Tacoma teacher trouble
Tacoma teachers called a strike on Monday September 12th in response to inadequate decisions made by the Tacoma School Board. The 3-year contract for these teachers ended on August 31 and the teachers wanted to discuss new terms. Of those terms were class sizes, pay and seniority. After many unsuccessful days the teachers gave an [...]
More transit cuts ahead
Starting February of next year, a lot of MTHS students might have to change their bus riding habits because being added to the service cuts and fare increases that started in June of 2010, including getting rid of Sunday service, Community Transit is cutting an additional 20 percent of service by reducing bus frequency and [...]
Cutting the ribbon after 37 years
The new Dick’s Drive-In is a history-making restaurant for the company. It is the first new location in thirty-seven years, the first Dick’s to have a cash machine, and possibly the beginning of a new wave of restaurants. Dick’s Drive-In recently had the “Orange Ticket Contest” to determine who will be the first customers at [...]
Economy impacts teens
The pressures from high school include homework, sports, and extracurricular activities, but as students begin to reach the age when moving into the workforce, there comes a laundry list of all new pressures from job searches and résumés to the fact that America’s economy isn’t in a good state. “For about the last three years, [...]
At Melt it’s all about the waffle
Melt Waffle and Frozen Yogurt, which held its grand opening on Labor Day weekend, is located at 4311 212th ST SW Suite 110, in Mountlake Terrace. Melt is open seven days a week, from noon until 10 p.m., giving customers a lunch time treat or a late night snack. At Melt, hot waffles from the [...]
New local FroYo
A new restaurant front has made its way into the 44th Avenue Plaza on 212th, settled nicely between Little Caesar’s Pizza and Randal Southam Photography Studios, also adjacent to Urban City Coffee, and it seems to have made a great impression. Melt Waffle & Frozen Yogurt had their grand opening this past Saturday, September 3, [...]
Mountlake Terrace disaster preparation
Washington state’s autumn and winter seasons come with a large variety of weather conditions, and with them potential damages. The city of Mountlake Terrace, along with ten surrounding cities, including Edmonds and Lynnwood, are embracing the necessity of being more prepared for a variety of disasters. Nationwide, the Department of Homeland Security has been distributing [...]
Sorelli Pizza: Welcome to the neighborhood
The rush of hot air and comforting smell of warm bread immediately hits you as the door opens. Sorelli Pizza, a Mountlake Terrace establishment located on 44th Avenue just six blocks south of the high school recently reopened its doors. With new owners, menu items, and some updated physical features this small establishment is making [...]
SAT v. ACT: Which is best for you?
Whether a student is a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, sooner or later he or she will most likely experience the pressures of taking standardized tests for college admissions. When it comes to taking standardized tests for college, the Collegeboard-owned SAT probably comes to mind. For those who might not know, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude [...]
Popular college choices
As seniors begin that grueling process of applying to college Hawkeye wants to help you out. The following information is on the most common colleges that MTHS students apply to. One piece of information that relates to all of the following schools is the application fees can possibly waived based on the financial need of the applicant. Students can get in contact with [...]
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