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IN THIS ISSUE… Calendar

Stay current with school and community events in October and November.

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News Update

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OP-ED: The power of spirit

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OP-ED: Eyeballs and canes

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Long distance dilemmas

The Hawkeye’s picks for what you need to know in the world, nation and state.

Staff writer Rachel Davis calls for students to get more involved in school pride.

Editor Ritika Khanal details school troubles from a visually impaired outlook.

Cross country has nearly quadrupled in size. See what that means for their finances.

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Classroom shake up

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Skyward scheduling woes

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An occasion for nutrition

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McDuffy’s new horizons

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Sood: Entrenched in Terrace

A new attendance policy and huge classes may change the regular day for students Counselors and students faced a mountain of scheduling issues at the start of this year.

Time has been set aside after first period to ensure all students are ready to learn.

Superintendent Kris McDuffy is retiring in June. Get to know her before she leaves!

Business teacher and basketball coach Nalin Sood has strong roots at the school.

15 Fall Sports Update

The fall sports season is underway, bringing with it tons of excitement and Terrace pride.

Here is your guide to the season so far and a preview of what lies ahead.

Photo by Raymond Smith, Hawkeye

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Letter from the Editor

OP/ED

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FOSTERING TERRACE COMMUNITY O

ctober has arrived yet again, bringing with it the familiar dreary weather and increasing pace of the school year. As assignments begin to pile up, the sun sets ever earlier and temperatures grow increasingly chill, it is easy to become lost in the rat race and ultimately discouraged.

However, in light of this, our life here at Terrace is still filled with bright spots that can be easily seen if you know where to look for them. For seniors, although Nolan DeGarlais EDITOR-IN-CHIEF it may seem so far away, graduation is right around the corner.

Between now and then, though, almost the entirety of senior year still awaits us. With so much time left to make our impact on the community, let’s focus on how we can leave the school a better place than the way we found it when we first walked in those big doors nearly four years ago.

For the rest of the school populace, the month of October represents a time to reflect on the impact that each of us has on the school that plays such a significant role in each of our daily lives. If we wish to act as responsible members of our community, then we must look out for each other and ensure we are doing everything we can so that no one is left behind.

Out of all the lessons that one can learn from the high school experience, perhaps among the most important is that we are all in this together. At an elemental level, we are all working toward the same primary goals. In the short term, we hope to graduate high school and advance to some form of post-high school occupation, whether that be college, employment or something else entirely. Long term, most of us hope to find some way to live a happy and successful life, although the specific image of this concept varies for each individual.

It can thus be reasoned that, since we are all working toward the same fundamental goals, we should focus on helping each other reach new heights. When we craft a supportive community that builds each other up instead of tearing each other down, then everyone at the school is free to thrive at their fullest potential.

As the famous American educator Horace Mann once said, “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” If we do not take the time to help others around us succeed and find the happiness that all people deserve, then we have a far harder time achieving happiness and success ourselves. A lone flower, after all, does not make a garden.

At the beginning of every year, Hawkeye staff members par-

ticipate in a “geese” activity, in which everyone is arranged to fly in a formation reminiscent of migrating geese. While this may seem random, the point of the exercise is to show how each member of the organization fits into the whole. When a singular goose struggles, the other geese flying around it flap their wings harder to compensate for the struggling goose and keep the formation smoothly flying toward its destination.

If we think of the school in this way, as individuals within a whole that keep each other afloat even when some may struggle, then our community may come to resemble the seamlessness with which geese ensure all of their flock reach the intended target.

As for October itself, it need not be a time of despair.

For those in the festive spirit, October represents the first in a series of months to embrace the celebratory mood. As Halloween approaches, it is time to prepare costumes, watch horror movies and perhaps carve a pumpkin or two. Before long, Thanksgiving, and the long-awaited break from school that accompanies it, will arrive, allowing us all to recuperate strength to get through the remainder of school until the relief of winter break.

Nevertheless, if you begin to see that your spirit is becoming as gray as the sky overhead, know that you are not alone.

Although it may be cliché to describe one’s mood worsening with the weather, it is a widely observed phenomenon, especially in the famously rainy Seattle area. The number of people who exhibit fully-fledged seasonal affective disorder may be low, but it can admittedly be hard to stay cheerful amidst a gloomy backdrop of rain and dark clouds.

It certainly does not help that stress often piles on at the same time that the sun begins to grow ever more distant. If one is not careful, this combination can prove catastrophic for mental health. In times such as these, it is crucial to affirm that self-care is just as essential as school and work.

So as you look out for others, make sure you are taking care of yourself as well. If you find yourself too stressed out for an extended time period, give yourself some extra sleep or dedicate time to merely relax while not thinking about work or any other obligations. Those Cornell notes or that essay are important, but they should never take precedence over your physical or mental health.

Ultimately, the most important thing is to look after your own health and the health of Terrace as a whole. While the school year will continue to get more and more intense, if we support each other and put health as a top priority, then I’m confident we can collectively make it through yet another winter season. H

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COMING UP: October & November

By Sophina Chen, Sovanrom Sot and Nolan DeGarlais

Tuesday, Oct. 08

Thursday, Oct. 10 Tuesday, Oct. 15

Wednesday, Oct. 16 Friday, Oct. 18

Monday, Oct. 21 Oct. 21 - 25

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Thursday, Oct. 24 Friday, Oct. 25 Saturday, Oct. 26 Monday, Oct. 28

Wednesday, Oct. 30 Thursday, Oct. 31 Friday, Nov. 1

Saturday, Nov. 2

Monday, Nov. 4

Wednesday, Nov. 6 Thursday, Nov. 7 Friday, Nov. 8

Monday, Nov. 11

College Fair

Off-site

CURRICULUM NIGHT

HUB/Classrooms, 6 p.m.

Trade Up field trip

Off-site

Flu Clinic

Room 230, 3 p.m.

PSAT

Terraceum, 7:20 p.m.

Coronation Assembly

Terraceum, 9:06 a.m.

Financial Aid Night

Theater, 6 p.m.

STEM speaker

Theater, 9:06 a.m.

Jazz Concert with Guest

Theater, 8 a.m.

