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Robina Hamman!HAwlmBen Bridwell of Seattle band Band of Horses performs Saturday at the Memorial Stadium stage at Seattle's Bumbershoot festival.Bumbershoot has taken place during the labor Day weekend since 1971, and regularly attracts over 200,000 people to the SeattleCenter over three days to bring an end to the summer. Go online to www.thehawkeye.org for more Bumbershoot coverage.

20-year-old aims for electionCan Republican Funk from MLT win this fall?

He also will not support the Governoron a state income tax, and wishes to restore"fiscal responsibility" to Washington."I donot think that our State government isdoing their job;' Funk reported. "Their[the Democrats] solution is higher taxes.I am afraid that if our state govern­ment continues down its current path,Washington will collapse:'

Currently, the 21st DistrictRepresentatives are all Democrats.Election season is in November. "1 knowthrough my experience of talking withvoters going door to door that this is whatthey want;' Funk said. "and the messageof freedom, the focus of my campaign, issomething that the citizens can supportand rally around.:'

Funk will be running against incumbentMarko Liias, a Democrat from Mukilteo.Liass, currently 26, is the youngest mem­ber of the states Legislature.

Funk began his political career whilea junior at Edmonds-Woodway HighSchool when he and a friend attemptedto start a trap shooring club on campus.Fearing a lack of support, they insteadstarted a Republican club because of theparry's support of gun rights.

Funk will be speaking on Thursday,September 4, 2008 at the 21st&32ndLegislative District GOP Meeting at 7:00pm at Lynnwood City Hall.

Government, the Edmonds SchoolDistrict, and the Wildlife Committee ofWashington. Currently, he is attendingCentral Washington University and holdsan Associate of Arts degree in Accountingand Business Administration.

Funk is running as a Republican forthe 21st District of Washington, whichencompasses Edmonds, Lynnwood,Mukilteo, and parts of Mountlake Terraceand Everett. "I was dismayed that noRepublicans were running against any ofthe 3 incumbent Democrats [in 2006];'said Funk. "I knew that if no one wasgoing to take on the leadership mantlethat I would do it in 2008:'

As an aspiring GOP member, he believesin the Republican principles of limit­ed government, minimal taxation, andresponsible government spending. Thethree biggest issues of concern for Funkwould be property rights, budget andtaxes, and transportation.

He proposes eliminating the StateProperty Tax Levy, cutting wastefulspending (citing the $3 billion that wasuntouched by State Legislature), andworking on a plan to reduce traffic con­gestion.

Among his other stances on issues, hewould like to change the current edu­cation system, supporting to drop theWASL and increasing teacher's salariesthrough a merit based system.

Bumbershoot 2008Seattle's end-at-summer party

By Shahrum AliNews Editor

Meet Andrew Funk. He's your aver­age 20-year-old college student, except hehappens to be running for a seat in theHouse of Representatives.

Funk was born in Edmonds and haslived in Mountlake Terrace his entire life.Growing up, he was an Eagle Scout,and helped start and served as Presidentfor the Edmonds~Woodway TeenageRepublicans. Funk has also worked for theEdmonds Community College Student

Photo courtesy of funk4Rep.comAndrew Funk at his campaign kick-off.

$4 meal maybe hard toswallowLunch up 77 percent; breakfastup 60 percent over last year

By Alan AdzhiyevBusiness Trainer

School lunches and breakfasts this yearwill no longer be the bargain that theyalways have been. This year the school dis­trict has raised the district wide lunch pricefor middle and high school students to $4,an increase of nearly 77.8 percent from theold price of $2.25. Additionally, the newbreakfast price is now $2 instead of $1.25.

There are three main reasons for the priceincrease, the first being the rising cost offood. The Edmonds School District lunchesmeet and usually exceed the FDAS healthstandards, according to Debbie Jakala, theEdmonds School District Communityrelations manager, but she points to theincreased cost of doing so as contribut­ing to the increase. "Last year the food ser­vice department increased the fiber in theirbread products. Healthier food does costmore money, but it's very important to themrhat rhey-provide rhe highest quality mealspossible;' s:ud Jakala.

Secondly, ever-rising gas cost affected thecost of transporting the food, and thus thecost of the food itself

Additionally, the state also gave food ser­vice employees a COLA (Cost of LivingAdjustment) this year, a required 4.4% raisefor food service employees.

The food service department's only sourceof income is the breakfasts and lunchessold at the schools, so to keep up with allthe increased cost of food, gas and payingemployees in accordance to the COLA, an. ..Increase In pnce was necessary.

The food service department has a budgetthat they must go by every year, to breakeven is to end the year off with no or littlemoney left, all of it goes to paying employ­ees, buying food and transportation costs.Any money that is left over goes to fundingthe next school year. "We hope the fami­lies understand that we are not making anymoney from this increase, this is simply sothe food service department can break even;'said Jakala.

Junior Pace Cordova-Smith sees theincrease in price as another reason to'eat off-campus or bring my own lunch:'Cordoba-Smith doesn't necessarily see theprice increase as a huge problem. "1 don'treally buy school lunches;' he said.

Additional changes in the district's pol­icy include a statement that if a studentdoes not have the means to pay for a lunchthat "they will be allowed to eat a full mealuntil... they reach a balance owing of $10:'This change is due, in part, to a previouslylenient policy in IOU's which has resultedin a $200,000 loss, according to a letter sentby Marla Miller, Assistant Superintendentand Sara COntoy, Interim Director of FoodService.

The district suggested in an Aug. 18thmailing that all families apply for reducedor free meals. The reduced lunch costs 40cents per lunch and provides a free break­fast, both of which are paid for by federaland state funds.

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coastal drilling would meanan increase of oil by about200,000 barrels a day withinabout a decade. The costsand environmental impact,would begin right away. BothMcCain and Obama (for­merly opposed to the ideaover environmental con­cerns) now support repeal­ing the ban. President Bushhas been urging for it, butfaces resistance in congress.

Two-hundred thousandbarrels a day would meana 2.4' percent increase indomestic production andwould lower gas prices byan estimated fout cents pergallon.

Seeing as how the statesonly sit on an estimatedthree percent of the global oilreserve, some argue it wouldbe smarter to focus less onextracting greater amountsof oil and more on reducingthe amount consumed.

Even if the entire AlaskanRefuge petroleum reservewere utilized, it would onlysustain oil consumption inthe U.S. for about a year.Global oil demand increasesby about 3.5 percent annu­ally.

