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

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

(Courtesy of July Palomares Guzman)

Under my roof

By Claire Finch, Editor in Chief Mar 16, 2020
The experiences of Tam students whose parents struggle with substance abuse.
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(Courtesy of Madeline Stull)

Eroded

By JP Ballschmider, Reporter Mar 7, 2020
Mt. Tam is now visited by over a million people per year, a number that rises rapidly and has long-lasting effects on the ecosystem.
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(Photos from Tam News archives)

100 years in retrospect

By Kara Kneafsey, Editor in Chief Dec 20, 2019
2019 was the 100th anniversary of The Tamalpais News. Since 1919, journalism students have been covering popular culture, historic events, and day-to-day life at Tam. The following are excerpts from archival issues of The Tam News, with quotes from alumni to help bring them to life.
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(Courtesy of Talia Smith)

Tam in verse: a poetry collage

By Claire Conger, Editor in Chief Dec 11, 2019
A collection of art and poetry from students across Tam High.
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(Skye Schoenhoeft)

Baby monitor

By Emily Stull, Editor in Chief Nov 22, 2019
Let’s break down our district’s maternity leave policy and what it means for parents.
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(Skye Schoenhoeft)

Humans of Tam: The art of remembering names

By and Niulan Wright Nov 13, 2019
Tam senior Hannah Kahn's perspective on names and their importance.
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(Niulan Wright)

Humans of Tam: Today was the loneliest day of my life

By Niulan Wright, Design Editor Nov 1, 2019
An anonymous Tam student on their sister departing for college.
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(Skye Schoenhoeft)

650 words maximum

By Niulan Wright, Ili Levine, Jacob Blum, Julisa Gonzales, July Guzman, and Emma Stiff Sep 27, 2019
A selection of college essays from the Tam graduates of 2019, and conversations with those graduates.
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(Luke Osborn)

Street shot or sum

By Luke Osborn Sep 10, 2019
Photos by junior Luke Osborn of the Mill Valley skate park and the culture it has fostered.
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Exclusive

Exclusive

By Milo Levine, Editor in Chief Jun 6, 2019
Public school is for everyone. Tam’s academic programs may not be.
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Humans of Tam: The Thing That Makes Them Happy

By Logan Little, Editor in Chief 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...

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Red Flags

By Lina Mizukami May 2, 2019
An examination of abusive relationships and why we don't often recognize them.
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