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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MVMS skatepark review for people who suck at skating

MVMS skatepark review for people who suck at skating

By John Overton, Reporter ♦ Oct 17, 2019
I’m not gonna sugarcoat anything here: I suck at skateboarding. I’m so bad. Like, profoundly bad. 
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Junior Tomo Sharber competes in a cross country meet. (Courtesy of Michael Sharber)

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By Jordan Cushner, Reporter ♦ Oct 9, 2019
With a sub-five-minute mile time and a top 30 ranking in the state of California, junior Tomo Sharber has his sights set high.
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Review: NBA 2K20 brings it back

By Aeneas Nicholas, Reporter ♦ Oct 9, 2019
The latest installment of the NBA2K series was anticipated for the entire year prior to its release, and was hailed as the beginning of a new era for the 2K series.
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Firefighters conducted a controlled burn on Horse Hill in Mill Valley on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, to prepare for the upcoming fire season. (Ethan Swope)

Are we prepared for a fire?

By Quinn Rothwell, Social Media ♦ Sep 27, 2019
Mill Valley needs a plan to evacuate the 15,000 people living here. Two exits won’t cover us all.
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Review: Obama’s summer playlist

By Elan Levine, Reporter ♦ Sep 27, 2019
Obama’s playlist whisked me to far-away places and caused me to forget our current administration.
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Christina Costello: A new special education teacher!

Christina Costello: A new special education teacher!

By Ian Duncanson, Reporter ♦ Sep 23, 2019
“I’ve wanted to work at Tam for a really long time, so when I saw that there was a job opening I jumped on it. I hope to be here for a really long time.”
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(Dana Spaeth)

Tam student Isabelle Williams fights to end gun violence

By Sophia Harkins ♦ Sep 16, 2019
Senior Isabel Williams is using activism to help end gun violence in American communities.
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(© 2019 Taylor Swift)

Review: Taylor Swift takes a breath and a step forward on Lover

Sep 15, 2019
The singer's seventh album is a mature, overlong record that reflects her best and worst tendencies.
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Luca Petrella: A long way from home

By Grace Gustafson, Reporter ♦ Sep 5, 2019
A senior exchange student from Lake Como, Italy, compares his experience here at Tam to his high school in Italy.
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Tarp's end of an era

Tarp’s end of an era

By Lucas Rosevear ♦ Jun 24, 2019
After 27 years, English teacher David Tarpinian — who was involved in the founding of Academic Workshop, Peer Resource, and AIM — is retiring from Tam.
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Girls of BSA

Girls of BSA

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ Jun 24, 2019
In February, Boy Scouts of America, now called Scouts BSA, first started accepting girls into troops across the country. Two Tam sophomores became founders of the first Mill Valley Scouts BSA girls’ troop.
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Senior season

Senior season

By Charlie Rosgen ♦ Jun 24, 2019
I was warned about the stress that comes along with writing deep personal narratives for a panel of college admissions employees to judge, but there were plenty of aspects to senior year that I was not prepared for.
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