Shannon Reynoldson is a formerstudent of Terrace, and was a stu­dent of teachers that are in build­ing today. She says she is exited tobe back and working with them."It feels different to be back, but ina good way;' she said. She also hasa husband serving in Iraq.

Russell Rusco will now occu­py the position of Buisness andMarketing. Mr. Rusco is currentlyworking on his Ph.D in ComputerSecurity at Purdue University inIndiana. ''I've also taught for 7years in Shoreline;' said Rusco:'

Mitch McCarrell is a profes­sional carpenter who now teaches.He started teaching at the ageof 40 and will work at Terracehelping 11th Grade English. "I'vealways enjoyed my own readingand writing;' said McCarrell, cit­ing his motive for teaching. Thissummer he used his carpentryskills to refurnish his furniture.

Angelia Nivens is fluent inSpanish and has taught in theDistrict for 11 years as a Spanishteacher. She also served as the dis­trict language coordinator. Thissummer, she went to an AfricanSafari up north in Canada."This ismy first summer off in 5 years;' shesaid. She will be the counselor forlast names beginning with A-C.

By Brendan MoranHealth-Co Editor

Petroleum is undoubtedlythe most politically influen­tial natural resource in theworld today; and holds spe­cial weight within the UnitedStates the largest consum­ers of crude oil products.About 20 million barrels areconsumed daily according tothe US Energy InformationAgency (ETA), nearly threetimes as much as China.

Only about 8.3 million ofthose barrels are producedwithin the US, leavingheavy reliance on foreign oiLEasing that dependence (andrespectively bringing d~wn

gas prices) is at the forefrontof political debate: the onlyway to do so is to extractmore petroleum from homereserves, the largest of whichexists around Alaska.

Since 1977, drilling in theAlaskan National WildlifeRefuge (ANWR), estimatedby the US Geological Surveyto contain 7.7 billion barrelsof recoverable oil has been ahotly contested issue.

The EIA estimates that'lifting the 27-year ban on

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Columbia, which are alllocated on the 30,000 squaremiles of the Juan de Fucaplate.

Goldberg and his col­leagues have hope for theJuan de Fuca plate becauseit is one of the few placeson the ocean floor that isisolated from earthquakes,hydrothermal vents andother factors. This plate islocated about 100 miles offthe Pacific Coast.

Most of the basalt in thisregion is at a depth ofaround8850 feet or 2700 meters.The other possibility for thismethod of carbon dioxidestorage is the use of basaltthat exists at or near the sur­face of other land areas.

Though there are otheroptions, Goldberg sticks tohis contention that underseabasalt is the best option. Hestates that undersea basalt iswidespread and could poten­tially be larger and betterthan the basalt available onland.

By Lizzie HaworthHAWKEYE StaR

A recent discovery byDavid Goldberg, a ColumbiaUniversity geophysicist,proves there is a new wayto store and contain carbondioxide so it may not bereleased back into the atmo­sphere.

The most common meth­ods ofstoring carbon dioxidehave been to pump carbondioxide into tapped out oiland gas wells. The study con­ducted for this new meth­od is said to be "the firstgood evidence that this kindof carbon burial is feasible':according to Goldberg.

This study showed thatbasalt, hardened lava thaterupts from undersea fis­sures or volcanoes, combinedwith carbon dioxide natu­rally converts into a solidmineral. This mineral wouldbe a carbonate, a chalk likesubstance.

Basalt covers most of theocean floor but the mostideal places for this meth­od of storage are off thecoast of Oregon, California,Washington and British

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to restoring control over the"criminal regimes"of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

This conflict is also sparking new internation~

al politics and issues. The US. Ambassadorto the UN., Zalmay Khalilzad, condemnedRussia by saying "The days of overthrow­ing leaders by military means in Europe -~

those days are gone;' to which the RussianAmbassador replied "Regime Change is pure~

ly an American term:' The US. and Israel areimportant to Georgia.

Georgia is the third largest force in Iraq andIsrael has been sending Georgiaheavy military weapons and aid.There is also a fear that Polandmight be involved, because ofrecent US. missiles installedthere that are capable of strik~

ing Russia. Alongside all ofthat, Georgia is also consider~

ingjoining NATO.President Bush responded to the conflict by

saying, "Russia has invaded a sovereign neigh­boring state and threatens a democratic gov~

ernment elected by its people. Such an actionis unacceptable in the 21st century:' He senttroops to the neighboring Caspian Sea. BothPresidential candidates, Obama and McCain,would like some kind of peace agreementinvolving NATO and the UN.

A ceasefire agreement was reached betweenGeorgia and Russia on Aug 15, where Russianforces would be withdrawn from the SouthOssetia region.

Russian President Vladamir Putin has sinceclaimed that he believes America may havestarted the conflict for political reasons.

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On Aug. 8th, 2008, Georgian forces movedinto the self~independent de facto of SouthOssetia and began to repeatedly bombshellTskhinvali, the capital city.

2000 people, including 10 Russian peace~

keepers were reported dead, while a numberof civilians fled to Russia and North Ossetiaas refugees. This invasion happened while theworld's attention was centered towards theOlympics.

The Russian envoycalled for an emergencymeeting in front of theUN., afterward claimingthat the actions Georgiatook were qualified asgenocide. Later that day,Russia retaliated to theaggression, by sending in tanks and aircrahsto the battlefield.

Georgian president Mikheil Saakashviliinsisted that Russia is the aggressor in thisconflict.

South Ossetia is a 90 percent Russian areathat has wanted independence from Georgiasince 1992. In 2006, the de facto independentrepublic held a referendum about the inde~

pendence, to which 99 percent of the votesfavored independence from Georgia.

On Aug 1, Georgian troops engaged fight­ing the South Ossetians, and on Aug 5,the Russian Ambassador warned that Russiawould intervene if conflict intensified. On Aug7, the Georgian President ordered a ceasefireto which he later said that he was committed

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Goodbye math WASLIState delays law requiringstudents to pass the math WASL

Gun giveaway atchurch conferenceDrastic recruitment measures

"What's sad about allof this is that only 56percent of studentsactually passed the

math portion."

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He defended his tactics by saying all hewanted was to bring more youth to theevent, and have a chance to share the wordof God.

This gets one thinking, if these are newmembers to the church, then how does heknow that the winner won't be someonewho doesn't respect it, if these are newmembers to the church?

Many people, including myself, share acommon thought: Why can't the churchfind another way to reach the youth?

The intentions were clearly not to givethe gun to a psycho teenager, butthe church will not know wherethe gun is going to properly pre­dict future outcomes.

