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Hawks in hunt for another district championship

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Greg Bowman (33) attempts a shot during the Hawks’ 64-32 victory over the Oak Harbor Wildcats in the District 1 semifinals on Feb. 9.

By Austin McDermott Sports Co-editor

Step by step, week by week, the Hawks have grown closer on the road to the Tacoma Dome.

Following a 64-32 rout over the Oak Harbor Wildcats on Saturday, Feb. 9, Terrace clinched a berth in the regional round of the postseason and are now one game away from its second consecutive district title.

What was essentially a highlight reel first half included several seemingly impossible lay ins by Blake Fernandez and Michael Lotz, and an emphatic dunk by LaTrae Sarden.

Nearly every possession ended with points for the Hawks.

Things didn’t go quite so easily for the Wildcats, who had pulled a 54-49 upset over the Shorewood Thunderbirds in

the first round of the district tournament.

After quickly soaring out to a 16-3 lead over Oak Harbor, the Hawks controlled the game and dominated until the final buzzer.

Leading 39-11 nearing the end of the second quarter, Fernandez picked up a loose ball and took it the other way on a one-on-one drive. He drew a lot of contact and missed the lay up but no foul was called. Sarden was trailing behind the play, saw the missed lay up, and was able to throw down a put back dunk with some authority in what can only be described as the play of the year.

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Resignation of Williams draws questions

By Will Khadivi News Co-editor

Behavior coordinator Anthony Williams resigned from his job on Jan. 29. His resignation followed a long period of absence, which began in midDecember. Since Williams’ period of Anthony Williams absence Former Behavior Coordinator began, students and staff members have been kept in the dark about why he left MTHS. “What I can say at this point is that Mr. Williams has resigned,” Principal Greg Schwab said. “At this point, the reasons for his resignation are confi-

dential.”

Williams’ abrupt resignation took students and staff members by surprise. The lack of information from school administrators being released is also leaving many feeling displeased.

“As a concerned member of our community, I trust our administration to make the best decisions for the school,” drama and history teacher Jeannie Brzovic said. “When the time is appropriate I’m sure they will provide some information to clarify matters.”

“I don’t feel like they’ve released enough information,” junior Senaiet Zerom said. “The students deserve to know what happened to Mr. Williams.”

Williams became the first student behavior coordinator at MTHS in 2010.

Williams was hired after Officer Heidi Froisland’s position as school resource officer was eliminated in district wide

budget cuts.

Prior to working at MTHS, Williams worked as a teacher at a middle school in Nebraska, as well as a behavior disorder teacher at Ingraham H.S. in Seattle. In the year before he started working at MTHS, he was a teacher at Edmonds-Woodway High School.

Williams was very active with activities at MTHS. He was an adviser for the Class of 2015 ASB, a coach for the freshman football team and the track team, and even played a role in the 2010 MTHS theater production of “Larry and the Werewolf”.

Williams also helped start the MTHS Black Student Union.

“He was a big part of our school, especially African American kids. He really bonded with us,” Zerom said.

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Second suspect in restroom assault, robbery identified

By Will Khadivi News Co-editor

New details have emerged in the two months that have passed since the assault and robbery of an MTHS junior in a school restroom on Dec. 4.

According to the Mountlake Terrace Police Department (MTPD), two suspects, senior Darian Sharpe – who was identified, charged and expelled immediately following the incident – and junior Jordan Brown conspired to rob Jose Bernabe in the men’s restroom near the men’s locker room.

Sharpe and Brown no longer attend MTHS. Bernabe returned after winter break.

Brown was charged with one count of robbery in the first degree last month, according to MTPD detective Daniel MacKenzie. Sharpe was charged with one count of robbery in the first degree and one count of assault in the second degree in December, as detailed in arrest records.

Though it was originally reported that Sharpe had acted alone in the assault and robbery, Brown had been a suspect, according to MacKenzie.

“We kind of knew early on that he was involved, but we didn’t have a lot of evidence pointing to that,” MacKenzie said. “Eventually we re-contacted (Brown) and he decided that at that point he wanted to tell us the truth about his involvement.”

“There were some rumors going around that Jose at any given point would have large amounts of money,” MacKenzie said.

According to MacKenzie, it is believed that Bernabe was in the restroom with a group of friends. Sharpe and Brown then entered the restroom and proceeded to rob him.

Bernabe’s friends then exited the restroom to get help. When they returned, the assault and robbery had already transpired and Bernabe was found on the floor unconscious.

“One of the suspects grabbed Jose, kind of had him in a headlock from behind and the other one then checked his pockets,” MacKenzie said. “It is unclear whether the second person punched Jose and then he fell down or if the person who was holding him pushed him. That’s something that we really haven’t been able to clarify at this point.”

According to Principal Greg Schwab, Bernabe sustained a broken jaw, at least one knocked out tooth, and a concussion. He received stitches and underwent surgery to repair his broken jaw.

Schwab stated that after the assault and robbery, Sharpe and Brown were seen on school security camera footage exiting the building through the main entrance. Sharpe and Brown were seen exchanging an item at the end of the walkway between the drop-off circle and the canopy over the school’s main entrance.

According to MacKenzie, authorities and school officials initially believed the item exchanged was a weapon, but now say that it was the money taken from Bernabe. MacKenzie said that Bernabe was robbed of a total of $9.

After the exchange, MacKenzie says Sharpe then left the campus and was apprehended by police shortly after, while Brown turned around and walked back into the school. According to several students, Brown continued to attend classes that day.

Meanwhile, Bernabe was rushed to Swedish Hospital in Edmonds and later transferred to Seattle Children’s Hospital. He was released the next day.

Note: Although it is legal to do so, the Hawkeye rarely publishes the names of minors accused of crimes. It is our policy to do so, however, if the minor is charged with a felony as is the situation in this case.

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STEM program continues to grow at Terrace

By Daniil Oliferovskiy Hawkeye staff

Courses stressing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, the STEM Magnet Program puts students through rigorous and challenging courses to inspire students to pursue STEM related careers and prepare students for demanding college classes.

STEM, a new program rolled out this year, targets incoming freshman within the Edmonds School District. Students can engage in classes that offer hands on experience, advanced courses that include Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, and Computer Science classes.

In addition, students may receive a STEM Honors Diploma. Designed to prepare, engage, motivate, and inspire, Mountlake Terrace provides ambitious students with an amazing opportunity to get a head start in competitive and professional careers.

As well as rigorous classes, the STEM Magnet program correlates and parallels in teaching with the FIRST Robotics, Rocketry, and Technology Student Association (TSA). Students interact and work side-by-side with teachers and mentors that have a thorough experience and understanding of their fields.

Engineering teacher Dan Lafferty said, “I have a degree in electrical engineering and I spent about 25 years mostly doing software design.”

Not only are students able to interact with highly skilled teachers, but they can also take on projects with mentor engineers.

Currently there are 57 freshmen and 26 sophomores enrolled in STEM. There are about 102 incoming freshmen students that have registered for the program and BTMS registration for next year is not yet complete so the numbers could still grow.

Engineering teacher Craig DeVine, who has 15 years of engineering experience, said, “Students are really taking an interest in this and we see the numbers of students [growing]. This year, we’re 50 percent above last year at the ninth grade level, and so our courses are definitely growing.”

Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers focus on increasing the amount of students that register to the STEM program by targeting incoming freshman and increasing relationships and partnerships with middle

Some classrooms towards the end of the art hallway were transformed over the summer to serve the STEM program.

schools. “[BTMS] has a fabulous middle school program that is now being taught is called SciMaTech,” DeVine continued.

“So at the middle school level we are seeing a high level curriculum that [does a] marvelous job of preparing students for the high school curriculum.”

Starting next school year, MTHS will give students a chance to earn a STEM Honors Diploma through a challenging set of classes that culminates in a STEM Capstone project. STEM is organized so freshmen and sophomores undergo prerequisite classes like Principles of Engineering (POE) and Introduction to Engineering Design (IED), then upperclassmen are able to take an advanced STEM Pathway Course.

Students can choose to take Aerospace Engineering, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, Biotechnology, AP Biology, Digital Electronics, or AP Computer Science, then reach the ulti-

It’s a love-hate relationship

By Erick Yanzon Online & Social Media Manager

Terrace is excited to celebrate the Week of Love and Battle of the Sexes for the week of Feb. 11 to 15.

Monday was Wear Your Crush Day. The hearts of all the students were posted on the staircase by the HUB. Tuesday is Beauty and the Geek, Perfect Pairs is on Wednesday, and Stoplight Day is on Valentine’s Day. Students wear red if they are taken, those who have a complicated relationship will wear yellow, and single people wear green.

Friday is Girls vs Boys Day, where girls wear pink and guys wear blue. The spirit day posters are in the HUB. There will be different lunch time activities throughout

the week.

The senior class ASB is also selling candy grams for a dollar each or $3 with a balloon. They are to be delivered on Feb. 14.

The Basketballers Silent Auction Fundraiser is also happening this week. The student with the highest bid gets a lunch date, which is catered by the chef classes, with one of the varsity players from the men’s and women’s basketball team. The rules for the auction are posted by the locker rooms. The auction will start on Monday and end on Tuesday at 2:15. The lunch will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The money will be donated to the Mountlake Terrace food bank.

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matum during their senior year where they have to demonstrate their learning and abilities in the Capstone Senior Project, which is a year long class.

Students must research and design a product that benefits society or takes on problems with modern commercial products; a project that closely reflects real world engineering work.

Not only do students get hands on experience with real world engineering applications but teachers “try to provide the same opportunities for that same abstract thinking by actually building things where they try to utilize some of those math skills and problem solving skills in general,” Lafferty continued.

“That’s the whole push with engineering. Engineering is the art of designing and creating something and in that process you’ve got to use math and science. You can’t do it without it,” he said.

Few details have emerged since Williams’ resignation Continued from front page

When an employee resigns it is often difficult for school officials to comment out of respect the employee’s privacy. Any specific information would have to come from Williams himself.

Williams did not respond to The Hawkeye’s requests as of press time.

Human resources representatives for the Edmonds School District also declined to comment on the matter to protect Williams’ confidentiality.

The lack of official information released has helped to ignite the spreading of rumors about Williams and has raised speculation about why he left.

“I don’t feel like “I would just cauthey’ve released tion people to be really enough information. careful about what The students deserve they’re saying because to know what that could be really happened to Mr. damaging to a person’s Williams.” reputation,” Schwab Senaiet Zerom said.

Junior “It’s really important that we respect confidentiality in these matters,” Schwab continued. “To talk about Mr. Williams when he’s not here, to speculate on what we think happened, none of that is productive. People resign positions all the time. Anytime someone makes a decision about their employment status it’s really important that we respect their reasons and that we not engage in speculation or gossip or spreading rumors because we don’t really know and only that person really knows.”

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Ban on women in combat lifted W

omen have a long, decorated history in the military. But, different countries, cultures, and groups have different views and standards when it comes to this hot button issue. Within our country, we have a lot of skepticism towards equal rights, but a major step was made on Jan. 24. when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women in comBrie Benvenuti bat.

Hawkeye staff According to NBC news, Panetta siad it is “the responsibility of every citizen to protect the nation.” Women can now officially serve in combat, occupational specialties and in ground combat units below brigade level. It’s about time, too.

This statement from Panetta is true, but some say you have to take into consideration how women will differ from men in carrying out that responsibility. They claim that hormones play a big role in women’s ability to function in combat. Men may able to move on when deaths occur, but a woman might get emotional,

which could cause many problems in high pressure situations, according to critics.

Another thing to apparently be concerned about, according to a report on CNN, is sexual assault.

Enemies could use a woman’s gender to an advantage. An article at The Chronicle online says that “the military continues to have a serious issues with sexual assault and a long way to go before it is handled effectively.” That is a valid point, but it is very possible to achieve.

Topping all the alleged concerns are physical standards. Some critics say women are supposedly “inferior” to men in terms of physical attributes. But, that doesn’t mean every woman lacks the physical strength and agility for combat; there are many women more qualified to be in the military if that is what admission is based on.

If a woman has the commitment, dedication and determination to do defend the country, then she should not be judged on physical standards, gender stereotypes, or personal opinions.

It will be challenging for a woman to meet the standards, but it has, is, and will be done. A woman may be just as skilled as a man in combat – maybe even more so. Lifting this ban gives her the chance to prove it.

You only live once

So make sure you’re understood R

ecently, people have been spouting all sorts of opinions about the imminent decline of the English language and Western society. More importantly, these people are blaming it on recent developments in social media and slang. I say this is bogus—what’s wrong with repeatedly telling everyone about how much swag I have? Doesn’t that only increase my swag? The problem is that adults don’t Spencer Froelick Hawkeye staff understand—the youth of America needs to identify with its generation.

Adults sometimes ask why kids these days say “swag” and “yolo” so much, but the answer is simple; everyone needs to know if someone has swag or not. Similarly, everyone absolutely needs to know that you only live once. If a speaker goes even a few sentences without maintaining the amount of swag possessed by that speaker or the numerical value of their life, the whole conversation becomes dangerously close to falling apart. I propose that we stop limiting the frequency of swagging and yoloing to one time per sentence. Youth of Mountlake Terrace, we need to step it up. Start saying swag and YOLO in the middle of words, a couple times at the beginning of sentences, and most importantly, three to five times at the end of each sentence.

Soon, it will become a biological reflex, and everyone will have so much swag, we won’t know what to do with it all.

Staff

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Great assembly, poor choice of one song

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lthough the MLK Jr. Assembly was postponed twice, ASB and all who were involved really brought the feel of importance to the day. In particular, Senait Zerom, who sang “Amazing Grace” and read “I Am Not What You See” by Angela Bonsu with Barbara Biney; Taron Castleton for speaking out on discrimination against Mormonism; Tabetha Sheppard, Peter Kidane and Jack Pearce for quoting Martin Luther King Jr.; Will Khadivi for speaking out for equality for LGBT students; and Elbethel Abebe, with the help of ASB, helped create a calm, but serious atmosphere focused on the issues that needed to be brought to the attention of MTHS students and staff.

The only thing that we had mixed opinions about was the song choice of “Ni**as in Paris,” for the video slide show. The choice of this song was unclear for students who weren’t aware of the reason.

Student organizers said that they chose the song to recognize the artists’ (Jay-Z and Kanye West) accomplishments in the music industry. But the few lyrics that were in the edited version that played were inappropriate and seemed out of context considering the theme of the assembly.

