not pleasing to the eye. Most colleges look at the personal statement highly than the rest of the segments in the college application.

This does not mean that GPA and test scores are not important, but the personal statement is the area where the admissions officers will not only learn who you are, but your writing style as well. They look for originality and creativity.

Some students try to sound like a college professor and choose to write an essay in a language that most high school students do not comprehend. Sure, it is wise to hit the thesaurus and throw off fancy words, but just try sitting down in front of your computer for once and write. Do not pretend to be someone you are not.

This is the only part of the entire college application where you can show the admissions officers what you deeply care about. Do not write a novel, but give them a glimpse of your life. Stick to the word limit if there is one and simply answer the question. The last thing you want to do is confuse the admissions officers, so stick to the point. What they really want it to be is personal and simple. Use your own voice and simply tell your “story.”

If something came up during sophomore year that may have been a crucial part of your high school life, tell them about it. Perhaps, your parents got a divorce or some other personal experience occurred.

Whatever it is, pour it all in this section of the application process, so they can see the

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“real” you.

After completing that essay, it is tempting to hit that “send” button, but try to resist the temptation, and wait. Proofread your essay by checking for any grammatical errors and simple punctuation mistakes.

Sometimes, you catch easy mistakes by reading it aloud. It is a good idea to show the essay to your English teacher and have him or her proofread it as well.

Post-Application

The college applications are done; your essay and transcript are sent and your hard work is over your head. You deserve to relax, but a deadly disease is coming around. Senioritis.

Seniors, this is your last year in high school and as much as you want it to be memorable and relaxing, make sure you are not falling behind.

Do not slack off on your homework and do attend all of your classes. Your status as a senior does not give you any right to not do the rest of the work that the other students are doing.

As a matter of fact, a senior means you should be a role model for the underclassmen.

Set a goal in this year to be successful from the beginning to the end of the year. Don’t stop halfway. Doing well in your senior year means you will be successful in college. You want to start off your freshman year in college with confidence in your work, not confusion or insecurity.

Over the summer, the University of Washington (UW) turned down 23 offers of admissions to students who were accepted in the spring.

Why?

Their grades dropped dramatically their last couple months of school.

Most seniors follow this brilliant plan: they register for challenging courses, then decide in the middle of the year that they can’t handle the “pressure” and simply drop classes.

UW is not the only school that have rescinded admission offers. Seattle University and Western Washington University (WWU) have conducted the same procedure as well. Even if you do not apply to these schools, it is always safe to keep those grades up.

Maintain those A’s and B’s for the rest of your school year. The admission officers admire the seniors that remain strong throughout the entire school year. You can’t afford to give into seniortis. So stay strong, seniors.

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THE MAN IN BLACK: Dave Dolacky

Photos and story by Leah Pope Executive Editor

“If it’s broken, I fix it.”

That is but one small part of Theater Manager Dave Dolacky’s job description. He also schedules events for district, school and community groups; helps them with the technical aspects of their theater use; designs light and sound for the drama department’s major productions; works with technical theater students to help them work the theater correctly, etc. And when you hear a voice booming through the theater, as though by divine power, reminding you to turn off your cell phone and leave your food and drink outside of the theater, that’s Dolacky.

Dave is what anyone could call a character. And an interesting one, at that. He’s a perfectionist, a motorcycle enthusiast and the kind of person who is willing to explain anything, once somebody asks a question.

The man before his arrival

While attending Highline High School in Burien, Dolacky was what he now calls “a student going nowhere,” until “I just happened to walk into theater one day and fell in love with it.” He started running technical aspects of the school shows, until he graduated in 1965.

Dolacky spent two years in college studying communications and drama, meanwhile working in professional theater in the Seattle area. He often would play small roles in shows he also worked for as a technician.

In 1967, Dolacky was drafted into the U.S. Army, and spent a year in Vietnam driving a tank. “It was a very hard year for anybody who had to go over there,” he recalled. “When I came back, my body and mind were pretty much fried.”

Upon his return, Dolacky heard a commercial one day advertising an opportunity to be a radio DJ. Taking the offered initiative, he got a job DJing for KISW in Seattle, as well as others, which led to 20 years working at KIRO. During that time, Dolacky really honed his vocal skills and developed that famous voice that is now so frequently disembodied and projected through the MTHS Theater.

