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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

10 Ways to Survive the Last Months of School

10 Ways to Survive the Last Months of School

By Devon Stoeber Apr 11, 2014

1. Keep your school supplies organized. Near the end of the year, it’s easy to find yourself shoving papers in folders and pockets of your bag, never to be seen again. Clean out all the papers you...

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Strange Scholarships: From Height to Duct Tape

Strange Scholarships: From Height to Duct Tape

By Casey O’Brien Mar 29, 2014

With the price of college education in America rising to unprecedented heights, many students have become nervous about their ability to pay for their education, and fear having to pay off huge student...

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Beth Behrs made her debut in the film “American Pie: The Book of Love.” Currently, she plays Caroline Channing  in CBS’s hit show “Two Broke Girls.” Behrs attended Tam in 2004 and participated in Tam’s Conservatory Theatre Ensemble. This photo features Behrs in her senior superlative photo for “future movie star.”

Famous Faces of Tam

By Nic Mosher Mar 25, 2014

It’s no secret that our school is the home of many talented, creative, and unique individuals. While every Tam student is special, there are some alumni who are so exceptional that they have gained mass...

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CULTURAL EXCHANGE: Cella Wright stands for a photo with her host family during her Amigos trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.                                                                                 Photo courtesy of: Cella Wright

Students Explore Summer Programs

By Hannah Chorley Mar 25, 2014

Senior Cella Wright went to the Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico for eight weeks this past summer with the organization Amigos de las Americas. “It was incredibly refreshing to be so far out of my comfort...

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Review: "The Square"

Review: “The Square”

By Isabella Schloss Mar 25, 2014

Jehane Noujaim's Oscar-nominated documentary "The Square" is an intense and beautiful film that captures, from the perspective of several activists, the early days of the Egyptian Revolution and tumultuous...

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Graphic by Cassie Jeong

10 Steps to Happiness

By Jasmine Caputo Mar 25, 2014

The pursuit of happiness is something that should be in everyone’s daily schedule. Learning optimism and perspective is one of the greatest lessons that anyone can be taught, but for some people it may...

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10 Things to Do While Staying Home Sick

10 Things to Do While Staying Home Sick

By Kate Luebkeman Mar 18, 2014

When you wake up to a blistering headache, a never-ending runny nose, and the feeling that your throat has swollen to three times its usual proportion, the proposition of staying home sick doesn’t exactly...

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"The Wolf of Wall Street”: Acceptable Overkill

“The Wolf of Wall Street”: Acceptable Overkill

By Dom Quaranta Feb 25, 2014

Martin Scorsese wastes no time acquainting audiences with the origin of former stockbroker and ex-con Jordan Belfort and his twisted rise to financial success. “The Wolf of Wall Street” is based on...

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Photo by: Anna Vandergriff

Art Where You Least Expect It

By Anna Vandergriff Feb 13, 2014

When one enters a girls bathroom on campus, they enter an artistic haven with a plethora of insightful and inspirational messages, such as “Take a breathe [sic],”, alongside beautiful (phallic) drawings...

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Battle of the Music Players

Battle of the Music Players

By Sammy Herdman Feb 13, 2014

Fifty years ago, records and live performances were the only way to listen to popular music. Today, with so many applications available to download and stream music, it can be hard to know which to use. The...

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Kanye: The Best of the West

By Daniel Carroll Feb 11, 2014

“I am a God,” raps Kanye West on a track titled “I am a God” that lists God as a featured artist. This track, off of his latest album “Yeezus,” is just another moment in the last five years...

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Gourmet Club: Lapping up International Cuisine

Gourmet Club: Lapping up International Cuisine

By Anthony Mazzini Feb 11, 2014

An underground and exclusive society known as the Gourmet Club has been making quality and delectable food this year with little recognition. Students walking by David Lapp’s physics classroom can...

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