It is inappropriate for thechurch to distribute firearms, nomatter how noble they believetheir cause to be. Windsor HillsBaptist church did not end upgiving away the gun this year

because the youth pastor was not able toattend.

The church has spent more than $800getting this gun ready for the promotionand plan on giving it away at the youthconference next year.

"Many people, includingmyself, share acommonthought: why can't the

church find another way toreach the youth?"

rest.With the competltlon

between churches so high,some youth pastors arefeeling the need to go toa whole new level. Onechurch in Windsor Hills,Oklahoma, decided tosweeten the youth confer­ence experience, by pro-viding th~ winner of anevent with a semi-automatic assault rifle.

In an interview Pastor Bob Ross said, "Idon't want people thinking 'My goodness,were putting a weapon in the hand ofsomebody that doesn't respect it who arethen going to go out and kilI:"

H ave you ever been to a youth groupthat has had very few people? With

church based youth groups on the declinemany youth pastorsare trying to capturethe attention of theyoung kids.

The pressure isnow on to have a

Samantha Barker church youth group== that is not only fun,but better than the

confusion to sneak out of school.What's sad about all of this is that only

56 percent ofstudents actually passed themath portion.

When you take the WASL, you are ata desk with one other person facing you.Statistically speaking, one of you at thatdesk is going to fail.

So, what does Washington do? Theydrop the entire thing. Now more of uswill graduate and it'll make Washingtonlook good in the process.

The thing that personally makes me alittle ticked is that droppingthe WASL basically gives usthe message "Hey, you guysare too stupid to handle thisthing. Come back in four

"years.Graduation and entollment

rates have also been dropping.So, hey, why not cut the WASL too?

As stated before, it's not a really big issuefor a senior like me. And hey, I bet thefreshmen are happy about this as well.This should be a bigger issue than I makeit, but what can I say?

I'm totally passive about this entirething.

Graduation is going to be easier for anystudent. Why? Because Washington

has decided were too dumb for theMath WASL.The plan wasapproved bylawmakers afterbeing pushedby GovernorGregoire sothat, until 2013,no student is

required to pass the' math WASL, and,in addition the Science WASL.After 2013, students will needto take some alternative mathtest to prove their capabilities.

Personally, as a senior whopassed the WASL anyway, Idon't really care too much aboutthis WASL holiday. Let's faceit; we all talked about how annoying theWASL was anyway. All we did was stayinside the gym for hours, bored as hell,without an iPod or a book, spelling funnywords on our calculators. Education atits finest. Right? I thought the only goodpart of that week was getting up late anddelayed classes, That and using the time

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Some.tips for starting the new school yearSo you have had close to three months off and you

have most likely spent little or no time thinking aboutschool until you absolutely have to. And that time is

here-it is time to start think­ing about school again andthe new year that is in frontofyou.

I am a big proponent of the"fresh start" philosophy. Eachnew school year is a chance todo it right or better than you

Greg Schwab did it the year before.-Principal

-- Maybe you did a great joband you have this "school thing" down to a science. Youmay not need much help, and that is great. Keep up thegood work! But if you are one of those people for whomschool did not go so well last year, then I would encour­age you to take some time and think about some of whatI want to share with you.

One of the places where students who struggle in schoolexperience difficulty is with the workload of high school:

homework, tests, projects, required reading. It can all really if you find a way to get involved. We have athletic teams,pile up, and you need to have a system for managing the drama, music, clubs-think of some way to get involved inworkload. Whatever that system is, use it and find a way to school. Students who are involved in some aspect of theirmanage the workload. Use a planner or write things down school life care more, and have more positive connectionsin your notebook. Develop a folder system in your binder, to school. It is this positive connection that helps studentsand make a point to spend some time each day review- to be more successful.ing what it is that you need to get done that day or that You will learn some very important lessons from yourweek. Then make a point to spend time each day actually friends and classmates, and in addition, you may find thatdoing the things that need to be done. I don't mean to you will gain additional independence and responsibility.sound sarcastic, but that is an important step that often You and your ftiends may experience some difficult andgets overlooked. challenging things: choices that may not be healthy or

Students write things down and put papers in their bind- helpful to you, and decisions about how and with whomers only to never look at them again. The work doesn't get to spend your free time. These kinds of decisions can bedone, and consequently grades suffer. It is really a simple tough to deal with and sometimes we may need help inthing that many students make too complicated-write making these decisions. This is where your friends, par­your assignments down, do the work and then turn it in ents, school counselors and teachers can help. You have ato your teachers. It can be that simple. wealth of resources available to you. All you need to do is

Another reason that students struggle in school is that ask for help.they are not involved in school. It is just a place where you I want to wish each of you the very best that this newhave to go because all the adults in your life tell you so. school year has to offer.But school doesn't have to be such a negative place for you Here's to a great 2008-2009!

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W elcome back everyone! I hope you Edmonds Stadium to help them start theare all pumped for the new school year off strong.

year! There are a lot of events coming up in Also, check out girls soccer, volleyball,the next couple boys tennis, girls swimming, and crossof months. country. All of these teams would love to

Homecomingis see you at a match!one to keep your If you missed out on Hawk Walk, ASBeye on especially. cards are still on sale in the ASB Office.

The dance is With one of these, you can get into allon Oct. 4, which home games all year long for free!is earlier than You will also get a discount on awayusual, so don't games and other events like dances, as wellwait until the as yearbooks, which are on sale now in thelast minute to get ASB Office.

a date! Lastly, ASB now has a MySpace to keepThe first football game is against you informed about upcoming events and

Lynnwood on Sept. 5 - this Friday. Make activities. Our URL is www.myspace.com/sure you show some Hawk spirit by sup- mthsasb.porting the team! Feel free to check it out and ask about

The boys are confident that this will be anything you want to know.a good season, so come to the game at Have a great year!

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Competing game consolesbattle it out once again

By Brendan MoranHealth Co-Editor

If you're talking about video games, the conversationinevitably revolves around at least one of the major gam­ing console producers in the world today; Microsoft of theUnited States, or Sony and Nintendo of Japan. Subjectsof the video game industry love to claim their favoritesystem as dominant, be it Microsoft's Xbox 360 with itsfantastic online service, Sony's Playstation 3 boasting Blu­Ray capability, or Nintendo's Wii with a fully gyroscopiccontroller.

