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Poverty rates continue to increase in the local area

By Will Khadivi News Co-Editor

An evergrowing problem at MTHS, is the issue of poverty. According to Principal Greg Schwab, the rate of students taking advantage of free and reduced lunch was 42 percent last school year. The rate of students, which is the best way schools can measure poverty, has grown almost 100 percent since the beginning of the 2000s financial crisis.

MTHS has the second highest rate of students who receive free and reduced lunch in high schools in the Edmonds School District. Lynnwood High School barely beats MTHS with 45 percent of students on free and reduced lunch last school year, according to the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

When a student’s family cannot afford basic necessities such as food, a chain reaction happens that affects a student’s academic performance.

“You see it affecting our school in a number of ways,” Schwab said. “We have families that can’t afford to buy food. We have families that can’t afford to buy clothes.”

Many students are surprised at the staggering amounts of poverty at MTHS. When senior Sera Montokana discovered the poverty rates she said,“That’s very surprising to me, it doesn’t seem that high.”

Students on free and reduced lunch do get some breaks on fees for activities ,such as the $123 payto-play fee or the $50 ASB card, the most expensive in the Edmonds School District. However, students who do not qualify or do not fill out the necessary forms do not get any form of a break for the fees, whether or not they can afford it.

The staggering amount of 40 percent on free and reduced lunch doesn’t even tell the whole story.

“High school students don’t typically report whether they’re on free and reduced lunch,” said Schwab. “We never catch all of our students on free and reduced lunch, it’s not like the elementary schools where they do a pretty good job of getting all the kids who qualify, in high schools it’s harder to get all the kids who need it. High school students are more hesitant to fill the forms out.”

No matter who wins the presidential election, we can expect few changes, especially with the political gridlock in the other Washington. Many students may just have to wait until the economy recovers by itself.

Serafina Urrutia | Hawkeye

A super homecoming week

Mascot Herky, senior cheer captain Audrey Halenbeck and Homecoming King Tye Esparza lead the Supersonic during the assembly on Oct. 5.

By Erick Yanzon

Online & Social Media Manager

The smell of teen spirit with a mix of pom poms and cheers is a good combination for homecoming week.

ASB, the glue to this lively high school, kicked off homecoming on Sept. 27 with Jock and Jersey day to bring the students together by showing spirit for their favorite sports teams.

On Oct. 1, students dressed in togas and sandals for Greek Day. The same night, the Homecoming Coronation Night was held. The 2012 Homecoming King and Queen are seniors Tye Esparza and Taylor Arbuckle. AnhViet Nguyen and Grace Gil are the first prince and princess, and Bailey Bame and Sarah Pung as second prince and princess. The juniors had Greg Bowman and Brittany Kinsella as their prince and princess.

The sophomore Prince and Princess were Nick Fiorillo and Laura Clinch. Gene An and Eve Largent were the 2012 freshman prince and princess.

Blood, bandages and cries of broken bones brought the Hawks together for Fake Sports Injury Day on Oct. 2. Ugly clothing filled the hallways on Oct. 3 for If I Wore This, Would You Still Be My Friend day.

Each class worked hard on their homecoming hallways.

The poster painting started on Sept. 17 and students stayed for eight hours on Sept. 30 to finish and put up the posters to make the MTHS halls beautiful.

Oct. 4 was class theme day. The freshman class of 2016 were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sophomores zoomed through the galaxy in a Star Wars theme. The juniors this year were the Incredibles and finally, the seniors were the Justice League.

Finally, the homecoming assembly was on Oct. 5. Students waited with anticipation outside of the gym doors after sixth period with the assembly starting on 12:20 p.m. The theme of the assembaly: the student body was on a mission to search for the missing homcoming football.

Although the Hawks fell in a heartbreaking 17-14 loss against the Meadowdale Mavericks on Friday night, the Hawks hung tough throughout the entire game with the crowd fervently cheering the team on.

The Homecoming Dance was on Saturday night in the HUB, with the theme “A Night in the Sky.” To wrap up this special time of year, where the whole MTHS student body gets together as one and shows their school spirit.

For more Homecoming coverage, see pages 8-9.

Hawk Way officially dedicated

By Stephen Cuplin Hawkeye staff

Michelle Schomer | Hawkeye

The ASB officers and city officials gather for a photo with the Hawk Way sign on Sept. 26.

The ASB officers, along with members of the city council, including Mayor Jerry Smith, had a parade of sorts on Sept. 26 at 9 a.m., to celebrate the renaming of 217th St. SW to Hawk Way. It is more of an extended driveway which passes around the school, and not an actual street, so it was not much of a headache to rename.

With support from both the Edmonds School District and Mountlake Terrace City Council, it was an easy decision to make. The celebratory event occurred during PASS period and lasted for about half hour. During that time, students and staff lined themselves along the drive and followed the truck, which carried the ASB officers and the street sign.

Sophomore Kelsey Potts said, “I think it was a good idea to rename the street, because now we have a driveway with a name. It makes it more official.”

However, not all students are in the same boat, and many who have a somewhat differing opinion. Sophomore Jacob Devera said, “I didn’t think it was a good idea to use PASS time to stand outside in the cold, but I did like that we renamed the street.”

Junior Lucero Garcia believed that the event was organized. Garcia said, “I think it was organized, there was music and everyone came outside” However, sophomore Mark Malabuen said, “It wasn’t as organized as [best as] it could be, it was loud and not many people could hear what they were saying.”

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Student enrollment remains stable for this school year

By Alyssa Vallester Hawkeye staff

The actual number of enrollment this year at MTHS is roughly 1289 students. This year’s current class enrollments are as follows: 323 for freshman, 306 for sophmores, 349 for juniors and 311 for seniors. MTHS is significantly smaller than it was eight years ago.

This year, though, enrollment actually stayed just about the same as it was last year.

“All of our staffing is based on enrollment and so the more students we have the more staff we have to have classes for the students. So when our enrollment goes down, we lose teachers,” Principal Greg Schwab said.

According to Schwab, enrollment and staffing doesn’t affect class size because the school is funded based on an enrollment of 24.7 students for every teacher and so that formula stays the same regardless of how big we are. “It doesn’t really affect class size when our enrollment decreases, it just means that we have fewer teachers but our class sizes stay roughly the same.”

“We’re funded on 24.7 to 1, that’s what we base our funding on, but our actual class sizes are closer to 32 to 1. That’s the number we use for class sizes. There are classes that are bigger than 32, but there are also classes that are smaller than 32. So if you look at our average class size across the building, it would be roughly about 32 to 1,” Schwab said.

Numerous studies present a correlation on the impact of class sizes to student outcomes. At MTHS, Schwab comments, “I think the bigger the classes, the harder it is for teachers to get to know all of their students very well. But sometimes you have to make a decision about class size to help support student learning in one area. For example, we have intentionally put our class sizes smaller for math Enrollment classes, algebra one classes because that’s a really important class for this for our ninth graders to do well in. So we want to make sure that school we’re supporting them to do well in Algebra One. So in order year was to help make that happen, we’ve increased class sizes in foreign expected languages for example. That way we could have a few more sections to be a of math to keep class sizes small. The tradeoff is we have bigger decrease sections of Spanish.” from last When there are too many students in a classroom, Schwab says year. that “teachers also have received extra compensation when their class sizes go above 31. They get extra pay for the extra work that having bigger classes creates for them.”

For cases when there are classes that are too small, cuts are made after the school year starts and sends teachers to other high schools where classes are really big. In those cases classes are closed and some classes are combined.

MTHS is not for open enrollment; however, it is a high school that is open to transfer, so other students can transfer to MTHS. Schwab adds, “They’d have to request a transfer to the district office but (in) our district, you go to the high school where you live. So we don’t have kids that go to any high school they want, they have to apply to go to a different high school. But we are open to transfers. We have quite a few students here that go to other high schools.”

