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Triton Review
Issue 3 of 6 An Independent Student Voice Feb. 18, 2020

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Immigrating to the
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2 Opinion
Students get free counseling- use it, you probably need it
By Olivia Gregorich
Staff Writer
It is no secret that college students are
faced with a lot of stress and anxiety. Ac-
cording to the Anxiety and Depression As-
sociation of America (ADAA), about 80%
of college students struggle with raised
stress levels.
At Edmonds Community College, that
means about 8,255 students feel stressed
on any given day. The ADAA has also
found that only 36.9% of those who are
suffering from anxiety get the help they
need, which means that many of our fellow
students continue to suffer in silence. This
must stop.
The stigma surrounding mental health
due to people not being educated on the
topic, or trying to fit into the “ideal” so-
cial dynamic, needs to end. Counseling
sessions should be easily accessible for
students attempting to maintain their stress
and their emotional health. Our school
needs to come together as a community to
offer a judgement-free environment that
encourages students to get the help they
need.
College students have more than just
school related stress in their lives. Many
students face family stress, social stress,
and work related stress to deal with in be-
tween classes. During these stressful times,
students will begin to feel overwhelmed
and as though they have no one to turn
to. Edmonds Community College coun-
selor Rosemary Earl wants you to know
that is not the case. “Sometimes people
come in when things are already starting
to fall apart.” Says Earl. The Counseling
and Wellness Department hopes that stu-
dents might begin to attend in order to gain
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knowledge of stress management before
they reach a breaking point.
The EdCC Counseling and Wellness
Center offers one-on-one counseling for
students in Mountlake Terrace Hall 145.
COUNSELING
Appointments can be set up in person, or
by calling the front desk at 425-640-1358
to schedule an appointment. Earl begins
AND SUPPORT
her counseling sessions by educating stu-
dents on stress and anxiety: “I talk to peo-
ple about what anxiety is, the fact that it
GROUPS
is normal and actually helpful.” However,
it is also important to know when anxiety
gets in the way, and becomes unhelpful.
Earl says “Anxiety feels really bad. So
much so that we will do really weird things
to avoid it.”
We are all familiar with procrastina-
tion. It is a typical behavior that occurs
when we delay an action we need to get
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS GROUP
done or in order to avoid a stressor. Every-
one copes with stress and anxiety differ- Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m..
ently. It is human nature to seek a support
system. The Stress Management group at MOOD MANAGEMENT GROUP
EdCC allows students who thrive in group
settings to come to a relaxed environment
Tuesdays 2:30-3:30 p.m.
to learn how to manage and prevent stress.
Attending with a friend is a great way to
show your support for them. Earl says, LGBTQ+ GROUP
“Bring your friends! If you don’t want to
go by yourself, drag your friend in with Thursdays 1:00-2:30 p.m.
you!” These classes are held every Thurs-
STRESS MANAGEMENT GROUP
day from 3-4 p.m.
Stress and anxiety are normal, but it
isn’t something to ignore. All feelings are
valid and it can be beneficial to share them. Thursdays 3-4 p.m.
If you begin feeling heightened stress or
anxiety, find someone you trust to confide
in. Let yourself benefit from getting the
help you need and fight back against the
stigma surrounding mental health.
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Immigrating to the United States will get harder (again)
Zenophobia in politics is making voting difficult for first-generation Americans
By Quinn Bickerstaff
News Editor
The current presidential administra-
tion has announced plans to restrict travel
from six countries later this month. These
would be in addition to the seven that al-
ready have been restricted or are under a
complete ban. Most of the countries in-
cluded under the travel bans are Muslim
majority countries, and others have signifi-
cant Muslim populations. The exceptions
to this would be Venezuela, North Korea
and Myanmar.
Edmonds Community College is no
stranger to immigrants. It has a large in-
ternational student population with over
1,200 international students hailing from
64 different countries, making up over
10% of the student population each quar-
ter. Though not an immigrant himself,
student Kashf Iabal was born to Pakistani
immigrants, and being Muslim himself, he
feels the weight of these travel bans.
Fortunately for Iqbal, his family
aren’t currently at risk because Pakistan
is not on the list of countries under travel
restrictions, however, “it does impact me
in the emotional sense in that it is a direct
attack on people who look like me, who
believe what I believe, and so I feel per-
sonally attacked, and it bothers me that
people stopped caring about it after a few Photo by the United States Government
U.S. President Donald Trump signing Executive Order 13769 flanked by
weeks. There were huge protests but when Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
it got overturned in the Senate, people just
months on end. It might require people giv- to unrest is if not going into unrest will because when I grew up as a young kid,”
stopped caring.”
ing up their jobs, potentially getting fired, personally affect them in a worse way.” he recalls. “I genuinely did not see myself
Iqbal understands why though. “In a
or potentially going to jail,” he explains. The polarized political climate of to- as any different from white kids, other than
sense, I don’t blame people because in or-
“Depending on how bad it gets, people day makes voting in political elections dif- the fact that my skin was slightly darker.
der for a protest to work, it needs a huge
could be potentially hurt or killed. Looking ficult. ‘How can I support a political can- And my skin wasn’t that dark, so I hardly
population, and it needs to be sustained for
at history, the only thing that drives people didate who doesn’t support my existence?’ even noticed that.”
is a question many are asking themselves “The first time I noticed a cultural dif-
these days. ference was when I saw a cross and I asked
“Being a Muslim my mom about it, but I
and being the child of I want to be able to say never really felt that ex-
immigrants makes it that I have two candidates cluded,” he continues.
impossible to support that have the potential to “As I grew up, particu-
most Republican [politi- represent me, larly in my later teen-
cal candidates] purely ~ Kashf Iqbal age years and now, I’ve
Student
because the current way noticed that as a result of
for the Republican party my parents moving here
to get votes seems to be and not having a broader
xenophobia and Islamophobia,” explained Muslim community around me, I do not fit
Iqbal. “That bothers me because I don’t into my parents’ culture, but at the same

