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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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Running to the Rescue

Running to the Rescue

By Summer Solomon, Reporter Apr 1, 2019

Many high school students run for teams, but it's undeniably rare when they combine that passion with raising money. For freshman Yasha Zink, this is the case. It wasn’t until recently that Zink realized...

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Review: A Star is Born

Review: A Star is Born

By Emily Spears, Op/Ed Editor Mar 26, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into the making of a good romance movie, and frankly, romantic films seem to be sparse in the past couple of years. But A Star is Born, released October 5, 2018, hit a lot of...

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I am the Law

I am the Law

By Josie Spiegelman, Editor in Chief Mar 14, 2019

While most high schoolers struggle thinking about where they want to be in five years, for junior Paul Law, the answer is simple: he wants to be running. A standout on both the cross country and track...

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Barbara Owens: We owe it to Owens

Barbara Owens: We owe it to Owens

By Kara Kneafsey, Editor in Chief Mar 14, 2019

Most students like to brag about the fact that Tupac Shakur went to school here, but we don’t gloat about the accomplishments our staff has achieved over the years. Many don’t know that Tam was the...

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Payton Pelaez: A Sweet Success

Payton Pelaez: A Sweet Success

By Emily Stull, Editor in Chief Mar 13, 2019

At 4 a.m., most teenagers can be found asleep in their beds. However, freshman Payton Pelaez can be found in the kitchen covered in head to toe by flour. “My mom had to come down and physically drag...

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A Master at Her Craft

A Master at Her Craft

By Niulan Wright, Design Editor Feb 7, 2019

You may know her as the woman who sold you your yearbook and your third pair of P.E. shorts, or as the woman who wears a small tiara when selling homecoming tickets. Others may know her as a campus supervisor,...

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From Missing to Marking

From Missing to Marking

By Zoe Cowan, Features/Photo Editor Feb 7, 2019

Attendance Clerk Barbara Burroso has come full circle since being a chronically late student at Tam High in the 1960s. “When I first got the job, I went home to my husband and I said ‘I got the...

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Dedication to Education

Dedication to Education

By Skye Schoenhoeft, Editor in Chief Feb 6, 2019

  The most recent addition to the Tam staff, Karin Hatton, has already proven her dedication to education and commitment to community in her short time as assistant principal. Hatton has an extensive...

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Keep Your Blindfolds On

Keep Your Blindfolds On

By Josie Spiegelman, Editor in Chief Feb 6, 2019

When Bird Box came out on December 21st, it seemed as if the whole world had been set on fire. There were immediately jokes and pictures circling around the internet, prompting more and more people to...

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Country Clubbin

Country Clubbin’

By Lucas Rosevear Feb 6, 2019

Although a dominant player on the course, senior Nick Friedman seemed somewhat uncomfortable sitting down with The Tam News for an interview. “I’m trying to figure out how to make golf interesting,”...

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Flores: A Taste of Mexico

Flores: A Taste of Mexico

By Zoe Cowan, Features/Photo Editor Feb 6, 2019

Opened in late 2018 in the space previously occupied by P.F. Changs, Flores is a welcome addition to the Corte Madera Town Center. The Mexican restaurant’s second location boasts a similar menu to...

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Keeping it Clean

By Ephets Head Jan 27, 2019

No matter if you eat meat or not and no matter what your reasons this solution could drastically benefit your health and the environment. Tam and Marin as a whole is a healthy and moral conscious population....

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