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Spoken hashtags are in a similar situation. Many people find them to be complete wastes of air. Some even think that people who physically say hashtag should go take a running jump!” They spit all sorts of untruths like: “Hashtags serve no practical service and are utterly detrimental to a functional society as we know it.” I say that spoken hashtags are an integral part of teenage society. It is absolutely necessary to tell other people what to think about my ideas and actions, so that they don’t have to. It’s genius! So genius, in fact, that we should start throwing in hashtags at the end of words as well as the beginning. Think of it— #swagyoloratchet#—twice the hashtags, twice the swag.

Another fairly popular word at Mountlake Terrace is “ratchet” and is used inappropriately in quite literally every situation. Ratchet doesn’t mean cool. It means hard, weird, or nasty. You can’t misuse a slang word as another slang word. That goes against slang rules. Since we already use the word ratchet so inappropriately and so often, why not use it for everything? Ratchet will become an ambiguous word to be used wherever applicable, and will mean whatever you want it to mean. It can mean bad, good, blue football with raggedy stitches, that one face that Nicolas Cage does all the time, etc. This is the beauty of the English language.

So I approach you, students of Mountlake Terrace, with a modest proposal. We should shrink our vocabulary to but a few words, so that we never have to think about which words to use in which situations.

Swag, hashtag, YOLO, and ratchet will become staples of the English language. The whole world

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will become so ratchet and have so much swag that we’ll probably evolve into an advanced from of human being on the spot, ascend into our planar forms, and become fifthdimensional beings!

Or even better, here’s another proposal. We talk like actual human beings with a little intellectual capacity and self-respect, and not commit cultural suicide. Nothing is wrong with slang, just don’t use it so often that we can’t take you seriously.

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Stand up for our school

ake a look at all the students in this also making it “Battle of the Sexes” week. school. What do you see? You see We will have a theme week with excitstudents of all different ethnicity, tradiing lunchtime activities that will set our tions, and backschool into a love or battle mode! Monday grounds. We is the annual “Wear Your Crush” day, come together so we will have paper cutout hearts with to make a defieveryone’s name on it and who ever you’re nition for our crushing on, a significant other, or just a school. We friend’s heart, grab it off the wall and wear unite to supit! Tuesday is “Beauty and the Geek” day, port each other which means that all girls will be beauties Lilianne Nguyen in academics, and the boys will be geeks. Wednesday is ASB Public Relations Officer sports, and the “Perfect Pairs,” which translates to twin arts. Just look at the way we supported our day. You don’t need to be in a relationmen’s basketball team or the way we supship to be in a perfect pair, twin with your ported our fellow classmates in Terrace best friend or multiple friends for this day.

Idol. Along with the diversity Thursday is “Stoplight Day,” in our school, we are also all so if you’re single, wear green.

“Treat everyone about equality. We’ve all If the relationship is compliwith the same heard Martin Luther King Jr.’s cated, wear yellow. If you’re amount of famous “I Have A Dream” taken, wear red. Lastly, we’re respect you speech. This one quote “I have ending the week on Friday would want a dream that my four little with “Pink vs. Blue.” Girls will to have from children will one day live in a deck out in pink and boys will them.” nation where they will not be deck out in blue. What gender judged by the color of their skin, but by the will win in spirit and lunchtime activities? content of their character,” has stuck out to Also we are having a fundraiser this me. week called “The Basket Ballers” which is Have you ever thought about how that a silent auction that will be held during quote might apply to us as a student body? both lunches. The highest bidder to bid for We are the people who define Terrace, so either a boy or girl varsity basketball player let’s show our community that we are one will get to eat lunch with them on Feb. 13 unit and one accepting school. We are all catered by the chef class. The money that equal no matter what the circumstance. is raised will be donated to the Mountlake Treat everyone with the same amount of Terrace Food Bank. If you’ve always wantrespect you would want to have from them. ed to have a nice lunch with your favorite Even the slightest compliments can affect a basketball player, bid on them! It will be a person. fun experience and the money would really Madly, our Big 6 year is coming close to help the food bank. an end. Elections for the Big 6 positions NOTE: Hawkeye provides ASB space each will be March 7, so for our last activity we issue in the Opinion section as part of our planned the “Week of Love”! This year it mission as a designated open public forum. is not just the “Week of Love” but we’re

HawkTalk

Sophia Schippers freshman

“When people discriminate against other people because of what they look like.”

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his year, I’ve been spending a lot of How we treat others. time writing about how I’d like to see I think it is really easy to care about our school be for every student who goes and stand up for those people and things here—a place that are close to you, but we also have a where everyone is responsibility to our school and our comvalued, respected munity to care about others and do our and feels a sense parts to make sure that others are being of belonging and treated with kindness, respect, and comconnection. passion.

The recent When you see someone being treated in assault of one of a way that disrespects him or her, what do Greg Schwab MTHS Principal our students and you do? the subsequent Do you say something? reaction of our school and community Do you stand up and say that’s not right? has remained on my mind and will probWhat do you do when you hear someone ably be something for me that I will never call someone else a name that is derogaforget and it reminds me tory? again of how much work Do you say something?

“Our lives begin we need to do to make our What if we all did things to end the day school a better place. like I am describing? we become silent We recently celebrated What if we all spoke up about things that Martin Luther King Jr. for those things that matmatter.”

Day and our school comtered?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. munity came together I can tell you this—our for an assembly to honor school, a pretty good place, his life, work and to celebrate the diverwould become even better. sity that makes Mountlake Terrace High It would be the kind of school that othSchool such a unique place. ers would look to as a community that As I have reflected on Dr. King and the cares and respects everyone. ideals that he stood for, one of his quotes Maybe this is asking a lot. jumped off the page of an article I read But to me, it’s worth asking the question about him — “Our lives begin to end the and challenging our thinking and actions. day we become silent about things that matter.”

Pretty powerful when you think about what he’s saying.

What are the things that matter to you?

Family, friends, future goals, the community you live in, the school you call NOTE: Hawkeye provides the school home for 6+ hours every day of the week administration space each issue in the for 9 months out of the year.

Opinion section as part of our mission as a Well, there’s one more thing that I hope designated open public forum. would matter to you.

Q: Define racism in your own words.

Alex Corona sophomore

“Making fun of somebody’s culture or race.”

Mr. Schurke

assistant principal

“One person in a position of power using that power to negatively affect another based on race.”

Christeen Gounder junior

“Pointing out someone’s differences in a negative way whose race is different from yours.”

Micah Barré senior

“Racism is when you hate or dislike someone for [their] skin color or culture.”

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Health New diet sends gluten packing

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GF on the rise, misconceived as “wheat diet”

Hawkeye staff

A recent fad diet, eating gluten-free (GF), has escalated due to the limelight received through popular success stories and media.

Gluten is an “elastic- type” protein found in grains, which include wheat, barley and rye.

A common misconception of a GF diet is that it’s merely a wheat-free diet, though gluten is found in unlikely products. Most products that are consumed everyday contain gluten such as cookies, bread, pasta, crackers, and gravy. Many don’t realize gluten is contained in products such as soy sauce, ketchup, beer, salad dressing and lunch meat.

A gluten free diet is usually geared for those who suffer from celiac disease.

According to the University of Wisconsin, “celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine lining and prevents absorption of nutrients from foods that are consumed. The damage is due to a reaction to eating gluten.”

