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SePTember | Vol 29 | ISSue 1 Thehawkeye.org

2 | September 2013 Hawkeye

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September 2013 | 3 Hawkeye

new year, new look

The changes at the Hawkeye this year are dramatic. The Hawkeye no longer

looks nor operates like it did just a few months ago.

All of this change began in a revolutionary meeting late last June.

In that meeting, we posed a fun-

damental question to ourselves: “How can we best serve

our audience?” Hearing that we were ready to impose

monumental change onto the organiza-tion, our adviser, Vince DeMiero, asked us what we would do if we were the student news source at a brand new high school and were starting from scratch. In 2013, would we start by creating a tabloid newspaper? Would this be the best way to serve our audience and fulfill our mission?

We realized we were, essentially, starting from scratch.

So, it was out with the old newspaper and in with something completely different. What we came up with was this: We would create a feature-based newsmagazine that would come out less frequently, but would be longer, more in-depth and more durable.

One of the problems with the newspaper model was that we realized we were try-ing to break news on a monthly basis. But in this new age of journalism, one that is fast paced and requires breaking news at a moment’s notice, a monthly newspaper just does not work.

It’s a problem that every single media out-let in the world is working to solve. From the leadership staff at the Hawkeye to the biggest names in the business, news orga-nizations are trying to find the best way to provide constant information to readers, while still making enough revenue to sup-port themselves.

What we realized at the Hawkeye was that after the paper had been out for a few days, the news was old and quickly became irrelevant. For the newspaper to work, all of its content had to be relevant every single day that it sat in the bins. News flash: It wasn’t.

However, this is where the magazine comes in. In the magazine, stories are not so timely. They don’t necessarily make ref-

erence to a specific event that will pass by and be forgotten.

So what are we going to fill this new magazine with (other than mystique)? The answer: Content that is meaningful and will stay relevant throughout the entire time the issue is out – maybe even beyond.

These kinds of stories include profiles about important people, events or topics. They include discussions about important issues relevant to our readers and our com-munity.

In the Op/Ed section, you can expect the tradition of a strong editorial voice to continue. We will discuss important issues. They will be written by Hawkeye staff, school leaders and, of course, you our readers. We strongly encourage you to let your opinion be heard. Write a letter to the editor about how you feel about an issue or something you’ve read in the Hawkeye.

Do you have a photo, a poem, a painting or a short story that you want shown in the Hawkeye? We want to display all forms of student expression. Submit your work via email or in person. Coming soon, we will have an easy way to submit user-generated content via our revamped website.

In the new magazine we will also have main feature stories. Expect an in-depth

cover story and other features. These sto-ries may come from any number of areas of our coverage. These features are meant to shed light on to important topics, people or issues.

In this issue, for example, we have just one main feature – the cover story about how you can be best prepared for this school year.

Also premiering next issue is our Lifestyle section. This section is meant to be inter-active and discuss student lifestyle topics. This includes arts, entertainment, health, trends, community beat and other aspects of the life of Terrace students and our other audience members.

In the Sports section, we will focus on the individuals who make the magic of sports happen for the Hawks. For this first issue,

we are featuring senior Devante Downs, one of the most heavily recruited Terrace athletes ever. We sit down with Downs and talk about his past and his future.

If you know of an incredible athlete deserving recognition, tell us. Send an email to the Sports Co-Editors, Austin McDermott and Anthony Markert at sports@thehawkeye.org and they’ll look into it.

At the same time all of this is happen-ing on the magazine, our website – www.thehawkeye.org – is undergoing dramatic changes as well. Yes, it looks different, but what you can expect from it has also changed. See page 4 for an explanation of our exciting new online presence by our Online Manager Erick Yanzon. Needless to say, we’re very excited about building on the recent suc-cesses of the web-site and we need to hear from you about how we can continue to serve you via this impor-tant technology.

Most of our readers are not sitting down in the morning with a cup of Joe and reading a daily news-paper for an hour. Many of our readers are online. They’re on Twitter and Facebook and websites that engage them.