WHY STOP feel partisan. I rarely like the Democratic time, I don’t fit into western American cul-
party. I support some of the candidates on ture.”
some issues, but there are some issues I Unlike the divided and hyper-patriotic

NOW? don’t particularly agree with. I really wish country that is the USA, Muslim culture
the Republican party would stop using rac- doesn’t see boarders. Iqbal describes Islam
ism as a way to get votes, because I would as a “unifying cultural factor in every Mus-
like to be able to go into an election and lim-majority country,” citing that Muslims
not just have one candidate to vote for. I tend to strongly identify more with their
want to be able to say that I have two can- faith than with their nationality. Like many
Finish your didates that have the potential to represent other issues, public approval of the Trump
me.” Administration’s travel ban has continually
bachelor’s degree This is worlds away to how Iqbal been split across polls by major media out-
felt as a child. There were not many other lets since the initial ban was implemented
online at the UW. Muslim families around, and there were in 2017. It may be time for Americans to
few mosques for his family to attend. “I find something else that unifies them, since
didn’t necessarily find that as a hard thing being Americans isn’t enough.

Chemistry teacher receives minor injuries in experiment gone wrong

By Sierra Buckley
Editor-in-Chief
Following an explosion during her
Introduction to Chemistry class. Heather
Walsh, chemistry professor, was taken to
the hospital last Wednesday, Feb. 12
The small explosion occurred just be-
fore noon near the Brier Grill entrance, and
was reportedly caused by a chemistry ex-
periment involving dry ice.
Walsh was awake and alert following
the explosion, but paramedics were called
to transport her to the hospital “as a pre-
SOCIALSCIENCESONLINE.UW.EDU caution,” according to a safety bulletin
sent out to campus later that afternoon by
Marisa Pierce, director of marketing and
public information. Her safety gear likely
played a role in her not having received
major injuries.
The exact cause of the explosion has
not been released, however a hazmat team
and the Lynnwood Police Department
were called to the scene to determine if the
cause of the explosion could be a danger
to others.
The area was cordoned off, but within
the hour the area was declared safe and
was cleaned up. A portion of the cement
appears to have been damaged as a result
of the explosion.
The Triton Review staff wish Profes-
sor Walsh a swift recovery.
4 News
Popular greeting card store files for bankruptcy
Have millennials killed the greeting card industry?
By Alec Han
Staff Writer
The greeting card industry is at a rapid
decline. Papyrus, a popular holiday card
retailer, has recently declared bankruptcy.
An anonymous employee sheds more light
on the situation.
“Usually during Christmas time, we
gift wrap presents so it’s a huge boom in
our sales,” the employee explained. “We’re
kinda popular during Valentine’s Day - just
during the big holidays. Other than that,
we get a few people buying birthday cards,
get well cards… regular stuff.” Due to the
nature of the industry, they would see a
decline in sales during seasons with few
holidays.
The biggest problem with business at
Papyrus is the products they offer. In a dig-
ital era, gift cards have become redundant
due to the simplicity of sending a friend a
text or call during a holiday or birthday;
after all, when’s the last time anyone re-
ceived a Christmas card? The employee
explains, “not a lot of people use cards,
especially people from the age fourteen to
twenty-something - they don’t use cards.
They usually send invites through the in-
ternet.”
If a friend is sick, most wouldn’t buy a
sympathy card and send it through the mail
for 3-5 business days, we would text them
wishing them well.
Another problem that comes up is Pa-
pyrus’s unwillingness to put products on
The Alderwood Mall Papyrus is expected to close for good within the next few weeks.
Feb. 18, 2020
sale. “We don’t put a lot of things on sale,
we try to sell it at full price as much as pos-
sible,’’ the employee explains. They only
learned about the business closing mere
days before going public, which surprised
the employee because sales apparently
were going surprisingly well despite plum-
meting after Christmas.
In hindsight, the employee thinks that
if the company took advantage of sales
more, business would be doing better. Cus-
tomers typically walk in, look around at
products, and leave because of how expen- Photo by Quinn Bickerstaff
sive most products are, especially for sim- The nearest Papyrus is located at Alderwood Mall.
ple holiday cards; most cards cost around
