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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

Increase in Swastika Graffiti in Marin

By Elissa Asch Apr 3, 2017

Over the last few months the Marin community has experienced a sharp increase in anti-Semitic behavior. This behavior includes the drawing of five swastikas found at Tam, Mill Valley Middle School, the...

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Spring Rally

Spring Rally

By Ethan Swope, Photographer Apr 3, 2017

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The Legacy of the SAT

Mar 29, 2017

The SAT was born in 1926 as an acronym for the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College Board had just recently been formed, and the test was originally created as a sort of IQ test, stemming from the idea...

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Marin County Mudslides

By Tess Lochman Mar 28, 2017

The unabating rains this winter caused water to rapidly collect in the hillsides of Marin County, resulting in a surge of hazardous mudslides, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Marin. A majority...

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District Implements New Generation Science Standards

By Shane Lavezzo Mar 28, 2017

In an effort to provide students with a deeper understanding and application of content, the Tam High Unified School District (TUHSD) will implement the New Generation Science Standards(NGSS) in fall of...

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San Rafael Gun Spotting and Two Car Crashes

By Sabrina Baker Mar 27, 2017

Amanda Maria Evans, 24, and Jason Griffin, 40, were arrested after a police chase in San Rafael on March 12, 2017 that injured a passing driver and damaged a police car. On Sunday around 7:30 a.m. a...

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Diving Team Receives a Tub

By Griffin Barry Mar 17, 2017

In November 2016, the Tam diving team was permitted by the school to buy a hot tub. Haley Quinn, the team’s coach, explained how the team needed the tub due to the chilly temperatures the divers experienced...

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David Rice Joins Administration Team

By Marina Furbush Mar 17, 2017

At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, Assistant Principal Brian Lynch was replaced by former Drake Assistant Principal David Rice, who previously worked at Tam as a social studies teacher. Lynch...

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Library Installs Traffic Light Noise Monitor

By Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes Mar 17, 2017

In November 2016, two battery-powered traffic signals, otherwise known as “Yacker Trackers®,” were wall-mounted in each room of the Tamalpais Library to monitor noise level. According to Melissa Bowman,...

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TUHSD Pursues Contract Negotiations

By Marina Furbush Mar 10, 2017

The Tamalpais Federation of Teachers (TFT), which represents the Tamalpais Union High School District’s (TUHSD) teachers and counselors, has withdrawn a filing for impasse over contract negotiations....

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Shane Kennedy Wins Model Coach Award

By Maddie Asch Mar 10, 2017

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced on February 6 that Tam Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Shane Kennedy was one of 13 coaches in the state to win the 2016-2017 model coach award. CIF...

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Breakthrough Day

Breakthrough Day

By Megan Butt Mar 10, 2017

Students participated in Breakthrough Day on February 27 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Breakthrough, a student-led initiative that took place in 1967 following race riots on campus....

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