In terms solely of console sales, Nintendo appears to bestorming the market. International sales for the Wii num­bered at just under 30 million at the end ofJuly this year,the Xbox and Playstation trailing behind at 19 million and

14.41 million respectively. It is important to note, too, thatthe Wii was released an entire year later than the Xbox.The Wii doesn't seem to be anywhere close to dethrone­ment either, selling more units in July than the Xbox andPlaystation combined.

Some argue that numbers don't reflect on true quality,and this is often times is the case. Both the PS3 and 360boast more power in hardware than the Wii, which can'tplay DVD movies or output in high-definition. The hard­ware specs seem to correlate directly to the prices, how­ever. The Wii will currently put you out $250. An Xbox360 with a 20-gigabyte hard drive sells for $300, while aPlaystation 3 with a 40-gigabyte hard drive and blu-raysupport costs $400 [impressive considering that even thelowliest of standalone Blu-Ray players retail for almost$300.J

Microsoft and Sony have made it clear in numerousvideo game conferences and press releases that they do notconsider the Wii to be in the same league as their consoles.That statement isn't entirely unfair considering the vastdifferences in hardware, namely the Wii's distinct control­ler design. Outside of the console war, Microsoft and Sonyboth seem to be doing poorly. Their stocks are both sellingat only a few dollars above their 52-week lows of $24.87and $36.90, respectively.

Each company has their pros and cons, and it's still tooearly to call off the fight. The longer these systems stayon the market, the more their prices are cut and the moreunits they sell. Even years after these consoles are replacedwith more advanced, next-generation systems, nerds every­where will undoubtedly still be arguing over which wasbetter, regardless of sales, profits, or popularity polls.

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a $29 million contract by DHS for a finalsuitability evaluation.

The purpose ofJetEye being installed on acommercial flight is to counteract terroristthreats. Five hundred thousand to 700,000shoulder-fired missile weapons have beenmanufactured worldwide, and sometimes soldfor as little as $5,000 in Middle Eastern andCentral Asian arms markets. BAE Systemshas been working with American AirlinesMaintenance and Engineering Services totest the system on commercial flights.JetEye will also be installed in two more

American Airlines 767-200 aircraft untilMarch 2009 for daily cross-country flights,including FedEx and other cargo planes.Other defense companies, such as NorthropGrumman, have urged that the system beinstalled on commercial aircrafts that trans­port soldiers and equipment to war zones.American Airlines will not make this sys­tem mandatory, however they have agreed tocooperate with test flights. No missiles willbe launched at the plane during the flights totest the system, however.

By Cassie SorianoPhoto/Graphics Editor

OnJuly 11, a commercial American Airlinesplane successfully completed its flight fromNew York to California, equipped with amissile-repelling system.

TheJetEye system, developed by the UnitedKingdom-based BAE Systems, is an infraredmissile defense system that diverts shoul­der-fired missiles. It works by firing a laseronce it detects heat-seeking missiles in orderto divert it. "The flight represents the finalphase of the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity's [or DHSJ Counter-Man-PortableAir Defense System program;' written in thearticle "Passenger plane flies with laser sys­tem that repels missiles" on CNN.com "[ItisJ designed to test the suitability of missile­protection equipment for commercial air­craft:' The JetEye was developed in Jan. 2004during the early phases of the Counter-Man­Portable Air Defense System program [alsoknown as the Counter-MANPADS pro­gram.J It has received $105 million in fund­ing, and BAE Systems was recently awarded

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Hey Freshmen'Welcome to the MTHS game

of LIFE. Work your way around theboard to get an idea of life here,"survival" tips, and things to watchout for. .

Play along and maybe you willlearn something interesting aboutyour new school.

Good luck!

Get Involved

Talk tosomeonenew.

Too shy totalk to newpeople, eatlunch alone.

Join a club.

It's better to start something earlier thanlater. Join a club, activity, sport, anything!There are many opportunities to get involved

There is almost anything for anyone. Just toname a few: ASB, Hip Hop, Eco club, FrenchClub, HBN and, of course, Hawkeye. Just asksome questions, search and you will find some­thing that interests you.

If you don't find anything that you really wantt to do, you can always start your own club! Not

only do colleges love it, but it gives you asenseof belonging and accomplishment. Start earlyand establish yourself.

Pass your classesThis is your easiest time academically. You can

put in 70% effort and get away with at least a 3.0.Don't become lazy and fail.

The biggest folly you will face in your academictime is procrastinating. Learn to kill it early so youcan make a good habit for the rest of your time atTerrace. While you're at it, why not gain some easyhonor credits?

Keep a consistent work effort that will benefit youin your upperclassmen years.

Get yourschedule

Get on the wrongbu~, end up inun-mcorporatedSnohomish County.

Pick up yourpetitions forASS.

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You're still FreshmenNothing annoys upperclassmen more

than cocky freshmen. Don't block thehallways, don't go picking for afight. andNEVtR EVER even TRY to tag an upper­classmen. Ever.

Any play on the word freshmen withthe word "Fresh" or "Freshies" 'is anautomatic no-no.

By Kayla Cooper and Shahrum AliFeature Editor and News Editor

Watch your companyDon't hang with the wrong crowd. Be

yourself and choose your friends accord­ingly. As stupidly cliche as that sounds,it's important. People will judge you for thepeople you hang out with. Their influencewill rub off on you, so make sure it's theright kind of rub.

Avoid drama at all cases, it's never worthit. Miss Nelson advised students last yearthat those who find the drama free friendsare truly the lucky ones, and she's right.

Sue gives youdress code,

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Stand uselesslyin the middleof the hall, getpushed.

Befriend your teachersThey don't bite ...too often. It will make your

classes easier and maybe even a little more enjoy­able. It's easier to ask your teachers about workif you actually get to know them and not just seethem as information sources or grade machines.

They're still people. As you go on to your lateryears, your old teachers make excellent humanrecourses. Don't be afraid to ask them for help.Usually they are willing to lend you any assistanceyou need for the most part, and they even saysome cool stuff now and then!

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Sunscreen and Vitamin DYour body's natural safeguard or synthetic protection?

The best solutionWe now know that vitamin D has the nutrients to keep your bones and teeth strong

and keep your skin nice and healthy, and we've also learned that the number increasedin SPF can protect you from the effects of the suns harmful rays. Which do you think isbese Both are the best actually, you see, you have your vitamin D to protect your insidesfrom the sun and then you have the sunscreen to protect you from the outside from thesun. Both sunscreen and Vitamin D help you stay healthy and helps you enjoy the sun.

