News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News
News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News
News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News stories about Tamalpais High School and our surrounding communities

Police conduct search outside Tam. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Pera)

Police arrest suspect in connection to Monday’s lockdown

By Paige Anderson, Editor in Chief & Photography ♦ Jan 27, 2020
The 21-year-old used an Airsoft replica gun and a mask for a Snapchat video made near campus.
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(Ethan Swope)

Former assistant football coach arrested for child pornography

By Logan Little, Editor in Chief ♦ Jan 11, 2020
Principal J.C. Farr will hold an informational meeting about John de Lorimier's arrest on Monday, January 13.
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The Contra Costa SWAT team barricaded part of Drake Avenue during a raid on November 14. (The Tam News)

Suspects released after controversial raid in Marin City

By Emily Stull, Editor in Chief ♦ Dec 15, 2019
The Contra Costa SWAT team conducted a raid in Marin City on November 14, releasing the suspects three days later.
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(Katharine Owen)

SMCSD calls on community for help with desegregation plan

Dec 11, 2019
As it seeks to merge its two schools, Bayside Martin Luther King Jr. Academy in Marin City and Willow Creek Academy in Sausalito, the Sausalito Marin City School District has reached out to the community for input.
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Southern Marin Fire Department responds to chemical spill at Tam pool. (Lucas Rosevear)

Protective radius declared around Tam pool facility due to chemical spill

By Lucas Rosevear ♦ Nov 26, 2019
The shelter in place was eventually lifted around noon.
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(Saranyu Nel)

New law requires California high schools to start no earlier that 8:30 a.m.

By Tenaya Tremp, Opinion Editor ♦ Nov 16, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on October 13 that requires most middle and high schools to push back their start times by the start of the 2022 school year. This was passed as a result of research that show that teen's natural sleep cycle clashes with early start times.
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Parks and Recreation Director Carol Buchholz leads tour through Tam Valley's Haunted House. (Courtesy of Stefanie Schwartz)

Tamalpais Community Services District haunted house likely to close this year

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 16, 2019
The three creators of the event, Carol Buchholz, Greg LeMoi, and Jeff Brown, are all parting ways and will not be able to manage the haunted house in the future.
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A pole in the Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve showing projected sea level rise by designated years. (Johanna Meezan)

Parks Conservancy begins Bothin Marsh Restoration Project

By Claire Conger, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 14, 2019
Over the next 10 years, the Bothin Marsh Open Space Reserve sea level is predicted to rise 10 inches.
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The Marin County Fire Department administers a controlled burn in San Rafael. (Ethan Swope)

PG&E conducts power shutoffs throughout California

By Summer Solomon and Johanna Meezan ♦ Nov 11, 2019
Over three million people lost power, and Tam was closed for four days.
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District publishes 2019 Student Achievement Report

District publishes 2019 Student Achievement Report

By Leah Fullerton, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 7, 2019
The report summarized student achievement via the CAASPP test and showed major discrepancies based on race and socioeconomic status.
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SOAR accepted the award at the National Summit for Courageous Conversation in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 15. (Courtesy of J.C. Farr)

SOAR wins Ruby Bridges Student Leadership and Courage Award

By Josie Spiegelman, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 7, 2019
The TUHSD was awarded the Ruby Bridges Student Leadership and Courage Award by Pacific Educational Group, a nationwide firm dedicated to starting meaningful conversations about race in schools.
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(Courtesy of Rebecca Preis)

Administration and ASB close campus for the next Unity Day

By Samantha Nichols, Editor in Chief ♦ Oct 17, 2019
The campus will be closed for lunch in hopes of making Unity Day more effective in building school spirit.
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