$10. Their least popular products are their
knickknacks, and their most popular prod-
ucts are their higher-quality products, like
music boxes; people want to pay for good
quality, so Papyrus should have taken bet-
ter notice of that.
The employee said that “doors are
closing in (a few) weeks; however long our
inventory lasts us”, and they will be hav-
ing a final sale; “everything is like 20%
to 40% off.” Papyrus will likely close be-
tween mid-February to early March. It’s
unfortunate to see a remnant of the last era
dying out to the simplicity of technology.
Without simple gift stores like Papyrus, it
leaves us to wonder: what cheap gifts will
we get our friends and families during their
holidays and birthdays? Looks like dear
old mom will need more than a Happy
Mother’s Day card and a ‘#1 Mom’ mug. Photo by Quinn Bickerstaff
Shelves that once held greeting cards now sit empty.
Photo by Quinn Bickerstaff
The Triton Review News 5
Good news: you probably won’t contract the coronavirus
By Laura Tesson allied health department. She is confident China? Are they safe? Although threats of
Staff Writer that the local risk remains small. this virus are heightened around the world,
While the world worries about the Maria Pierce, head of marketing and the threat fortunately isn’t as prominent in
expansion of the coronavirus, officials at public communication at EdCC, says it’s the United States.
Edmonds Community College have an- important to stay up-to-date with the news The ongoing health crisis in China is
nounced that there is no reason to panic. and websites that frequently update their significant. Thousands of citizens are iso-
The global epidemic is under control in information regarding the coronavirus. lated from the rest of the world. Safety pre-
our area. While the death toll continues “The college is safe and multiple measures cautions have been taken across the entire
to climb past 900, the number of infected are and will be taken to protect the com- country in order to avoid further spread
people is just above 40,000. munity of EdCC,” said Pierce. of the virus. “Police cars block cities, air-
The coronavirus appeared in mid-De- The risk in Snohomish County and in plane flights are canceled, and even movie
cember, 2019. It can be traced back to the the US is low, and habitants shouldn’t be theaters are shut down,” explains Chinese
Huanan Seafood Market located in Wuhan, worried as long as they student Gary Xuan, who comes from Kun-
China. This market sells continue preventative ming, Yunnan, China. In Yunnan, more
meat, wild animals, and The college is safe and measures such as wash- than 60 people are infected and it contin-
live fish. The epidemic multiple measures are and ing their hands. ues to grow.
has spread rapidly due will be taken to protect the Jade Jeter-Hill, As a result of the outbreak, Xuan ex-
to large-scale migrations community of EdCC, EdCC’s director of Safe- presses is apprehensive about people leav-
that traditionally occur ~ Maria Pierce ty, Security, and Emer- ing China. “I’m strongly worried about
during Lunar New Year Head of Marketing and
Public Communication
gency Preparedness, it and for my family, I keep contact with
celebrations. explains that the college them every day.” For Xuan, the most im-
Since arriving in works closely with gov- portant thing is to maintain a sense of hope
the US on January 30, authorities have de- ernment institutions. Decisions are made and support the Chinese population.
clared two people infected that are closer according to what these meetings cover. The coronavirus has fueled a rise in
than 15 miles from Edmonds Community “Your campus, here, works very closely anti-Chinese sentiment, which has pos-
College. Another known case has been with professionals in the field around all sibly spread across the US more than the
identified at the University of Washing- matter of threats to the campus. We work virus itself has.
ton. As a result, students begin to worry. with the health district, we work with our “The virus is an enemy of all the
Do they need to take this health crisis seri- police department, we work with our fire world,” declares Gary. “Have empathy for
ously, do they need to change their habits? department,” confirmed Jeter-Hill. the people who are suffering right now.”
“People need to pay attention, but you Emotional concerns outweigh health It is essential to support people around us,
are much more at risk of getting the nor- concerns for Chinese international students from near and far who are touched by the
mal flu or a cold,” said Terrie Glazewski, a attending Edmonds Community College. coronavirus. They need to know that peo-
nurse and faculty member in the college’s What is going to happen to their family in ple are supporting them.

