News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

The Secret Life of Joe Rico

The Secret Life of Joe Rico

By Eddie Shultz Apr 23, 2018

It’s midnight on a Tuesday and Senior Joe Rico is just finishing up repairing the front suspension of his MG Midget. It’s a white two-door roadster about the size of a twin bed. Most Tam kids have...

Foreign Perspective: Malmö, Sweden

Foreign Perspective: Malmö, Sweden

By Oskar Oste Mar 23, 2018

Hej, jag heter Oskar och min familj är från Sverige. Hi, my name is Oskar and I’m a junior at Tam. My family is from Sweden. When someone asks me the all too frequent question “which place do...

A New Perspective: Los Barriles, Mexico

A New Perspective: Los Barriles, Mexico

By Heidi Ford Nov 9, 2017

Hola! Me llamo Heidi Ford. Hi! My name is Heidi Ford. I grew up in a little fishing village in southern Baja, Mexico called Los Barriles, named after the barrels of pirates’ gold supposedly hidden somewhere...

Josh Pilcher’s Throckapella Experience (Web Exclusive)

By Gigi Pemberton and Gigi Pemberton Jun 3, 2017

Junior Josh Pilcher has a hidden talent: a capella singing. For four years now, Pilcher has been singing as part of Throckapella, an a capella group based out of the Throckmorton Theater and led by director...

Hutson carries the ball

Crewe Hutson: Overcoming Obstacles

By Kennedy Cook and Michael Diamandakis Jun 2, 2017

Freshman Crewe Hutson is not your average dual-sport athlete. Although he played running back for the Junior Varsity football team and guard for freshman basketball team, the quality that truly separates...

Danford on Fire: Our New IT Specialist

Danford on Fire: Our New IT Specialist

By Marie Hogan Oct 14, 2016

Information Technology specialist Danford McCann knows what it’s like to play with fire and get burned, literally. “Your first thought is to go screaming, running," he said. "Actually, the real thought...

Artist of the Issue: Sam Emblidge

Artist of the Issue: Sam Emblidge

By Trevor Bukowski May 4, 2016

It’s three feet tall, standing strong on a wide base, a connection of bright blue molded tubes built up into a tower-like thing. At least that’s how senior Sam Emblidge describes his clay project....

Cate Hayman: YouthArts Finalist

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...

Sophomore John Luster Reflects on Tam Water Polo (Web Exclusive)

Sophomore John Luster Reflects on Tam Water Polo (Web Exclusive)

By Ethan Lawrence and Ethan Lawrence Dec 14, 2015

Ever wonder who the man in the goal on the Varsity water polo team is? Well his name is John Luster. As a current Sophomore, Luster began playing water polo his freshman year after being encouraged by...

Low Country Kingdom

Low Country Kingdom

Nov 11, 2015

https://youtu.be/CTOldEG-xs8

PHOTO BY CLAIRE DONOHUE

Artist of the Issue: Annie Blackadar

By Megan Butt Nov 5, 2015

At the age of three, freshman Annie Blackadar entered the monumental world of music after observing a violin class. “There was a beginner’s violin course after my [beginner’s music] class  and...

photo by Kaleigh Jones

Artist of the Issue: Connor Barr

By Jackson Gathard May 27, 2015

Junior Connor Barr found his passion for photography upon arriving at Tam. “I really started having a serious interest for it in the past few years. I started learning how to take photos and how...

Load More Stories