Two students arrested for robbing a nearby residence

By Alyssa Vallester Hawkeye staff

Two male students were arrested on Oct. 2 by the Mountlake Terrace Police as they were suspects in a residential robbery that took place on Oct. 1 during school hours.

Principal Greg Schwab gave a full account of the incident stating that during a morning class, the two students were suspected of breaking into a house next to the school. The homeowners then notified the police and there were witnesses that saw the suspects running away. The students were caught on security cameras.

Both students were “emergency expelled” from the school.

“An emergency expulsion is what we do when we need to do an investigation.

It’s temporary. It’s open ended, so there is no ‘end date.’ It gives us the time we need to do an investigation and it’s also something we do when we have a reason to be concerned for safety,” Schwab said.

“We remove students from school on emergency expulsion while we investigate and ensure that everyone is safe. What we’re waiting to see is what the outcome of the police investigation is, and that will then determine what we do with them for final discipline. Right now they are out of school and will remain out of school until we know what happens next.”

Serafina Urrutia | Hawkeye

The freshman class officers (from left to right and top to bottom) are Sage Cameron, Liya Ewing, AsiaLee Donnelly, Cody Bowman, Joey Owens, and Gene An.

Meet the Little Six of ASB

By Erick Yanzon

At their first ASB meeting on Friday, Sept.

14, they introduced themselves to the rest of When school started, petitions for being the student council. Everyone was surprised a class ASB officer for the class of 2016 was that there were only six of them, and that available. Candidates need to have at least there is only one class representative.

10 percent of their class signatures in order ASB Secretary Erin Keating said, “Since to run for a position. Petitions were due there are only six of them, I think that they Monday, Sept. 10 and the election occurred know they have to step up and represent the next day, Sept. 11 in the gym at 6:50 their class well, and they are doing a great a.m. job.” They also attended their first ASB During the election, there was only one retreat back on Sept. 22-24 at Warm Beach, person running for each Stanwood. For this year’s homecoming position except for vice “Since there are only superheroes theme, the president. Each candidate six of them, I think that freshman class chose gave their speeches to their they know they have to Teenage Mutant Ninja class. Because few people step up and represent Turtles.

They worked attended the election in their class well, and they hard since day one of the morning, the voting are doing a great job.” poster painting, spent process was held during Erin Keating their own time making lunches.

ASB Secretary their hall amazing and After all the votes recruited other students from their class to were calculated, the two running vice help out. presidents had a tie. Freshmen Liya Ewing and AsiaLee Donnelly were both declared “I think that since the retreat, they have co-vice presidents. The rest of the officers really grown as leaders and they have are President Joey Owens, Secretary Sage definitely shown it. I’m looking forward to Cameron, Treasurer Cody Bowman and a their accomplishments they will achieve this year, like fundraisers and such. Even though solo representative, Gene An. The adviser for the class of 2016 ASB is Jessi I won’t be here next year, I know that they Walton, who was the former adviser for the will achieve a lot in their years to come. They are our Little Six,” Keating added.

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Legalizing pot is not the end of the world

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Homecoming week gets an “A” for effort

merica is a confused nation. Like so many cattle absolute bunk. It turns out the latter belief is correct. milling about a pasture wondering if we should Essentially, the war on drugs causes kids to do more moo or make some other noise that cattle enjoy makdrugs. Prohibition of marijuana has caused a social ing, we are a house stigma surrounding the drug, turning it into some divided against itself, kind of forbidden fruit for the children of America, completely unable to which in turn causes teenagers to explore different stand. For every supdrugs. Why? The excitement, the rebellion or maybe porter of a given cause, just for kicks? It doesn’t really matter, for legalization there are two opposers. of marijuana would dispel the whole thing anyway.

For every issue that is Yes, dangers and health risks. For those of you whose laid to rest, three more tried-and-true belief is “it’s just weed, brah”—you’re Spencer Froelick spring up. No contemwrong. No drug comes without side effects that could Hawkeye Staff porary problem reprecompromise the physical and psychological health of sents the division of our most wonderful nation more certain people, and pot is no exception. Despite what than the legalization of marijuana. you’ve heard, one can become mentally dependent In our state, marijuana is barely legal for medicinal on it, with up to 17 percent of frequent teen smokuses only. Since legalization on a federal level is a big ers becoming psychologically addicted. Although the no-no, the decision has been left to the individual twofold increase in car accidents is measly compared states. As of right now, the Huffington Post states to the fifteen fold increase of alcohol. And no, although that California, Colorado, and our own Washington the LA Times says among many other sources that are the closest to the legalization of marijuana. In long-term marijuana use has not been proved to cause Washington—especially King County—one can hardly cancer, the smoke can lead to inflammation of the throw a potato without hitting at least a dozen marirespiratory passages and bronchitis. All of these sympjuana dispensaries on the way down. The police are toms increase in severity when the marijuana user in incredibly easygoing when it comes to pot, and posses- question has not finished physical development (that’s sion becomes a felony if and only if the person in ques- us). tion has more than 40 grams. With this acceptance of Of course, these health risks seem rather trivial when this magnitude on both public and legislative levels, one considers both the ease with which they can be it is only logical that we take the final step to legalize avoided and the benefits of the drug. In a very large marijuana. majority of people, marijuana helps alleviate anxiLet us imagine for a moment that pot has finally been ety and stress, and causes calmness and euphoria. It made legal in the state of Washington. Contrary LIBERATE MARIJUANA to popular belief, there would not be crowds of people stabbing each E emp OR NS Save H M other whilst furiously O NO ICTI puffing on joints and STOP T H STR MADNE E hellish 43-car pileups E R Legalize it!

SS! lining the freeway as the poor victims reached for the bong to take their POT>NOT dying breath of that horrendous substance that caused the whole mess.

Max Lkhagvasuren | Hawkeye There would be regulating laws that would restrict marijuana from being used works as a painkiller as well, providing a relatively while operating machinery or driving. It would be sold safe alternative for dangerous opiates such as codeine in special dispensaries, very similar to the ones that and Oxycodone. According to the Coed Magazine, exist today, to prevent it from being stolen by 12-yearit also slows cancerous tumor growth and helps treat olds at the gas station. The drug would be regulated the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, ADHD, and sold only to adults of at least 21 years of age and to Crohn’s disease, migraines and more. Come now, medical patients who needed a substitute to addictive Washington. We know you like pot. You’ve raised $2 painkillers. million for the legalization proposition and voting’s Also, legalization would end the phenomenon of the one month away. You’ve got an event named Hempfest. “gateway drug.” While many people believe that mariSure, marijuana’s got its downsides, but don’t cigarettes juana leads teens to trying harder drugs such as LSD, and alcohol, too? Be reasonable, Washington. You’re cocaine and heroin just as many people think this is almost there—legalize it!

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his year’s Homecoming Week was very successful. In the past, people have been reluctant to dress up. This year that feeling seemed to have been shrugged off. The spirit days, hallways and attitude of the student body was very good. Spirit Week began with Jock and Jersey Day and continued on with Greek Day, and Fake Injury Day. All of these days had amazing costumes from full football gear, full togas and body casts. “If I wore this would you still be my friend” Day, Class Theme Day and Class Colors Day followed – and the trend of great attitudes did not cease.

The homecoming theme this year was “Superheroes.” Freshmen were The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, sophomores Star Wars, juniors The Incredibles and finally the seniors were The Justice League. There was definitely a better response from the students this year than last year.

Congratulations to all who helped organize the events and to those who participated.

The lunchtime disappointment

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bout half of the MTHS student body gets lunch at the cafeteria in the HUB, and many of them qualify for free and/or reduced meals.

But, at the beginning of this school year, some of the students were stunned by the food. There are still the usual salad, nachos, burgers and pizza sections – which a lot of people were complaining about because of the thinner crust than in the past.