We have been working hard to make our online presence available and accessible for our readers. The new website will provide you with timely, engaging news. Always expect something new on thehawkeye.org.

This new way of doing business is as new to us as it is to you. This first issue is a preview of what’s to come. In order to best serve you, we need to know what you need. Do you love the new Hawkeye? Hate it? Think it should be banned in all 50 states and Puerto Rico? Let us know.

Write a letter to the editor and email it to editor@thehawkeye.org or bring it to Room 130 after school. We’ll be here.

It’s been a very busy summer for us. We have changed an incredible amount since you last saw us in June.

Change is scary, exciting and it definitely takes a lot of work. But change can bring us some wonderful things. H

Nick FiorilloEditor-in-chiEf

“We strongly encourage you to let your opinion be heard. Write

a letter to the editor about how you feel about an issue or something you’ve read in the

Hawkeye.”

Audience demands, new technology behind the most dramatic changes to student media since 1960

Since its inception in 1960, the Hawkeye has been a tabloid style newspaper printed on 11x17 newsprint – that tradition changes with this issue

Hawkeye 2013-2014Editor-in-ChiEf

Nick Fiorillo

Editorial BoardNick Fiorillo, Joy Gardner, Erick Yanzon,

Conner Worman, Paxtyn Merten, Shannon Beaumont, Olivia Driscoll

EditorialNews editor Will Khadivi

Sports editors Austin McDermott & Anthony Markert

Feature editor Daniil OliferovskiyOp/ed editor Conner Wormanthe425 editor Paxtyn Merten

a&e editor Shannon BeaumontHealth editor Olivia DriscollCopy editor Nathan Koplitz

BusinEssGeneral Manager Joy Gardner

advertising Manager Robin ChoiDistribution Manager Maria Balcita

art dEpartmEntGraphics editor Erika FisherPhoto editor Serafina Urrutia

onlinEOnline Manager Erick Yanzon

webmaster Arsha KianiMultimedia Manager Jaira Arcilla

........................................................adviser Vince DeMiero

FaNs CoordinatorsSandra Merten & Cathy Fiorillo

Printing Pacific PublishingMember

MTHS ASB, JEA/WJEA, NSPA, Student Press Law Center,

Tao of Journalism........................................................

missionMission Statement The Hawkeye’s mission is to provide the MTHS community with quality, thought-provoking student produced publications. In policy and in practice since 1960, the Hawkeye is a

designated open forum publication.

poliCiEsThe Hawkeye has established several open public forums for the exchange of information, opinions and artistic expression dedicated to those in the MTHS community. Since 1960, we have faithfully served our audience and community as an open, public forum where

student editors make all decisions.editorials The editorial section of the Hawkeye serves as a forum for well-written, thoughtful, longer forms of expression. Signed editorials represent the opinions of the author. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of the Hawkeye Editorial Board. Views printed herein are meant to be opinionated and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Hawkeye staff, student body, faculty, administration or school board. The Hawkeye will print submitted guest editorials as space allows and requests that all contributors include their name, signature and position relative to the editorial. The Hawkeye will edit all submissions for accuracy, spelling and grammar. We reserve the

right to refuse to print any submission.Letters to the editor Readers are encouraged to voice their opinions in the Opinion section, a public forum for the expression of varying viewpoints on relevant topics. The Hawkeye will print as many letters as space allows. Letters must include the author’s name, signature and class or position relative to the letter. Typed or legible, hand written letters are acceptable, but should not exceed 200 words. The Hawkeye will edit all letters for accuracy, spelling and

grammar. We reserve the right to refuse to print any letter.editorial Cartoons Submissions represent the view of the artist. Editorial cartoons accompanying editorials and editorial columns represent the view of the author. Cartoons are selected based on

appropriateness and clarity of message. advertising The Hawkeye will not accept any advertising that the Editorial Board deems to be: factually inaccurate; designed to mislead, deceive or defraud; containing malicious, vindictive or unsubstantiated attacks; offering goods and/or services illegal for teens to possess, buy or use; libelous; obscene; creating imminent danger or disruption to school. The Hawkeye reserves the right to refuse any advertising, solicited or unsolicited. Advertisements do not necessarily reflect the views or endorsements of the Hawkeye

staff, student body, faculty, administration or school board.Revised 9/2013

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Cover Photo by Serafina UrrUtia