Edmonds CC to host film screening, discussion to honor Japanese American WWII Veterans
By Edmonds Community College News to fight for their country,” said Chris Sza- intelligence, kept secret for 50 years.
rek, director of EdCC’s Veterans Resource “Proof of Loyalty” tells the story of a
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Edmonds
Center. “We owe them a tremendous debt Japanese American who played a crucial
Community College will host a film
for the freedom we enjoy today. strategic role in World War II. He and his
screening and discussion to honor Japanese
“The stories of Roy Matsumoto and fellow Nisei — second-generation Japa-
American World War II veterans on Feb.
Kazuo Yamane remind us of the strength, nese Americans — combatted discrimina-
20. The screening will include the films
courage, and resilience that are within us tion to serve their country. They would go
“Honor & Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto
and needed to address injustices and im- on to change the course of U.S. history.
Story” and “Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Ya-
pact change in our work, communities, and The film won the Audience Choice Award,
mane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawai’i.”
society,” said Dr. Yvonne Terrell-Powell, Documentary at the 2017 Asian American
Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers, who di-
vice-president of the college’s Equity and International Film Festival and was award-
rected and produced the two movies, will
Inclusion Division. “Their legacies remind ed the Legacy Award at the 2018 DisOrient
speak on a panel alongside Joyce Yamane
us all that we must lead from where we sit, Asian American Film Festival. It has been
and Karen Matsumoto, daughters of the
lay, or stand in order to ensure freedom, shown at numerous film festivals and has
veterans featured in the films. The event
liberty, and justice for all.” been broadcast nationally on PBS.
will be held one day after the national
“Honor & Sacrifice” documents a The screening and discussion are spon-
Day of Remembrance, which commemo-
Japanese immigrant family ripped apart by sored by the Northwest Veterans Museum
rates the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese
World War II. The Matsumoto family in- and EdCC’s Veterans Resource Center,
Americans during World War II.
cluded five sons, two who fought for the Equity and Inclusion Division, and Arts,
“Despite losing many of their rights,
U.S. and three who fought for Japan. The Culture, and Civic Engagement program.
despite having family members incarcerat-
story is told by Roy’s daughter, Karen, as
ed at home, Japanese Americans still chose
she discovers her father’s work in military