However, students are no longer able to put cheese on hamburgers. As one of the lunch ladies said, it’s one of the “rules.” There have also been times, especially during second lunch, that the cafeteria will run out of hash browns and will not have any side dish. If you’re really late for lunch, you won’t have a very fulfilling meal and go to 5th period hungry. It also isn’t very clear when the main menu will be served or not, and they barely have it anymore.

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Reasons why President Obama deserves a second term He is our only hope of coming out of this mess created by the Bush era

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his election is a choice on whether our nation should continue moving forward or go back to the failed policies of conservatives like George W. Bush. That may seem like a slogan from the Democratic National Convention, but it is entirely true. President Barack Obama deserves a second term.

It was the Obama 2008 campaign that captivated so many youth across this great nation Will Khadivi and around the world. Finally, Co-News Editor someone who made politics exciting with big progressive ideas who wasn’t an old white guy.

Immediately when President Obama took office in 2009, he took action on the economic crisis. The month after he took office, he signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it created or saved 3.7 million jobs since it’s been enacted. It also helped stabilize the economy, which has been out of recession since 2010. Since Obama has taken office, 5.2 million jobs in the private sector have been created.

The next major policy that Obama tackled was healthcare reform. We’ve been talking about overhauling our nation’s healthcare system since the time of Franklin Roosevelt but we were finally, finally able to do something about it. “Obamacare,” though not perfect will give healthcare coverage to an additional 30 million people by the time it’s fully enacted in 2014.

President Obama also signed into law the largest and most comprehensive reform of Wall Street since the New Deal and that will end “too big to fail.” He also saved the American auto industry with his bailout which saved more than one million jobs across the nation. In addition to the auto bailout, 459,000 jobs in manufacturing have been added since January 2010.

President Obama has taken strides towards equality in America. He signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to help ensure that women will get fair pay for the same amount of work. He also repealed the homophobic policy of the military, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” which barred gay and lesbians from serving openly. He also as advocated for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and now says he thinks “same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

Some of us in the Obama generation would now denounce that title over the frustration that not everything he had promised eventually came through but that’s to be expected. You can’t clean up eight years of crap in four years especially when Republicans openly say that their number one priority isn’t to help you get the nation back on track but to make sure you’re defeated for your second term.

Though I’m still frustrated with the president for not

fulfilling all of his promises, especially on issues such as the minimum wage and campaign finance reform, I realize I should be more frustrated with congressional Republicans for not being willing to compromise with the president on any issue and making it their top priority to defeat him, not to create jobs, not to get our nation back on track.

If you’re still doubting who you’re supporting in this election, keep in mind that though everything candidate Obama promised has yet to come through, Osama bin Laden is dead, General Motors is alive, unemployment is back below 8%, America has repaired it’s reputation in the world, and we are moving forward. If you’re unsatisfied with that record then you’re either arrogant about how politics work in this country or you just have really high expectations. If you think Mitt Romney would do a better job in four years, you’re living in a far-right conservative fantasy land.

Kyra Dahlman | Hawkeye

The comfy and controversial trend

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oga pants being banned from schools has been rumored as a threat around many middle schools and high schools alike, such as the rumors that surrounded EdmondsWoodway High School.

This comfortable trend has escalated quickly, and many girls wear yoga pants on a daily basis.

The price of yoga pants is diverse, from $10 at JCPenney to the more Paxtyn Merten Hawkeye Staff popular brand, PINK, at Victoria’s Secret, which price around $35 to $40. The price range makes yoga pants affordable as well as fashionable, so many girls are able to buy something that they consider to look good on them.

One school in particular, St. Joseph High School in Barrhaven, Ottawa, has decided to suspend any students wearing yoga pants on school grounds if the student does not comply and go home to change.

Yoga pants are one of the few clothing choices that look good on everybody no matter what their figure is, if they have chicken legs or long legs. A girl should have the right to keep their personal confidence of expression through the clothes that they choose to wear.

Banning yoga pants for girls would be like banning basketball shorts for boys. It’s not fair to put more limits on girls’ apparel than guys’ apparel.

Some teachers have been known to wear yoga pants on occasion, so banning them on students would be discriminating to the school and the freewill that goes

along with the United States of America.

Some think the tight, cotton, spandex-like material of yoga pants make them inappropriate for school because they are too provocative for an educational environment. However, these pants are fully covering and follow the very reasonable MTHS dress code, so what’s the problem?

Like jeans, yoga pants are very versatile, so they can be matched with nearly anything. It’s not like they’re exposing any personal areas, it’s just a different type of leg wear.

This can be a necessity in the rushed and tired life of a teenage girl. However, unlike jeans, yoga pants are very comfortable. They can also maintain that comfort while looking like socially acceptable pants, which gives out a better and more professional appearance than wearing pajama pants.

Female students shouldn’t ever be given such an unreasonable clothing policy as the one banning yoga pants.

Yoga pants have never been a problem with the school district for years when girls wore them without a second glance.

Stay hopeful that rumors stay rumors and the girls, or guys, of Mountlake Terrace keep their clothing freedom.

“Some think the tight, cotton, spandex-like material of yoga pants make them inappropriate for school because they are too provocative for an educational environment.

However, these pants are fully covering and follow the very reasonable MTHS dress code.”

Erika Fisher | Hawkeye

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ere we are a month or so into the yet they have such a positive impact on new school year. Homecoming is our school. behind us and now we are settling into Coming up later on this month, we’ll the routine of have another chance to celebrate the the year. school we are when we take part in Homecoming National Mix It Up Day during lunches. week was Mix It Up is a group that works to make great and ASB schools better places to be by organizing deserves much activities during lunches, a time when recognition for many students do not feel comfortable at their efforts to school.

Greg Schwab MTHS Principal make it such It encourages students to mix things up a positive celebration of our school. and sit with other people at lunch as a We also had the opportunity to come way to get to know others and help make together with our larger community of everyone feel safe and welcome at lunch.

Mountlake Terrace to celebrate the namWe’ll be doing some organized activities ing of our drive into at lunch on National the school, Hawk Mix It Up Day, but “We are a really good Way. It is easy to the point of Mix It school. But let’s make focus on doing Up is really simple. our school great. Let’s positive things when Step outside of be a place that stands there are these big yourself and welcome apart from other schools celebrations and others. because of how we are events that put us in Make our school each and every day, not the spotlight. safe and comfortable just on those special But what can we for everyone who occasions.” do each and every comes here every day to continue the day for 6 and a half great things happenhours. ing at our school?

We are a really good school. But let’s As I mentioned before, it is the little make our school great. things we do each and every day that Let’s be a place that stands apart from really make our school stand out and help other schools because of how we are each to make our community one that we all and every day, not just on those special can be proud of. occasions.

Little things like just being nice to each other, saying hi and smiling, helping NOTE: The Hawkeye provides the others, holding doors open, saying someschool administrators space each issue thing when you see another person being in the Opinion section as part of our treated poorly. mission as an open public forum.

None of these things are hard to do and

Q: “Which presidential candidate do you think will win the election?”

Joel Espana sophomore

“Obama because he is respectful and cares about all the people in the U.S.”

Spencer Stiglets math teacher

“Obama because he has been leading in every poll.”

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his year’s homecoming theme was there were ankle casts or arm casts or Super heroes and I can promise you neck casts, and even crutches brought to that it was one to remember. The freshman school! Wednesday was “Would you still class decided to be my friend if I wore this” Day. Around make their theme the school you could see people dressing Teenage Mutant up in other school colors, old out of style Ninja Turtles. clothes, or they would just put on random They decorated things and call it good! Thursday was class their hall filled theme days where you could see ninja with the characturtles walking around, or some Jedi, or ters along with the Incridibles, or members of the Justice Lilianne Nguyen ASB Public Relations Officer a city back drop League. Then the day we all were waiting Their hall was for – class colors day. Every student decked amazing! out in either gray, white, black or red.