1.6 million There is no found people in the United cure for celiac disStates have ease; the only prereported vention of sympeating toms is to maintain gluten free a complete glutenfree lifestyle. To

avoid the symptoms of celiac disease, gluten has to be fully removed from your diet.

According to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, an estimated 1 in 133 Americans suffer from celiac disease; not including the 20 million reported individuals with gluten sensitivity. The symptoms of celiac disease are common throughout different sicknesses; 85 percent of sufferers are not diagnosed or are misdiagnosed.

Without gluten, lost nutrients have to be compensated. There are many GF free substitutes available, though they aren’t always a healthier alternative. A negative impact of gluten free is the cost. GF products are often more expensive than regular products. For example, instead of purchasing cheap generic white flour, one must purchase certified gluten- free flour instead.

Although GF is meant for sufferers of celiac disease, many people use this diet as a weight loss and energy boost plan. No studies prove that it increases energy levels but is thought to have this claim because by avoiding processed foods and replacing it with fruits and vegetables, which include an abundant amount of vitamins and minerals, increased energy is the result.

Avoiding gluten without a sensitivity can cause a deficiency in protein and vitamins.

If you are trying to lose weight or gain energy, it is recommended to seek the help of a dietician.

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Quick and easy at home workouts Tone Arms:

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5 burpees 10 pushups 20 dips 30 bicep curls 40 second plank 50 plank knee tucks (plank position, alternate knees to chest)

10 lunges 10 squats 10 squat jumps 10 calf raises 10 leg lifts 10 single leg bridges 10 leg lifts 100 second wall sit

If you don’t have weights, try using plastic gallon milk jugs full of water.

Cut along this line.

By Joy Gardner and Sarah Barisic

A new trend in skin care

Red light therapy now available at local tanning salons

By Shelbe Kane Hawkeye staff

Red light therapy was created by NASA to heal and release pain, but now it’s found to help treat many different types of skin problems such as acne and wrinkles.

Red light therapy is now available for anyone to use at select tanning salons such as Tropical Tan of Lynnwood.

It is used as a tanning bed, but it doesn’t create a tan because the lights that are used are different than regular tanning bed lights; there are no UV lights in Red light therapy beds.

This new treatment is a great way to keep skin looking just the way you want it to. “I think red light is worth the cost only if the customer follows instructions because if they don’t, they won’t get the results they want,” says Jacquelin Hewitt, an employee of Tropical Tan Lynnwood.

Hewitt likes the effect of the red light and she sees a difference in skin moisture, acne, and the disappearance of dark circles.

The majority of people who use red light therapy also go tanning. However red light can be used on its own.

It is recommended that you go for at least three months to see a difference in using red light; it depends on your skin though, since some people see results in just one month.

Using red light therapy after tanning helps enhance the tanning experience, but tanning does not help red light work any better than it already does.

Red light therapy works by slowing down the aging process while at the same time improving skin tone.

When using a red light therapy bed it is important to use skin care products because they increase results by 70 percent.

There are lotions and products sold for this in tanning salons that offer red light.

It is also very important to wear eye protection, such as goggles to make sure there is no damage being done to the eyes.

When receiving red light therapy it is also important to make sure that the skin is clean and all make- up is removed for best results.

Brona Hagins, an employee at Tropical Tan of Martha Lake, says, “I would say, especially being a girl that you can’t go wrong trying it. Whether you want joint pain to decrease or your wrinkles to minimize until they completely vanish, it’s worth every penny. It’s quite amazing and no negative side effects are as good as it gets.”

Although NASA created red light, Mayo Clinic, National Institute of Health and the U.S. Military find it to be effective at repairing damaged skin, treating depression, relieving pain, treating wounds, killing bacteria and other beneficial results.

There are more benefits including the reduced appearance of scars, stretch marks, acne, broken capillaries, psoriasis and eczema.

Red light also helps the consistency of skin color and complexion, increases moisture retention, promotes collagen production, reduces pore size, increases oxygenation and restoration of skin’s natural cellular activity and can also help with chemo therapy side effects.

Since all skin types are different results may take longer to see than others.

For more information about red light therapy or if you’re interested in trying it, go in to any Tropical Tan salon, or visit Tropicaltan.net.

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Feature

Head over heels, but held back by the fear of rejection?

» Have any ideas for Feature?

Email the Feature editor at feature@thehawkeye.org

Here are a few tips to ensure a yes

Valentine’s Day Survival Guide

se ri rp su ig b a r fo e k a m n ca t h g u o th A little

1. Ask your crush in person. Using Facebook and other social media or electronics sends the impression that you’re timid and uncomfortable about face-to-face confrontation.

2. Steady eye contact is a good sign that you are interested and serious about asking him/her to be your Valentine.

3. Work his/her interests into the conversation, it will show that you took the time to get to know him/her and that you were actually listening. Having things to talk about or even having a “wing man” will help with easing awkward situations.

4. Be genuine. Being yourself is better than acting like someone you aren’t.

What if?

Plans fall through?

Not a people person or all your friends have plans?

Platonic date?

Bouquets of flowers Valentine’s Day cards Teddy bears Beanie babies Heart shaped chocolates Large chocolate Kiss Classic romance movies Thoughtful notes

Erika Fisher | Hawkeye

Want a gift, but nobody to give you one?

Have a special someone, but don’t know how to spend the evening?

Been together long?

Erika Fisher | Hawkeye

Then...

Try getting a group of friends together and go out to a movie or have a bonfire at the beach.

Cozying up to a movie or a book can always be a fun way to kill time, depending on somebody’s personal preference. For girls, getting pampered could also brighten your day.

Two friends who are alone on Valentine’s Day could go on a platonic date just to spend time with each other.

Plan a small party or night out with a group of friends and do a little gift exchange. The weirder the gift, the better.

Since most restaurants will be filled with couples thinking the same thing you were, the best way to go might be to make a romantic dinner yourself or agree on take-out.

Re-creating the first date could be a fun romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day for couples who have been together for a significant amount of time. By re-creating the first date, it shows that both of you have cherished your time together since the very first moment.

Cute couples throughout the years…

Jack & Rose, Romeo & Juliet, Noah & Allie, William & Kate, Barack & Michelle, Jasmine & Aladdin, Ron & Hermione, Danny & Sandy, Lloyd & Diane, Sam & Freddy, Ned & Moze, You & Me, Ellen & Porsha, Neil Patrick & David, Mickey & Minnie, Corey & Topenga, Ellie & Carl, Jennifer & Oliver, John & Claire, Lancelot & Guenivere, Greg & Julie…

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Feature

Head over heels, but held back by the fear of rejection?

» Have any ideas for Feature?

Email the Feature editor at feature@thehawkeye.org

Here are a few tips to ensure a yes

Valentine’s Day Survival Guide

se ri rp su ig b a r fo e k a m n ca t h g u o th A little

1. Ask your crush in person. Using Facebook and other social media or electronics sends the impression that you’re timid and uncomfortable about face-to-face confrontation.

2. Steady eye contact is a good sign that you are interested and serious about asking him/her to be your Valentine.

3. Work his/her interests into the conversation, it will show that you took the time to get to know him/her and that you were actually listening. Having things to talk about or even having a “wing man” will help with easing awkward situations.

4. Be genuine. Being yourself is better than acting like someone you aren’t.

What if?

Plans fall through?

Not a people person or all your friends have plans?

Platonic date?