Courtesy of Joyce Yamane

Kazuo Yamane, the subject of “Proof of Loyalty,” at the Military
Intelligence Service Language School, Camp Savage, Minnesota.
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UP North Players to premiere original ‘Roll of the Dice’ improv comedy show Feb. 22- March 21
By Edmonds Community College News
Lynnwood, Wash. — Luck determines
the story in the Black Box Theatre’s new,
unique improv show “Roll of the Dice.”
Performers will create captivating stories
inspired by dice that have audience sugges-
tions written on them. Inspired by Madlibs,
the show is an exciting ride into the un-
known. See what kooky, crazy story the
dice and the audience create every week.
“Roll of the Dice” is performed by
the Black Box Theatre’s resident improv
troupe, UP North Players.
“Roll of the Dice” will be performed at
8:35 p.m. Saturdays from Feb. 22 to March
21. Tickets are available online at black-
boxedcc.org or by phone at 425.640.1448.
Tickets: $11 presale, $13 at the door, $9
senior/student. Recommended for ages 10
and over.
The Black Box has a fully stocked 1/
concession stand with a variety of sweet
and savory snacks, and a bar with a large
selection of local beers, ciders, and wine.
The concession stand is cash only.
The Black Box Theatre is located at
20310 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. For a cam-
pus map and directions, go to edcc.edu/
campus.
 The Triton Review
From rubbish to runway: Green Team is making trash fashionable
By Boston Putra
Staff Writer
EdCC community members were
tasked with creating fashion out of trash
these past few weeks for the Green Team’s
Trashion Show.
The Trashion Show, held Feb. 12,
kicked-off RecycleMania, an eight-week
competition between colleges and univer-
sities across the United States and Canada.
The Green Team will also be holding other
small events, such as Trash Sorting, to em-
phasize that the RecycleMania competition
to emphasize its theme of reducing waste
on campus.
Participation was open to anyone in
the EdCC community, and could be done
alone or in groups of up to six. Five groups
and one individual competed. The en-
tries included a mermaid made of plastic,
a newspaper suit and gown, as well as a
shirt crocheted out of plastic grocery bags.
However, the rocketry club took first place,
blowing their competition out of the water
with their suit of armor made from soda
cans.
“If we all as individuals come together,
we can do small things which will create a
big impact,” said Tyma Bou, event coor-
dinator of the Green Team, whose mission
is to engage and empower students, faculty
and staff to adopt healthy, sustainable prac-
tices and lifestyle while also raising aware-
ness about the numerous environmental
issues out there.
Like all events coordinated by the
Green Team, the Trashion Show will also
serve as an educational experience.
“People throw trash away without
thinking what they can do before dispos-
ing of it,” said Bou. The Trashion Show’s
theme is ‘Rethink Waste,’ and its goal is to
get community members to think about all
of the items they throw away that they oth-
erwise wouldn’t have thought twice about.
Creating a sustainable community goes be-
yond the three R’s people were taught in
school: reduce, reuse and recycle.
“Recycling should be the last option
that you want to do,” said Shane Crawford,
Student Engagement Specialist. “There
are many more things going on that aren’t
visible after you throw away trash in the
recycle bin.”
That plastic bottle you threw in the
recycling isn’t going to be resold as a wa-
ter bottle next week. If it actually ends
up being recycled- which it might not,
there’s about a 50/50 chance that it’ll be
thrown out anyways- it has to be melted
down again, releasing toxic fumes into
the air. Additionally, this can only be done
so many times before it can no longer be
made into something that has value.
Waste is still waste, no matter if it is
eventually recycled or composted. Creat-
ing an item in the first place takes time and
energy, and often results in pollution our
air, water, or our own neighborhoods. If we
can reduce and reuse our waste before re-
cycling it, why not? Even if it’s as simple
as paper, reuse it. Recycling should be a
last resort.
The Trashion Show isn’t meant to be
taken too literally. Most people don’t have
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the patience to make an outfit out of trash,
or the confidence to rock said outfit. How-
ever, it’ll allow students and staff alike to
see their everyday trash as objects that are
here to stay, rather than being out of sight
and out of mind once they’ve been tossed.
The Graphics and Marketing Team
sets aside time each week to work on their
entry to the Trashion Show. Paola Gar-
cia, the lead designer for the Graphics
and Marketing Team looks forward to the
prizes, which have remained a secret thus
far, saying “I hope [they] will be pretty cre-
ative.” She also sees the project as a way
for her team of five to have fun and get to
know one another more, as some members
are new.
The prizes were indeed creative. First,
second and third place received bundles of
prizes, which included, but was not limited
to, travel utensils, water bottles, and note-
books made from compostable materials
and recycled stones.