Football team dinner

HUB, 6 p.m.

Homecoming Assembly

Terraceum, 12:30 p.m.

NO SCHOOL

Homecoming Spirit Week

Homecoming Football Game

Edmonds Stadium, 8 p.m.

Homecoming Dance

HUB 8 p.m.

Jazz Symposium

All Day

College Rep Visit

Career Center, 9:09 a.m.

College Rep Visit

Career Center, 9:09 a.m.

Orchestra Concert

Theater, 7 p.m.

Blood Drive

Terraceum, 7:20 a.m.

Comedy Improv

Theater, 7 p.m.

Holiday Bazaar

Terraceum, 9 a.m.

College Rep Visit

Career Center, 9:09 a.m.

College Rep Visit

Career Center, 9:09 a.m.

Macho Volleyball

Terraceum, 7 p.m.

Band Concert

Theater, 7 p.m.

Band Retreat 8-11

Off-site

EARLY RELEASE VETERAN'S DAY

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SPOTLIGHT

COLLEGE FAIR

OCT. Regional college representatives

gather at Lynnwood High School.

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CURRICULUM NIGHT

OCT. Terrace families tour their students' classes and meet their teachers.

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PSAT

OCT. The junior class has the option to test their readiness for the SAT.

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HOMECOMING GAME

OCT. Terrace varsity football battles against Cedarcrest in the year's final game.

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HOMECOMING DANCE

OCT. MTHS caps off the homecoming week with a grand ball.

EDITORS’ NOTE: The information in this calendar is taken in part from the calendar published on the MTHS webpage. Information may change.

For further information on an event, contact the organizing party. For corrections, contact editor@thehawkeye.org or visit un in Room 130.

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House launches impeachment inquiry

By Nolan DeGarlais EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi authorized the launch of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on September 24.

These proceedings began in light of revelations that Trump and several of his top officials had sought to pressure the government of Ukraine to receive damaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden.

The controversy began with a whistleblower report that alleged Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden, his son Hunter and the cyber security company CrowdStrike, in a phone call between the two leaders in July. Trump allegedly encouraged the Ukraine to discuss an investigation with Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General William Barr.

The White House released a summary of the conversation in the form of a non-exact transcript following the whistleblower report. The whistleblower also alleges that the conversation is part of a wider attempt by the administration to get Ukraine LIN MIYAMOTO | HAWKEYE to investigate the Biden family, an effort which has supposedly included Vice President Mike Pence cancelling a planned visit to Ukraine and the U.S. withholding military aid.

The whistleblower complaint was filed on August 12 and was forwarded on August 26 to acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and was released to congressional intelligence committees on September 25. The public was made aware of the complaint on the following day.

Trump has denied all wrongdoing related to the controversy, although he confirmed his administration has withheld aid from Ukraine. He first stated that this was because of corruption in Ukraine, but later claimed that aid was withheld because other nations were not contributing enough to Ukraine’s defenses.

Additionally, Trump has made repeated calls for the whistleblower’s identity to be exposed and has heavily criticized the individual. On October 3, after boasting of America’s “tremendous power” over China in the ongoing trade war, he openly asked Ukraine and China to investigate the Biden family's business dealings. H

FDA plans to restrict e-cigarettes

By Nathaniel Reyes NEWS EDITOR

The Trump administration is working to ban flavored e-cigarettes after at least six deaths occurred and hundreds reported a strange lung illness with links to e-cigarette usage. E-cigarette companies have been given 30 days to pull all of their non-tobacco LIN MIYAMOTO | HAWKEYE flavored products off of store shelves. The flavored products may return to store shelves if companies submit applications by May 2020 and receive FDA approval to resume selling flavored products.

The San Francisco-based e-cigarette company Juul has been accused of specifically marketing their e-cigarette flavors to youth. One cartridge made by Juul contains the same amount of nicotine as one pack of cigarettes. A survey done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that over a quarter of high schoolers had vaped in the past 30 days, with most of them vaping fruit or menthol flavors. These flavors are prominently produced and marketed by Juul.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) originally accepted the use of e-cigarettes by adults who were trying to quit smoking. However, the overwhelming amount of youth users caused the FDA to reverse their opinion on the benefits . Review of the flavors was supposed to start in the summer of this year, however, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb pushed back the review to 2022. The review has since been pushed forward to this year.

At the time of publication, vaping lung illnesses had topped 1,000 cases across the country and the death toll from these illnesses has reached 18. H

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• the update •

A lot happens in a month. From fashion to finance, we are constantly bombarded by headlines from around the world.

Here are the Hawkeye’s picks for what you need to know. stories by theresa van, nicole francois, fateh sial, hunter michaelson and maggie o'hara graphics by nicole francois and lin miyamoto

Students stand against climate change

International

In 2018, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg sparked an international climate change movement with a protest outside the Swedish parliament. Now 16, Thunberg has inspired student participation in climate strike movements across the globe. Thunberg has since traveled the world to spread the message and admonish people to "act as if our house is on fire.” To drive her point home, Thunberg recently embarked on a 15-day journey across the Atlantic to New York City on a zero-emission yacht. Thunberg continues to speak at conferences, including the UN General Assembly, to solicit action from governments. H

Fears of economic recession mount

International

The chances that the global economy will face recession have increased over the past months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the second-oldest American market index, has been in decline since last December, but has been recovering since. However, it has continually dipped back below the support line. Now, the Dow is falling seriously below the support line and many investors are being advised to sell. When stock values fall below the support line, they become far more likely to continue to decline in value than to “bounce” back. The Dow has dropped almost 500 points since October 2. H

U.S. deploys troops, missiles to Saudi Arabia National The U.S. is sending roughly 200 troops, a surface-to-air missile battery and several advanced radars to Saudi Arabia. This was announced by the Pentagon on September 26 amidst news of well-orchestrated attacks on a Saudi oil refinery, which American and Saudi officials blamed on Iran. A statement released

by Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the purpose of the aid is to “augment the kingdom’s air and missile defense of critical military and civilian infrastructure." The Saudis have spent more than $150 million in purchasing advanced American military equipment. H