Indeed, he always had theater in the background. His two children, now 25 and 21

years old, both went to Madrona K-8 and were involved in drama there. When they performed in the MTHS Theater, Dolacky would always volunteer to help out.

As fate would have it, Dolacky left KIRO at approximately the same time that the Edmonds School District was looking for a new theater manager. He got the job and has been happily working part-time at Terrace for the past five years.

The man gloves,

There’s something magical about an empty theater, especially at the end of the day when lights are out and everybody’s gone home. A place usually so vibrant and full of life is suddenly just a huge, empty space, though the potential for that energy is still there.

Occasionally, after putting in hours of work, Dolacky will turn off the lights and pick up his belongings, then pause to look around and think, “This is cool.”

“This is an incredible place,” he said. “But you do not play with it unless you know what you’re doing.” Fortunately, Dave does.

magical – and dangerous. You can be anything you want to be, or you can get yourself in trouble. You can live a dream, or share a nightmare,” Dolacky said.

Despite the potential hazards associated with technical theater, Dave still promotes it as an amazing opportunity for any student, particularly the ones “going nowhere,” as he described his pre-theater self. “I know people in this school who don’t have a direction,” he said. “Theater gives that direction… Anything you learn in the arts, you can use in the rest of your life.”

This is particularly true in Dave, for the arts have, to a large extent, become his life. He gets paid for 25 hours a week, as a part-time employee of the district, but he frequently spends much more time in the Terrace Theater.

“It’s possible to put a lot of time in here for free,” he said. “I give a way a lot of time.”

Because Dave is responsible for renting out the Theater for community use, it’s all too easy for him to help renters with lighting design or sound, and – because of his perfectionist nature – make sure that everything is ideally put together, regardless of whether he has associated with the group previously.

It is indeed a time-consuming job. “I haven’t had any free time lately,” Dave noted. When he comes across those moments of free time, the ones he doesn’t fill with freelance lighting design, working overtime on lighting design for the MTHS productions or helping with his wife’s musical productions at Shoreline Community College, Dave does have a favorite pastime: “I like to get on my Harley and ride.”

After hours on end in a windowless Theater, no doubt it feels amazing to take a motorcycle out on some country roads. Dave also has a 20-foot boat that he likes to take out on Puget Sound with his wife, when he occasionally does get a chance to relax.

The man with the leather gloves, black clothes and a Maglite

In addition to booking the Theater, helping guest groups and teaching technical theater students, Dave’s task with the most recognition is the work he does for the Drama Department’s production. For the average musical, Dave hangs and focuses lights; programs the lighting design; rigs backdrops; works with special effects, such as fog and smoke; works with student technicians to ensure that they know what they doing while running the show, plus a multitude of other tasks that vary from show

to show. This to-do list comprises the technical director portion of his job description.

Programming lights and hanging backdrops, however, are not easy things to do when students are scampering about the theater rehearsing. For that reason, Dave cited the Drama Department getting a separate room in which to hold rehearsals as being at the top of his wish list for getting the Theater consistently in use by the community.

He explained that he would like to have the Theater be the working theater it should be, due to the fact that it’s one of the better theaters in the area. However, in order for the Theater to be in use more frequently than it currently is, he’ll need more people working with him in the Theatre in order to effectively help the people who rent the space.

“That’s the biggest thing I want to do: help people,” he said. Working with people is indeed a huge part of his job, though not by far the easiest. In theater, he explained, people are often nervous, tired or stressed – emotions always run high before any performance. At such times, any outwardly negative emotion doubles in the person it goes to, and can effectively ruin their experience with the arts. “One of my biggest tasks and always my concern, is to treat people kindly and calmly and with respect.”

Managing a theater is definitely not your average man’s career, nor is there anything average about the man with the man with the job at Terrace. Yet, after all of this, Dave stays humble.

“I’m not perfect by a long shot,” he said. “I don’t know it all; there’s a ton of stuff I don’t know… The day I stop learning is the day they bury me.”

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“Theater is magical – and dangerous… You can live a dream, or share a nightmare.”

~Dave Dolacky theater manager

Dave Dolacky works the light board in the booth of the Theater to program a lighting design for the Delsa Anderl Benefit Concert on Oct. 19.

Theater Manager Dave Dolacky focuses a side light on the backing for the stage setting of the Jazz Symposium.

Jazzers get in a groove at annual symposium

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Scholastic jazz groups from Edmonds and neighboring school districts flocked to Terrace on Oct. 21 to perform, listen, learn and improve in the Edmonds School District’s annual Jazz Symposium.

