prom Archives - The Tam News

Only 32 percent of the senior auction goal has been met

By Colette Hale, Op/ed editor • Feb 13, 2024

Tamalpais High School opened their annual senior auction on Dec. 15 for the first time since before COVID-19. Usually, it is an in-person event for parents to attend, but this year it was being run through...

Tam’s pop up prom drive encourages sustainability fashion

By Colette Hale • Feb 16, 2023

"[The Pop Up Prom Drive] is an event where everybody feels included, because it's not about affordability, it's about sustainability. It's a green event."

Why We Should Still Have Prom

By Liza Lachter • May 10, 2021

Going back to school in-person fully was a great step in the right direction of returning to normalcy. By giving seniors the opportunity at a prom, it would give us a fun ending to an otherwise stressful and unprecedented senior year.

Administration and ASB host senior events amidst shelter in place

By Jessie Tempero • Jun 2, 2020

The events include a virtual prom for juniors and seniors and a drive-through graduation ceremony for seniors and their families.

Tam cancels upcoming events to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic

By Johanna Meezan • Mar 14, 2020

Following a level three warning from the Center for Disease Control recommending that “travelers avoid all non-essential travel,” administration and staff members canceled two international trips to Italy and Spain.

Prom exchange aims to make dresses affordable

By Stevi Dunn • Apr 4, 2019

The first prom attire exchange, organized by parent Stephanie Young, took place in Ruby Scott Gym on Tuesday, March 26. The event allowed students to choose from a range of upcycled prom attire...

Prom Has Record Sales

By Elissa Asch • Jun 7, 2018

Tam’s 2018 prom was held on May 26 at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Though prom planning included all of the basics — DJ, photo booth, food — there were three things about this prom that...

Best of Tam Prom 2018

By Ethan Swope and Ethan Swope • May 29, 2018

How to Become a Woman

By Emily Pavis, Mary Overton • May 4, 2017

Prom is the one high school dance that marks the transition of a young girl into what it means to be a woman. This year, prom will be on May 20th, but in order to meet the necessary expectations of this...

Prom is Overrated

By Emily Pavis • Apr 20, 2017

Ever since I was little, it seemed like prom was supposed to be the most significant social event of my high school career. It would grant my wish to be an elegant princess and I would be swept off my...

EDITORIAL: The True Cost of Prom

By Tam News Staff • May 28, 2015

Tam isn’t known for its abundance of traditional school activities; we don’t have regular dances, Friday night lights are nonexistent, and it’s not common to hang out by our lockers in the hallways....

The Early Bird Catches the Dress

By Elizabeth Archer • Apr 8, 2014

Bing. I look to the top right of my Facebook page, squinting my eyes to see the infamous red number icon that indicates a notification. It’s early March, which for me, marks the beginning of soccer season—or...