Washington reduces vaccination exemptions

State

Throughout 2019, the amount of measles cases was unusually high in Washington state. Two statewide outbreaks, in January and May, have caused 86 cases so far, the highest number in the state since 1990. To tackle the disease’s wildfire-like spread, a new law was put into effect on July 28 disallowing MMR vaccine exemptions for personal and philosophical beliefs and requiring that all students and teachers have the vaccine unless exempted for medical or religious reasons. Students without immunization documents will soon be barred from attending class, sparking concerns for noncompliant families. H

The end of "The King’s" reign

State

Baseball pitching legend Felix “The King” Hernandez played his final game on Thursday, Sept. 26 at T-Mobile Park against the Oakland Athletics. The emotional Seattle Mariners game featured Hernandez pitching his last game as a Mariner after a strong 15-year career. Debuting in the MLB in 2005, Hernandez started his career off with the Mariners and has stayed with the team ever since. Due to his outstanding pitching skills, he’s a six-time AllStar, received a Cy Young award, was an MLB wins leaders and is a two-time AL ERA leader, according to MLB News. After striking out three batters, Herandez ended his career with the Mariners after the sixth inning. H

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OP-ED

More student input might increase spirit E

very day I walk into school at 6:45 in the morning, desperate to get into my first period so the day can begin. Despite my drowsy mood, littered on the walls are colored posters I can’t ignore.

They encourage school spirit and participation in spirit days, Rachel Davis HAWKEYE STAFF one of the most widely used methods to bring the community closer together.

The subject makes me wonder, how many people actually participate in these spirit days?

In many schools, spirit days are used to provide fun opportunities for the students to come together as one. However, it appears that while half of the student body is lit up in colors, participating in every spirit day, the other half stands around grumbling to themselves while not participating in the occasions.

From my experience, this group of grumbling students consists of the younger classes. There may be a reason as to why so many of these young students outright refuse to participate in spirit days. It has to do with their peers and the judgment that could come afterward as a result of their participation. The incoming freshmen to Mountlake Terrace are being judged by each other, but the goal for them all is to fit in.

Freshmen resent the idea of spirit days because they believe they will be judged by their peers for being a “loser.” Our society is strange in terms of peer judgment, especially

at school. Judgment pride and spirit “These days we get to dress from peers is often folthroughout the school. up and show pride and spirit lowed by embarrassment throughout the school. It's really It's really fun and and a feeling of detachengaging for students fun and engaging for students to have fun dressing up and ment from the commuto have fun dressing up to wear fun costumes, shirts, nity. and to wear fun cospatterns and more throughout ASB Public Relations tumes, shirts, patterns the week."

Officer Vivian Tran and more throughout Vivian Tran says she believes spirit the week,” Tran said.

ASB PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER days are among the most Tran holds the mindimportant displays of set I believe everyone school pride and community. should have about spirit days. It’s a fun “These days we get to dress up and show opportunity and something that the students

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should take full advantage of.

However, I don’t believe the system that is being used to promote school spirit is working for the younger generations coming into MTHS. This method doesn’t work because not enough people participate, thus defeating the purpose. If few people are participating in the spirit days, is it really bringing the student body together?

I would love to participate in more of these spirit days, but the judgment is harsh to its victims and some people don’t have the ability to withstand the pressure.

I feel like spirit days would be more effective if more students were involved in choosing the themes for each spirit week. That way, students would be less likely to choose themes that others would feel uncomfortable participating in, ultimately resulting in greater participation among students.

Examples of themes that will likely have higher participation rates include wearing different colors, mismatch, seasonal clothing and themes that are toned down a bit from wacky hair day, or other days that may be a little too flashy, especially for students who are new to the school.

The MTHS official Instagram page published a story in late September, asking for suggestions for future spirit days. I was thrilled to see this and I hope this can be one of the first steps to increase student input in the selection of spirit days, and thus spirit day participation.

The upperclassmen at MTHS always influence the next years of students to come, so let us welcome the new classes just like the seniors and juniors have influenced us this year! Go Hawks! H

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SOUND OFF! MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

What’s your take?

In our role as a forum for student expression, it’s important that we hear from you on important issues. So, we’re asking for your opinion on three specific topics: the new nutrition break, effective spirit day themes and class sizes. Take a few minutes to respond to our online Google Form polls, or better yet, submit a letter to the editor at editor@thehawkeye.org H

NUTRITION BREAK

What’s your opinion of the new nutrition break that was implemented this year?

A 10 minute passing period was added between first and second period each day in order to allow students a bit more time to grab a quick bite to eat. The cafeteria staff has even made food available on both floors.

Share your opinion at: • https://tinyurl.com/MTHSNutritionBreak

SPIRIT DAY THEMES

What’s your opinion of the spirit day themes so far this year? If you’re in grades 10-12, what has been your opinion during the past few years?

Should the Big 6 officers make the decisions? Should the ASB at large make the call? Should more students have input?

Share your opinion at: • https://tinyurl.com/MTHSSpiritDays

CLASS SIZES

What’s your opinion on the size of your classes this year?

Most classes are considerably larger than they were just a year ago before the district announced its budget tightening measures, which led to several teachers being surplussed.

Share your opinion at: • https://tinyurl.com/MTHSClassSize

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NICOLE FRANCOIS | HAWKEYE

Hey, are those eyeballs real?

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t all began in seventh grade, walking through the doors of Brier Terrace Middle School on that somewhat cloudy day. I was a nervous wreck, wondering how I was going to make it through an entire school year at a school where no one knew me and where I knew no Ritika Khanal OP/ED EDITOR one.

Of course, the thing I failed to understand at the time was, at some level, everyone was feeling the same nerves I was feeling that first day. Despite all of the fears that come with entering a new school, all I could think was, “what if I accidentally walk into a boys’ bathroom?”

I know, I know. You’re probably thinking, “Of all the things she could have been worried about, she was worrying about the bathroom?”

Well, I mean… I was worried about mak-

off, and I can see the vague outing friends, I was worried "If the word line of things if they are big and about the homework load, braille in close enough.

