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Mock Trial goes to state

By Jude Paine, News Editor • Mar 20, 2024

For the third consecutive year, Tamalpais High School’s varsity mock trial team has won the Marin County championship and is moving on to the California statewide competition from March 22 to 24. Led...

Conservatory Theatre Ensemble goes to London

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor • Mar 1, 2024

Tamalpais High School Conservatory Theatre Ensemble (CTE) sent 23 of its students to London, United Kingdom, on Feb. 19 as part of the Tam Global Studies program. The annual London trip through CTE...

Girls’ soccer team wins North Coast Section title

By Sam Ismailer and Satya Schiller • Mar 1, 2024

Tamalpais Red Tail Hawks girls’ soccer team defeated Las Lomas High School with a score of 2-1 on Feb. 24, winning its second North Coast Section (NCS) Division II title in four years. The win over...

AIM returns from Cuba

By Andrew Ismailer, Reporter • Mar 1, 2024

Students who are a part of the Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM) at Tamalpais High School went on a 10-day trip to Havana, Cuba. According to its Youtube account, AIM is a two-year interdisciplinary...

Only 32 percent of the senior auction goal has been met

By Colette Hale, Op/ed editor • Feb 13, 2024

Tamalpais High School opened their annual senior auction on Dec. 15 for the first time since before COVID-19. Usually, it is an in-person event for parents to attend, but this year it was being run through...

Chinese New Year: the year of the dragon

By Ashley Townsend, Lifestyles editor • Feb 13, 2024

Chinese New Year takes place on Saturday, Feb. 10, making this year the year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is also commonly referred to as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. This holiday and festival...

Tamalpais High School adds new courses to the curriculum

By Elisa Cobb, Features editor • Feb 13, 2024

As routine class selection begins, Tamalpais High School has widened its class options for students to choose from. In past years, district budget cuts and class sizes have resulted in elective and...

Celebration of Black Excellence in Marin

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor • Feb 12, 2024

The Black Excellence Block Party was hosted by Mill Valley Middle School (MVMS) Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at...

CAASPP Testing is Moving to March

By Hillary Betz, Graphics Editor • Feb 12, 2024

Across the Tamalpais High School Union District, a significant percent of the class of 2024 did not participate in The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test in May of...

Black College Expo in Oakland will be giving away scholarships on site

By Delaney Bobbitt, Reporter • Feb 12, 2024

The annual Oakland Black College Expo will be held at the Oakland Marriott Center on Feb. 17. “The Black College Expo is an opportunity for students (primarily those who identify as Black or African-American)...

New Tamalpais High School assistant principal position opens up

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor • Nov 15, 2023

A Tamalpais High School assistant principal position opened up Nov. 3. The district is currently taking applications for the position on EDJOIN, an online education job opportunity network. According...

Welcome crew founded to support transfer students

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor • Nov 9, 2023

The Welcome Crew was founded by senior Link Leader Bennett Goldmacher this year as a branch of the Link Crew program to welcome transfer students into the Tamalpais High School community. Goldmacher,...