Bouquets of flowers Valentine’s Day cards Teddy bears Beanie babies Heart shaped chocolates Large chocolate Kiss Classic romance movies Thoughtful notes

Erika Fisher | Hawkeye

Want a gift, but nobody to give you one?

Have a special someone, but don’t know how to spend the evening?

Been together long?

Erika Fisher | Hawkeye

Then...

Try getting a group of friends together and go out to a movie or have a bonfire at the beach.

Cozying up to a movie or a book can always be a fun way to kill time, depending on somebody’s personal preference. For girls, getting pampered could also brighten your day.

Two friends who are alone on Valentine’s Day could go on a platonic date just to spend time with each other.

Plan a small party or night out with a group of friends and do a little gift exchange. The weirder the gift, the better.

Since most restaurants will be filled with couples thinking the same thing you were, the best way to go might be to make a romantic dinner yourself or agree on take-out.

Re-creating the first date could be a fun romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day for couples who have been together for a significant amount of time. By re-creating the first date, it shows that both of you have cherished your time together since the very first moment.

Cute couples throughout the years…

Jack & Rose, Romeo & Juliet, Noah & Allie, William & Kate, Barack & Michelle, Jasmine & Aladdin, Ron & Hermione, Danny & Sandy, Lloyd & Diane, Sam & Freddy, Ned & Moze, You & Me, Ellen & Porsha, Neil Patrick & David, Mickey & Minnie, Corey & Topenga, Ellie & Carl, Jennifer & Oliver, John & Claire, Lancelot & Guenivere, Greg & Julie…

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» Duo of Idols Both MTHS students, Lucas Pope and Katy Bodnar tied for the audience vote in Terrace Idol 2013 »P10

The 42 acre effect

Now a ‘passive’ park, closing of Lake Ballinger Golf Course left the MTHS golf teams without a home course Story and photo by Nick Fiorillo

ticing there already, so the MTHS golf team will not have full, unlimited access like they The closing of Lake Ballinger Golf Course had at Lake Ballinger. left the city with a 42 acre ‘passive park’ The course was somewhat infamous for and the MTHS golf team without a home poor conditions and was not a first choice course. MTHS Golf Coach Tom Gorney for many golfers. Poor drainage, a large said he expects it to “hurt the program.” geese problem, and other undesirable conJan. 7 was a sad day for local golfers when ditions were some of the problems that the the Mountlake Terrace City Council voted golf course faced.

6-1 to convert the former 9-hole golf course Sophomore Drew Williams, a member of into a ‘passive park.’ the MTHS golf team, said the course, “has This decision has had a seen better days.”

“It was the direct impact here at MTHS. Sydella Yonker, also a sophhardest decision Lake Ballinger Golf Course omore golfer, described the we ever had to was the home course of the golf course as often being, make.

But, it was MTHS men’s and women’s “swampy,” and complained necessary.” golf teams. Now, they are that it caused her to often Tyrone Hardy approaching the spring sealose many golf balls.

Hardy Golf LLC Owner son without access to their Hardy Golf LLC owner home course.

Tyrone Hardy said that they The solution that Coach didn’t always feel like they Gorney has found is one that requires the received enough support from the city in MTHS golf teams to “take what’s left.” dealing with the problems they faced manThe MTHS golf teams will mainly be play- aging the course. ing at the Nile Golf Course this season.

“Hardy Golf LLC inherited these prob“I was able to get a hold of the people at lems from the beginning, they were not a Nile Golf Course. We will be playing our result of our management,” Hardy said. home matches there, and the majority of The decision comes after a long series of our practices will be there,” Gorney said. several plans and discussions about the Gorney plans to increase practice time by park. City of Mountlake Terrace Parks and venturing to Snohomish Golf Course and Recreation Director Don Sarcletti described possibly another golf course once a week. a passive park as “generally undeveloped Nile Golf Course has several teams prac- space or environmental sensitive area that the425 Editor

Lake Ballinger Golf Course will eventually be open for public recreation, but for now the only ones using the course are the geese.

provides minimal development.”

“The council’s decision was one of a number of options that we presented to the council,” Sarcletti said. Ultimately, the ‘passive park’ decision triumphed.

“Passive recreation usually emphasizes the open-space aspect of a park and allows for the preservation of natural habitat and typically includes park features and amenities, such as picnic areas, benches, trails and interpretative signage,” Sarcletti said.

The work on deciding the golf course’s future comes after Nov. 2012, when the operators Hardy Golf LLC left the golf course due to financial problems.

Gorney was aware of these fiscal issues the golf course was facing and said he “wasn’t very surprised.”

Hardy described the decision as “hardest decision we ever had to make. But, it was necessary.”

Sarcletti also recognized these problems, saying, “Hardy Golf LLC was in charge by lease agreement to maintain the golf course. You know they did the best they could, given the financial situation that they were facing.”

City Councilman Doug McCardle was the only city council member to vote ‘no’ to turn the course into a passive park.

McCardle cited the reason that Hardy Golf LLC was contractually obligated to continue managing the golf course until Dec. 31, 2015. According to Sarcletti, the transition of Lake Ballinger from a golf course to a passive park will begin this year.

Introducing new column: Faces of the425

By Nick Fiorillo the425 Editor

In this new column, Faces of the425, we will reach out to individuals who matter in the community. Each issue, we will feature four members of the community who fit into a specific category. These individuals are the ones who are leading our community to success.

The theme for this first column is restaurant owners of Mountlake Terrace. Mountlake

Theme for the first edition: Restaurant Owners

Stanley Athan

Owner - Voula’s Good Eats

What is your favorite item on the menu?

How has the economy affected you business?

Super Cheese Burger

We received 30 percent of business due to those not having enough to eat. There were employee cuts.

Where did the name of your business come from?

Voula is my mother’s name.

How many employees do you have?

Ten.

What is the hardest part about owning a business?

All responsibility falls on you when something goes wrong. If the customers are unhappy, they go to the owner. If the employees are out, they go to the owner. It’s a lot of responsibility.

Terrace has a large variety of restaurants, cafes, and other eateries. Ranging from pizza to Greek food, Terrace has so many options to choose from. For this column to truly find the people who matter to the community the most, we need YOUR help. Help us to recognize those that make a difference in our community. To suggest future categories or future individuals that you feel should be featured, email the Hawkeye at the425@thehawkeye. org. Send us feedback too. How do you like the column? The section? Voice your opinion!

Seaun Richards

Owner - The Red Onion

Kaylee Chun

Owner - Teriyaki Garden

Kelly Dougan

Owner - Sorelli’s Pizza

“The Baconator” [two patties, loaded with bacon and melted cheddar].

Tofu Stir-Fried Veggies.

The Pizza.

The concept of the restaurant changed to burgers instead of fine dining.

It didn’t affect my business at all.

Quite a bit.

People eat out less.

When I was a kid, I worked for a I didn’t come up with it. It was the I didn’t come up with it. The name red onion guy in California. name of the business when I bought it. Sorelli means sister in Latin, and the previous owners were two sisters.

Nine.

Three.

Eight.

Keeping employees motivated.

Not being able to speak very good English. It’s hard to have long conversations with the customers.

Trying to make a profit.

Also coordinating the staff and hiring the right people and keeping them around.

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Add a splash of color to your life

Newly opened Splash Nail Bar in Mountlake Terrace hopes to brighten up your day Story and photos by Paxtyn Merten Hawkeye staff

In the empty building which was once occupied by Melt Waffle & Frozen Yogurt, a new business by the name of Splash Nail Bar opened on December 15, 2012. The bright, colorful nail bar is no standard nail salon.

