By Niulan Wright, Ili Levine, Jacob Blum, Julisa Gonzales, July Guzman, and Emma Stiff
September 27, 2019
A selection of college essays from the Tam graduates of 2019, and conversations with those graduates.
Tags: bridge the gap, chicago, Class of 2023, common app, common app prompts, common application, Emma Stiff, Ili Levine, Iliana Levine, Jacob Blum, Julisa Gonzales, July Guzman, merced, miles davis, Oregon, Ouse, Rhode Island School of Design, RISD, RISD class of 2023, U of O, uc app, uc application prompts, uc merced, uc merced class of 2023, UChicago, UChicago supplemental, UChicago supplementals, UCLA, UCLA Class of 2023, university of california, university of california LA, university of california los angeles, university of california merced, university of chicago, university of chicago supplemental, university of chicago supplementals, University of Oregon, university of oregon class of 2023, Western Washington, Western Washington class of 2023, western washington supplemental prompt, Western Washington University
By Luke Osborn
September 10, 2019
Photos by junior Luke Osborn of the Mill Valley skate park and the culture it has fostered.
Tags: Film photography, Julian Reiss, kai folgelquist, Luke osborn, luke rasake, Nico Lowenheitz, Nico lownheitz, photo gallery, photography, skate, skate culture, skateboarding, tam, Tam students, Tamalpais
By Milo Levine
June 6, 2019
Public school is for everyone. Tam’s academic programs may not be.
Tags: AIM, ASB, AVID, Bayside Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, Bayside MLK, Ben Cleaveland, Conservatory Theatre Ensemble, CTE, Diversity, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, JC Farr, Jonah Steinhart, leadership, Link Crew, Luc Chamberlin, milo levine, Nathan Bernstein, Principal Farr, Principal JC Farr, Scott Birkestrand, sharilyn scharf, Skye Schoenhoeft, tam, Tam ASB, tam high, tam high school, Tam Leadership, Tam Link Crew, Tam News, Tamalpais, Tamalpais High School, The Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media, the tam news, Willow Creek Academy
By Logan Little
May 22, 2019
Humans of Tam features anonymous students and snippets of their voices and experiences.
It [ballet] was taking over my life pretty much. I couldn’t do anything and ballet at the same time. I had no social life at all because I was either at ballet or doing homework or eating food. I had no free ...
Tags: ballet, ballet student, commitment, dance, dance performance, dancing, dancing performance, HUMANS OF TAM, performance, sports, student ballet, student performer
By Lina Mizukami
May 2, 2019
Why don't we notice abusive relationships?
Tags: abuse, abusive boyfriend, abusive girlfriend, abusive relationships, BACR, bad relationship, Bay Area Community Resources, boyfriend, domestic violence, Elena Dworak, emotional abuse, girlfriend, hannah wright, Katherine Scruggs, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, physical abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Redwood High School, relationships, toxic partner, toxic relationship, violent relationship, Women’s Aid and Cosmopolitan UK
By Kennedy Cook and Christopher Giron
April 23, 2019
Humans of Tam features anonymous students and snippets of their voices and experiences.
My doctor was like eh, if you want to. But my mom would never [pass up the X-ray]. She is one of those really cautious people. When the doctor told me, oh it’s probably just swollen, I thought, ‘oh okay, then itâ...
By Kennedy Cook and Christopher Giron
April 18, 2019
Humans of Tam features anonymous students and snippets of their voices and experiences.
"I definitely think that if I didn’t smoke weed I would do more homework, and be more motivated to have good grades. I smoke almost every morning before school and between most classes because it makes it m...
By Conor Kuczkowski
April 18, 2019
Most students seem to think they know their school, but that’s hardly true. Sure, they know where the buildings are and where their classes are held, but rarely do students consider what these buildings were, what they’ve been through, the history behind them.
Funny enough, it does...
Tags: American Graffiti, Ceramics Building, Conor Kuczkowski, E.E. Wood, Freshmen Court, Great Depression, history, It’s A Wonderful Life, Lorenzo Angeles, lorna sturgeon, Mean Amphitheater, Michael Brandt, Mike Goldstein, Mill Valley history, Nicolas Kittredge, Orange Court, palmer hall, Tam High Foundation, tam high history, The Case of the Stolen Sundial:, Tupac Shakur, Walk Into History, World War II, WPA
By Josie Spiegelman, Niulan Wright, Zoe Cowan, and Leah Fullerton
April 5, 2019
Ciara Rooke
What inspires you to make music?
Nothing really inspires me, I just kind of have to do it. Like [I] always go to the piano once a day. Whenever I take breaks from my homework I’ll go to the piano, or whenever I have any free time I’ll just play music or listen to music.
Why do...
Tags: alternative grunge, Band, carmel dow, Chaz Delong, chez delang, Christina vella, ciara rooke, classic rock, dow jones, drums, gigs, gospel, Guitar, Hartley Hood, Josie Spiegelman, Kyle Hood, Leah Fullerton, Mack Parlamis, manu pardoe, music, Niulan Wright, r&b, savvy edmonds, soul, student, Tam student bands, vocalist, zoe cowan
By Griffin Chen, Features Editor
March 17, 2019
California Welfare and Institutions Code 5150. When a person as a result of a mental health disorder is a danger to others or to themselves, a peace officer, or professional person designated by the county, may take the person into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention.
Tags: 51-50, 5150, California Welfare and Institutions Code, danger to others, danger to self, features, fifty-one fiftied, fifty-one fifty, fremont, Fremont Psychiatric Facility, Griffin Chen, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente San Rafael, madatory 72 hour hold, marin, Marin General Hospital, mental health, Psychiatric Facility, san rafael, suicidal, suicide, tam high
By Lucas Rosevear
March 4, 2019
Hidden away in Tam’s mass of students is a small, a very small, but distinct subset of students (and an alumnus) linked by a common, somewhat taboo, artistic interest; anthropomorphic animals. Yet, being part of the small community is often difficult, as those who count themselves as part of it are...
Tags: animals, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphic animal art, anthropomorphic animals, anthropomorphic animals in art, art, art of anthropomorphic animals, artistic, furries, furry, HUMANS OF TAM, Lucas Rosevear, Niulan Wright, sub culture, sub cultures, subculture, subcultures, tam
By Leah Fullerton, Features Editor
February 26, 2019
This feature reveals where and how students can receive support in the face of emotional health turmoil.
Tags: abortion, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, Artificial Happiness, BACR, Bay Area Community Resources, birth control, Breaking Point, cocaine, counseling, Crisis, Crisis Hotline, depression, Eating Disorder, Empty, Escape, Help, help lines, Hotline, hotlines, Jane Zimmerman, Leah Fullerton, mental health, Morning Sickness, Niulan Wright, Planned Parenthood, pregnancy, resources, Self Harm, self inguring, self ingury, student help lines, substance abuse, suicide, tam counseling, tam counselors, tam wellness, Tessa Mariano-Brofferio, Therapy, Wellness, Wellness Center, xanax, zoe cowan
