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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Juniors Take Smarter Balance Tests

Juniors Take Smarter Balance Tests

By Jordan Blackburn & Misha Krivoruchko May 18, 2015

Tam juniors took the new Smarter Balanced tests April 28 through May 1. The Smarter Balanced Assessment System “utilizes computer-adaptive tests and performance tasks that allow students to show what...

Seven Tam Teachers Apply to Transfer to Drake

Seven Tam Teachers Apply to Transfer to Drake

Seven current teachers will transfer to Drake High School at the start of the 2015-2016 school year. English teacher LoRayne Ortega, social studies teacher Michael Rawlins, science teachers Erin Ashley...

Assistant Superintendent McDowell Signs Contract with Ross District

Assistant Superintendent McDowell Signs Contract with Ross District

By Sarah Asch May 14, 2015

Assistant Superintendent of Education and Human Resources Michael McDowell was hired by the Ross School district as superintendent May 13, according to minutes from the Ross District online meeting agenda...

Church Sign Painted Over

Church Sign Painted Over

By Sarah Asch May 4, 2015

The well known sign outside the Tamalpais United Methodist Church across from Mill Valley Middle School appeared to have been vandalized at some point between when Pastor Kim Smith left the church on...

Leadership Sells Pajamas to Support Sophomore Class

Leadership Sells Pajamas to Support Sophomore Class

By Talia Wiskind May 4, 2015

ASB Leadership began selling Tam pajama pants on April 27 to support the sophomore class.  “The sophomore class is quite behind in our amount of class money, so we’ve been brainstorming new, exciting...

WASC Accreditation Body Visits Tam

WASC Accreditation Body Visits Tam

By Jessica Hudson May 3, 2015

The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visited Tam April 21-24 to review the school. WASC’s accreditation “assures the educational community, the...

Lack of Enrollment May Lead to No Yearbook Next Year

Lack of Enrollment May Lead to No Yearbook Next Year

By Wanya Williams Apr 29, 2015

Due to the lack of enrollment for the Yearbook class, the class has been canceled and it is unlikely that there will be a yearbook published next year. “I wish we had more time to recruit for Yearbook...

Daniel Caldwell, Influential Drama Teacher, Dies

Daniel Caldwell, Influential Drama Teacher, Dies

By Raqshan Khan Apr 23, 2015

Former Tam student and visionary drama teacher Daniel Caldwell, who founded Tam’s Conservatory Theater Ensemble (CTE), died on March 15 at age 79 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Born...

Leadership Holds Clothing Drive in Honor of Leelah Alcorn

Leadership Holds Clothing Drive in Honor of Leelah Alcorn

By Marina Furbush Apr 23, 2015

Leadership held a clothing drive from March 30 to April 10 in honor of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who lived in Ohio who committed suicide in December 2014. Students could deposit lightly-used clothing...

Mock Trial Takes Fifth at State Competition

Mock Trial Takes Fifth at State Competition

By Camille Morgan Apr 10, 2015

The mock trial team took fifth place in this year’s Mock Trial State Championship competition in Riverside, California. The competition followed the team’s 20th consecutive win at county and was met...

Associated Student Body Officials Elected

Associated Student Body Officials Elected

By James Finn Apr 10, 2015

Leadership announced the winners of the Associate Student Body (ASB) elections for next year’s student government positions on April 8 during tutorial. Junior Andy Strike was elected ASB treasurer and...

Mill Valley-Sausalito Bike Path Speed Limit Lowered

Mill Valley-Sausalito Bike Path Speed Limit Lowered

By Calvin Rosevear Apr 10, 2015

A slower speed limit was passed for a stretch of the Mill Valley-Sausalito bike path between the newly built roundabout and about 50 yards past the opposite end of the Bayfront dog park. The change was...

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