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Schwab named top administrator
Jazz 1 ready to rock the house
By Sharon McClintock News Editor
Principal Greg Schwab will be awarded Administrator of the Year by the Washington Journalism Education Association later this month for his support of First Amendment rights and his leadership at MTHS. Last May, Hawkeye Executive Editor Leah Pope and adviser Vincent DeMiero, nominated Schwab for the Washington Journalism Education Association (WJEA) Administrator of the Year. It was Schwab’s second nomination. “We are exceedingly pleased to nominate Mr. Schwab for this prestigious award because of the incredibly savvy and passionate manner in which he has supported our publication, other student media on campus, scholastic journalism, student expression and the First Amendment,” the nominating letter stated. Schwab has established a strong rapport with student media on campus and has instilled a strong sense of opportunity balanced with responsibility among student journalists. “We are being very responsible by allowing students to have the freedom to have a free press and teaching them the values and lessons of responsibility,” Schwab said. He said he believes that by protecting and Colin Diltz/HAWKEYE furthering students’ free speech, they learn The trumpet section in Jazz 1 plays as an ensemble with accompaniment by the rhythm section. See them at their second real responsibility. concert on Sept. 12 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. For more details on Jazz 1 check out page 10.
New assistant principals take the reigns Lashinsky becomes principal in Colorado By Kathryn Goddard Concession Manager
Erin Murphy is one of two new assistant principals at MTHS this year. After eight years working as a science teacher at Poulsbo Junior High, Murphy decided to change jobs and become an administrator. Murphy decided to apply for a position in the Edmonds Erin Murphy Assistant Principal School District (ESD) because she was “impressed by the number of things going on here.” She applied to the ESD in spring and was placed in a pool of potential high school administrators. After the review of her application she was interviewed. Following the interview, teachers, students and parents of Poulsbo Junior High were interviewed about Murphy, in what is called a site visit. Principal Greg Schwab and others from the district were involved. In mid-June she was offered the job.
Murphy said she was ecstatic when she found out she was going to be working at Terrace. She was excited about “the opportunities students have here” and how MTHS is so different, with things such as the small schools and devoted teachers. She said she hopes to help out as much as she can, to “further meet the goals of our school,” she said. Murphy also desires to achieve some goals of her own. “Personally, I hope to be a true part of the Terrace community, to build relationships with students and staff, develop my skills as a learner, and also to do whatever I can do to have a positive impact on student learning,” she said. “I want to make a positive difference in the lives of children,” Murphy said. “Before you can actually have an impact I think you need to understand where the people are coming from, and for decisions to not seem arbitrary, you have to get to know people.” Overall Murphy is excited for the coming school year. “The beginning of the school year always holds a promise of what can be,” she said. “Terrace is a wonderful place and I’m thrilled to work with everyone here.”
Tadlock becomes elementary principal in Shoreline By Alan Adzhiyev Advertising Manager
Scott Morrison of Edmonds Woodway has been hired as interim assistant principal following David Tadlock’s resignation this past summer. Tadlock decided to leave MTHS during the summer vacation and accepted the job as principal at Syre Elementary in Shoreline. He wrote in an email he sent to his former colleges, “Decisions Scott Morrison such as these Assistant Principal are certainly bitter-sweet. I have enjoyed my time here and learned a lot.” Morrison is very familiar with the area because he was born in Seattle and grew up in Lynnwood. He attended Hazelwood Elementary, Alderwood Middle, and then Lynnwood High School. Morrison was a history teacher at Edmonds Woodway last year and before that at Lynnwood High School and Meadowdale High School. “I used to sub here in 1991. I’ve always known about Terrace,” Morrison said. He was interested in becoming assistant principal at Terrace because a friend of his interned for Principal Greg Schwab
“Small schools may make students lose some friends, but I would rather students have more doors of opportunity open for then when they finish high school, than have more friends.” ~Scott Morrison Interim Assistant Principal
and told him that she enjoyed her experience. Schwab knew that Morrison was interested so he asked him to be interim assistant principal. This means that he has been hired for one school year and next spring a new search for a long-term assistant principal will start. He will be able to reapply. Morrison will be working with the AOS small school. He strongly agrees with small schools. He said, “Small schools may make students lose some friends, but I would rather students have more doors of opportunity open for then when they finish high school, than have more friends… Though this year, with junior and senior Super Terrace classes, students can have the best of both worlds.” see Morrison on page 3