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What is Vitamin D, exactly?Vitamin D is one of the several fat-soluble, antirachitic vitamins Dl, D2, and D3. You

can find vitamin D in milk and fish-liver oils, which involves both cod and halibut. vita­min D can also be obtained by treating pro-vitamin D with ultraviolet light; vitamin Dis essential for the forming of normal teeth and bones. What does vitamin D have to dowith the sun really? Vitamin D has the nutrients to help skin and bones become strongerand stay healthy. Without vitamin D your bones would not be so strong and your skinwould be more susceptible to cancer and burns.

As you walk out of your home you start to feel the nice hot, sun shining and warm­ing up your skin on a summer's day, but do you put sunscreen on? Sunscreen is a greatalternative to protect you from the harmful ultraviolet rays that can damage your skin,but did you also know vitamin D, the nutrient that come from fish oil, can also protectyour skin? Interesting as it sounds; you are probably thinking, "Is vitamin D better thansunscreen?" Here are some pretty interesting facts about sunscreen, vitamin D and therole they can play on your body.

SunscreenSunscreen is a substance that formulates to help protect your skin while being exposed

to heavy doses of ultra violet rays. Sunscreen can also protect your skin from sunburns,skin cancers, and other conditions that are caused by excessive exposure to the sun. Buthow does sunscreen really work on your skin? When sunscreen is absorbed into yourskin, the sunscreen reflects the ultra violet rays that would otherwise soak in and harmyour skin. Do you understand the acronym SPF? SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor;it is the effectiveness of preparing to go out and tan to protect skin from the harmful ef­fects of the sun. One of the sun's harmful effects is ultra violet radiation, this effect cancreate types ofskin cancer. SPF is rated on a scale to 2 to 15, which means the higher theSPF number, the greater the risk ofnot getting skin cancer. The higher the SPF the moreyou will not develop skin cancer, sunburn, or any other sun exposure conditions.

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Salmonella and Coli scaresWith an increasing amount of food poisoning cases, what you can do to stay healthy

By Joan TranHAWKEYE Staff

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 76 million cases of foodpoisoning occur annually in United States. Of those, approximately 300,000 result inhospitalizations, and 5,000 in death.

The term "food poisoning" describes illnesses caused by eating unsanitary food or

. Pbata Caurtesy al us Department af AgriculturePictured Here: Camplyobacter bacteria. If you contract some form of food poisoning,chances are good you have these little guys (or any number of their bacterial brethren)crawling around your intestinal tract.

drinking water that is contaminated. Some of these food are raw meat, raw eggs, chick­en, and raw fruits and vegetables. Meats are contaminated from containing bacteria orparasites. It spreads during slaughtering, when some parts of the infected meat gets ontoother meat. Fruits and vegetables are contaminated when they are exposed to the in­fected animal's manure or washed with contaminated water, or touched by the infectedanimal. The E. coli 0157:H7, salmonella, and campylobacter bacteria cause the mostcases of food poisonings.

The primary carrier ofE. coli 0157:H7 are cattle. Consuming food or water contactedby the infected cattle can in turn result in further infection. It often leads to bloody diar­rhea, stomach cramps, and little or no fever. Symptoms usually appear 3 to 4 days aftergetting the infection. In 3% to 5% cases of this infection, E. coli 0157:H71eads to hemo­lytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. This damages both the kidney and blood vessels.

Salmonella derives from the intestines of birds, reptiles, and mammals. The symptomsof this infection are fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. There was a recent outbreakof salmonella linked to raw tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro from New Mexicoand Texas. It was between the months of April to July. In Washington, 11 people wereinfected.

It is believed that campylobacter is the "most commonly identified bacterial cause ofdiarrheal illness in the world:' It is mostly from raw meat and healthy birds. People withthis infection get fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. The most frequent source for get­ting campylobacter is from raw chicken.

Normally, the food poisoning goes away on its own after a couple ofdays. It is stronglyrecommended to keep drinking water. Saying hydrated will not only help you recovermore quickly but will make you feel much better a well. On the other hand, it is sug­gested to avoid eating solid food, alcohol, caffeinated or sugary drinks. Sport drinks, suchas Gatorade, should be diluted with water before drinking. Ifseeking for medication, youshould go and consult a doctor.

To prevent from getting food poisoning, common sense should be used. Wash yourhands, dishes, and utensils as thoroughly as possible. Cook your meat until it is no longerpink (although the flavor you will rob from your delicious meal is criminal in the mindsof some). You should also wash your vegetables and fruits well. Drink fruit juices thatare pasteurized, and also avoid drinking the ocean, lake, pond and other bodies of water.Those are some simple steps to keeping yourself away from food poisoning.

Although many steps have been taken to prevent the contamination of food, there arequestions that still remain unanswered. Some of these are: how can people get rid ofanimal manure usefully, without endangering the food supply? How can food and waterthe animal takes in be made safer? Also, would food safety education help decline morecases of food poisoning? These are questions prompted by Centers for Disease Controland Prevention.

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... and that's it, just relaxed and had a good time. Sometimesvacations aren't about wild adventures. Sometimes they arejust about feeding your soul and refreshing yourself for a newyear.

HopefUlly you did something that refreshed you, had a thrill,or gave you a story to tell. I want to hear all about it. Stop by

and tell me about your summer. And while you are at it,make sure to write out any questions you might have forthe column this year. I'm looking forward to some crazyinquiries, don't disappoint me!

HA! Love you!~ Ms. Nelson

W hat'd you do this summerr By the time youread this you might be sick ofanswering thatquestion, especially ifyou had an uneventfUl

summer like I did. I didn't travel anywhere interesting,unless Forks is a happening place. And, I didn't have anylife changing events, unless cleaning out my storage shedcounts. Not very exciting.

Here's what I did do ..•Saw a lot of movies my fave was "Tropic Thunder"•Made a lot of art.Spent time with my friends and family.Got bit by a dog (mangy mutt!)•Read some great books.Skinned a bear (sorry vegetarians)•Went to the gym several times aweek

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treatments are even helping get ridof diabetes. This device works by us~

ing "a sophisticated camera systemcoupled with customized imagingsoftware to detect fluorescence givenoff by oxidized proteins in dying cellsin the retina;' wrote Anna Davisonin her online article 'f\n Eye Test ForDiabetes on Technology Review': Thesystem basically captures an imageof the eye to measure its "flavopro~

tein autofluorescence (FA), which isthought to be a reliable indicator ofeye trouble;' wrote Steven Reinberg inHealthDay News. It's possible to ex~

pand the use, of screening technologyto identifY people with both diabetesand pre-diabetes.

