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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

School Board Elections November 5

School Board Elections November 5

By Sonja Hutson Oct 3, 2013

Five candidates will be running for three seats on the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) Board of Trustees this November. Chuck Ford taught at Tamiscal’s Team program for 21 years before...

Common Core Standards Implemented at Tam

Common Core Standards Implemented at Tam

By Isaac Cohen Oct 3, 2013

New educational standards, dubbed Common Core, are changing the way English and math are taught across the U.S. and the Tamalpais Union High School district. In 2010, the widespread adoption of the Common...

Mill Valley Public Library Expands Young Adult Section

Mill Valley Public Library Expands Young Adult Section

By Marley Townsend Oct 3, 2013

The Mill Valley Public Library has begun expanding its Young Adult (YA) literature, music, graphic novel and DVD sections, in a move they hope will increase high school student traffic and participation...

Classified Staff, District Settle Contract Dispute

Classified Staff, District Settle Contract Dispute

By Emma Boczek Oct 1, 2013

Representatives for the California School Employees Association (CSEA), the union representing non-teaching classified employees, and the district ratified a new contract on June 19 that included multiple...

High Density Housing Proposed in Tam Valley

High Density Housing Proposed in Tam Valley

By Jackson Gathard Oct 1, 2013

The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved new zoning areas in Tam Valley for affordable, high density housing in a 4-1 vote on September 24. State law requires local governments to meet the needs...

Abandoned Red House Goes Up In Flames

Abandoned “Red House” Goes Up In Flames

By Claire Donohue Sep 29, 2013

A two alarm fire was reported in an abandoned house adjacent to Tam on September 8. Firefighters from Larkspur, Southern Marin, Ross Valley, San Rafael, Mill Valley and Tiburon responded to the...

Community Church Replaces Vandalized Flag

Community Church Replaces Vandalized Flag

By Meg Weisselberg Sep 28, 2013

The gay pride flag flying in front of the Community Church of Mill Valley, located across from Old Mill Park, was replaced on September 18 after it was stolen on August 23. The thief also twisted the flag’s...

Marine Science Class Underway

Marine Science Class Underway

By Oliver Rosenfield Sep 26, 2013

The new marine science class, approved last spring, is underway. The agenda for the class includes a scuba diving simulation, building a mini submersible vehicle and a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The...

Juniors Start Recording Studio in Sausalito: 2200 Sound

Juniors Start Recording Studio in Sausalito: “2200 Sound”

By Daniel Carroll Sep 25, 2013

Tam juniors Chase McDonald and Ryan Felder have been working tirelessly along with Marin Academy junior Eli Kranefuss to open their own recording studio in Sausalito over the past several months. They...

New Regulations at Homecoming

New Regulations at Homecoming

Sep 25, 2013

Leadership and Tam administration have announced that the October 26 homecoming dance will include a semi-formal dress code, the addition of a seating area and food and increased security. The security...

Tam Holds Memorial for Attendance Clerk Johnnie Daniel

Tam Holds Memorial for Attendance Clerk Johnnie Daniel

By Sonja Hutson Sep 23, 2013

A memorial for attendance clerk Johnnie Daniel, who passed away this August while hiking in Sequoia National Park, was held in the Memorial Garden (outside of Palmer Hall) on Friday, September 20 during...

District Establishes New Advisory Board

District Establishes New Advisory Board

By Sonja Hutson Jun 12, 2013

In the wake of the March debate that ended in the continuation of the Team program, the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) is assembling an Alternative Programming Advisory Committee to “work...

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