Splash Nail Bar is unique because its set up is like a bar where they tend to people’s fingernails, as opposed to having individual manicure tables.

The owners, Molly Burdeen and Misha Perritt, designed it that way so that groups can get their nails done together instead of sitting alone. To add to the experience, customers get refreshments like water, spar-

kling water, and Diet Coke with their service. Burdeen explained, “The whole idea for the bar is that it’s a place to get together and be collaborative and talk.”

However, the nail bar is also flexible to people who just want to sit back, relax and zone out. A TV located in the manicure area plays fashion shows for customers.

Burdeen and Perritt thought that watching fashion would be a great alternative to news or football, especially for the atmosphere being created.

“It also goes with our whole idea of tying to be fashion forward and trying to have an environment you can fully enjoy,” as Burdeen put it.

The bar and fashion shows are not the

With hundreds of colors to choose from, Splash Nail Bar is brightening up the425. With the customer based approach, Splash makes a personalized nail treatment tailored to your individual tastes.

only things that set Splash Nail Bar apart from most other nail salons. Instead of using jetted tubs for pedicures, the chairs have pull-out shelves that are able to hold large, silver bowls which get filled with water for foot care. The bowls are washed after each use and they contribute atmosphere of the place, making it more modern and unique.

As the seasons change, Splash Nail Bar is planning on changing with them. In fact, every month the owners want to theme a pedicure around a central holiday or event specific to that month.

During the entire month of February, to correlate with Valentine’s Day, the “Chocolate Pedicure” is being offered to customers, which involves a nail artist using a chocolate mousse product that looks like the real thing.

Also, a St. Patrick’s Day theme is set for March and “Champagne and Roses Pedicure” for Mother’s Day in May. Not only are nail services provided at the nail bar, but there are also waxing services available in the “Chocolate Wax Room,” where the wax they used looks and smells just like chocolate.

Nail salons are not all that common in Mountlake Terrace, which according to Burdeen, was one of the reasons for choosing the location. “[Mountlake Terrace] really needed a nice nail bar, because there really wasn’t one in the area,” she said.

Both owners agreed that their customer service is the best part of their business.

Perritt said, “We want to ensure that [our customers] have a really good and consis-

In brief: Happening locally

By Will Khadivi, Amanda Krofchek and Nick Fiorillo Hawkeye staff

Community Transit changes service, again On Monday, Feb. 18 Community Transit will implement a change to the routing of the only route that directly serves MTHS. Route 112 will now directly serve the Lynnwood Transit Center after almost a year of bypassing it directly and instead serving stops nearby. That change was aimed at making the 112 a more cost effective and streamlined route since routing into the transit center adds a significant amount of time to a trip. However, some riders complained that since the 112 no longer directly served the transit center that it had become inconvenient especially if a trip required transferring to another bus.

The new northbound routing has 112 turning into the transit center from 44th Ave. W., then serving 48th Ave. W. and 194th St. S.W. behind Fred Meyer before returning to 44th Ave. W. The routing will be in reverse going southbound. In addition to the routing change, bus schedules will also change on Feb. 18. Fares for Community Transit buses also changed on Feb. 1. A trip on a local bus for youth is now $1.50, while adult fare is now $2.

Civic Center proposal going back on the ballot Mountlake Terrace City Council has decided to put the civic center proposal back on ballot. The $25 million bond measure for the construction of the Civic Center will be on the April. 23 ballot. The city is continuing its seminars about what the current problems are, and what this bond measure proposes through their “Civic Center 101” presentation.

City Manager John Caulfield emphasized that the downtown is beginning to rebuild and the benefit of owning versus renting will save citizens at least $18 million over the life of the Civic Center building. He noted that the Civic Center project creates permanency and also demonstrates fiscal responsibilities. Rent payments would continue forever and harden the ability to fund basic city services such as police, parks and more. There is no funding to continue to rent the interim beginning in 2014. Another option would be to ask voters for increase in property taxes. To continue renting the Interim City Hall, cut essential services, or a combination of both.

Second Red Onion opens After fire struck Red Onion Burgers on Oct. 1, it is finally making its comeback. The local burger joint opened up its new restaurant, in a new location. Just a few minutes walk from MTHS, the new location is 21005 212th St. SW, next to Albertsons. Owners Seaun Richards, a Mountlake Terrace city councilman, and LaRae Richards have been working for months to prepare the restaurant for the big day. The kickoff to the restaurant’s opening was filled with several festivities. They gave out free samples, launched their new menu, and held their official ribbon cutting ceremony. The Richards are planning to open up another location at the Arbor Village square. See page 8 for an interview with Seaun Richards.

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Owners Molly Burdeen (right) and Misha Perritt (left) have made their dreams come true with the opening of the shop.

tent experience. We make sure that all of our staff is very consistent with their service so that every time a client comes back, they get the same exact service every time and they know what to expect.”

Staff member Brittany Barbosa said, “We all got a fresh start together because it was all brand new. There wasn’t a whole bunch of people before, so I didn’t have to just go into [the business] and follow everyone else’s rules.”

“We’ve only been open for six weeks, so it’s been very rewarding to have a business, but I think it’ll be even more rewarding the longer that we’re open and the more clients we get,” Perritt said. “It’s very rewarding just to have accomplished this.”

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Bodnar and Pope tie in audience vote

By Alyssa Vallester

“I thought they were awesome,” student advocate Ashley Johnson said. “I love how the people played their own accompaniment.

I think that it’s so cool when they’re playing the piano, the guitar, or the ukulele.”

The five contestants chosen to advance to the final round were Pope, Zerom and Bodnar from MTHS; and from LHS, Martinez and Ashoori. “[Bodnar] really had control with her voice. The quiet and loudness brings emotion. I think [Terrace Idol] is a great idea, it’s better than Glee,” Wanz said.

Hawkeye staff

Round 1

The annual singing competition Terrace Idol, put on by Senior Class ASB, gathered audiences from high schools all around the area to the MTHS Theatre Jan. 17 for the first round.

There were three judges present at the event: Amanda Stewart, a MTHS class of 2011 alumni who spent her high school years as a technician in the drama department; Frank Blosser, a long time music instructor in Edmonds School District; and Emily Brotherton, where music Round 3 has always been part of her life.

The third and final round There were 20 conof Terrace Idol 2013 was testants in all: 13 repheld Wednesday, Jan. 30. resent i ng MT HS , The much-awaited event three from Edmondsopened with Kaitlyn Woodway High School, Martin, the winner of last Erick Yanzon | H three from Lynnwood year’s Terrace Idol, who High School, and one Katy Bodnar (left) won the judges’ trophy and tied with Lucas Pope (center) for the audience vote in the final round of Terrace Idol. sang two of her original from Shorecrest High songs that are available on School. Ten contestants were chosen by the judges to iTunes. advance to the next round.

Immediately, the auditorium was filled with anxious, Introducing the annual competition was hosted by senior spirited cheers for Martinez of LHS and Pope of MTHS. John Moore and junior Monika Young who entertained the The three returning judges of the night were Thoms, audience while introducing performers. A total of 10 peoBrotherton, and Blosser. ple moved on to the next round, six from MTHS: seniors At the end of the final round, two winners were to have Elbethel Abebe, Alana Erkan, and Lucas Pope, juniors been selected; one winner chosen by the audience, and one Katy Bodnar and Senaiet Zerom, and sophomore Harrison winner chosen by the judges.

