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

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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.

Tomales High: Tams 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...

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,”...

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...

Gallery: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 2011

Gallery: Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 2011

By Katharine Hirata 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,...

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.

Smartphones: Finding a Balance

Smartphones: Finding a Balance

By Aaron Newman Sep 29, 2011

Smartphones are prominent on campus nowadays. Devices such as the iPhone and the Blackberry are potent, versatile machines of interaction, information, and entertainment. But do they make us happier? Evolved...

Moving Past Depression

Moving Past Depression

By Carina Albizures Aug 19, 2011

March 11, 2011 was a Friday. It was the end of the school week, and while other people were desperate for their weekends to start, I was desperate for my life to end. I woke up feeling miserable, worthless,...

Suffering In Secret: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders at Tam

Suffering In Secret: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders at Tam

By Camille Kaufman May 22, 2011

Julie’s Mom had made pasta for dinner that night. After excusing herself, Julie walked nervously upstairs, harsh thoughts racing through her head. At the end of the hallway, she turned into her room...

Every 15 Minutes: Examining the Impact of Tams Drunk Driving Simulation

Every 15 Minutes: Examining the Impact of Tam’s Drunk Driving Simulation

By Joel Abrahams & Racine Cermak Apr 7, 2011

  The tarps were removed and the screaming began. Two students sat in the front seats of a small, partially crushed car, both of them covered in blood. A senior boy fell from the driver’s seat...

Night Custodians: Highlighting the Hidden

Night Custodians: Highlighting the Hidden

By Jenna Tuttle and Jenna Tuttle Mar 24, 2011

It’s 10 o’clock on Tuesday night and all is quiet in Keyser Hall except for the closing of a door and the soft pitter-patter of footsteps. All souls have left the campus except for the occasional Mock...

Taking the High Road: The myth of driving on marijuana

Taking the High Road: The myth of driving on marijuana

By Camille Kaufman Dec 31, 2010

A few months ago, senior Jack got pulled over for not having a front license plate. When he pulled to the side of the road, the last thing on his mind was getting a DUI. After all, he wasn’t drunk. “The...

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