The test takes about a minute, andcosts only $20. While it is still await~ing federal approval and fUrther study,this could possibly be a much easieralternative to some diabetes detectiondevices once it has been fUlly devel~

oped. This new technology could alsobe used to help detect other afflictionsand diseases in their early stages, and~s currently continuing to be studied.Elner, one of the two developers, hasstarted a company to make it availablefor the public.

Next issue noatsto the surlace

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By taking a "snapshot" of the eye'sretina, a team of researchers at theUniversity ofMichigan has discovereda way to detect diabetes and maculardegeneration in a person as soon as10 years before they're officially diag~

nosed.This device, developed by doctors

Victor Elner and Howard Petty, canidentifY dying cells, monitor bloodsugar, and check for other signs ofmetabolic stress in the retina. Diabe~tes is a disease that affects the body'smetabolism, and diabetic retinopa~

thy, the leading cause to blindness, isa common complication of Diabetes.The detection of dying cells couldhelp doctors catch the disease, andother diseases that affect the eyes, inits early stages and monitor its pro~

gression before diabetic retinopathyoccurs. IdentifYing dying cells in apatient's eyes also could help monitorthe patient as early as 10 years beforethey become diagnosed with maculardegeneration, which is the leadingcause of blindness in the elderly.

With this device, doctors couldeven monitor whether the diabetic

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Jazz Ensemble I shows off thier new skills at a concert following aweek-long summer workshop. Photo by Navarre Kerr! HAwmr Staff

Top left: Saxophone player Jack Walterstakes a solo at the Workshop concert.Top right: A quartet performs in Europe.Above left: Jazz Ensemble I plays at theViene Jazz Festival in France. Above right:The Saxophone section of Jazz I performsaccompanied by Steve Treseler who workedwith them individually every day of theworkshop. Left: Chamber Winds performsin a park on their Europe tour.

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in August, both groups were also inEurope in July, with a total of seven per­formances in France and Switzerland. JazzI and Chamber Winds performed in theLuxembourg Garden in Paris first and pre­ceded to make their way to Vienne. Oncethere, Jazz I played in the Vienne JazzFestival. Following the Vienne Jazz Festival,both Jazz I and Chamber Winds were ableto view the Maria Schneider Orchestraand Sonny Rollins performances. Some ofthe band members got the opportunity totalk with members of the Maria SchneiderOrchestra afterwards.

After their time in France, Jazz I andChamber Winds moved on to Montreaux,Switzerland for the MontreauxJazz Festival,which Jazz I participated in at Chateaude Chillon near Lake Geneva. ChamberWinds last played at the Music Pavilion onLake Luzern. Unfortunately, the weatherthat day was not exactly favorable duringthe performance. "The performance startedwith some light rain, but by the middle, itwas pouring. People were standing underthe trees;' said Colin Diltz. Despite theweather, the show went on.

There was quite a bit of work that hadgone into making the Europe trip for Jazz Iand Chamber Winds possible. Both groupshad started their practicing before schoolgot out and they continued on into thesummer with night practices and Saturdaymornmgs.

Chamber Winds and Jazz I finished offtheir practices with a concert before leavingfor Europe.

The year looks quite promising for bothJazz I and Chamber Winds. They have put

. in a summer of hard work and it alreadysounds like it will payoff:

Jazz I and Chamber Winds take on EuropeA summer of concerts, traveling, and hard workBy Robina HammanA&E Editor

While it was a hot evening last month, itwas the music and not the weather that hadthings cooking in the Theater.Jazz Ensemble I capped off their fifth

annual summer workshop with anotherfantastic concert. During the week leadingup to the concert, director Darin Faul andJazz I got together to get better as a bandand get a bit of a jump start on the schoolyear.

With the aid of some local professionalmusicians, the band was able to put togeth­er eight pieces for their performance.

It was a night full of solos, features andlively music. There were two section fea­tures during the concert - one song fea­tured the trombone section and anotherthe saxophone section. Both features werespectacular performances with full, richsound. There were two individual featuresduring the concert, one by Kelsey VanDalfsen on alto saxophone and the other byJesse Anderson on trombone.

Although it is not unusual for profession­als to play with Jazz I from time to time, itcame as a slight surprise to see saxophonist,Steve Treseler, who as it turned out, wasin for Joel Jewett since Joel was not able tomake it to the performance due to familymatters. The concert sounded like an allaround success.

However, Jazz I was not the only groupthat had a summer concert at the school.Chamber Winds had also taken the time tomeet for a workshop and.put together somesongs for a concert at the end of their weekofhard work.

Even though Jazz I and Chamber Windshad put in a week's worth of hard work

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****0 Despite occasional changes tothe menu and about a million different ways to combinebread, cheese, and veggies, eating at Subway can get...boring. But when you want to make sure you're eatinga healthy lunch and want to watch the bank accountwhile you're at it Subway and its 5 dollar foot long subsare the way to go. Unlike Pizza Man, which has no seat­ing, and Teriyaki Garden, which is often packed, seatingis almost always available at Subway. So if you want tostudy with your friends for that upcoming math testand rab a meal, Subway is the place to o.

***00 Teriyaki Garden has all yourusual Teriyaki items but it doesn't stop there. They pro­vide a number of ways to try to get more vegetables aswell as meat alternatives. Best of all, they know how tocook; resulting in dishes of higher than average qualityfor the price. However, the word on the street is thatthat quality might be slipping, especially in the veggietofu department. Hopefully that was a one time mis­take and not a sign of things to come. It does, however,keep it from ettin a fourth star at this time.

**000 Cheap, cheap, cheap - that'sthe draw of Pizza Man. Take, for example, the one dol­lar lunch slices. You get to choose from a whopping twochoices: cheese or pepperoni. Perfect if you snuck offcampus for lunch, realized you only had two dollars inyour pocket and need to get back to school pronto. Butnot so perfect ifyou want some variety or are trying to eathealthily. Luckily, pizza is one food that most of seem tonever get sick of, so Pizza Man will always_be an option.

Farin Phillipsjunior

***00 Teriyaki Garden has great foodBut sometimes it is time consuming to sit and wait for itto be cooked. However, you at least know you are eatingfood that has just been prepared. The prices are reason­able, I usually get the lunch special which includes teri­yaki chicken, rice, and a small salad. That all costs $4.45and they do put a decent amount of food for your mon­eys worth. I always get full even when my friends aretaking bites. The person that works there whenever I goalways seems to be nice so that's always good.