Local ballet theatre strives to make dancing enjoyable for all

By Olivia Gregorich Ballet School. The school has students trainee and company positions. Dancers you don’t know anything, you can come
Staff Writer with all levels of experience. At the school, are welcome to attend open classes any- to that class and start slowly, and then we
Dance is a very physically demand- students will improve their skills until they time. have an advanced level.”
ing art form. Inside the studio at Olympic graduate out of the school and have the “For girls and boys [the ideal age to The proximity of the Olympic Ballet
Ballet Theatre and School, the dancers do opportunity to audition for the company. begin] is usually 10 years old [...] I know Theatre and School is what makes it spe-
complicated combinations, lifting their leg Olympic Ballet School will be holding some girls that started late, but I know a lot cial, it is rare to find a high-quality theatre
higher than many would ever dream of, open auditions for their four-week Summer of boys that started really late,” says Gas- without having to travel a great distance.
and balancing on pointe shoes with a plat- Intensive program on Feb 29. par, highlighting that it’s never too late to Olympic Ballet Theatre and School loca-
form that can’t be wider than two inches. The Olympic Ballet Theatre consists start dancing. “The community is always tion makes it a great place for locals to ex-
Instead of being irritable, hungry, and just of company and trainee members, and welcome to come and ask for information. plore their interest in ballet for dancers and
ready to go home, the dancers were leav- the theatre holds year-round auditions for We have a lot of levels of open classes. If spectators alike.
ing the studio with smiles on their faces.
Many of the dancers have never felt more
at home.
Olympic Ballet Theatre and School is
a local dance studio located in downtown
Edmonds and run by former principal and
soloist dancers Mara Vinson and Oleg
Gorboulev. Under their expertise, dancers
have been able to participate and excel in
numerous competitions around the world.
Their students have taken second place at
the World Ballet Arts Competition Finals,
third place at Youth America Grand Prix
(YAGP) in Seattle, and have had dancers
place top 12 in their age group at the World
Ballet Competition.
The next upcoming performance will
be Sleeping Beauty, which will be held at
the Edmonds Performing Arts Center on
Mar 28 at 2 p.m. and on Mar 29 at 7 p.m.
There will be an additional performance at
the Everett Performing Arts Center on Apr.
4 at 2 p.m. However, as college students,
we have to keep in mind the cost of tickets.
Olympic Ballet Theatre and School offers
discounted tickets for students. They also
participate in TeenTix, allowing people 19
and under with a TeenTix card to get $5
tickets.
Sleeping Beauty will be showcas-
ing the Olympic Ballet Theatre company
members in leading roles, along with the
school in equally important corps roles.
This ballet consists of three acts, along
with a prologue.
“Sleeping Beauty is probably the
hardest ballet you can perform,” according
to company member and teacher Alberto
Gaspar. Audience members can expect to
see company members and Olympic Bal-
let School students performing technically
challenging choreography all done under
the artistic direction of Vinson and Gor-
boulev. Ballet is intended to look graceful,
if audience members don’t leave admiring
this art form for the elegance that is por-
trayed the dancers didn’t accomplish their
jobs.
It is important to note that Olympic
Courtesy of Alberto Gaspar
Ballet Theatre is different from Olympic Mara Vinson, left, and Alberto Gaspar pose in their costumes.
8 Sports Feb. 18, 2020

