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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

Breaking News: Tam Protests

Breaking News: Tam Protests

By Raqshan Khan Nov 10, 2016
On November 10, in the aftermath of the presidential election, students gathered outside the arches of Tam High, to plan for and start a peaceful protest that ended in a violent altercation.
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Students Create Parking Petition

By Josh Love and Megan Butt Nov 10, 2016

On November 3, seniors Emma Blackburn and Kate Hofele created an online petition in response to recent parking issues at Tam. The petition on standunited.org was not meant to resolve the parking problem...

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Annual Blanket Bash

By Josh Love and Megan Butt Nov 10, 2016

Leadership and the PTSA will hold their second annual Blanket Bash on December 1 at the Tam high student center from 7-9 p.m. Participants will make no-sew blankets out of donated fleece that will be...

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Safeway Opens Unisex Bathrooms

By Emily Pavis Nov 10, 2016

After a customer complaint, our neighboring Safeway has made the change from separate gender bathrooms to two unisex facilities. According to Eric Dohner, the manager of the Camino Alto Safeway, the switch...

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Students, Staff Address Pre-Calc Drop Rate

By Maddie Asch and Alex Price Nov 10, 2016

Since the beginning of the school year, 22 percent of Pre-Calculus students have dropped the class. Out of the 93 students who started in pre-calculus, 20 students dropped out of the course within the...

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Leadership Enforces Stricter Club Rules

By Marie Hogan Nov 10, 2016

Leadership is enforcing club regulations more strictly this year in a move to increase oversight and protect against potential audits. Because of increased state auditing, clubs are now required to take...

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Measure E to Prolong School Funding

By Elise Korngut Nov 8, 2016

On November 8, Marin voters decided to use their tax dollars to continue to fund kindergarten through eighth grade public education in Mill Valley. Measure E renewed the parcel tax that passed in 2008,...

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We asked Tam and Redwood students how they would vote in the election. Here are the results.

We asked Tam and Redwood students how they would vote in the election. Here are the results.

By Kendall Lafranchi Nov 6, 2016

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Clown Hysteria Strikes the Bay Area

By Ava Finn, Editor in Chief Oct 30, 2016

KRON4 has broadcasted news of “creepy” clowns targeting schools and children in the Bay Area. On October 4, in Concord, California, KRON4 documented the aftershock of a young girl attacked by a clown...

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Senior Revives Gardening Club

Senior Revives Gardening Club

By Sophia Krivoruchko and Megan Butt Oct 25, 2016

After visiting Panama this summer and working in a preserve, senior Eva Brazer was inspired to revive the gardening club at Tam. “About a year ago there was a garden club [at Tam] but it wasn’t...

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Redwood Responds to Hate Crime

Redwood Responds to Hate Crime

By Jack Loder Oct 25, 2016

Redwood school officials discovered racist graffiti spray painted on the school’s Spirit Ball early on the morning of Tuesday, September 20. The racial slurs defacing the historic spirit ball were directed...

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Bill Restricts Phone Use While Driving

By Abby Frazee Oct 25, 2016

A new California assembly bill will increase restrictions on phone use while driving, starting in January. Not only will texting or talking on the phone be prohibited, but according to the bill, "holding...

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