The sophomores chose Star Wars, and Here were some of the highlights from their hall was like being in a galaxy, and Homecoming 2012. This year’s dance they decorated the theme was “A Night poles as light sabers. in The Sky.” Your 2012 “This year’s homecoming The artwork on their homecoming king theme was Super heroes posters was farand queen were Tye and I can promise you that it fetched.

Esparza and Taylor was one to remember.”

The junior class Arbuckle. Hopefully decided on The everyone enjoyed seeIncredibles. That hall was based on actions ing the halls come to life, seeing your Big 6 in the movie. With 3-D posters and life dressed as The Avengers, and watching the sized versions of the characters, it was defi- homecoming assembly, and had fun dressnitely Incredible. ing up. With that said, Homecoming 2012 Finally the seniors make their choice of finally comes to an end. Thank you to all picking the Justice League. This hall was the staff members who helped chaperoned filled with 3-D effects, certain areas specifi- the dance. Thank you to all the ASB memcally for the heroes, then the highlight of bers who stayed countless hours at school their hall was the American flag with every trying to make their halls, coronation, the member of the original Justice League. assembly, and the dance perfect. Thank you Spirit week started Sept. 27 with the to the football team for playing their hearts first spirit day, which was Jock or Jersey out. And thank you to all of the students Day where everyone would rep their who participated in this homecoming jourfavorite team or dress like a typical jock. ney and made it one to remember.

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Marquis Armstead

“Obama because the majority of people that I’ve talked to agree with him.”

“Obama because he is trying to help everyone out and Romney is trying to take away women’s rights.”

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Letters to the Editor

Students and teachers speak out about...

LGBT History M nth Dear Editor: s diversity I have come to appreciate the wondrou s a biology teacher for the last 24 years, for digesvariety of ways that living things have of life that fills the Eart h – the unending e are many who oduction. In the animal kingdom ther tion, respiration, circulation, and repr no separate male or female genders. reproduce asexually, meaning there are ing into new buds that brea k off and float away, grow Animals like sea sponges simply grow eart hworms the parent sponge. Other animals like sponges that are genetically identical to with any other all both male and female, able to mate are hermaphroditic, meaning they are prom dates). hworms have a far easier time finding individual of the species (side note: eart g on the breeding change from male to female, dependin Other animals like the clownfish can needs of the group. in nature we have been taught to think, sexuality All this to say that contrary to the way femaleness. er a continuum between maleness and is not an either/or characteristic, but rath ly be survaries in other creatures, it should hard Given what we know about how sexuality and tomboys. males and effeminate ones, “girly” girls prising that in people we see masculine ys been a sma ll xual, history shows that there has alwa And yes, while most people are heterose orientation in ut 10 percent) born with homosexual but significant percentage of people (abo ciation, “The ng to the American Psychologica l Asso ever y culture and ever y time. Accordi ss nor moral r. Homosexuality is neit her mental illne research on homosexuality is very clea and sexualof our population expresses human love depravity. It is simply the way a minority homosexuvidual choice. Research suggests that the ity. Nor is homosexuality a matter of indi ” the life cycle, possibly even before birth al orientation is in place very early in morally wrong. is ted crea were they way on that the No one has the right to tell anot her pers who among on who they can love or not love. And No one has the right to tell anot her pers , liberty, and love is a fundamental part of our lives us can deny that marrying the one you e who have th is a good time for us to reflect on thos pursuit of happiness? LGBT History Mon ted to be, and rs. Let us all pledge to be all we were crea suffered from the ignorant fear of othe to encourage that in others.

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Dear Editor: believe it’s really important to bring mor e attention to the LGBT community because all students, teachers, faculty, and parents shou ld feel welcome at MTHS. I believe it’s extremely important that ever yone feels comfortable when they come to school and not feel targeted by their peers and I feel that at MTHS we do a great job at that, but there’s always room for improvement.

Eduardo Mendoza

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Dear Editor: s a member of the Mountla ke Terrace High School ’s Spirit Council, it is my responsibilit y to encourage a positive and saf e env ironment for people of all ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations.

This being said, it is not on ly important to learn about LGBT histor y month, it is crucia l so that we, as students will be able to under stand what it is, so that we do not have unnecessary mi sconceptions.

Once we as a Terrace com munit y can understand, if not, accept same sex relatio nships or marriage, we wil l be one step closer to accom plishing our goa l, which is to maintain a stable and welcoming env ironment in which each individual is respectful towards others, while they are still able to maintain their own opinio ns.

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What is Spirit Council?

The Spirit Council has been around in MTHS for a few years. The goal of this small but hardworking group of students is to be the voice for other students of all ethnic background so that MTHS can be a place where everybody feels welcome and a part of the school.

They meet every PASS to discuss on how to make Terrace a more inclusive school. They plan monthly events to help heighten culture awareness on campus. They start the year off with the LGBT History month for October. They will dedicate one month for planning, then the month after for each culture. Following LGBT, is the Native American History/ Awareness month on December. Black history month on February, Hispanic awareness month on April, and finally, Asian history month on May. Their long time adviser, Scott Morrison, guide them to ensure that their mission will be accomplished. On May 2011, the group inducted new members. This year’s ongoing members are senior AnhViet Nguyen, juniors Gabrielle Atherley, Alicia Smith, Peter Kidane, Eric Fowler, Sydney White, and Erick Yanzon. New representatives who replaced last year’s graduates are juniors Derek DeLizo, Rosa Garin-Snow, and Eduardo Mendoza.

Their usual way of sending out awareness include “Potty Talk” posters, display case, and lunch time activities. The group’s main goal and acronym is “Students Promoting Interpersonal Respect In Terrace.” As the new school year continues, the team doesn’t run out of ideas on making MTHS a more accepting place.

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Health Making a little time for breakfast

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Can make a big difference in your day and life

By Robin Choi Hawkeye staff

Breakfast is known as the most important meal of the day. Although, many people, including our fellow students, skip breakfast and miss out on the many health benefits it has to offer.

With busy schedules and early mornings it sometimes is hard to find time for breakfast. According to MayoClinic.com, only 44 percent of the population eats breakfast every day. That means the rest of the population are skipping the most important meal of the day.

The cliche of “the most important meal of the day” may sound cheesy but is actually proven fact that has stood through time and time again.

Eating breakfast can have a lot of benefits but especially for children and teens who are in school.

According to the American Dietetic Association (ADA), people who eat a healthy breakfast are more likely to concentrate better, have better problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination, miss fewer days of school, and are more alert and creative.

Dr. Gregory Coppola, D.O., an osteopathic board certified sports

medicine physician, explains, “Most of the energy you need from food is used during the course of the day. If you’re constantly refueling yourself throughout the day, you won’t feel so depleted.”

Starting off the day with a good meal can increase your energy level throughout the day. Breakfast is, in a way, “breaking the fast.” Breakfast is the first meal you eat after dinner the day before so the body needs fuel to function after sleeping.

The foods you eat provide glucose, vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers and protein to help the body restore the much needed energy. Dr. Harvey Simon, the editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, said, “A healthy breakfast can not only help keep diabetes, heart disease, and stroke at bay, it can also help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight.”

A popular reason people skip breakfast is to lose weight, but this can cause more weight gain than loss.

Studies show that obese people are less likely to eat breakfast then their thinner counterparts.

According to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, eating breakfast actually helps con-

trol weight and fight hunger throughout the day. Breakfast skippers are usually the ones who eat more in their next meal or snack on highcalorie foods during the day.

Experts say eating breakfast helps your metabolism run faster as skipping meals can cause the body to go into “starvation” mode. “Starvation” mode causes your body to store more food since the brain doesn’t know when it’ll get its next meal.

When choosing a cereal, look for cereals with 5 grams or more fiber per serving and 5 grams or less sugar per serving. Natural sugars such as dried fruit are okay but avoid cereals that list sugar, high fructose corn syrup, honey, brown sugar and dextrose near the top of the ingredient list.