Starting early in the morning with a performance from Terrace’s Jazz Ensemble 2 in the Theater, the symposium lasted all day and included performances from 28 groups from 17 different schools. Jazz Ensemble 3 played in the early afternoon.

MTHS’s Jazz Ensemble 1 finished the day off with rousing renditions of “On Green Dolphin Street”, “Gravy Waltz” and “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie.”

Choirs, including the MTHS mixed jazz choir, Dynamics, performed in the band room.

In addition to the consistent performances, students enjoyed the benefit of professional musicians teaching master classes specific to their respective instuments.

The trombone master class was told to listen to as many jazz musicians as possible and to try and play along with the music by ear. The trumpets were taught to play scales and to impro-

vise the scales into a solo.

The saxophone class across the hallway listened to their teacher play and improvise songs that they had suggested.

A later class of saxophones with younger students listened to and played along to music in groups of three.

The workshops for choral students were divided based on gender.

The girls’ class worked on singing different pitches and received tips from their teacher about how to increase their vocal range.

In the next room over, the boys scatted along with their teacher, and got feedback on how they did and how they could improve their improvisational skills.

The symposium was sponsored and organized by the MTHS Music Boosters, who provided food sales as well as volunteer support in setting up the school fit the influx of musicians for the day-long event.

by Leah Pope

Executive Editor

Story by Alan Adzhiyev HAWKEYE staff

Right: Sophomore Matt Watson stands for a solo during Jazz Ensemble 1’s performance at the Jazz Symposium.

Seattle fans “satisfied” with Rolling Stones performance

By Colin Diltz HAWKEYE

How do you describe a band that should have been buried years ago? You can’t, but somehow The Rolling Stones are still alive and shredding up arenas in major cities across the world. The second you step into the Qwest Field, you can tell the concert will be a spectacle just by looking at the gigantic stage stretching from the end zone out to the 40-yard line of the football field.

From the first song all the way to their two-song encore, the band demanded full attention of the audience using their stage prese nce and talent. Singer Jagger’s voice boomed through the field the whole night. While the other members of the band stayed in the same general area of the stage the whole show, Mick Jagger did the opposite, working the stage like a madman.

In addition to the band’s flamboyant personalities, the stage format added greatly to the overall experience of the show. It had a central catwalk, which the members would walk down.

In the song “Sympathy for the Devil,” gigantic flames rose of the top of the stage. These came with perfect tim-

ing, immediately when Jagger just finished singing. This was by far their best song of the evening. The red tinted lights made the apperance of Mick Jagger in his red clotheven more diabolical Perhaps one the greatest things about the concert is that every song was just as pleasing as the one before it, and left the audience wanting more Keith Richards did a superb job at playing the guitar. Unfortunately, this can’t be said about his singing. His songs were slower than many of the other songs played that evening, and seemed to drag quite a bit due to the vocals. Musically the songs were great, but the singer just wasn’t the person who should have been singDuring his songs a large portion of the audience in the stands sat down or went to do something. Keith Richards deserves respect though, because not many can pull off the Frankenstein look, while shredding the guitar on stage in front of a

When the evening was done and the smoke cleared, there was a sense of awe throughout the venue. The fog was coming in and settling in the field. Fans were still clapping

This concert will definitly go down in history as one of the greatest concerts to grace the grounds of Seattle.

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‘Arcadia’ introduced to MTHS via reader’s theatre

By Cassie Soriano HAWKEYE staff

Having first opened at the Royal National Theatre on April 13, 1993, Tom Stoppard’s hit play Arcadia is this years’ theme for The Renaissance School. Arcadia circles around Sidley Park in Derbyshire between two time periods, where the cast in the more modern time tries to figure out what happened in the earlier era.

With humorous mathematical theorems and 17th-century scandals, Arcadia will bring great opportunities to everyone in a variety of ways.

Most importantly, during the months ahead, Arcadia will be portrayed in a method different from the traditional play style. Every month the drama department will be using reader’s theater during Renaissance advisory showcases to act out one scene after the other. This style of theatrical arts is unique in that no props or movement of the actors are necessary, but the exaggeration of vocal expressions and tone are kicked up a notch.

Approaches like these allow the actors to provide the scene, setting, and emotion without visual aid. They read from the script, so

■ ‘Arcadia’ will be showing in the MTHS Theater May 30, 31 and June 1

the actors don’t have to memorize their lines of the scene.