Mains; two contestants from LHS: junior Abby Martinez Closing the show, Mains sang “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Terrace’s Zerom sang “How to Touch a Girl (Emotionally)” and freshman Auryana Ashoori; one from EWHS: fresh- Queen. Judges commented that he was fun and enjoyable to by JoJo with Song on the piano, and Principal Greg Schwab man Caitlin Yanos and one from SCHS: sophomore watch because of the way he bounced around and emulated on the guitar. The judges commented that her voice soundFranchesca Sandico. the original. ed a little tired, probably because of the rehearsals, but that Bodnar played her guitar while singing “Carry on my the richness of her voice was still incredible and shined Wayward Son” by Kansas with an enormous vocal power, Round 2 through her being sick prior to Terrace Idol that night. and was told that she has the talent to do different kinds The next contestant was Martinez, who sang “Titanium” The second round of Terrace Idol was held Thursday, Jan. by David Guetta featuring Sia. Commanding presence on of music.

Pope showed his other musical talent while playing his 24. The three judges were: Mackenzie Thoms, a contestant stage by walking around like she owned it, the judges called guitar and singing the cover of Oasis’ “Wonderwall” by Ed in season 11 of American Idol; Michael “Wanz” Wansley, her a seasoned performer and told her that she had two Sheeran. The judges told him that it was good to choose this who was in Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop,” and reappearing different sounds to her voice; one for each the lower and version rather than the original because the style comple- judge Blosser. higher notes.

Erkan started the night off and resembled Ariel with mented his voice.

Bodnar was up next with her song “Love The One You’re Abebe sang “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan and her red hair and green ensemble as she sang “Part of Your With” by Stephen Stills while playing her guitar. The judges was compared to Adele because of her powerful voice. The World” by Jodi Benson, voice from “The Little Mermaid.” noted that her voice matched well with the guitar. One of The only contender from Shorecrest High School, Sandico, them revealed that their favorite part each week was hearjudges mentioned that she was poised and had great vocal sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland, fea- ing Bodnar’s song choice, because of her impeccable taste. power.

Erkan sang “Lullaby of Birdland” by Ella Fitzgerald and tured in “The Wizard of Oz,” while her brother played the Following Bodnar was Ashoori, who sang “Cry Me a was told that because of the jazzy quality to her voice, the ukulele.

River” by Justin Timberlake with her own twist and a Playing the piano, Pope sang “I Will Follow You into the guitar accompaniment. During her performance, she had song fit her perfectly. “[I chose this song] because I love jazz. It’s my strength. I can really get into the music and the Dark” by Ben Gibbard, from Death Cab for Cutie, enticing pauses that were noticed by the judges and audience, who song is close to me because I really feel it when I sing it,” the audience and judges. commented that she made a nice recovery and they really Martinez followed the judges’ advice from the last round enjoyed the raspiness and twang of her voice.

Erkan said. “It’s my senior year, and I’ve never done Terrace Idol before. I actually tried out last year but didn’t get in, so to walk around the stage while stopping to hold the long Lastly, Pope sang “Give Me Love” by Sheeran while playI was going to go for it this year and I thankfully made it, notes as she sang “Hurt” by Christina Aguilera. ing the guitar. He was the only male left in the competition, Mains sang “St. Robinson in his Cadillac Dream” by and was said to have presented himself well. “I felt like I was it’s my last chance.”

Zerom sang “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles with live accom- Counting Crows while playing his guitar. He was said to with you on stage,” Blosser commented on Pope’s singing. paniment of senior SunYoung Song who played the piano. have brought the best energy and told the story of the song.

While the judges deliberated to choose the winner and With a powerful tone, Abebe got the crowd involved in the audience votes were being counted, Martin was back on Her performance was described as delicate, but purposeful, her song choice of “No One” by Alicia Keys. and was incredibly enjoyable to listen to. stage with another original song “Under the Moonlight” to Ashoori brought swag to the song, “Toxic” by Britney entertain the audience during the short intermission.

Martinez wore bright red to match her song “Girl on Fire”

by Alicia Keys. Judges said that she has nice vocal control Spears while playing her ukulele, which the judges comAfter much deliberation, the winner for the judges’ choice mented that her vibrato sounded “like heaven.” and a great stage presence. was Bodnar. The winner for the audience choice shocked Zerom sang “I’ll Be There” by Tiffany Evans with simplic- the audience, with Bodnar and Pope earning a tie. Both Playing her guitar while singing the cover of The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” by Melanie Martinez, ity and the judges told her that she’s got a career ahead of the winners then performed one last time with their own Ashoori was told by the judges that she was even better her. song choice.

The judges noted that Yanos seemed to draw from experithan the original.

Bodnar described singing tonight on stage as “really Sandico sang “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri and the ence by letting it out during her song “Breakeven” by The nerve wracking, but also really exciting.” judges liked how she changed the song to fit her voice and Script.

“Every individual performance tonight was like a true To finish off the evening, Bodnar sang “Hallelujah” by testament on being on the stage because coming out in made it sound like it was her own.

Singing a mash-up of “Hey Soul Sister” by Train and “I’m Leonard Cohen, accompanied by her guitar. Described as front of the crowd like that, your peers, your high school, Yours” by Jason Mraz, Yanos made the performance look excellent, she owned the stage with her singing and body your family, it’s not easy to do and I’ve been there before. I language. easy with her ukelele. was impressed,” Thoms said. awkeye

Terrace

Idol

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From hidden talent to winning Terrace Idol Pope breaks out of his shell alongside his guitar and piano

By Lucas Pope Guest columnist

Kevin Harrington | Hawkeye

Pope begins his song choice “Give Me Love” by Ed Sheeran for round three with a few complicated chords.

not say that I do not enjoy singing; I love “ I willsinging.

I am not afraid to say that I love to do my own private concert in my shower and I love screaming lyrics of my favorite song whenever it comes on the radio, but never, have I considered myself a singer.

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Lucas Pope senior

I never have described myself as a singer, although I did grow up amongst them. My mother directs musical theater and my sisters have all participated in plays or choir. Being the only boy in the family, I tend to stray away from the “family business” in order to keep my own identity. I will not say that I do not enjoy singing; I love singing. I am not afraid to say that I love to do my own private concert in my shower and I love screaming lyrics of my favorite song whenever it comes on the radio, but never have I considered myself a singer.

My history of singing started in first-grade when I started doing my church’s Christmas musical every December until I was 12. In fourth grade, I joined the Hilltop Elementary School Choir only to quit a month later because I was told by the teacher that I never sang the way I was told to – “too much nose” is what she said. In sixth grade, I was planning on singing in the school talent show, but wimped out at the last minute. Since then, I’ve strictly stuck to singing at home and with friends; nothing official. My sophomore year, my Pre-Calc class made a habit of singing in class everyday, but it was just messing around. A few people encouraged me to do Terrace Idol then, but I laughed it off as a joke.

For a long time, I have played guitar and piano, and while demonstrating that to a girl, she suggested that I should do Terrace Idol. I claimed that I would only do it if she did, because I believed that she had a great voice as well. After trying out and making it into the first round, I was totally surprised. Even now, I don’t really believe I deserved to get in, but it was great that I had made it.