What forms the core of a healthy breakfast includes: whole grains like whole-grain rolls, bagels, cereal, muffins, low-fat protein like peanut butter, lean meat or eggs, low-fat dairy like low-fat yogurt, cheese or skim milk, and fruits and vegetables, like apples or bananas.

These groups of food provide complex carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and a small amount of fat, leaving the body full for hours.

Not all sugars are created equally

By Manvir Kaller Hawkeye staff

Whether it’s to cut unnecessary calories from your diet or to find other ways to sweeten certain foods, there are alternatives to sugar. Before deciding to switch to an alternative its best to know what sugar actually is.

Sugar naturally occurs in some things, such as fruit, and is commonly added to most foods. The average American consumes two to three pounds of sugar each week.

The most commonly used sugar is the “regular” or white table sugar.

There are many different types of refined, granulated sugar derived from sugar cane or beets. Cane and beet sugars are made mainly of sucrose and come in varying crystal sizes that provide unique functional characteristics appropriate for a specific food’s special need.

The other kind of white sugar is the fructose sugar, also known as the crystalline sugar. Crystalline fructose is slightly finer than white sugar and is used in dry mixes such as flavored gelatin and pudding desserts and powdered drinks.

Another type of sugar is brown sugar.

Common brown sugar is a very processed and refined white sugar that has had the surface molasses syrup added back in, which gives it a distinct flavor.

Brown sugar can

also be made of palm sugar. Palm sugar is made form the sap of the Palmyra palm.

Sugar can also be made from date palms, sago sap, and coconuts. There are also sugars that come in liquid form. The most common liquid sugar is corn syrup. Today, high fructose corn syrup has replaced pure sugar as the main sweetener in most carbonated beverages, including Coca Cola and Pepsi.

High fructose corn syrup is hidden in many unexpected products such as salad dressing, spaghetti sauce, and even whole wheat bread. High fructose corn syrup is often one of the first ingredients in cake mixes, cookies, peanut butter, sauces, breakfast cereals and commercially baked goods.

Maple syrup is also used as a sugar and sweetener. This viscous amber liquid has an earthy sweet taste. Maple syrup is made from the sap of the black or red maple tree.

Maple syrup has fewer calories and more minerals.

There are many types of sugar that can be used as an alternative to the “regular” white sugar. Artificial sweeteners are a popular alternative because they are low in calories and have better flavor then regular sugar.

Stevia and agave nectar claim to be a lower calorie, tastier, and more healthful option.

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Breakfast on the go Running out of time in the morning is no excuse to skip breakfast. Here are a few quick and healthy options to start your day in the best way.

Wheat toast Fruit and yogurt String cheese and an apple Energy bar Cereal with skim milk Breakfast burritos Scrambled eggs Turkey bacon Oatmeal Multi grain waffles

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Who will win the title and come out on top?

By Nazia Khan and Daniil Olifervoskiy Graphic by Max Lkhagvasuren Hawkeye staff

The presidential election of 2012 has been quite a nail bitter, with president Barack Obama, up for re-election against Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts. The information in this section has been provided by the official websites of Obama, Romney, NPR.com and politifact.com.

Round 1

Economy Obama’s Standpoint

Romney’s Standpoint

While former President Bush was in office, the economy had taken a turn for the worst. Americans were losing around 800,000 jobs per month. When President Obama took office, he had a plan to make it right again. He has taken a few steps that have been beneficial to our economy. The auto industry was in deep turmoil. Obama had paid the loans from the companies and by doing so, he has saved a million plus jobs. Obama had removed the taxes put upon companies that ship jobs overseas.

This has created more and more jobs that have became available. He had also created the Wall Street reform, meaning that the public would never “have to pay to bail out big banks.”

While Romney wants to maintain current tax rates, dividends and capital gains, he abelieves that 35 percent tax on corporate companies is too high, and hopes to reduce the tax to 25 percent, so that corporations may compete with international standards and, since global corporate taxes are low compared to the United States. The last time that the corporate taxes were cut was in 1998, and in the last four years 75 other countries have cut corporate tax rates.

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Round 2

E ducati o n Obama’s Standpoint

Romney’s Standpoint

Since higher education can be very difficult to reach, President Obama had doubled the funding for the Pell Grants which gave more Americans the opportunity to go to college. He fought and saved more than 7 million students from the federal student loan interest rates from doubling. Obama has given the 50 states the ability to make their own plans for reform by dismissing the restrictions on the No Child Left Behind authorization. He has also established the Race to the Top initiative. This has “already helped spur 46 states to raise standards by rewarding innovation and positive reforms in local school.” He has a thirst for helping the veterans and service members get a college education that can help them find a job after servicing their country.

Romney argues that as Obama promised to increase education standards and tuition costs are increasing, and therefor increasing debt, school graduates enter a world of ever growing unemploymet. He challenges these problems by hoping to promote better teachers and providing affordable schooling. He promises to bring proffesional teachers into the schooling system that benefit the students and challenge future generations In addition he hopes to remove any qualifications that restrict the application of new teachers. He also understands the burden of poor or inferior school districts and wishes to support students by providing alternative schools. As to the issue of rising tuitions and debts, his ambitions seeks plans to reform affordability and access to colleges like community colleges as well as four year colleges.

Round 3

N atio nal Security/Defens e

Romney’s Standpoint

Obama’s Spandpoint

Romney plans to improve the rate of shipbuilding for around nine per year to 15 per year. He wishes to “modernize and replace” the Air Force, Army and Marine inventory.

He will try to “reinvest” the Department of Defense. The benefits to the reinvestment will be the “prevention of war”.

When President Obama was elected, he promised, and held out that promise, to “bring our troops home”. He is sending troops to Afghanistan to protect the Afghan citizens and is hoping to end the war by 2014. President Obama had strengthened the U.S’s alliances with Israel, NATO, Asia and Latin America. They have worked on a plan together to confront international setbacks.

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Fire closes Red Onion

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Story by Nick Fiorillo Photos by Eve Largent Hawkeye staff

Local restaurant, The Red Onion, remains closed after it suffered significant fire damage on Oct. 1. No one was hurt during the fire. According to Fire District 1, the fire was reported around 9:05 p.m.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but according to Fire District 1, “it does not appear to be suspicious.”

MLTnews.com reported the speculation is that a “pilot light for the grill was left on after the restaurant closed, causing the grill to heat up excessively and ignite a grease collection on the grill hood.”

The most serious damage occurred in Red Onion’s kitchen and in the building’s ductwork.

“The building was filled with smoke and flames were coming from the back portion of the building when the first fire engine arrived from Fire Station 19 located just a few blocks away,” Public Information Officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1 Leslie Hynes said.

The fire was fully contained by 20 firefighters in 15 minutes.

The current damage is serious enough that Red Onion has to close its doors. Red Onion owner and MLT City Councilman Sean Richards told MLTnews.com he doesn’t expect the restaurant to open for another “three to four months.”

However, Red Onion promises that they will return triumphant. “Oh yeah baby, we will be back,” a post from Red Onion’s Facebook page on Oct. 2 said.

“The building was filled with smoke and flames were coming from the back portion of the building when the first fire engine arrived from Fire Station 19 located just a few blocks away.”

Leslie Hynes Fire District 1 Public Information Officer

Local burger joint Red Onion caught on fire on Oct. 1, causing the restaurant to close down and is not expected to open for around three to four months.

they didn’t have their restaurant’s building, the fundraisers would go on. “I was just reminded that I have outside seating and a BBQ. I know how to set up a hand washing station and we have a bathroom. I think you all know where I am going with this,” the post read.

Even though Red Onion is usually doing the community supporting, the community has shown tremendous support for Red Onion. Fans and community members have expressed their sadness and support of the Red Onion via its Facebook page.

Some of the posts read things like “you are in our thoughts” and “so sorry to hear this.” Supporters also offered their help in any way they could to support.

The message is clear.

Most of the damage from the fire at Red Onion occurred in (center). Trash and debris were littered around the Red Onion, Red Onion loves MLT and which currently is currently boarded up. The Red Onion has been a tremendous community supporter for years.

