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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

The Mill Valley Music Man

The Mill Valley Music Man

By Sam Glocker, Reporter Apr 5, 2019

It’s a rainy day in Mill Valley, and Gary Scheuenstuhl has just received a shipment of CD’s. He sits tucked behind his register, a wall of records, books, and loose leaf paper encircling him. Vinyl...

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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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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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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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Profile: Robert Amaral

Profile: Robert Amaral

By Eli Blum, Sports Editor Jan 25, 2019

Have you ever finished walking up a large flight of stairs on campus just to see someone cruising around on a golf cart once you’ve reached the top? Have you ever thought to yourself, “Damn, I wish...

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Surf's Up

Surf’s Up

By Max Tripp Dec 14, 2018

  Senior Rex Hill won his first National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) competition on the weekend of September 22 in Santa Cruz, landing him sponsorships with Proof Lab and Rip Curl, two...

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Coming up Crutch

Coming up Crutch

By Logan Little, Editor in Chief Dec 14, 2018

According to official National College Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, Division 1 coaches can begin contacting girls basketball athletes to start the recruitment process on September 1 of their junior...

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