I was worried about having the previous Going back to the middle all these different teachers sentence didn’t alert school though, even after those after having only one for you, I, indeed, first few months, it was still a the majority of elementary have 20/20 scary place. For six years, I had school. Heck, I was worried vision." been at Hazelwood Elementary, about everything related to Ritika Khanal where interaction with visually middle school.

OP-ED EDITOR impaired students was comMiracle of miracles, I made mon. When I went to BTMS, I it through the first two was suddenly the only visually months of middle school, by impaired student at the school, and as the which point I was lugging around multiple technological devices I didn’t have the slight- year continued and my fellow middle schoolers got comfortable with me, the questions est idea how to use and heavy braille textbooks that made my back scream at me every began, All of which, if asked any louder, might have been heard three neighborhoods time I picked up my backpack. If the word braille in the previous sentence didn’t alert away. you, I, indeed, have 20/20 vision.

“Do you have a crush? What do they look Just kidding! I was born with a hereditary like to you? Are you sure you’re going the condition called LCA, which limits my sight right way? Are you going to hit me with your to only lights and shadows. To put this into stick? Wait, blind people eat candy? Are you context, if you can imagine a world without sure honors classes are for you?” colors, faces, shapes and objects, that is my But the one question that stood out to me the most…“Are those eyeballs real?” world. I can tell whether the lights are on or

In case any of you are wondering what the answer is to any of those questions, allow me to address them.

No, I don’t have a crush.

Yes, I sometimes know where I’m going.

No, I won’t hit you with my cane unless you stand in my path for more than 35 seconds.

No, the lack of eyesight doesn’t limit taste buds or my ability to hear.

Yes, honors classes dictate my life.

And finally, my eyeballs are indeed real.

Now, I know kids are weird. I fall under that category myself, but hearing these questions from my classmates reminded me that I have a lot to live up to before I can get the mega weird award.

With all that said, if, at any time, you see me around and are curious about something, no matter how weird you think it is, please don’t hesitate to ask. I don’t bite, and I will do my best to answer.

Unless you direct me into the boys’ bathroom, in which case I will hit you with my cane. H

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FINANCIAL STRUGGLES RUN ALONGSIDE CROSS COUNTRY

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Roster the largest ever for Hawks' harriers

By Theresa Van

According to head coach Joel Pearson, last Enrollment in Terrace’s cross country team year’s team consisted just 18 students, with 16 has nearly quadrupled this year compared to boys and two girls. This year, that number has the team’s last season. Some project that the nearly quadrupled, resulting in an incredible massive increase of students on the team will total of 66 students on the team. The total is create financial problems going forward. somewhat concerning and unusual, considerCross country is a non-cut sport, meaning ing the previous record for the roster in a sinthat all students who are willing and able to be gle year was 41 students. While no problems on the team automatically have a spot if they have yet surfaced, there have been situations in fill out the necessary paperwork and attend the past where funding for the team has been practices. All team members must also pay a an issue, even with far fewer than 66 students fee of $100 to cover the expenses that are genon the team. erated by students participating in sports, such Pearson’s predecessor as head coach of the as competition fees and equipment costs. This cross country team, Todd Weber, experienced is what's commonly referred occasional funding issues “Our goal was to love, to as "pay-to-play." when he was in charge of the cherish and take care of The situation may sound team. However, he was able every Terrace studentbad, but not all think so. to resolve most of the issues athlete that we could,” Student athlete and sophothrough participation in Pearson said. “We more cross country member community fundraisers. welcome each studentEzra Fenwick said that the “We always seem to be athlete who can join our team’s record enrollment of okay with getting a couple family. We fundraised and recruited like crazy! This is students will result in far car washes in,” Weber said. the best problem to have! more positives than negaWe would maybe do a couple Our family has grown!” tives. other things we were always “I think that this is a net pretty comfortable with, Joel Pearson CROSS COUNTRY COACH gain for the team. This is although there were times true especially given that the where we would need a bus majority of our varsity will be graduating soon, or two and we never did have the money to pay so this is a good thing,” Fenwick said. for those things like that because the district While seniors on the varsity team prepare to didn’t help.” graduate in June, many players think that the Because of tough situations like these, sports newly enrolled students will be able to ensure team coaches are put in really tough positions, that Terrace’s cross country team remains as it is the financial duty of the coach to minihighly skilled and dominant at competitions. mize the cost for individual team members.

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SAGE THOMPSON | HAWKEYE

Hawkeye But every once in a while, coaches have to ask for a little more support from the athletes and their families.

This year the student-athletes gathered the support of friends, family and support staff to raise $8,000 that will fund trips to competitions and other expenses while making sure no member of the cross country “family” gets left behind.

“Our goal was to love, cherish and take care of every Terrace student-athlete that we could,” Pearson said. “We welcome each student-athlete who can join our family. We fundraised and recruited like crazy! This is the best problem to have! Our family has grown!”

The effects of the issue started to surface when the cross country team could not afford to send all of their athletes to a competition in Hawaii even after all of their fundraising efforts. That money instead, was saved for their one-night trips to Spokane and Yakima.

The trip was supposed to last two nights, but due to the school district preventing the team from taking all 64 students for two nights, their stay was cut a day short.

On top of that, some parents have been reported to have expressed their concern about two-night trips, but Coach Pearson said he hopes he’ll be able to convince both parties to support the idea for the future.

Although the issue stands as a problem for the future, especially in the next two to three years, currently the team is doing fine. In fact, some of the members are unaware of the issue because of the lack of severity that has impacted the team at a day-to-day level.

“I hope to have 200–250 student-athletes in the track and field family,” Pearson said. “I project we will grow. After we grow, it will be the coaching staff’s job to build a sound staff, sound training, a competitive schedule and fundraise enough to travel the individuals to the best meets!”

Pearson said he has high hopes for the future that will likely take the cross country team to new heights, even in the face of financial adversity. H

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The cross country team takes a rest from their run during practice on the MTHS track. The team's enrollment has skyrocketed this school year, as 66 students are now participating as full members of the team for the fall season. CAROLINE ERDEY | HAWKEYE

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Todd Weber said. “It’s real difficult when you have 33 kids Teachers are struggling to maintain balanced class environ- and 15 of them need accommodations.”

