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The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Alumni Association to Fix Tam Clock

Alumni Association to Fix Tam Clock

By Bridget Lowry Dec 14, 2013

The alumni association plans to fix the Wood Hall clock tower beginning on December 20 with completion planned for January 8. The clock has not kept time for more than 50 years, and the three separate...

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District Video Replaces Annual Written Report

District Video Replaces Annual Written Report

By Emma Talkoff Dec 12, 2013

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) released a video, “Preparing Learners and Leaders for the 21st Century,” to parents and community members on November 19 as part of the district’s...

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Fall Food Drive Runs Through December 6

Fall Food Drive Runs Through December 6

By Cody Duane-McGlashan Nov 29, 2013

Leadership is putting on its annual fall food drive, which aims to collect canned and nonperishable foods for the Marin and San Francisco Food Bank. “Donating food is vital to do during the holiday...

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School Board Election Results

School Board Election Results

By Sonja Hutson Nov 25, 2013

Chuck Ford, Sheri Mowbray and Laura Anderson were elected to the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) Board of Trustees (also known as the School Board) on November 5. As previously reported,...

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Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

By Isaac Cohen Nov 23, 2013

Tam High-Martin Luther King (MLK) Science Outreach, founded by senior Lauren Killingsworth, received a $1,000 grant this summer to continue bringing science labs and tutoring to students at MLK Middle...

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Tam Students Advance to National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist List

Tam Students Advance to National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist List

By Sarah Asch Nov 21, 2013

Five Tam students are National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists this year. Seniors August Kiles, Reed Sawyers, Grace Lightner, Aubrey Dority, and Tam News reporter Haydn Wall received the honor. In order...

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Teachers Overwhelmed by Letters of Rec

Teachers Overwhelmed by Letters of Rec

By Dom Quaranta Nov 20, 2013

Teachers and counselors face pressure from students requesting letters of recommendation. “More and more seniors are applying using Early Action and Early Decision, therefore our letters of recommendation...

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Model U.N. Comes to Tam

Model U.N. Comes to Tam

By Jordan Blackburn Nov 17, 2013

The first official meeting of Tam’s Model United Nations (MUN) club took place in social studies teacher Luc Chamberlin’s room in Lower Keyser Hall on October 23. Junior Elli Goldberg founded the club...

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Brief: Safeway Limits Parking for Students

Brief: Safeway Limits Parking for Students

By Austin Peck Nov 13, 2013

Many students have grown accustomed to parking in the Safeway lot, but new enforcement policies have made these spots less than ideal. Starting in October, Safeway officials began a crackdown on students’...

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Peer Resource and Special Ed Unite

Peer Resource and Special Ed Unite

By Hailey Miller Nov 9, 2013

Peer Resource will continue their work with Michael Lovejoy’s Special Education class this school year. Every Wednesday and Friday for 45 minutes, these two groups combine to “build a social connection,”...

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Hawk Talk: Affirmative Action

Hawk Talk: Affirmative Action

By Bella Levaggi Nov 8, 2013

In 2006, the state of Michigan passed a public referendum that barred the preferential treatment of college applicants based on gender or race. This move against a practice commonly referred to as “affirmative...

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Bike Theft Spike Prompts Security Re-evaluation

Bike Theft Spike Prompts Security Re-evaluation

By Emma Boczek Nov 8, 2013

Bicycle theft has increased on campus this semester with five bikes stolen on October 17 alone, according to an email sent to Tam parents on October 18 by Principal Julie Synyard. “We know we’ve...

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