ContaCt usemail editor@thehawkeye.org

Phone 425.431.7770 Mail Hawkeye | Room 130

c/o Mountlake Terrace High School21801 44th Avenue West

Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

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4 | September 2013 Hawkeye

Every year there’s a change, every year there’s something new; and in every end, there’s a new beginning.

It’s the year 2013! We already survived the 2012 apoca-lypse, so now there’s nothing really impossible.

Every year there’s going to be people leaving and coming in. Some follow the old path and tra-dition; some are leaders who make a change.

You’re probably still in shock of the new size and layout of the paper you’re reading right now.

This year we have 20 highly dedicated students in leadership positions, and each and every one

has found their own passion into something that contributes to the whole organization.

Of course we would be nothing without the best adviser ever, Vince DeMiero, who not just helps us troubleshoot InDesign and WordPress problems, but teaches us about real life skills.

And we’re not just a team, a club, or an organization – we’re a family, which is what set us apart from other groups.

Last year, we earned our very first National Online

Pacemaker Award in San Francisco. And this year we are gearing up to be even better.

This year, we have two new positions. Both new to Hawkeye last year, sophomore Arsha Kiani and junior Jaira Arcilla have found their place and became the Webmaster and Multimedia Manager respectively. Add myself as a sec-ond year Online Manager, and that makes our new team of online media managers.

We all spent the last days of our summer in launching our newly theme-updated website before school started, while also working on the first issue of our revolutionary news-magazine.

It has better-looking design that you’ve never seen before, which fits and defines on what Hawkeye really is all about. We will give you more reasons to go on thehawkeye.org. You can easily navigate through each section, and it’s very cus-tomizable which also makes it easier for us!

We are going to have a more systematic way of publishing posts. Stories and coverage are now going to be posted daily and we will give you the hottest and breaking news.

Plus, now you can read it straight from your smart phone device.

Each section editor is going to have a lead story up every week – at least. There are going to be more info-graphics,

interactive media and photo galleries. We will make sure you’re constantly updated with school and community events.

We also have a new YouTube channel that you can subscribe to at MTHSHawkeyeTube for new videos and updates. Don’t forget to share, leave comments and give us a thumbs up.

Other social media outlets are also coming soon including an Instagram account.

Working together with MLTNews.com and the Hawks Broadcasting Network, we are still going to have our live coverage of sports that feature Hawks games and other Edmonds School District varsity sports, and this year it’s called the Sound Live Sports Network or SLSN.

You can also follow live score updates via @MTHSports and breaking news and information @MTHSHawkeye on Twitter.

And of course there’s no us without YOU, our readers, who make all of our hard work possible!

Thank you for all of your continued support. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you

can send us an email at web@thehawkeye.org, or you can simply tweet us @MTHSHawkeye or message us on face-book.com/MTHSHawkeye. H

» MULTIMEDIA Straight from the home page, you can now watch our latest YouTube videos. From different student profiles, school events and many more.

» ADVERTISE WITH USBusinesses! You can now send us your ad straight from our site. Need more information? You can look at our media kit, ad sizes, rates, and contracts all right here.

» NAVIGATION BARAn improved navigation menu makes it easier to go through each section or go back to the home page wherever you are on the site.

» SOCIAL MEDIAFollow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube page! You can see all of our social media outlets all in one convenient section.

» HAWKEYE ARCHIVE Miss any of our past issues and need to look back at something? You can browse them on our archive page and go through many Hawkeye volumes all the way from 2006.

Going digital to bring you the latest information

Features of the new website

Erick YanzononlinE managEr

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