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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Eliminated Math Classes Lead to Controversy

Eliminated Math Classes Lead to Controversy

By Marina Furbush and Marina Furbush Apr 10, 2015

This school year, Tam’s math department didn’t offer Algebra P1-P2, Geometry 1A-2A, or Intermediate Algebra, despite resistance from math teachers. A high number of students who were supposed to be...

California Imposes Mandatory Water Restrictions

California Imposes Mandatory Water Restrictions

By Nate Vogel Apr 10, 2015

California Governor Jerry Brown announced mandatory water restrictions to help with the ongoing drought crisis during his speech at the annual snowpack measuring in the Sierra Nevada on April 1. This is...

Tam News Reporter Harassed

Tam News Reporter Harassed

By James Finn Mar 18, 2015

Junior Tandis Shoushtary, a Tam News editor, was physically confronted by an unknown student outside of Keyser Hall on Thursday, February 26 before the start of fourth period. According to Shoushtary,...

Cosca Group Searches for Superintendent

Cosca Group Searches for Superintendent

By James Finn & Marina Furbush Mar 18, 2015

Dr. Steve Goldstone, a representative of the search firm The Cosca Group, spoke at a Tamalpais Union High School (TUHSD) Board of Trustees meeting on March 3 to outline the process of selecting a new superintendent....

Environmental Science Class Starts Recycling Program

Environmental Science Class Starts Recycling Program

By Caroline Frost Mar 18, 2015

Several of science teacher Erin Ashley’s environmental science students have launched a program to increase the number of recycling bins around Tam’s campus. According to an email sent to Tam staff...

Apple to Release “Diverse” Emojis with iOS 8

Apple to Release “Diverse” Emojis with iOS 8

By Megan Butt Mar 18, 2015

Apple dropped a beta release of the iOS 8.3 update, which will include a new assortment of “diverse” emojis on February 23. Emojis will soon include six different skin tones, 32 new country flags,...

Leadership and ASB to Hold Student Elections

Leadership and ASB to Hold Student Elections

By James Finn Mar 18, 2015

Leadership announced plans to hold associated student body (ASB) elections on April 3, and elections for class officials after spring break. Elections for the position of ASB president (who possesses...

Participants in the 2015 Marin Teen Girl Conference pose for a photo after the event’s conclusion.                      Photo courtesy of: Linh Huynh

Marin Teen Girl Conference Held in San Rafael

By Holly Parkin Mar 18, 2015

The annual Marin Teen Girl Conference (MTGC) was held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael on March 7. The conference, which has taken place each year since March 2011, seeks to provide learning and...

Kimbrel Requests New Contract in Highland Park be Canceled

Kimbrel Requests New Contract in Highland Park be Canceled

By Sarah Asch Mar 1, 2015

Superintendent Laurie Kimbrel announced to District 113 in Highland Park, Illinois, where she had signed a three-year contract, that she was officially requesting her new contract be canceled, according...

McCauley Confirms Tim Olrick Was Behind Tom Ohara Facebook Posts

McCauley Confirms Tim Olrick Was Behind “Tom Ohara” Facebook Posts

By Sarah Asch Mar 1, 2015

In an email sent to parents on February 26, Tamalpais Union High School District Board of Trustees President Cindy McCauley confirmed the allegations that Superintendent Laurie Kimbrel’s husband, Tim...

A CGI image of the Good Earth store that will occupy the former Delanos IGA location in Tam Valley.

Good Earth Store to Open in Tam Valley

By Daniel Zwiebach Feb 24, 2015

A Good Earth grocery store and community-park with trees are proposed to replace an empty storefront in the fall of 2015, at the corner of Shoreline Highway and Flamingo Road in Tamalpais Valley. Mark...

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