Local brothers aim to fill gap in soccer with new team

Courtesy of the Everett Jets FC

The Everett Jets FC has been the brainchild of Marco Mummey, left, and his brother Hawk Mummey for almost a decade.

By Sierra Buckley
Editor-in-Chief
Barriers are preventing local ath-
letes from advancing in soccer, at least
according to local brothers, Marco and
Hawk Mummey. They’re aiming to
change that. How? Just by starting a
semi-professional soccer team.
The Everett Jets FC will be joining
the Evergreen Premier League for their
2020 season, with tryouts being held
the last week of March. The brothers
have wanted to start a team for years,
but when the US failed to qualify for
the 2018 World Cup they “felt that
there [were] some things that could be
done differently,” according to Marco.
“We’re missing a lot of kids,” ex-
plains Head Coach Vasco Rubio. “I
coach a lot of kids now who don’t have
anywhere to go once they’re done [...]
this is filling a huge gap.”
Rubio cites the standard pay-to-
play system of many soccer teams as a
major factor in many not staying on the
Head Coach Vasco Rubio, left, and Cameron Beardsley, the first player signed to the team. Courtesy of the Everett Jets FC
field, despite having the talent to make
it to the major leagues one day. This petitive soccer,” according to Beards- hands of their future rivals. “Snohomish county has been hun-
system creates an economic barrier for ley, highlighting that for many the only “Every team in the league voted gry for a team like this for years,” ac-
locals, who are often just out of high step after high school soccer is college for us to be there, and it was unani- cording to Hawk. Marco agrees, saying
school or college. soccer. This is another barrier for play- mous,” said Marco. “We’re really that “Everett deserves better.” Teams in
One of these locals is Cameron ers, who may not be able to afford to go proud of that.” Washington are few and far between,
Beardsley, the first player to sign on to college, the grades to get in, or it just Staying local, at least for now, is but now soccer fans won’t be forced to
for the Jets. Beardsley has been play- doesn’t fit into their plans. There hasn’t important to all involved. The own- drive in Seattle traffic and back to see
ing soccer for the majority of his life. been a place for these players to go, at ers are local, the coaches are local, the a soccer game, they’ll have a team in
He’s a recent graduate of Everett least until now. players are local, the sponsors are lo- their own backyard.
Community College, where he previ- When asked who could join the cal. Though relatively small now, all
ously played, and has also played for team, all four men quickly said a re- “I reached out to Marco and Hawk involved with the team of big dreams
the Sounders FC Academy. Rubio has sounding “anyone.” because I saw what they were trying to for it. Marco and Hawk’s long-term
known Beardsley since he was five, but Starting a team of their own was no do for the Everett community,” said Ja- goal is to create a tiered system, poten-
emphasizes that Beardsley is on the small feat. The application process was mie Lee, the owner of PNW Physical tially allowing them to go national.
team because he’s earned it, not out of lengthy, and they needed to be able to Therapy, a sponsor of the team, who That’s a long way away for the
favoritism, though he has been prom- prove to the league that they had the will assist the players in preventing in- team, however, as they still have their
ised a “case of Gatorade” as a signing financial backing and marketing strate- juries, and treating them when needed. first season to play. The community
bonus. gies in place to make the team a suc- “I was all in.” doesn’t know what’s in store for the
“This is an excellent opportunity cess. Finally, it came down to the final Most importantly, the fans are lo- Jets, but we can only hope that they’ll
to have another shot at organized com- vote, the fate of the team was in the cal too. fly high.