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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

All about our everyday individual choices for how we live our lives

Alongside the Battle of Cancer

Alongside the Battle of Cancer

By Shane Lavezzo Sep 27, 2016

It was late in the day and junior David Fineman was with his friends when one of them told the group that his mom had bought them all movie tickets. Fineman broke down in tears. Four years ago, Fineman,...

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Stranger Things: Best of Multiple Worlds

Stranger Things: Best of Multiple Worlds

By Michael Diamandakis Sep 14, 2016

"Stranger Things” is one of those shows that fill your daydreams and dance through your vacant gazes weeks after watching the season finale. Superb writing like that of “Breaking Bad,” exciting action...

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Athletes of the Issue: Tristan and Braxton Mitchell

Athletes of the Issue: Tristan and Braxton Mitchell

By Miles Rubens Sep 14, 2016

Although the football team hasn’t had much success in recent seasons, things are starting to look up. Brothers Braxton and Tristan Mitchell are two of the reasons why. Braxton, a senior, and Tristan,...

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New Volleyball Coach Hired

New Volleyball Coach Hired

By Calvin Rosevear Sep 14, 2016

Ray Karter, the new girls’ varsity volleyball coach, only started playing volleyball in college at UC Berkeley after growing up in Hawaii and moving to Marin to attend Drake High School. “I was a...

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How Frank Ocean Single Handedly Destroyed Every “Norm” in the Music Industry

How Frank Ocean Single Handedly Destroyed Every “Norm” in the Music Industry

By Emily Pavis Sep 5, 2016

Following 4 long years of silence after the success of his shockingly honest portrayal of the 21st century teenager in “Channel ORANGE,” 28 year old artist Frank Ocean has given his fans what they’ve...

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Senior Farewell Rally 2015-16

Senior Farewell Rally 2015-16

By Raqshan Khan Jun 14, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRacd01nvTo  

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Jewel Barrow Retires

Jewel Barrow Retires

By Raqshan Khan Jun 10, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLRkrKyMjg  

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Athlete Q&A with Finn Taylor (Freshman Boys' Varsity Tennis Player)

Athlete Q&A with Finn Taylor (Freshman Boys’ Varsity Tennis Player)

By Calvin Rosevear & Zoe Wynn and Calvin Rosevear & Zoe Wynn Jun 3, 2016

Freshman Finn Taylor was a key contributor to the boys’ varsity tennis team and their undefeated regular season. What were the highlights of the tennis season? Beating Redwood for the first time....

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Athlete of the Issue: Lauren Ross

Athlete of the Issue: Lauren Ross

By Megan Butt Jun 3, 2016

Freshman Lauren Ross has barely known a life without sports. At the age of five she began gymnastics, at the age of nine she began soccer, and at the age of 11 she began track and field. Ross has been...

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Everything You Wanted to Know but Were  too Afraid to Ask: Hair Covering and Islam

Everything You Wanted to Know but Were too Afraid to Ask: Hair Covering and Islam

By Francis Streitmann Jun 3, 2016

Though freedom of religion is one of our country’s founding principles, this is often forgotten when discussions of foreign policy arise. Western media portrays veiled women as submissive victims, whilst...

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"Ms. Jewel" Retires

“Ms. Jewel” Retires

By James Finn & Hannah Chorley Jun 3, 2016

Hailed as the “mother” of the Marin City community at Tam, Jewel Barrow, known by many as “Ms. Jewel” has been a fixture at Tam for 52 years.  Since she graduated from Tam in 1964, Ms. Jewel has...

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Coloring Outside the Lines

Coloring Outside the Lines

By Connor Norton Jun 3, 2016

On May 5, Chance the Rapper released his album “Coloring Book” with features from Future, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Jeremih, Young Thug, and Justin Bieber. If you’re familiar with these artists, you might...

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