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

Language Teacher Marie-Noelle Hicks Departs Tam

Language Teacher Marie-Noelle Hicks Departs Tam

Oct 8, 2015

French and Spanish teacher Marie-Noelle Hicks announced that she was leaving Tam to take a position at Redwood on October 2. Hicks sent a brief email with the subject “today is my last day at Tam,”...

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Leadership Holds Special Lunch Events for Homecoming Week

Leadership Holds Special Lunch Events for Homecoming Week

By James Finn Oct 6, 2015

Leadership held a number of spirit-related events during the week of September 28 in preparation for the Friday, October 1 Homecoming rally and the October 2 Homecoming football game. Monday, September...

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Administration Enforces Strict Homecoming Rules

Administration Enforces Strict Homecoming Rules

By Elissa Asch Oct 2, 2015

All Tam students attending the homecoming dance this year will be expected to abide by the same safety rules expected at the dance last year. An email was sent out on September 25 by the administration...

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Leah Ramsey Profile

Leah Ramsey Profile

Oct 1, 2015

Leah Ramsey joined Tam this year as a Spanish 1/2 and AP Spanish Language teacher. Ramsey, who grew up in Southern California, has taught in San Francisco for eight years prior to teaching at Tam. Inspired...

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Laura Valentine Profile

Laura Valentine Profile

Oct 1, 2015

Laura Valentine became interested in teaching when she was in college. “I was a teacher assistant for a couple of classes and I enjoyed that experience. So that made me think more about the idea of teaching,”...

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Yearbook Reincarnated as Student-Run Club

Yearbook Reincarnated as Student-Run Club

Sep 30, 2015

After the cancellation of this year’s yearbook class due to lack of enrollment, senior Mattie Fritz has brought the yearbook back as a club. The members of the club are optimistic about the challenges...

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Ginnie Chu Profile

Ginnie Chu Profile

By Danielle Egan Sep 28, 2015

Integrated Science 1-2 and 3-4 teacher Ginnie Chu has been struck by the unique and creative nature of Tam students. “I’ve never taught at a school that’s this big, and so I feel that there are many...

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Nathan Bernstein Profile

By Glo Robinson Sep 28, 2015

Now entering the first year of his teaching career, Nate Bernstein was hired as a Social Issues teacher, teaching freshman. Bernstein attended Sonoma State for his undergrad and his teaching credential....

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Local Libraries Offer Resources to Students

Local Libraries Offer Resources to Students

By Marina Furbush Sep 21, 2015

With the start of the school year there are a variety of resources, academic and otherwise, available to students at both the Tam Library and the Mill Valley Public Library (MVPL). Link Crew is running...

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New Teachers Hired at Tam

New Teachers Hired at Tam

By Danielle Egan Sep 21, 2015

This year brings 17 new staff members to Tam: 15 teachers, a new counselor, and a new college and career specialist. This influx of staff has diversified Tam’s community. “We are growing, we’re...

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Math-Focused Independent Study Class Collapsed

Math-Focused Independent Study Class Collapsed

By Marina Furbush and Illaria Lobo Sep 21, 2015

The administration collapsed the math-focused Independent Study class in order to open up another section of Trigonometry/Statistics on September 14. Several other class changes were made in the math and...

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UC-Approved Intermediate Algebra Returns

UC-Approved Intermediate Algebra Returns

By Marina Furbush Sep 21, 2015

Intermediate Algebra is being offered again this year, after being dropped from the curriculum last year because it wasn’t a UC-approved course. Over the summer, the math department submitted courses...

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