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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

In-depth and long-form journalism about our community’s important issues

From the Archives (May 2012)

From the Archives (May 2012)

By Wesley Emblidge & Billie Mandelbaum May 17, 2012

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Senor Cruz by McCall Hoyt

¡Que Viva La Vida! The life of Señor Cruz

By Emma Talkoff May 10, 2012

Almost half a century ago, a young man and his family received a massive stroke of luck: despite limited English, they were granted visas into the United States. On the edge of one of the biggest transitions...

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Spring Showcase Gallery

Spring Showcase Gallery

By Kristie Lee and Kristie Lee May 8, 2012

Tam students from across all grade levels participated in the Spring Showcase Show at Mead Theater during tutorial on May 2. Some highlights from the showcase, included senior Tyler Parkerson's performance...

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From the Archives: A message from the President

From the Archives: A message from the President

By Wesley Emblidge & Billie Mandelbaum Apr 30, 2012

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The Archives: A Look Back at Tam’s History

The Archives: A Look Back at Tam’s History

By Wesley Emblidge, Chris Long & Billie Mandelbaum Apr 5, 2012

“Internet access to reach all classrooms,” “Come ‘Injun’ dance at the prom tonite” and “Goldfish lose tails” are just a few of the breaking news headlines that have appeared in the Tam...

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Wil Owens: The life of a Tam legend

Wil Owens: The life of a Tam legend

By Max Shulman Mar 15, 2012

“I guess I had been here two years,” recalled Wil Owens, Tam’s head campus supervisor. “A teacher called me down to the parking lot and said, ‘Wil, smell.’ We smelled nothing but marijuana...

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Gallery: Track runs twilight relays

Gallery: Track runs twilight relays

By Jack Twilling Mar 6, 2012

Tam High competed in the 11th annual Twilight Relays at San Rafael on Saturday.

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Tomales High: Tam's neighbors to the north

Tomales High: Tam’s neighbors to the north

By Sophie McGuinness Jan 12, 2012

Arrival “So, what are you doing here?” Brianna Vasquez asked me as I followed her through a misty courtyard to first period physics. Brianna, captain of the Tomales High cheer team, has a quick laugh...

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International Wonders: Tam’s team after winning MCALs in November. Photo by Chris Yip.

Tam soccer brings together cultures and students

By Joe Laland Dec 9, 2011

“At the beginning of the season, all of the kids dribbled too much, mainly because they were comfortable with dribbling and they were all good at it. People wanted to play their styles, not our style,”...

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Do as I Do, Not as I Say

Do as I Do, Not as I Say

By Jack Twilling and Chris Yip Oct 31, 2011

"My childhood was awful. There was abuse of every kind. When you live through that you see that alcoholism and drug addiction are progressive diseases,” said an anonymous Tam parent, whom we’ll...

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Gallery: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 2011

Gallery: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 2011

By Katharine H Oct 10, 2011

The 55th annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival was held amongst the sequoias in Old Mill Park on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25. The festival featured "over 140 fine visual artists and craftspeople,...

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Gallery: club day spikes student interests

Gallery: club day spikes student interests

By Aaron Newman Oct 4, 2011

As in past years, club day let students check out the many clubs available to them. Photos by Aaron Newman. This article is an online exclusive.

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