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Conservatory Theatre Ensemble goes to London

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor • Mar 1, 2024

Tamalpais High School Conservatory Theatre Ensemble (CTE) sent 23 of its students to London, United Kingdom, on Feb. 19 as part of the Tam Global Studies program. The annual London trip through CTE...

CTE at the Fall Arts Festival

By Haley Lefferts, Features editor • Oct 30, 2023

This year at the Fall Arts Festival at Old Mill Park, Tamalpais High School’s Conservatory Theater Ensemble (CTE) will be performing an interactive improv show to start their season off with a bang. The...

The Lovejoy Project

By Siobhan King • Mar 23, 2023

"How can we give students who sometimes have no voice, or very little voice, a voice to express themselves?”

Macbeth and Twelfth Night plays opening Oct. 10

By Lauren Felder • Nov 14, 2022

Tamalpais High School’s Conservatory Theater Ensemble (CTE) presents Macbeth and Twelfth Night, two Shakespeare plays opening together on Oct. 10 to 15.

Lovejoy and CTE students produce One-Act for the spring festival

By Naomi Lenchner • Jun 7, 2022

In collaboration with the Tam Conservatory Theater Ensemble, Michael Lovejoy's class performs a play within the One-Act Festival.

Someone you need to meet: Symil Austin

By Lily Lunn • Oct 26, 2021

“I want people at Tam to know that everyday I’m trying my best to learn and adapt to new things.”

Tam student Isabelle Williams fights to end gun violence

By Sophia Harkins • Sep 16, 2019

Senior Isabel Williams is using activism to help end gun violence in American communities.

Exclusive

By Milo Levine • Jun 6, 2019

Public school is for everyone. Tam’s academic programs may not be.

Cate Hayman: YouthArts Finalist

By Hannah Chorley • Mar 3, 2016

A self proclaimed “Mill Valley mom,” Cate Hayman spent the month of January hiking in the morning, doing pilates, and getting coffee with her friends — as well as auditioning for 14 college-level...

Special Education and Drama Create One Act

By Sammy Herdman • Jun 5, 2015

The most recent set of Conservatory Theatre Ensemble’s (CTE) one acts, on May 28, brought a performance that stood out from the rest. Special education teacher Michael Lovejoy’s class performed a one...

Curing Our Culture: A Postmortem Analysis of New Tech at Tam

By Sarah Asch & James Finn, Additional Reporting by: Marina Furbush and Hannah Chorley • May 14, 2015

Ruby Scott Gym was packed with 200 parents on the evening of April 3, 2014. On that night, the Tam administration hosted a curriculum meeting to explain the benefits of hiring a professional development...

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...