An IEP is a special document that is created for students ments due to an overpopulation of students in many class in American public schools. An IEP is used by students periods during the 2019-2020 school year. The increase in who have been previously determined to have a disability or class sizes has lead to a rising number of safety issues in require specialized accommodations that make it possible for classrooms across campus. a child to reach their educational goals.

According to science teacher Adam “These rooms weren’t really But an IEP not only helps a student learn, Welman, the larger amount of students designed to hold more than it also helps teachers understand how the have forced him to bring in extra tables, 28 students, so putting more student best learns and how they can betwhich could make it harder for stuthan 30 students here is ter their teaching to help them succeed. dents to get to the emergency shower really setting yourself up for a An IEP is required to be regularly mainand exit in the back. It also makes lab lawsuit.” tained and updated up to the child's high stations more crowded, which could Jonathan Tong school graduation or their 22nd birthday. cause more errors during lab activities.

SCIENCE TEACHER A 504, on the other hand, is only develThe same issue was brought up by oped for a child with an identified disability who is also science teacher Jonathan Tong. attending an elementary or secondary school. But like an “These rooms weren’t really designed to hold more than 28 IEP, they receive accommodations that improve their abilstudents, so putting more than 30 students here is really setity to succeed and ensure their equal access to the learning ting yourself up for a lawsuit,” Tong said. environment.

It is now also harder for special needs students to have their Some of these large classes, such as Nat Wilson’s ASL needs met with the larger class sizes, since more crowded classes, Weber’s health classes and Constantine Aristides conditions create a less personalized classroom environment. math classes, don’t have the materials they need for all of “If you think about it in terms of the number of students their students. These teachers have brought up that they you have who have either individual IEPs [Individualized didn’t or still don’t have enough tables and books, as well as Education Programs] or 504 [Plan]s or ELL [English simply not having enough space for their large classes.

Language Learners] students, you [have] to factor that into Many teachers have also reported that, due to large classes, it as well... any extra attention or instructions [and] special they’ve had to change their teaching styles and the ways in plans, plans that are accommodating them,” health teacher

which they frame their assignments. Larger classes create more assignments to grade, which in turn gives teachers less time to plan instruction. It also puts a wall between students and teachers by making it harder for them to get to know each other personally. In crowded classrooms, it is also more difficult for teachers to understand how to help students succeed based on their individual needs. H

Dino Aristides' 2nd period honors algebra 2 is one of the oversized classes at MTHS. Extra tables and chairs have been added to expand the classroom. CAROLINE ERDEY | HAWKEYE

in the prior policy, teachers can assign lunch or before or after school detention in their classA new tardy policy has been adopted by the MTHS room to make up said tardies. If administration for the 2019-2020 school year. The tardy the behavior of students doesn’t policy implemented this year changes the threshold for change, teachers may also refer students being considered “excessively late” to class from repeatedly tardy five to 10 minutes after the bell. students to the Previously, the student handbook stated “Teachers may main office for that, “Tardy is defined as no more than five call parents when further administrative consequences. minutes late; after five minutes, stustudents are The handbook for the current school year dents will be reported as excessively late and repeatedly tardy, specifies that, “Teachers may call parents may be counted as absent for class participaor when students when students are repeatedly tardy, or when tion purposes.” leave their classroom for an students leave their classroom for an extendBeing “excessively late” in this case means extended period of ed period of time.” that a student is absent from the classroom time.”

In another similarity to the previous polfor an extended period of time, either not icy, teachers can refer students to the main showing up at the beginning or leaving the Student Handbook MTHS TARDY POLICY office for excessive tardiness or failure to room during class without teacher permismake up tardies in past years. Starting this sion for a sustained time period. school year, however, once a student obtains The 2019-2020 MTHS student handbook a total of five or more tardies during a quarter, the family of specifies that, “If a student is more than 10 minutes late the student will be contacted, and school discipline may be at the beginning of the school day, that student will report implemented for further tardiness. first to the Attendance Office, at which time attendance Generally, teachers may use tardiness to affect the grades staff will determine if the student is tardy or is to receive an you get in class by categorizing classroom attendance under unexcused absence.” “class participation”, and this has been the case in both prior The current tardy policy expands the range of punishyears and the 2019-2020 school year. H ments for students who are excessively late for class. As HAWKEYE STAFF

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Skyward scheduling causes headaches

By Nathaniel Reyes

Counseling secretary Michelle Christensen placed the primary blame for the issue on Skyward’s coding.

The use of Skyward to expedite the reg“The computer does what we tell it to do,” istration process ultimately backfired and she explained, “For example, we told it to caused chaos in the first few weeks of school. give everyone a PASS class, so it gave everyThe system resulted in nearly half of all one a PASS class,” Christensen said. student schedules containing at least one During the Hawk Walk on August 28, error before the issues were addressed by the concerned students flooded the already counseling department. stressed counseling office, most of them Allison Hong is the counselor for students attempting to request a schedule change. with last names A through D and was the “It got to the point counselor in charge of “I would say that about 50 where we had to ask scheduling last year. percent of the schedules everyone to fill out little “I would say that about had errors in them.” slips of paper which we 50 percent of the schedAllison Hong took to the counselors,” ules had errors in them,” COUNSELOR Christensen said. “They Hong said. were then able to run them quickly and fix When the schedules were released to stu[student schedules].” dents on August 23, many students had too The problems were exacerbated by the conmany or too few classes. For example, some stant shuffling of teachers’ working periods students had two classes scheduled for one during the day. period or no classes scheduled for a period “We had some classes where the sections that should have a class. Additionally, some were switched. We added another science students who did not need a PASS class class or we had to move math classes around, were given a PASS class anyway.

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different sections got moved. It made us have on weekends, we’re working after hours to to [manually] get all the students out and do what we can to complete the schedules,” move them to different periods, so that was a she said. lot of shuffling around,” Hong said.

Class of 2022 ASB President Kerensa Students had until September 17 to change Suzara was given two PASS classes, but was their schedules without any effect on their not abashed and quickly fixed the problem transcript. Up until then, the counselors had by communicating with the staff and counbeen actively working on the schedules. selors.