When drama teacher Jeannie Brzovic was working on her Master’s degree in Theatre Arts, she chose Arcadia, a play she first saw at a contemporary theatre, to be evaluated on. Arcadia will be performed by the MTHS Drama Department this spring.

The reason why reader’s theater was chosen to portray the play was, as Brzovic stated, to “make it connect with learning classes so it builds up to that moment” of the final play. Brzovic suggested ‘Arcadia’ for Renaissance’s theme this year because she felt that it worked well with the drama students of this year.

Reader’s theater gives the technical theater students experience working with lighting, sound, setting, etc. The actors reading the parts, however, are not those who will perform in the show, each part will be played by a different person in each showcase.

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HAWKEYE

Fall sports near the finish line

As the regular season ends, many teams still alive for the post-season WOMEN’S SWIMMING

By Christina Montilla

Photo Manager

Women’s swim had an interesting season. Winning two, they shut out Meadowdale in both of their meets. With the loss of one of their captains, the remaining 12 girls continued strong in their dedication to their team. Next year the team loses just three seniors so they should have a solid group of strong returning swimmers. The team believes if more girls join next year and standing on the firm foundation of the returning underclassmen this year, the Hawks will have an excellent chance at improving their record.

VOLLEYBALL

By Stephanie Jones HAWKEYE staff

This season, women’s volleyball, coached by Marietta Snyder, gave it all they got. Having a 4-4 regular season division record, they represented MTHS with unity.

It was obvious that the Hawks knew what a team should look like, as they worked together and cheered each other on throughout the season. “This year, our team is great. We all get along and have learned to play like a team,” outside hitter Cassie Hansen said. “I think everyone on the team helps out. The team wouldn’t be the same if we were missing anyone.”

Though the other schools were a challenge to

the Hawks, one in particular really stood out. “Kamiak is the one team that we seem to be most competitive with and the team that we want to beat really bad,” Hansen said.

The Hawks kept a constant match, even as they switched off, giving their rivals a run for their money. The Hawks said they think they achieved a lot.

Hansen added, “This season has been he most fun and most competitive season yet. Everyone (worked) really hard and we just (did) our best.”

MEN’S TENNIS

By Jordan Gisler and Rostik Vaynshteyn HAWKEYE staff

The Hawks men’s tennis team continues to improve with a 4-12 record this year. Captain Rhett Bouché, a junior, said that the “record improved from last year, and we had a lot big-

Bouché placed fourth in WesCo South Districts, and fell just short of making it into the state tournament. He’ll be an alternate for next spring’s tourney, however.

The team should have a solid team next year although they lose five seniors. Bouché said that “we will still have a strong team.”

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OnOct. 24, our Seattle Supersonics were officially sold by Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz to an Oklahoma City business group led by Clay Bennet. This is after several months of bickering from the City of Seattle and Howard Shultz. Shultz said that the he was losing money because of the size, the condition and the lease of Key Arena.

So, this upcoming basketball season might be the last season for the Sonics in Seattle, and it has a chance for success. The Sonics have mostly the same team returning from last year. At the point guard there is Luke Ridnour, who will lead our fast break attack, with Earl Watson coming off the bench to add more energy and incredible dribbling skills.

■ Women’s soccer took on Snohomish last night. Check out www. thehawkeye.org for the results

In the next issue: Winter Sports Preview Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming Wrestling and The complete winter sports schedules with up to date standings

together?

game, which makes him very difficult to defend. Backing up Lewis we have Mickael Gelabale. Gelabale was the Sonics 2nd round pick the 2005 draft after spending last year in Europe Gelabale is ready to enjoy the same success as his French National teammates such as Boris Diaw, and Tony Parker.

Rostik Vaynshteyn

Sports Columnist

Shultz wanted the city to build a newer and better arena like Qwest and Safeco field, however the city didn’t agree. Owner Clay Bennet has said that he doesn’t want to move the Sonics. He says that if the city of Seattle can agree on a new arena then he has no intentions of moving the team. However, while that seems all fine and dandy the team currently in Oklahoma, the Hornets, are planning to go back to New Orleans in the next few years which would leave a hole in the next big basketball city, giving the Sonics a one way ticket to Oklahoma City.

The Sonics are solid at the point guard position.