During the practices for the first few rounds, I listened in on other contestants and was amazed by their talent. Before the first round, I decided that if I didn’t make it to the next round, I would be happy to have made it that far. Based on this information, you can imagine how weird it was for me making it to the final round of the competition.

The day of the final round, I spent all day practicing. During lunch, I went into the practice rooms. After school, I took work off so that I could go straight home and get to practicing. Since we needed two songs, I was still debating which one to sing for the regular performance. I decided around 4 p.m. that I would be singing “Give Me Love” for sure.

Being exhausted from practicing so much, I took a quick half hour nap from 4-4:30. Once I woke up, I felt a sudden onset of nerves, so I put on my running shoes and went on a quick run around the neighborhood. I practiced my full performance one last time at about 5:15 and then packed up my guitar and drove off to the school.

Once I was in the theater, I sat down immediately to watch Senaiet practice.

I remember being shocked at how great she was and specifically thinking, “there’s no way I’m beating that.” Once she was done, I went up to the stage for my own practice run at about 6 p.m. I was surprisingly nervous for an audience not even being there. From about 6-6:30, I was in and out of the practice rooms, going over the song, imagining anything possible that could go wrong.

For me, when I’m about to perform, I tend to get overwhelmed with nerves, even to the point where I’m either going to throw up or freak out, but there always comes a point where a voice in my head tells me, “Whatever happens, happens. As long as you do your best and have fun while doing it, you’ll be just fine.”

At 6:30, we were called into the Choir Room so that we were all accounted for. I checked the order sheet and saw that I was the last performance. I had from then until about 7:30 to prepare. I’ll make a list to simplify how I used my time (see below).

During the performance, I was in my zone. It felt good singing because I knew that I was getting it over with. While singing, I can specifically note that one of my best friends, Peyton Morrison, was sitting in the front row with his girlfriend. He smiled and I smiled. Great bro moment. I also gave a little wink to a close friend in the crowd, whose name I’ll keep to myself. It was great going out and celebrating with friends that night. I’m glad I did Terrace Idol and I would encourage anyone who has ever thought about doing it to try out.

One hour until showtime for a nervous Pope 6:35

6:50

6:55

7:05

7:15

7:20

7:25

6:30

7:30 Listening to the song on my iPod over and over again

Staring out the window, taking deep breaths Making casual, nervous conversations with the other people in the room

Run through my song one last time

Get called to go back stage.

Heart begins to pound

Pacing back and forth

SHOWTIME!

Doing push ups (It’s weird but it calms my nerves) Provided by Lucas Pope

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Hawks fly to WesCo 3A Championship …continued from front page

Heading into the half, the Hawks led 46-11, before turning the game over to the second string who held their own against the Oak Harbor starters, nearly matching them point for point.

Defense has always been the story for the Hawks this season, and it showed once more against the Wildcats.

This time, the Hawks also added a good dose of offense to their usual lockdown defense.

Terrace also dominated the boards, especially with junior post Greg Bowman, who complimented his 16 points with 16 rebounds, eight offensive and eight defensive boards.

Immediately following the Hawks blowout over Oak Harbor, Stanwood barely came out with a win in a Greg 62-58 thriller Bowman over Glacier had 16 Peak and will points play Terrace and 16 for the district rebounds championship against Oak Harbor at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Jackson H.S. The last time the Hawks faced the Stanwood Spartans was Jan.

11 at Stanwood. After trailing 32-21 at the half, Terrace went on to outscore Stanwood 37-20 in the second half, pulling away with a 58-52 victory.

The Spartans have a lethal four -man core, including 6’10” senior Drew Sears and 6’8” junior Drew Stang. They are aided by 6’5” senior wing Cannen Roberson who is capable of putting up big points any night if he can get in a rhythm. Lastly, junior Josh Thayer may only stand 5’11”, but has reached double digits in 12 games so far this season.

Following a game where they grabbed nearly every rebound, Bowman and LaCasse will likely meet competition in the paint for what may be just the third time this year .

In order for the Hawks to come away with another District 1 title, they will need to capitalize on outside shots and find a way to crash the boards. Stanwood tends to rely on a dominant offense, while the Hawks have used their air-tight defense to win ball games. This combination should make this a rematch that any basketball fan will find thrilling.

The game will be broadcast live on HLSN starting at 7:45 p.m.

Swim finishes season strong

By Jack Pearce Hawkeye staff

Mike Guevarra | Hawkeye

Loren LaCasse goes up for a layup against Marysville Getchell in the first round of the District 1 3A playoffs. The Hawks defeated the Chargers 68-38.

10 wrestlers advance to regionals, one to the Dome

As the winter sports season nears its end, the men’s swim team finished strong with hope for the future.

“The past few years we’ve had five or six [swimmers]. This year we [had] 11, most of which were freshmen, so we are young,” swim captain Wyatt Allemann said.

This year’s team showed it’s heading in the right direction during the District 1 meet at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 400 freestyle relay where the team placed in the top six in all of WesCo 3A, against many bigger and more experienced teams than the youthful water-Hawks.

Before heading up to Pilchuck a few team members shaved their legs. Getting rid of their leg hair may have allowed a few swimmers to “shave off” a few seconds in their races.

Sophomore Sam Armentrout finished sixth in the 200 individual medley and junior Allemann was a mere two seconds from making state in the 50 meters.

“We did a lot better than I thought we were going to do. We hung with the bigger teams. I was surprised,” Allemann said.

“I think we’ve got a chance to do something special [next year].”

Coach Kanoe Vierra has one state competitor in his final season as head coach

By Austin McDermott Sports Co-editor

It’s not normal for a team that finishes the regular season with a 2-7 record to send 10 athletes to the regional tournament. Then again, wrestling isn’t exactly a normal sport.

On Feb. 1, the Hawks traveled north to Stanwood to take on competitors from Glacier Peak, Meadowdale, Shorewood and Shorecrest.

Junior Syd Springberg, unsurprisingly dominated his weight class (170 pounds) by pinning all three of his opponents, while Trung Banh, senior, also pinned the first two wrestlers he faced in the 106 pound class before winning the final round with a 10-2 decision.

Taron Castleton and Brett Potter both finished second in their classes. Taylor Hetherington, Shawn Poole, Tim Zuehl, and Taylor Murgallis all finished in third for a total of eight Hawks in the top three in the WesCo 3A South Division Tournament.

The district tourney was followed with regionals at Sunnyside High School (located just south of Yakima) on Feb. 8. MTHS was represented by a total of 10 wrestlers, six of which were in a pigtail preliminary match. All six wrestlers failed to advance to the next round.

Banh lost in the first round by a 7-0 decision, and was pinned at the 4:31 mark in a loser-out match.

It was Banh’s final match of his high school career under Coach Kanoe Vierra who is retiring at the end of this season.

“I’m kind of happy that my season is coming to a close, so now I can focus on my college career, but at the same time, there’s the mixed emotions that [high school] is ending. I’m glad that [coach Vierra] kept his promise to stay with me and would stick around until my senior year,” Banh said a few days prior to the tournament.

Springberg finished fourth in what may be the strongest region in the state. By placing in the top four he will move on to the state tournament Feb. 17 at the Tacoma Dome otherwise known as the Mat Classic.

When asked about what wrestling in the pressure of the postseason, Springberg said, “There’s definitely a do or die feeling out there. I feel like I can rise to the occasion.”

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