“There were quite a lot of schedule changes.

“I was marked absent whenever I went to We have probably been working on [them] my second PASS class, but it wasn’t a big for a whole month! Two weeks before school deal because that teacher would later take me out of their PASS started and then prob“The computer does what class so there wouldn’t ably two weeks after we tell it to do. For example, be any further issues,” school started,” Hong we told it to give everyone she said. said. a PASS class, so it gave Last year, the counselHong wants the comeveryone a PASS class.” ing department moved munity to know that the Michelle Christensen forward with a plan to counselors worked very COUNSELING SECRETARY have students sign up for hard during the situatheir classes on Skyward. tion to make the schedules fulfill the needs The new method did not encounter any of students. major issues at that point in time and did not “The beginning of the year is the busireceive any major criticism from students at est time of the year. Students and teachers the time students utilized it to register for [should] be mindful and just realize that this year’s classes. H we’re doing the best we can. We’re working

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Break bolsters energy, learning ability in students

By Nolan DeGarlais

gry all day before lunch. Research shows that students who Both returning and new students were introduced to a new eat good breakfasts tend to perform better in classes, have feature on Terrace’s schedule during the past month. Over better attendance and exhibit fewer behavioral problems. the summer, administration, with the advice of teachers, The nutrition breaks were initially implemented for a trial decided to expand the length of the passing period between period of the first 45 days of school. After this trial period, first and second periods from five to ten minutes. This now teachers will meet with the administration to determine if expanded period, referred to as a nutrition break, is intended the nutrition breaks have been successful. If the consensus to allow students a chance to eat breakfast if they were finds that the nutrition breaks are beneficial, then they will unable to before the start of the school day. be kept in the schedule for the remainder of this year and In addition to the cafeteria serving breakfast during this into future years. time, a cart has also been set up on the second floor next to Nutrition breaks are not unique to MTHS this year, as the theater that serves breakfast to passing students. several other schools within the district and state are also Director of Food and Nutrition Services for the Edmonds piloting similar nutrition break programs, which provide all School District Megan de Vries advocated for the implemen- students with a second chance at eating breakfast. tation of nutrition breaks into the schedules of all secondary “[Edmonds-Woodway High School] piloted second chance schools in the district. In this role, she gave presentations meals last school year and launched them again this fall after to all secondary principals, including first period,” de Vries said. “There are a “About 30 percent of the MTHS Principal Greg Schellenberg, number of other districts across the state students at MTHS qualify for describing the benefits that students can that we collaborate with who are successfree or reduced meals, but only 100 of the 400 qualifying derive from designated nutrition breaks fully offering a second chance breakfast.” students actually eat their free to be placed into the schedule.

Some of the other districts that are breakfast at school." “[Schellenberg] gathered input from piloting breakfast programs include the the teachers then moved forward with it Seattle School District, Shoreline School Megan de Vries DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES this fall,” de Vries said.

District and Wenatchee School District.

After a review of the eating habits of When a nutrition break is implemented students throughout the ESD, it was as a full part of the schedule, district offifound that few students are taking advantage of the meal cials hope that stigma around eating breakfast at school will opportunities that all district schools provide. be removed. Some feel that there is a perception that only “Nutrition breaks were implemented to increase the numstudents who are on the free and reduced lunch program get ber of students eating breakfast on school days,” de Vries breakfast at school, so when there is an assigned time to eat said. “About 30 percent of the students at MTHS qualify breakfast in the morning, officials hope that school breakfor free or reduced meals, but only 100 of the 400 qualifying fasts can become as normalized as school lunches. students actually eat their free breakfast at school."

“We need to figure out a way to normalize school meals,” Multiple studies have proven that students are far betde Vries said. “In other districts, they have found that addter able to learn when they can get something to eat in the ing a second chance breakfast after first period increases the morning before their first period. If students are unable to number of students [who] eat school meals and removes any grab breakfast before the school day, they will likely go hunstigma around eating school meals.”

If an extension of the nutrition breaks is approved, then the district’s food and nutrition staff have plans to expand upon the program to further strengthen its allure to students.

“Our hope is that this winter we can revamp the upstairs serving space and have a grand reopening making it a more appealing space for students,” de Vries said.

The Food and Nutrition Services Department is open to student suggestions on how to improve the nutrition breaks to better fit the needs of students who wish to eat school breakfasts.

Last year, the district tested Barb Green and Elettra Paparella are seen giving out breakfast to students during every nutrition smoothies and YoGo coffee coolbreak. They operate the new service cart on the second floor by the theater. CAROLINE ERDEY | HAWKEYE ers at Edmonds-Woodway’s secEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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ond chance breakfast program, but these items did not find much success. However, there are plans to add similar items to Terrace’s nutrition breaks.

“We are working with a company to consider piloting a different smoothie at [MTHS] later this fall,” de Vries said.

“I love hearing student feedback, so if there is something students want on the menu, please let me know.”

Nutrition breaks have widely proven to be a success at MTHS. Perhaps most important of all, far more students are eating breakfast at school this year than were at the same time last year.

“Last September we averaged 70 students for breakfast a day in September. This September we have been around 120 students all day last week,” de Vries said. “That is a huge success in my book.”

Additionally, nutrition breaks have found much approval from students. Of the 75 students who answered a poll on the Hawkeye’s Instagram account, 61 said they were satisfied with the nutrition breaks while 14 said they were dissatisfied.

Junior Jacob Finerty, one of the students who is satisfied with the addition of nutrition breaks, appreciates the extra free time that they provide to students every morning.

“I personally like the nutrition break because it gives me a few minutes to get something to eat if I’m hungry or to talk with a friend for a few more minutes if I’m not hungry,” Finerty said. “I’ve also seen a lot more success with people getting help from teachers.”

However, these sentiments are not shared by all students.

Junior Jonas Rivera finds the nutrition breaks to be complicated and not well organized.

“I think [they] add another complication into the schedule.

It’s shifted the whole day off from last year, which has been quite confusing to many,” Rivera said.

Some students such as Rivera also believe that the food served is not up to standard.

