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Waning GSA Club to Attempt Revival

Waning GSA Club to Attempt Revival

By Emma Boczek Mar 29, 2014

The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) ceased meetings this semester due to a lack of demonstrated interest and poor attendance in the fall. The club may experience a resurgence in the coming months with the...

Teachers Pilot New Haiku Online Gradebook

Teachers Pilot New Haiku Online Gradebook

By Avi Cahn Mar 25, 2014

This semester a group of teachers have begun using Haiku, a website created to input grades on a four-point scale. The website, offered by the district for teachers to pilot, is a way to implement the...

Home Burglaries Increase in Marin County

Home Burglaries Increase in Marin County

By James Finn Mar 25, 2014

Marin residents have experienced the effects of a surge of household thefts in recent months. According to news outlets including the Mill Valley Patch and the Marin Independent Journal, intruders have...

Junior Lily Buder Wins Grant from Tutor Corps

Junior Lily Buder Wins Grant from Tutor Corps

By Holly Parkin Mar 25, 2014

The Tutor Corps Foundation awarded junior Lily Buder the $250 Susan Lindquist Community Service Grant on February 25. Buder received the grant for the volunteer program she has created in partnership with...

Kevin Coleman Hired as Truancy Officer

Kevin Coleman Hired as Truancy Officer

By Holly Parkin Mar 24, 2014

Marin County juvenile Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) Kevin Coleman joined the Tam faculty on February 24 to assist with truancy issues. Truancy is defined as a student being absent without permission. Over...

Local Art Show Displays Student Work

Local Art Show Displays Student Work

By Cassie Jeong Mar 22, 2014

From March 9 to March 29, the Marin Society of Artists (MSA) hosted their annual Rising Stars High School Art Show, which features student artwork from high schools across Marin County, including Tam,...

Administration Changes Suspension Policy

Administration Changes Suspension Policy

By Cam Vernali Mar 17, 2014

Administrators have continued to edit the suspension policy by eliminating the “K Section” as a valid reason for suspension. They also cut down the length of suspensions and made them all in-house. The...

Protests Continue for Second Day

Protests Continue for Second Day

By Sarah Asch Mar 14, 2014

Students and parents continued to gather in the front of Tam before school for a second day on March 14 to protest the non-reelection of three math teachers. The decision to designate Ryan Federoff, Juan...

Updated: Three Math Teachers Will Not Be Asked to Return in Fall

Updated: Three Math Teachers Will Not Be Asked to Return in Fall

By Sarah Asch, Emma Boczek, & Markita Schulman Mar 4, 2014

Three math teachers, Anders Fairbanks, Ryan Fedoroff and Juan Vidal, were notified on February 28 of their designation as non-reelect, meaning that they will not be invited back to teach at Tam in the...

Smarter Balance Testing to Take Place in April

Smarter Balance Testing to Take Place in April

By Sarah Asch Feb 13, 2014

Juniors this year will participate in a pilot of the Smarter Balance standardized test created in compliance with Common Core standards, as previously reported. The test, which has been scheduled for April...

Ocean Conservation Club Combats Seal Hunt

Ocean Conservation Club Combats Seal Hunt

By Sammy Herdman Feb 13, 2014

The Ocean Conservation Club is currently focussing on ending the Canadian seal hunt. Junior Taylor Bratton, club president and organizer, hosts meetings in April Tucker’s marine science classroom to...

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