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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

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of Teachers (TFT), which represents the Tamalpais Union High School District’s (TUHSD) teachers and counselors, has withdrawn a filing for impasse over contract negotiations....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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Freshman Movie Night March 3

Freshman Movie Night March 3

By Ethan Swope, Photographer Mar 3, 2017

A freshman movie night is being held March 3 from 6-9 p.m. in room 2020. The event, put on by Leadership, will be screening the 80’s hit Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Admission is free. Pizza and snacks...

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Mock Trial Wins County for 22nd Consecutive Year

Mock Trial Wins County for 22nd Consecutive Year

By Emily Pavis Feb 27, 2017

Tam High Mock Trial won the Marin County Mock Trial Competition for the 22nd year in a row at the Marin County Superior Court on Saturday, February 4. Tam competed against San Rafael, Marin Academy, Terra...

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Breakthrough Day: 50 Year Anniversary

By Jacob Swergold Feb 26, 2017

On February 27, 1967 Tam Students participated in a teach-in on race relations known as Operation Breakthrough . The teach-in was an attempt to alleviate racial tensions. At the time race relations were...

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Political March on Town Hall

Political March on Town Hall

By Marie Hogan and Raqshan Khan Feb 2, 2017

On January 27 President Donald Trump signed an executive order that suspended entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, blocked Syrian refugees indefinitely, and denied entry for citizens...

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Marin Struggles with Continued Flooding

Marin Struggles with Continued Flooding

By Marie Hogan Feb 2, 2017

When king tides and heavy rain combined to caused flooding and road closures in January, it came as no surprise to residents of Mill Valley. “The flooding goes back for as long as we’ve recorded...

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Tam Partner Program with COM

Feb 2, 2017

College of Marin (COM) began a college readiness program in collaboration with Tam High, called Compass, at the start of the second semester. The program’s goal is to improve the readiness of low...

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Decile Ranking System to be Eliminated

By Francis Streitmann Feb 2, 2017

For the past six years college and career specialists in the TUHSD have been working to eliminate class ranks based on grade point averages. District leaders feel that class ranks could “[put] students...

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