“The food I’ve seen has been glazed donuts, sugary cereals, juices and breakfast pizza. It would be much more beneficial if the school served actually nutritious food such as eggs, oatmeal and fresh fruit.” H

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SUPT. KRIS MCDUFFY: ONE FOR THE BOOKS

By Ritika Khanal OP-ED EDITOR

Dr. Kristine McDuffy, after 37 years involved in public education in Washington state, 17 of which were spent as a superintendent, announced in August that she would be retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. She has served as the superintendent of the Edmonds School District since the start of the 2016-2017 school year.

McDuffy’s passion for education began at a young age, expressing itself through the games she played as a child.

“I was one of those children who would gather the neighborhood to play school,” she said. “I was so proud to be an educator and knew that I could positively impact the lives of the children and young adults who I served.”

Fostering this love of teaching, McDuffy began her teaching career as a student teacher at Lynnwood High School.

Then, she went on to teach in the Shoreline School District for several years and served as an assistant principal for several more before eventually becoming a principal. Eventually, she was appointed to serve as the superintendent in two other districts in Snohomish County before rejoining the ESD in 2016 as its superintendent.

“It has been so special to return to where the journey began,” she said.

During her time with the ESD, McDuffy is most proud of the team that is in place and the work that is constantly underway to improve the education of students.

“We have been focused on clarity, coherence and teamwork, and we have come a long way,” she said.

In particular, McDuffy is proud to have been a part of creating the five year strategic blueprint for 2025, entitled Building Bright Futures.

“It [the blueprint] provides clarity of who we are, what we stand for, where we’re headed and how we will measure our progress.”

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McDuffy has enjoyed seeing the establishment of a culture of McDuffy’s decision to retire comes from a desire to explore teamwork throughout the school system. a new chapter in her life with her family. After retirement, “Our work on equity across our system has been such criti- McDuffy plans to catch her breath and explore the other cal work and has been so rewarding. I am so proud to have adventures that await outside of the school district. been a part of moving that work forward.”

“I may continue my teaching in higher ed and explore what She feels that the ESD is a special place with a wonderful other ways I may be able to contribute,” she said. reputation and an even more engaged community. However, Assistant Superintendent Justin Irish is sad to see McDuffy she knows that improvements can always be made. go and sees her as a role model for how to support students “We have been taking a hard look at our data and our pracfrom an administrative position. tices to see where we need to improve,” she said. “There is a “I have had the pleasure to work closely with her these past strong foundation and great opportunities ahead.” three years. She deeply cares about improving systems that However, McDuffy’s time as superintendent in the ESD support students. She is an inspirational and brave leader didn’t go without challenges, the largest of which came as a who does whatever it takes to make the Edmonds School result of the McCleary Decision warring District the best it can be. I admire her “I have had the pleasure with other laws. greatly,” he said. to work closely with her In 2012, the Washington state Supreme In addition to her position as a teacher, these past three years.

Court ruled that the state government principal, assistant principal and superShe deeply cares about wasn’t providing enough money to school intendent, McDuffy also served as the improving systems that districts to fund basic education in what director of education administration prosupport students. She is became known as the McCleary Decision. grams for Western Washington University. an inspirational and brave In 2018, the state legislature and leader who does whatever it However, among the highlights of her time Governor Jay Inslee agreed to provide takes to make the Edmonds as superintendent with the ESD, McDuffy more money to school districts to fully has always enjoyed going to classrooms and School District the best fund the Supreme Court’s definition of seeing the talents and skills of the students it can be. I admire her greatly." basic education. Their agreement firsthand during the school day. involved an increase in statewide “We have the most amazingly talented Justin Irish ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT property taxes that they would students and staff anywhere! When I visit use to fund education. Around classrooms or attend after school or evethat time, lawmakers also reduced the amount of ning events where our students are showing their skills and money districts could collect from voter approved talents, I am filled with pride and a sense of our future is in local property tax levies, creating a dent in the such good hands!” she said. district’s funding plan.

Assistant Superintendent Greg Shwab said he feels that As a result of these decisions, the ESD McDuffy has served the ESD selflessly and with care, and found itself losing nearly $20 million will miss the great experience that she brought to the posispent on programs not classified as basic tion. education by the state, and McDuffy “The way in which she has handled the announcement of found herself at the head of the charge, her retirement, making our school board aware of her intent attempting to balance the budget. to retire a whole school year ahead of her end date in order “Everything from standards and to give them time to engage in a search process to find her accountability to how our schools are replacement is one of many examples of how she puts others funded have seen incredible change,” before herself and why she is such a quality superintendent,” McDuffy said. “ We have he said. worked hard to stay on top Although McDuffy is ready for the next chapter in her life, of these changes and help she is glad to have made a contribution in what she feels is the system adapt.” “the world’s most important work.”

“It has been such an honor to serve the Edmonds School District community,” she said. H

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The teaching career meant to be

By Ritika Khanal OP-ED EDITOR

One day, while he For business teacher was walking down and men’s head basketthe hall, he noticed ball coach Nalin Sood, longtime social it all began with a constudies teacher and versation he had in his wrestling coach ’20s with his predecessor Larry Link at the coach Roger Ottmar. top of the stairway After graduating from talking and laughMTHS in 1987, Sood ing with another went on to coach several teacher. different sports, and, “I saw Larry eventually, to become laughing with the sports marketing and somebody and I personal finance teacher thought to myself, at MTHS. man, if I could be But his is an unlikely that happy at a job, path to being a Hawk, that's a pretty good given the fascinating and life,” he said. circuitous travels his parAfter six months ents took on their way at MTHS, Sood to Mountlake Terrace. returned to CWU Sood’s parents migrated and got his degree to the United States in business educafrom Africa and Europe tion as well as his in the late 1960s. teaching certificate.

“My dad went to school With the help of in a mud hut in Kasumu, administrators and Coach Sood talks to the Hawks men's basketball team during a time-out in the Terraceum during the 2015 season. HAWKEYE STAFF [Kenya], but when they his former teachers, came over here, my mom he was able to come found out about these youth programs for kids and got my back to MTHS to student teach. Not long after his intern“The classes that stood out to me were the older sister involved,” he said. ship finished, a job opened up at Terrace, and Sood took his ones that were the most challenging, that I had Soon after, Sood began listening to Sonics games with his chance. self doubt whether I could do it or not.” dad on the radio and playing sports with his friends at recess.

