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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

Marin Horizon to Open New School in Marin City

By Kendall Lafranchi Apr 3, 2017

Marin Horizon is set to open a Pre-K school for two-year-old children in Marin City in the fall of 2017. The school will be in partnership with Community Action Marin (CAM) and will move into the two-acre...

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Drake to Replace Turf Field

By Adam Tolson Apr 3, 2017

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) school board has voted to replace the turf on the Sir Francis Drake football field due to health concerns. After 12 years of playing on the old turf, which...

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Jolly Roger Unable to Print

Jolly Roger Unable to Print

By Zoe Wynn Apr 3, 2017

The Drake High School newspaper, The Jolly Roger, is not able to print their magazine due to the Tamalpais Union High School District Print shop shutting down. The Jolly Roger and the Tam district have...

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Wellness Center Update

Wellness Center Update

By Marie Hogan Apr 3, 2017

Development of Tam’s Wellness program continues, with the school set to begin hiring Wellness coordinators April 3rd. Due to space constraints, Tam is going forward with a Wellness program that combines...

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Steps, Lanes and Paths Lawsuit Update

Steps, Lanes and Paths Lawsuit Update

By Nell Mitchell Apr 3, 2017

The Mill Valley City Council adopted a resolution to protect Mill Valley’s Steps, Lanes and Paths (SLPs) on March 20. The City has also agreed to officially record the 192-path network at the County...

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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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