***** Subway is awesome. The food ishealthy and you get to watch it being made. The thing Ilike most about subway is that I can choose whatever Iwant to be on it for a good price. I can always eat it nomatter what sport I am in since usually there are somerestrictions, but it is allowed. Subway sandwiches arealso made very fast and you get to take it as soon as theyare finished putting together your sandwich. They onlydown point I can think of would be that it is crowdedmost of the time so you have to wait in a line. But it usu­ally doesn't take much time, like I said they are fast.

****0Pizza man has delicious pizza. Itsnice that they can sell it in slices if you are just buying forone. The service is very fast. Usually as soon as you orderyour slice they give it to you. It takes longer when order­ing a whole pizza, but that is understandable. I like pizzaman mainly because it is close to our school and it isaccessible. I have never had a bad experience with them.The only thing that is not so good is that it is not alwaysthe healthy choice. But eating in moderation is fine.

Kayla CooperFeature Editor

**000 Featuring $1 slices PizzaMan prides itself on being the cheapest eataround... and that's what you get. Like mostpizza places, Pizza Man produces overly greasyand large slices that don't have much to them.Its okay for a quick lunch eat every once andawhile, but as far as off campus lunch goes, it'snot worth it to walk so far when your prettymuch just getting school pizza.

****0 Although it is a bit fur­ther away from the school, Subway is one ofthe best choices for off campus lunch. With $5footlong sandwiches you get a lot of food foryour money, and you can still feel good aboutwhat you ate. Eating offcampus lunch often canreally drain your wallet, but Subway makes it alittle easier with their rewards card. Eventuallyyou can earn enough points for a free lunch ora drink, making Subway the lunch experiencethat ives back.

***(j0 One of the closest restau­rants to the school isTeriyaki Garden. For yourmoney the amount of food you get is actuallypretty good. A lunch special is $5.45 and comeswith rice, meat, gyoza, salad, and a drink. Theowners are friendly and there is an overall goodatmosphere. Teriyaki Garden is the only realrestaurant that you can call ahead and order togo which is especially useful for students tryingto get there in back in the short lunch period.

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England's Eddie Izzard rocks the ParamountBy Sammie Clark and Kathryn GoddardHAWKEYE Staff

Enormously popular British comedian, Eddie Izzard,is known as much for his cross-dressing as he is for hisintense social observations. He is one of the most unpre­dictable and creative performers to have graced the stageand screen. With his unique comedic style, he constantlykeeps viewers coming back for more.

He was born Feb. 7,1962 in Aden, Yemen, but was raisedin England. He attended boarding school in England afterhis mom died when he was 6, and has incorporated vari­ous life experiences in his routines. However, he mostlyhowever brings his knowledge of other things to the table.He focuses on subjects such as world history, religion,sexuality, and pop culture. Izzard notes himself as a "malelesbian'; for using cross-dressing in his routines sometimes.Izzard often uses a stream of consciousness style whenspeaking in his routines. When discussing religion, Eddie

utilizes a James Mason impression while portraying God,and Sean Connery as Noah from the Bible.

Izzard started stand-up comedy in 1993 with his firststage appearance in London's West Side with the rou­tine "Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors': He earnedan Oliver award for the routine, and went on to win twoEmmy awards for Best Acting and Best Writing in a com­edy, musical, or variety special.

Eddie has also crossed over from stand-up comedyto various films. His first film was in 1996, with BobHoskins and Robin Williams in "The Secret Agent': Heis most known for appearances in films, including"Ocean'sTwelve'; "Ocean's Thirteen;"1\cross the Universe;' and "TheChronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:'

Eddie completed his latest comedy tour last month enti­tled Eddie Izzard: Stripped. On July 11 and 12, he cameto the Paramount Theatre in Seattle to perform. Izzarddid put on a bit of eyeliner, but he chose to wear men's

clothing instead of his usual choice of women's. He beganthe routine with a bit of Seattle history that he looked uppreviously on his iPhone. Upon telling the crowd this, hewent on a tangent about today's technology along with itsups and downs.

As usual he interestingly performed in his act satiri­cal rambles of history, anthropology, and religion, amongother topics like American football and politics.

He gracefully hops and skips through each topic withease as he does things such as mull over the escape strat­egy of a giraffe, right alongside discussing the challengesof having a conversation in Latin to convey time-sensitiveinformation, or to describe an elephant to someone whohas never seen one before.

It is no wonder why the show sold out almost imme­diately. Eddie Izzard is a creative genius that delights anywho listen. With his intelligent humor Eddie Izzard issure to create a,n enjoyable time for everyone.

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The Hawks offensive line gets ready for the next play during a summer practice. The first game is Friday against the Lynnwood Royals at Edmonds Stadium where the entire roster will be seekingpayback for last year's 28-7 loss. Kickoff for the home opener is set for 5 p.m.

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Terrace volleyball is sitting pretty as theygaze into the outlook of the 2008 season.Banking on the fact that they are onlylosing three seniors and the top teamsin WesCo South are graduating severalseniors, the prospect of having a great sea­son seems very high.

Even with this though, consistency isgoing to have to be the theme of the yearand the Hawks will have to play up to theirpotential game in and game out.

If the Hawks can keep the consisten­cy theme up, there isn't a single team inWesCo South that can't be beat - includ­ing powerhouses Kamiak, Shorecrest andEdmonds-Woodway.

Anchoring the team down will be seniorsMeagan Brown, Kori Seidlitz and TiffanyStaley with standout juniors RaechelPendergraft and Jenna Donohue helpingwith the leadership on the squad.

In the first game of the year the Hawkswill be seeking revenge against a Jacksonteam that barely came out on top in lastseason's only meeting.

The match is at Jackson 7 p.m. on Sept.11.

CrossCountryBy Derek GilesSports Editor

As is tradition for the Hawks CrossCountry team, the team is gearing up foranother successful season where expecta­tions are high and goals even higher.

Last year's season ended in heartbreakwhen they took fifth place at the NorthwestDistrict, which ousted their state chancesby a single placing.

This year though, the team plans other­wise and full focus is going to be paid onmaking it to state.

"Go to state!" As eloquently put by senior

Captain Matt Watson is what he had tosay when asked what his personal goals areand what his goals for the team are.

For the Hawks to make a visit to state,Watson said, "This year we're looking forour juniors to step it up and compete.Michael O'Neil, Ben Miller, Jake Howellas well as seniors Art Segami andJonathanCheever:'

"Jackson and Snohomish are going to

be the toughest competitors;' commentedWatson.The first meet is the Edmonds DistrictInvite Sept. 13 at Edmonds Stadium at 8a.m.