MLT loves the Red Onion.

The Red Onion is known for their community support. Red Onion has done a number of community fundraisers, including many for sports and other programs for MTHS. Most recently, Red Onion held a fundraiser produced by the MTHS Football

Boosters for MTHS’ Watson Family.

Red Onion has also held fundraisers for MTHS Music Boosters, the “Backpacks for Little Hawks” program, the MLT Senior Center and Taluswood Fire Victims.

Another post from Red Onion’s Facebook page on Oct. 4 suggested that even though

Route changes and fare increases may be coming to Community Transit

By Will Khadivi News Co-Editor

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Stopping at MTHS, route 112 is one of the areas where changes have been proposed.

Community Transit (CT) is proposing another shake-up for MTHS students who ride the public bus. Beginning in February 2013, route 112 will again serve the Lynnwood Transit Center and the CT board is proposing a fare increase.

The change to route 112 is welcomed news for many MTHS students who ride the bus. Back in February of this year, CT overhauled their entire system and the route that directly serves MTHS was changed so it no longer serves Lynnwood Transit Center.

MTHS students will appreciate proposed fare increases much less. This could be the third fare increase for CT in less than four years and will not pay for additional service, just to maintain current service levels.

If CT’s board of directors approve the fare increase, MTHS riders who are under 18 will have to pay $1.50 instead of $1.00 to ride a local bus like route 112. Adult riders will have to pay $2.00 instead of $1.50 for a local bus ride.

To ride a CT bus to Seattle, youth riders will have to dish out $3.25 and adults will have to

pay $4.00.

For MTHS students whose only source of transportation, such as Vincent Max, they have no other choice but to pay the higher rates.

“I have no other means to get home so it won’t affect me very much, I’m still going to take the bus,” Max said.

Max said that because of his school involvement in school, he has to choose between the school bus, which he doesn’t ride because he doesn’t enjoy how the school bus “gets too loud and obnoxious.”

Fares for Sound Transit buses that serve Mountlake Terrace and The changes, Seattle will not see a fare if approved, increase. Routes 511, 512, would and 513 will still be $2.50 for increase a youth rider and $3.50 for the fare for an adult rider. a local bus The fare increases to CT ride by 25 cents for are still just proposals, but if both adults passed, MTHS students who and minors use the public bus could feel beginning in pain in their wallets and a Feb. 2013 change in their schedules.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness in Mountlake Terrace

By Nick Fiorillo the425 Editor

To combat the issue of domestic violence, the City of Mountlake Terrace (MLT) has proclaimed October to be “Domestic Violence Awareness Month.” The proclamation was decided on the city council’s Sept. 17 meeting.

Part of the city’s activities for Domestic Violence Awareness Month include the “Purple Light Night Campaign.” Residents are encouraged to display purple lights (called black lights) to support the color of domestic violence prevention.

“We hope that when neighbors see others in their neighborhood shining a purple light bulb in their entryway or window, they will ask that neighbor what it’s all about,” MLT Police Dept. Domestic Violence Coordinator

Danielle Signson said. “This is an opportunity for people to she said. talk about domestic violence and make others aware that Another key component to MLT’s Domestic Violence while we don’t often see or hear about it, domestic violence Awareness Month is the Oct. 16. Candlelight Vigil, at is still prevalent in our community,” she said. Residents are the MLT Police Department. The vigil will be for the vicencouraged to display purple lights Purple lights are avail- tims of domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence able for residents to take for free. are extremely common. According to the Nationally, the issue of domestic vioDomestic Violence Resource Center, about “Domestic lence is a major problem, even among 25 percent of women experience domestic Violence is never teens. According to the National Domestic violence sometime in their life. acceptable. Each Violence Hotline, “1 in 3 teens report One of the city’s and police department’s person in our knowing a friend or peer who has been goals for Domestic Violence Awareness community should Month is to prevent domestic violence hit, punched, slapped, choked or physically hear this message through hurt by his [or] her partner.” loud and clear.”

“The best way citizens of our community Domestic violence is a major problem Danielle Signson can support Domestic Violence Prevention in Mountlake Terrace as well. “Over the MLT Police Dept. DOmestic last 5 years the calls for service for domesis to talk about domestic violence to othViolence Coordinator ers in their lives. They can talk to children tic violence has been relatively consistent, about appropriate conflict resolution and to with over 450 calls per year,” according to other adults about the prevalence of domestic violence,” Signson.

Signson said.

Signson said this is sadly typical. “Domestic violence Purple lights are still available for residents to take. They happens in every community, regardless of the cultural can be obtained by calling Singson at (425)-744-6257. makeup of the community, or the socio-economic class,”

H&M welcomed into Lynnwood

222nd St. SW detour underway

By Nick Fiorillo the425 Editor

The detour of 222nd St. SW continues, while work crews make several improvements to 222nd St. between 44th Avenue W to 39th Avenue W. The detour is scheduled to continue until Oct. 11. However, a statement from the City said “This schedule is weather dependent and may be modified.”

222nd St. will be closed from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the days of construction work.

The detour provided takes drivers around 222nd St. to 220nd St. The construction is for the Sidewalk and Water Main Project and include many improvements and renovations.

According to the city’s statement on the

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Shoppers feasted on the fashion sensation that is H&M when it held its grand opening on Oct. 4. The store, located in the Alderwood Mall, is 18,000 square feet and and is the fifth H&M in the region.

By Mike Guevarra

accommodation to the beloved Alderwood mall.

Don‘t be surprised to see some students “It‘ll be great to have it so close by,” junior walking around with a nice new out- Elizabeth Soth said. fit in the coming weeks. Internationally Sophomore Avery Dokka felt the same famous Swedish “fast fashion” chain H&M way. “I’m excited, because it’s going to be (Hennes and Mauritz) opened up a new very convenient,” she said. location at Alderwood Mall on Thursday, The chain opened its first store in Oct. 4.

Washington in summer 2008 at Westfield The store can be Southcenter in Tukwila, described as a upscale and became an instant “I would shop there, Forever 21 with trendy hit with the mall shopthey have really nice clothing for both pers. selections for guys.” women and men, but With 240 stores in William Vonghamchamh at an affordable price the U.S. and over 2,600 Sophomore range. stores around the world, At 18,000 square the new Alderwood feet, and covering the Mall store becomes the former locations of fifth in the H&M chain popular fashion store to open in the Puget Forever 21 and other Sound region. It resides clothing shops, the in the Emerald City store will hold sections area along with H&M for both women and locations in Downtown men, accessories, linSeattle, University gerie, maternity wear, Village in Seattle, and even trendy chilSouthcenter Mall in |H n dren clothing.

Tukwila, and at Tacoma a hlm Da a r The chain makes an Mall.

Ky effort to appeal to all “I like the variety and kinds of customers. the cheap sales on clothes “I would shop there, they have really nice they offer, it‘ll be great to have it so close selections for guys,” sophomore William by,” Soth said.

Vongkhamchamh said.

Be sure to check out the new store now With other H&M locations being as that it is officially open. far south as Seattle, the new clothing Currently, the Fall collection is in, but the store opening three miles away from our Winter Collection is not too far behind.

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detour, “the 222nd Street SW Water Main and Sidewalk Improvements project will provide curbs and sidewalks along the north side of 222nd Street SW between 44th Avenue West to 39th Avenue West.”

Improvement project funding comes from a grant from the Snohomish County Human Services Dept. for $200,000 and from several city funds.

The city’s statement said the improvements will “create a safe pedestrian connection between 44th Ave. W and 39th Ave. W to the city’s principal sidewalk networks, provide access to nearby public transportation routes, promote walking as exercise, provide safe access to the neighborhood park, and increase accessibility for disabled citizens.”