“I came here at Mountlake Terrace high school in 1983 (as Nalin Sood BUSINESS TEACHER AND COACH In the second or third grade, he told his mom he wanted to a student), and I’ve never left the place,” he said. play soccer with his friends, and she signed him up.

Today, Sood serves as the head coach for the men's basket“I was probably about 6 years old, and 44 years later, I’ve While in school, Sood also forged strong relationships with ball team and teaches classes never missed a year of participating in sports,” he said. his classmates. To this day, he still remembers the morning in personal finance and Sood didn’t feel like he was a scholar in high school, but he after senior night, everyone walking to their cars after a long sports and entertainment enjoyed his classes. night of celebration. marketing.

“The classes that stood out to me were the ones that were “I remember standing there thinking, 'I’ve seen most of Looking back at his high the most challenging, that I had self doubt whether I could these people for two thirds of the year for 12 years of my life school career, Sood said he do it or not,” he explained. and I’m never going to see the majority of them again,'” he wouldn’t change much of One of Sood’s biggest motivations for doing well in school said. anything. came from his sister. When he saw her get honored as a disAfter graduating from high school, Sood went on to get But there are a few things tinguished graduate in math and science, he was determined an undergrad degree in marketing and management from he'd address, he said. “I have to get the honor, too, even if it meant taking challenging Central Washington University. three regrets in my life,” he classes that he otherwise might not have taken.

“It wasn’t really applicable specifically for any job or any said. “One, I should have “I remember walking into the counselors' office the next day career, and so I was wondering where I was going to go with never gotten rid of my 1966 and I thought, well one, my sister is not going to one up me, this. That's when I had a conversation with coach Ottmar Shelby; two, I should have ALUMNI UPDATE but two, that motivated me to want to do well in my classes,” and he impacted me,” he said. bought Microsoft when I As part of our coverage of he said.

In this conversation, coach Ottmar approached Sood about thought about it; and three, MTHS's 60th anniversary For Sood, MTHS was the perfect stepping stone into the teaching. At first, Sood wasn’t sure about that path, thinking for every pair of Jordan celebration, the Hawkeye life beyond. He didn’t just get a four year promise of comthat he would make a “horrible” teacher, as he put it. pairs I bought, I should have will be featuring stories of mitment from his teachers and coaches. He got a lifetime’s However, he had always enjoyed coaching, and Ottmar bought two pairs – one that alumni from each of the worth, and he still keeps in touch with most of them today. showed him that “coaching is teaching and teaching is coach- I'd wear and the other one past six decades. If you have It was from these teachers and classes that he learned the les- ing.”

I'd keep in a box and sell a suggestion for a future sons he carries with him now – responsibility, accountability Not too long after the conversation with Ottmar, Sood someday when I’m 60 years alumnus to cover, email us and reliability. began working at MTHS as a paraeducator for six months. old so I can retire.” H at editor@thehawkeye.org

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OCTOBER 2019 VARSITY SPORTS CALENDAR

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With a new month comes more sports! September was quite a month for fall sports, and October will hopefully bring some interesting moments to light. Once again, I say to the students: go out there and support your fellow Hawks!

To the athletes: good luck and remember to enjoy yourself out there. Let's end the fall sports season off with a bang.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 10/8/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Oak Harbor @ Oak Harbor HS 10/10/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Edmonds-Woodway @ Edmonds-Woodway HS 10/14/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Shorecrest @ Mountlake Terrace HS 10/16/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Cedarcrest @ Mountlake Terrace HS 10/22/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Meadowdale @ Meadowdale HS

WOMEN'S SOCCER 10/8/19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Oak Harbor @ Edmonds Stadium

MEN'S TENNIS 10/7/19 @ 3:30 p.m.

Mariner @ Mountlake Terrace HS

10/10/19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Edmonds-Woodway @ Edmonds Stadium

10/8/19 @ 3:30 p.m.

Lake Stevens @ Mountlake Terrace HS

10/12/19 @ 12:00 p.m.

10/10/19 @ 3:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon @ Mount Vernon HS

10/15/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Shorecrest @ Shoreline Stadium

10/11/19 @ 4:00 p.m.

Archbishop Murphy @ Gateway MS

10/17/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Cedarcrest @ Cedarcrest HS

10/14/19 @ 3:30 p.m.

Edmonds-Woodway @ Edmonds-Wooday HS

Marysville-Getchell @ Marysville-Getchell HS

10/22/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Meadowdale @ Lynnwood HS 10/24/19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Archbishop Murphy @ Lynnwood HS 10/29/19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Lynnwood @ Lynnwood HS

WOMEN'S SWIM & DIVE 10/10/19 @ 3:00 p.m.

Meadowdale @ Lynnwood Pool

10/24/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Archbishop Murphy @ Archbishop Murphy HS 10/29/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Shorewood @ Mounlake Terrace HS 10/31/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Lynnwood @ Lynnwood HS

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 10/12/19 @ 9:00 a.m.

Hole in the Wall @ Lakewood HS 10/16/19 @ 3:15 p.m.

Edmonds SD Meet @ Ballinger Park

FOOTBALL 10/11/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Sultan @ Sultan HS

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 10/12/19 @ 9:00 a.m.

Hole in the Wall @ Lakewood HS

10/18/19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Bellingham @ Civic Stadium

10/16/19 @ 3:15 p.m.

Edmonds SD Meet @ Ballinger Park

10/25/19 @ 8:00 PM Cedarcrest @ Edmonds Stadium HOMECOMING

10/15/19 @ 2:30 p.m.

Archbishop Murphy @ West Coast Aquatics 10/17/19 @ 3:30 p.m.

Shorewood & Lynnwood @ Shoreline Pool 10/22/19 @ 3:15 p.m.

Kamiak @ Kamiak HS 10/26/19 @ TBD Edmonds District Meet @ Lynnwood Pool

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