At shooting guard there is Ray Allen who has without a doubt the best jump shot in the NBA. Allen also is the leader of the team with his 25.1 points per game. Backing up Allen will be Damien Wilkins, a solid player with incredible athleticism.

At small forward there is an uprising star in Rashard Lewis – the most versatile player on the team. Lewis has the best back to the basket attack and a good perimeter

The power forward position has the combination of Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison. Wilcox is the powerful and athletic big man the Sonics have been missing since the days of Shaun Kemp. Along with Wilcox there is the skillful Nick Collison with his assortment of hook shots. At center there is the combination of Johan Petro and Muhamed Sene who will be replacing the injured Robert Swift. The center is the most inexperienced position on the team, especially with the loss of Swift who was making great progress from the end of last year into the preseason this year.

The Sonics may have a chance to slip into the playoffs as the seventh or eighth seed here in what may be their last season in Seattle.

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Third place finish at districts results in trip to state

■ Lewis has the best back to the basket attack (on the team) and a good perimeter game

The Sonics have the parts for a successful team, but can they put them all

Kathryn Goddard/HAWKEYE Becky Bradlee (12), battles for the ball with two Jackson players. The Hawks went on to lose this game 0-3, and finished the regular season 9-6-1.

Men’s cross country team headin’ to state

By Meghna Jaradi HAWKEYE staff

The Hawks are running wild and flying high.

The cross country teams have been improving significantly this year.

From the women’s side, Cari Smith said that the times are becoming tighter, as well as the bonds within the group.

“We’ve been taking our motto, ‘no pain no gain’ very seriously this year,” she said.

A new set of freshman runners seems to have added increased vigor and strength to the team, but it is unfortunate to the entire cross country team that Corina Cheever, the women’s captain, will be graduating this year.

On the other hand, they have been running extra hard at meets this year; their efforts have resulted in a third place at the ESD Championships. But don’t forget about the men’s cross country team.

Last Saturday, the varsity guys came in third place at the WesCo South District Championships,

which took place at South Whidbey high school, and they qualified for State Championships this Saturday at Pasco.

The 4A men’s race will be at 2:30 p.m..

Senior Matt Beeninga said, “The team’s work ethic has really improved; we are more focused and have our eyes on the prize. The guys have been progressing really well and we’re definitely on the right track, but we haven’t quite hit our peak yet.”

What is a batch of excellent return ing runners and a handful of new ones equal?

Second place for both JV and Varsity men at the ESD Championships, and third place at districts. The point of cross-countr y this year, though, wasn’t really about progressing as sections.

The entire team really came together and made this an awesome year for everyone. All runners came to practice everyday, and there were no egotistical superstars, giving it a very nurturing environment where all could feel accepted.

WESCO SOUTH FALL SPORTS

Women’s Soccer

District One Championships (Men’s

Asweek eight concludes, the midpoint of the fantasy football arrives. This is the time where decisions need to be made, whether it’s doing some trades to acquire a hot player or keep a struggling star and hope for him to come around.

So far this year, like any year, there have been some tremendous flops. For instance Shaun Alexander, Chad Johnson, and Lamont Jordan. These three players are in very different circumstances, Alexander is coming off an injury and will be back for Monday night against the Raiders, so if possible trade for Alexander. With Johnson he is on the verge of coming out of his funk, teams have been double teaming him constantly, but know with the emergence of T.J. Houshmandzadeh teams can’t afford to pay as much attention to Johnson.

Lamont Jordan on the other hand is nowhere close to coming out of his

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slump. He’s injured and he plays on the worst team in football, so Jordan owners should look to free agent pick ups to deal with the loss. Try to acquire Leon Washington, the Jets’ rookie.

Along with the disappointments there are the great surprises. This year there hasn’t been many but the ones that could make a difference on your team are Marques Colston, Donovan McNabb, and Robbie Gould. Colston was the Saints seventh round pick in last year’s draft and started out being a tight end but was later switched to a receiver due to his quickness. In most fantasy leagues Colston has tight end eligibility and he has been the best tight end so far this year.

McNabb isn’t a big surprise to me because he was always a good player and now with Terrell Owens gone he can play to his full potential. McNabb has been the best player in fantasy football this year and he was picked in the fourth round in most fantasy leagues. Gould has been the biggest surprise this year, not only has he not missed a kick this year but also he has been the best kicker in the league in tough kicking conditions in Chicago.

Rostik Vaynshteyn HAWKEYE staff