Men's TennisBy Kayla CooperFeature Editor

The men's tennis team is recovering fromthe loss of their long time coach GigiJohnson. New coach Alberto Ramirezhopes "to have a successful season:'

Ramirez was formerly the JV team'scoach, and the team members support hisnew position.

"He's a really good guy who knows thegame well. He will help you if you arestruggling with something;' said juniorJackCarrick.

The team captains for this year are juniorJoe Kim and senior Brett Musavage.

Tryouts were on Aug. 25, and ever sincethe team has been on a strenuous two hourdaily practice regimen which includes awarm-up of jogging, running lines, drillsof all the possible shots. The rest of thepractice time is dedicated to challengematches.

"I'm still evaluating the new guys, so I'musing the challenge matches to see whogets bumped up to varsity;' coach Ramirezsaid.

The team will continue preparing fortheir nrst match on Monday, Sept. 8.

The varsity squad will be playing atGlacier Peak while theJV team will defendtheir home court.

Women'sSoccerBy Derek GilesSports Editor

After a surprisingly disappointing 5-10-1season last year, the women's soccer teamwill be in rebuild mode. With 10 seniorsleaving it will be up to the young guns to

fill the shoes left by the graduated seniors.Seniors Amanda Berry,. Becky Bradlee,

Titi Chikoore and Kylie Hollenbeck willbe the only seniors from last year's squadand will have to lead the scoring charge forthe Hawks as all four of these seniors playoffensive positions.Junior defenders Corinne Pingul, Amy

Deller and Ali Christman will be expectedto hold it down defensively while juniorsAriana DeBoo and Teryn Bouche are antic­ipated to step up and prove themselves asestablished scorers for the Hawks.

It will be crucial this year for the Hawksnot to beat themselves and convincinglybeat teams like Lynnwood and Mariner.

On the other side of things, the Hawkswill need to step up against teams likeKamiak and Shorewood.

The Hawks first game is Tuesday, Sept.9 at 7 p.m. at Edmonds Stadium againstGlacier Peak.

Women'sSwimmingBy Tanner GregoryCopy Editor

While many of the rest of us were sittingin the last days of summer's sun, the wom­en's swim team had already begun prepar­ing for their season.

"Practices have just started and it hasstarted offgreat;' Co-Captain Michelle Liusaid. The team began practice on Monday,August 25.

The girls swim team is focused aroundmeeting their goals. Many of these goals

are specifically individual, but there are anumber of team goals as well.

For most of the team qualifying for com­petition at state would be not only amazingbut an honor. Some swimme;-s have theirsights set on other contests as well.

Both current captains, Liu and ShadeeSemana competed in the district finals lastyear, in which swimmers from around theregion compete in skill-specific events.

In addition to a host of additional return­ing swimmers, and three-year coach AshliBlack, the team is adding eight new swim­mers to the roster.

They are Savannah Davies, HunterGoncalves, Katelan Guinn, ElizabethPhippen, Alexandra Romanowski, AlyssaKier, and Erin Vance.

Liu and Semana were both elected totheir current positions as co-captains at theend of last season.

FootballBy Amanda LockleerTech Editor

Last year the Hawks ended their footballseason with an unfortunate 1-9 record. Butthis year, they have different plans.

"Everybody wants to win. But you haveto do a lot of hard work in order to win,and this year we have a team that is willingto put in that work and win our games;'junior and varsity lineman Wesley Dawnsaid.

The Hawks have been practicing, train­ing and building on last year all summer.Seniors Billy Lechtenberg, Paul Clinganand Derrik Larsen will be the leaders onthe team.

There is though, a lack of seniors, and theHawks will rely on younger players to getthe job done.

Their football teams first game is at 5p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 at Edmonds Stadiumagainst the Royals of Lynnwood.

Then shortly after the season opener, thealways exciting Homecoming game willbe held on Oct. 3 at Edmonds Stadiumagainst Cascade High School.

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9/5 5:00 Lynnwood 9/6 9:00 Jamboree @ 9/11 3:30 Jamboree @Meadowdale Arlington

9/12 7:00 @ Mariner9/11 7:00 @ Jackson 9/13 8:00 Edmonds

9/19 5:00 Meadowdale Invitational9/13 9:00 Mariner Invite @

9/26 8:00 Glacier Peak Mariner 9/18 3:45 Arlington & MP

10/3 8:00 Cascade 9/16@ Arlington

7:00 Monroe

10/10 7:00 @ Shorewood9/20 TBA Fort Steilacoom

9/18 7:00 @Cascade Invite

10/17 5:00 Ed-Way 9/23 7:00 @ Stanwood 9/25 3:00 Lynnwood,

10/24 8:00 Jackson 9/25 7:00 MarysvilleMeadowdale,Snohomish &

10/31 7:00 @ Kamiak Pilchuck Stanwood @

10/2 7:00 Mariner LHS

10/06 7:00 @ Lynnwood 9/27 TBA Nike Invite @Portland

10/8 7:00 Glacier Peak10/2 3:45 @ Everett,

10/11 9:00 @ Mount Arlington &-Vernon Invite Kamiak

9/9 7:00 Glacier Peak 9/8 3:45 @ Glacier Peak 9/9 3:30 Jamboree @

9/11 7:00 @ Shorewood 9/10 3:45 ShorewoodKamiak

9/16 7:30 @ Kamiak 9/12 3:45 Kamiak9/18 2:45 Jackson

9/18 7:30 Ed-Way 9/15 3:45 @ Ed-Way 9/23 3:15 @ Lake Stevens

-9/23 7:30 @ Meadowdale 9/17 3:45 Meadowdale9/25 2:45 Meadowdale

9/25 7:30 Jackson 9/19 3:45 @ Jackson 9/30 2:45 Shorewood

9/30 7:00 @ Shorecrest 9/22 3:45 Shorecrest10/2 3:30 Mariner @

Kamiak

10/2 7:30 Mariner 9/24 3:45 @ Mariner10n 3:30 @ Kamiak

10n 7:00 @ Lynnwood 9/26 3:45 Lynnwood 10/9 2:45 Shorecrest

10/9 7:30 @ Glacier Peak 9/29 3:45 Glacier Peak 10/16 2:45 Ed-Way @

10/14 7:00 Shorewood 10/1 3:45 Shorewood Lynnwood Pool

@ Shoreview 10/23 2:45 @ Lynnwood10/16 7:30 Kamiak Park

10/21 7:30 @ Ed-Way 10/3 3:45 @ Kamiak 10/25 3:00 Edmonds

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