Opinion Archive

  • Goodbye, class of ‘10

    Goodbye, class of ‘10

    It probably seemed like the day would never come. The last few weeks have been long and filled with the challenges of school work, senior project presentations, final exams. But you are at the end of it all. The days of school “because you have to” are coming to a close and with this closing of one door comes the opening [...]

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  • Kudos to those who work for the common good

    Kudos to those who work for the common good

    The article Navarre Kerr wrote in the April edition about the perceptions of community service was on spot. I have found through personal experience volunteering for community service is exceptionally rewarding. It can build self-esteem and increase overall well being knowing you made a difference. It has been a pleasure to help the ‘Neighbors in [...]

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  • Here we go again… a word from Mr. Schwab

    Here we go again… a word from Mr. Schwab

    For the past couple of years at around this same time of the school year, we have had the difficult challenge of creating a school program that operates on less funding than we had the year before. This year is no different. Again, we are faced with some significant challenges in funding that will have [...]

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  • Almost on the other side

    Almost on the other side

    Hey Terrace! Kaitlyn here, I’m filling in for Jack since he is still kayaking on an island somewhere… but anyway we are coming to the end of the year and a lot of fun events are coming up. We just had class elections. Congratulations to the new and returning ASB class officers! Next year should [...]

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  • New friday lunch programs

    New friday lunch programs

    Hi Terrace! I regret to inform you that Jack Clinch will no longer be writing this column due to the fact that he is no longer willing to speak or write the English language. The rest of  Big 6 and I will fill in for him and hope that our articles will receive his silent [...]

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  • Don’t let it overwhelm you

    Don’t let it overwhelm you

    We’re close to the end of the school year and most likely the amount of work on your plate is starting to increase significantly for you, as it is for me.  Senior Project, essays to write, math homework, test, quizzes, family obligations, jobs—all these things tend to impact you as they do for other students [...]

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  • Ahh…the good ol’ days

    Ahh…the good ol’ days

    Hello. I’m a senior, and I have my eighth semester coming up. My comrades and I in the Class of Ten feel strange right now. We’re listless, languished, lackadaisical, and languorous after three and a half years of Mountlake Terrace High School. No doubt we have regrets and remorse. Maybe we should have done or not [...]

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  • Senior year should be fun, right?

    Senior year should be fun, right?

    Standing out in front of the school this week, I was enjoying one of our sunny afternoons. The warm weather reminded me of the fact that spring is just around the corner, if not here already, so it is time for few common sense reminders for all of us. Go to your classes. Seems simple enough, [...]

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  • Winter time

    Winter time

    Hi. I’m sitting at my dark gloomy computer on this dark gloomy day writing this column, and can’t help but feel that all the energy in the school has been sucked out by some boring, malevolent force. There’s really nothing gravitating me towards Mountlake Terrace other than a desire to fix my broken grades that were [...]

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  • How to disagree

    How to disagree

    I was looking through my files in preparation for writing my letter to all of your for the upcoming edition of The Hawkeye and I came across something I wrote last year about building relationships with your teachers. As I reread this, it got me to thinking about some situations I have been involved in recently [...]

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