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Hip-hop club kicks off another year Assemblies are prime events the hip-hop club will be performing in this year

By Shannon Beaumont A&E Editor

Co-captains of the hip-hop club, junior Erick Yanzon and sophomore Jannon Roque, along with adviser Ashley Johnson, lead the club as it takes on its ninth year, which started in 2003.

This year, the hip-hop club decided to be a club, rather than a sports team, as they had been the previous year.

For the club’s first event of the year, they performed an intricate dance set to a series of songs, including “Let’s Get It Started” by The Black Eyed Peas, “Get Up” by Ciara, and “As Long as you Love Me” by Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston in the Homecoming and Fall Activities assembly on Oct. 5.

During the performance, the break dance club joined in with a few tricks, earned their own cheers, and finished off the dance set.

The club spent three weeks working on the choreography made by Roque, Yanzon, and sophomore Jaira Arcilla for the selected songs.

Practice was every day from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. after school during Homecoming week, instead of the usual Monday and Wednesday practices, near the HUB in front of the art showcase.

There was an additional assembly practice from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.3.

Following Homecoming, the Hip-Hop team will be performing in each spirit assembly, Jam Session, Multi-Cultural Night and the Hip-Hop Showcase.

The Hip-Hop Showcase, a performance of local dance teams Serafina Urrutia | H including Kontagious Performing The Hip-Hop club prepares during one of their practices before the Homecoming Assembly.

Company, a dance team that Ashley Johnson - Adviser originally formed at Mountlake Terrace High includes six new members after three graduJannon Roque, 10 - Captain ates left last year.

School, will be held in May of 2013.

Erick Yanzon, 11 - Captain Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, they are They started a showcase in April 2011, led by Lina Rickels, 12 the previous captain Javon Williams, that was learning a new routine, led by Roque, and Thanh Huynh, 12 junior Joscelyn Princesa, for the Winter entitled, “Spoken Movement.”

Phong Bach, 12 The Hip-Hop club will not be entering any Activities Assembly on Nov. 30, 2012.

Ivy Boyer, 12 In order to join Hip-Hop, which is availcompetitions this year, although last year they Alyssa Vallester, 11 participated in the Kent Lake High School com- able all year round, a student must talk to Angela Woodbrook, 11 petition and the Capital Hill competition. either the adviser or the captains, have an Jayla Gomez, 11 They unfortunately did not qualify into dis- ASB card, have a signed activities code and Consolata Njeri, 11 tricts competition, but it was a great start for the be academically eligible.

Jaira Arcilla, 10 team to be on the more serious and upgraded “I’m going to miss my family here,” said Nnenna Emelogu, 10 level of dancing.

Lina Rickels, referring to the hip-hop club as Amani Nuckles, 9 This year, the club consists of 13 people, that she gets ready for college next year. awkeye

New club focuses on technology Multiple Program Initiatives in TSA are based on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

New clubs were formed this year, includ- TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, ing Technology Student Association (TSA), Mathematics and Science) is a Program a club for students to work with all kinds of Initiative in which students gather to learn technology. and answer question about engineering.

“TSA revolves around technology, so it’s TSA VEX Robotics Competition is a coma place where students can work on tech- petition that teaches students more about nological activities of STEM knowledge their choice. There are through current robot“TSA revolves around multiple things you can ics learning. technology, so it’s a place do, multiple activities,” UNITE is a summer where students can work said freshman AsiaLee program where stuon technological activities Donnelly. dents join in engineerof their choice. There are Activities include webing careers, funded by multiple things you can do, site and dragster design, U.S. Army Research multiple activities.” desktop publishing, film Office.

AsiaLee Donnelly technology and flight Verizon Innovative freshman App Challenge is availchallenge. able for students to creThe adviser for TSA ate a mobile app that meets the expectations is Mark Burbank, but Nick Lencioni, Jim for their schools.

Matthews, Nalin Sood and Adam Welman TSA gives students the opportunity to earn will be helping with the club.

Every meeting, students will be allowed to the William P. Elrod Memorial Scholarship work with different kinds of technology and and TSA “Teach Technology” Scholarship. learn how they operate, leading up to various Students also have the opportunity to demcompetitions that will take place throughout onstrate their leadership skills, but they will the year. need to go through Leadership Lessons and Competitions include Dragster Design, learn different skills including communicaEssays on Technology, Music production, tion, critic thinking, ethics, problem solving Structural Engineering, Technology Problem and teamwork.

Solving, and Video Game Design.

By Shannon Beaumont A&E Editor

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Volleyball set to serve up post-season Despite recent struggles, the Hawks remain in the hunt for a playoff berth

By Austin McDermott Sports Co-Editor

If there’s only one thing people can say about this year’s volleyball team it’s this – they’re already as good, if not better than last year’s squad.

Last year the Hawks finished 6-8 overall, just one game under the elusive .500 mark. This year however, the girls roared to a quick 6-0 record before dropping their last three games against Shorewood, Meadowdale and Glacier Peak.

All three teams also have at least six wins on the season.

Shorewood [7-3 overall, 3-1 in league play] and Meadowdale [6-3 overall, 2-1 league] each beat the Hawks 3-2, while Glacier Peak [8-1 overall, 3-0 league] shut out MTHS 3-0.

With the mid-season mark just passed, and every game remaining a WesCo South Conference

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The Hawks celebrate after a big hit against Meadowdale. Girls volleyball team has quickly jumped to a 6-3 record, but is 0-3 in conference play placing them in last place in WesCo South.

matchup [sans the Anactores Tournament on October 20], it is

crucial for the Hawks to keep the top half of the conference easily

within reach.

The Hawks look to rebound

against a 2-7 Shorecrest Scots team later tonight.

The Scots and Hawks are both tied for last place in the WesCo 3A South Conference.

Shorecrest’s only two wins have come against the winless Marysville-Getchell Chargers and Mariner Marauders.

After Shorecrest comes re-matches against Shorewood, Meadowdale, and Glacier Peak.

The Hawks hope to bounce After back from roaring to a 6-0 start, d i s app oi nt i n g the Hawks p r e v i o u s have per forma nces dropped against their three conference games in rivals. row With a solid team and f u nd a ment a l ly sound squad, this is a team that is a force to be reckoned with nearing the postseason.

Sports Co-Editor Austin McDermott may be reached at Sports@TheHawkeye.org

Terrace’s “Dream Team” enshrined in hall of fame

By Daniil Oliferovskiy Hawkeye Staff

The Hec Edmundson Pavilion at the University of Washington is crowded as 10,000 people gathered to witness the 1976-77 state championship game between the Richland Bombers and the Mountlake Terrace Hawks.

The Bombers get an early jump on the Hawks, and at the end of the first half, the Bombers lead 32-29.

Unfortunately for the Bombers, the Hawks outperformed them in the second half, scoring eight unanswered points pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat them 48-33.

The MTHS fans explode.

“They stormed the court. People jumped on the hoop, they cut down the nets, and it’s just one of the greatest moments in history [for] Mountlake Terrace High School,” said Nalin Sood, who is “We had talent but a lot currently the head coach of people didn’t realize of the MTHS men’s how close we were.” basketball team.

Dan Caldwell The 1977 basketball Member of 1977 team had an exceptional Championship Team year, and proved it with the state championship victory.

The team had a 25-1 record, four of which were state tournament wins.

Their only loss was against Mariner High School in a game that Sood describes as, “not have a very good game.

They did not shoot very well.”

From that letdown, the men’s basketball team rebounded and opened the door for an opportunity at a state championship game, which is referred to today as one of the best teams in state history.

After 35 years, eight of the 12 original players were able to meet at the Everett Comcast Conference Center to be inducted into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame [SCSHF].

Sadly, two players have died in the 35 years since the nets were cut. Scott Copan, the team leader of the ’77 team and AAA State Player of The Year, lost his battle to lymphoma in 1985. Backup forward Jason Casteel died of a heart attack. In addition, two other members were unable to attend the festivities.

