By Natalie Popper, Author at The Tam News

The best years of my life

By Natalie Popper • Nov 14, 2023

The high school experience is a stressful, rocky journey. It is hard enough with demanding classes, social complications, and extracurriculars that excessive pressure is unnecessary. Whether it’s from...

Does technology actually benefit society?

By Tyler Byrne, Reporter • Nov 10, 2023

Sunday, Oct. 8. It was a normal weekend for me, and I woke up to my 9:00 a.m. alarm. I went downstairs, heated up some breakfast, and called my parents who aren’t in the house. After talking with them...

New parking lot results in surplus

By Satya Schiller • Nov 6, 2023

Over the past few years, parking has been a constant problem at Tamalpais High School. In attempts to dissolve this issue, Tam received a grant of $495,000 for construction of a new temporary parking lot, but the estimated cost of the temporary parking lot is only $236,639. This raises the question: where will the extra quarter million dollars be best spent?

A privilege or a necessity

By Natalie Popper • Nov 5, 2023

At Tamalpais High School, the bathrooms are constantly locked and students are having to sprint across campus to use another. Tam administration says there are many reasons for the bathrooms being locked, but if Tam students respect the bathroom spaces and keep them clean, then the bathrooms can stay open and both the administration team and the students will be satisfied.

Why aren’t Tam seniors more spirited?

By Molly Eisenberg • Nov 3, 2023

School spirit is something that Tamalpais High School takes seriously but students have noticed a lack of effort in much of the senior class, especially after the devastating loss to the junior class at the homecoming rally.

Why you should rethink your “service” trip

By Emerson Swift, Features editor • Nov 2, 2023

“When you’re doing service, ask yourself ‘what do I want to get out of this?’” Barnes said. “You shouldn’t feel like you have to travel halfway across the world to do service when there are people right outside your door who could use your help.”

New school year, same old issues

By Ana Murguia, Op/Ed editor • Oct 31, 2023

The week when schedules are created is notorious among Tam's students, due to incorrect classes, dropped periods, missing graduation requirements, and overlapped class times. However, this is nothing new, so why are we still dealing with the exact same issues, year after year?

Senior night webinar covers college process

By Colette Hale, Op/Ed editor • Oct 30, 2023

“Senior year is really about experiencing a lot of change, learning how to be adaptable, to think on your feet, to start realizing that this is your journey, and you are the ones in charge,” Hunt said.

Senior profile: Fiona Matney

By Lauren Felder, Features editor • Jun 8, 2023

Applying to non-fiction as a sophomore was the most formative accident of senior Fiona Matney’s high school experience. A prerequisite to joining The Tam News, this class she hadn’t intended to take captivated underclassman Matney, her math and science classes failing to do the same.

Senior profiles: Juliette Lunder and Tyler Rothwell

By Jude Paine, Reporter • Jun 8, 2023

“When getting older you can enjoy the power dynamic a little bit,” Tamalpais High School senior Juliette Lunder said. Lunder and fellow senior Tyler Rothwell have spent the last year enjoying the sociality of senior year, but even with all of the fun of being upperclassmen, both have often found themselves looking back on their more difficult years as Covid-stricken underclassmen.

A culture of misinformation

By Sophia Weinberg, Op/Ed Editor • May 25, 2023

Presently, high schoolers are living in a time of technological advances. Teenagers are relying more and more on social media, and in many unfortunate cases, it is their only news source.

Lack of motivation for state testing

By Luella Searson, Reporter • May 16, 2023

In recent years CAASPP testing has not been a top priority for Tam students. Students opt out of these tests, creating a lack of participation problem and driving the school's ranking down.