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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News stories about Tamalpais High School and our surrounding communities

(Ethan Swope)

District extends school closures through end of school year

By Logan Little, Editor in Chief ♦ Apr 7, 2020
The Tamalpais Union High School District will provide more information on how grades, graduation, transcripts, scholarships, and distance learning will be handled in the near future.
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The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services closed all parks on March 22, leading to decreased traffic into Marin. (Ethan Swope)

County closes parks to motorized traffic to prevent spread of coronavirus

By Johanna Meezan, News Editor ♦ Apr 4, 2020
The announcement came one day after a large number of visitors from all across the Bay Area traveled to Marin for recreational purposes.
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Bolinas residents protest tourists at the intersection of Mesa Road and Olema Bolinas Road. (Courtesy of Lucian Patton)

Bolinas residents protest visitors during coronavirus pandemic

By Kara Kneafsey, Editor in Chief ♦ Apr 2, 2020
Unusually high numbers of outside visitors came to Stinson Beach and Bolinas according to the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services following the shelter-in-place order announced by the state on March 19.
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(Ethan Swope)

Mill Valley residents howl in support of essential COVID-19 workers

By Skye Schoenhoeft, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 31, 2020
The howl started with a Nextdoor post by resident Hugh Kuhn suggesting that Mill Valley should participate in the #Solidarityat8 campaign, a movement to support essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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There are 680 steps on the Dipsea trail. (Paige Anderson)

Dipsea Race canceled to prevent COVID-19 spread

By Skye Schoenhoeft and Summer Solomon ♦ Mar 21, 2020
The last time the race was canceled was for WWII operations from 1942 through 1945.
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Shoppers collect toilet paper and paper towels to prepare for the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving store shelves empty. (Ethan Swope)

County announces shelter-in-place, lengthening school shutdowns

By Logan Little, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 16, 2020
Students and staff will now return to schools on April 12.
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District CFO Corbett Elsen presents the districts second interim budget report, which proposes cuts to Team, the Global Studies program, and journalism. (Ethan Swope)

Measure B fails, plunging district into $3 million deficit

Mar 15, 2020
At least 200 students, teachers, and parents attended the board meeting on March 10, where the board of trustees discussed the $1.4 million in proposed cuts.
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On-campus falconer Jennifer Hosperman and hawk Serenity scare off seagulls during lunch. (Niulan Wright)

MVMS hires hawk to quell seagull infestation

By Skye Schoenhoeft, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 14, 2020
Serenity, the new hawk, creates a predatory presence on campus, scaring seagulls away.
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A sign on the gate to the field house warns that the field is closed. (Johanna Meezan)

Tam cancels upcoming events to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic

By Johanna Meezan, News Editor ♦ Mar 14, 2020
Following a level three warning from the Center for Disease Control recommending that “travelers avoid all non-essential travel,” administration and staff members canceled two international trips to Italy and Spain.
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Visitors to district websites were met with an alert describing the shutdown. (Tamalpais Union High School District)

District campuses closed to minimize impact of COVID-19

By Johanna Meezan, News Editor ♦ Mar 12, 2020
Currently, there are no known cases of COVID-19 directly impacting the district.
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(Ethan Swope)

Wildfire prevention tax narrowly passes

By Leah Fullerton, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 5, 2020
Measure C will fund six initiatives aimed toward county-wide wildfire prevention, education, and preparation over a period of 10 years.
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(Courtesy of Ella Bogan)

ASB makes changes to Hawk Talk

By Quinn Rothwell, Social Media ♦ Mar 5, 2020
Members of the Hawk Talk committee will produce upcoming episodes until new hosts are chosen.
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