To put this enshrinement into perspective, there have been just four teams inducted into the SCHSF. Sood remarked, “MTHS is in south Snohomish County

Courtesy the 1977 Tempo

Dan Caldwell steps to the line for a free-throw at home in the old Hawk Dome during the 1977 season. Mark Miller (24) prepares for the rebound. The Hawks lost just one game en route to the WIAA 3A Championship.

and for the SCSHF to recognize Mountlake Terrace High School, compared to the traditional schools in the county, is a great accomplishment.”

The 1977 team had it all; the talent, build, and the work ethic. Four of the starters were taller than 6-foot-4; Scott Copan, Steve Murphy, Dan Caldwell, and John Greenquist, and all went on to play for a four year college.

But it was not only height and talent that laid the road for success, but their relationships played key roles in what they went on to achieve.

When asked about the success of the ’77 year, Dan Caldwell responded, “One thing about us is we were very close and we would hang out on weekends [and] had very

[close] relationships. I think that our biggest strength [was our] friendship. We had talent but a lot of people didn’t realize how close we were.”

After dinner, Jim Lambright, head coach of the UW Huskies football team from 1993-98, and the keynote speaker of the evening, delivered a heartfelt speech about what leads an athlete to success.

It’s no big secret, he said. It’s simply hard work.

If you put time and effort into something you care about, you will be successful. So it did not come as a shock when the Hawks’ Rick Cummins stated, “Hard work gets you results.”

It seemed as if the athletes all had the same values when looking back on their achievements, whereas coaches, who had a chance, spoke of being able to give back to the community and share their love of basketball with others.

Caldwell has coached high school basketball for 14 years now. Cummins has taught elementary kids for 10 years.

Mark Morelli expanded by saying, “I spent five or six years coaching kids, and what we learned we passed on.”

When Mark Miller was asked how he carried on his basketball legacy or how he promoted his love for the game, he concisely answered, “Just [being] competitive, [with a] don’t back down type of attitude is [just] the best way to put it.”

The legacy of the ’77 basketball team will be permanently engraved in Hawks history and continues to inspire the community of Mountlake Terrace.

Coach Sood said, “Their legacy still lives on. I was talking to some of the current basketball players [about] the ghosts of the past, and those guys are the ghosts of the past. Every basketball function we do, those guys are watching [down on] us.”

Although it’s been 35 years since the championship at Hec Ed Pavillion, those men do not fail to awe people and inspire the residents of Mountlake Terrace. They represent a constant reminder of what Terrace thrives to be.

As the night drew to an end, ’77 guard Pat Squire commented, “The thing about winning the state championship, at the time, [is] you kind of realize why people want to win the championship, because it sticks with you forever.”

Have a story of other Terrace alumni and their athletic success? Share it with us by sending an e-mail to the sports editors at Sports@TheHawkeye.org

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Hawks remain in gridiron playoff hunt

The Hawks line up before running a hook-and-ladder trick play that led to a 53 yard gain in Friday’s 17-14 heartbreaking Homecoming loss to the Meadwodale Mavericks.

By Austin McDermott Sports Co-Editor

Sometimes it feels better to be blown out than to lose a nail biter.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, that was the case on Friday night as they simply ran out of time in a heartbreaking loss to an undefeated state ranked Meadowdale Maverick team, 17-14. The Mavs were ranked third in the state coming in to the game.

A controversial measuremnt call against the Hawks, forced a fourth-and-inches situation with less than two minutes to play in the fourth quarter. On the following play, an offsides call made it a fourth down and five yard situation.

Quarterback Beau Kennedy’s pass fell incomplete while under heavy pressure from an extremely large and physical Meadowdale defensive line.

Some tough luck gave the Hawks a talented Meadowdale team for their Homecoming game, and while the attitude of the crowd was excitement over Homecoming, there was a sense of dread and almost expectation that the Mavs were about to smack the Hawks into oblivion.

But the Hawks had something else in mind.

While the Mavs were bigger, faster, and stronger than the Hawks In spite of in nearly every position, their 2-4 the Hawks outplayed record, them in nearly every the Hawks way. Even though still have Meadowdale players a chance spent ample amount of at the time watching film on playoffs

the Hawks offense, junior running back Devante Downs specifically, the team still found ways to make some big plays.

Whether it was outsmarting a cocky yet powerful team or simply making a big play, the Hawks found ways to score.

One of the best examples of this was the hook and ladder play late in the second quarter. Following a timeout with 3:45 left in the half, Kennedy threw a quick pass to Quintin Barnard who, while being tackled, perfectly executed a toss to Chance Ragsdale who ran the ball all the way to the Mavs 8 yard line.

Two plays later the Hawks tied the game at 14-14 with a Kennedy rushing touchdown.

The entire drive was run so perfectly and smoothly it almost looked like it was from “Friday Night Lights.”

This Maverick team was no slouch, with their lowest scoring games this season against the 4A Edmonds-Woodway Warriors (4-2) and WesC o South conference rivals the Glacier Peak Grizzlies (5-1).

Their next closest game during the regular season in the past two years was against none other than the Grizzlies where the Mavs still cruised to a win by a score of 34-17.

The Hawks have shown their ability to compete with any team they face. After falling in a heartbreaker to Lynnwood 21-20 in last year’s Homecoming game, the Hawks scored early and in bunches against the Royals this year winning easily 42-0.

No other team has shut out Lynnwood this season.

After the Royals came the (then ranked 5th in the state) Glacier Peak Grizzlies.

There have been just two games in which the Grizzlies failed to score 40 points. One came against the defending state champion Bothell, the other coming against none other than the Hawks.

The final score of this tough loss was 16-13, with the Hawks rallying to score 13 points in the fourth quarter, but coming up just short.

Luckily, the next game for the Hawks was against an easy Everett Seagulls team.

While Everett really isn’t a fair measurement of how good a team is [they are 0-6 on the season], it should be noted that no team besides MTHS has shut out the Gulls.

The Hawks scored early and often against Everett, leading 41-0 at halftime before easing up and giving mercy to a battered Everett team with a final score of 48-0.

The Meadowdale and Glacier Peak games were very similar for MTHS. They were both against state ranked teams, and in both games it came down to the wire with only a three point deficit.

Yes, the Hawks have four losses. But two of them are against state ranked teams, with a combined score difference of six points.

Glacier Peak has outscored opponents by a total of 216-127, a difference of 89 points. Meadowdale has destroyed most of their competition by a total of 396-106, a difference of 290 points.

And yet just six points seperated the Hawks from two victories.

Coming into each game, there wasn’t much faith that the Hawks would even compete. And now should be the time for students to start to believe in this team.

In spite of the Hawks have outscoring

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opponents 154-100, they still have a 2-4 overall record, and an 0-2 conference record.

This is a time where a record in football should be similar to a pitcher’s record in baseball-it doesn’t tell the whole story. A pitcher with a 10-10 record could be better than a pitcher with a 15 wins and 7 losses.

Unfortunately, wins and losses are what makes the playoffs, so it’s not possible to completely negate the fact that they are indeed losses. However, the Hawks still have a very good shot of making the playoffs.

Right now, MTHS is tied for last place with Shorewood in the WesCo 3A South conference [although only two conference games have been played by most teams].

On Friday, the Hawks play the third place team, Shorecrest.

Shorecrest (2-4) is a must win game. The Scots two wins have come against Cascade (2-4) and Shorewood (1-5). Shorecrest was dominated by Meadowdale 42-6, shut out by Glacier Peak 56-0, and shocked by Lynnwood (2-4) 26-6.

It doesn’t take a sports genius to realize that the Hawks should be an easy favorite to win this game.

After Shorecrest comes the Shorewood Thunderbirds. To put it this way, Shorecrest beat Shorewood 23-17, Marysville-Getchell (3-3) won 16-7, and Cascade pulled off a 20-12 win. The T-Birds only win has come against none other than the Lynnwood Royals 14-7. This gives the Hawks a very good chance to finish the season strong with back-to-back wins to try to force their way into the playoffs.