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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

School Board Grants Credits to 2014 Seniors

School Board Grants Credits to 2014 Seniors

By Sonja Hutson Dec 20, 2013

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously at a Board meeting on November 13 to grant class credits to 40 seniors who lost them due to unexcused absences. The...

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Boys' Varsity Basketball Preview

Boys’ Varsity Basketball Preview

By Mae Puckett & Max Bayer Dec 19, 2013

Boys’ varsity basketball opened the season with a road win against Ygnacio Valley 75-47 and now they will travel to San Luis Obispo to play in the annual Morro Bay Harding Invitational Tournament as...

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Benefit Concert Held in Honor of Alumnus

Benefit Concert Held in Honor of Alumnus

By Isaac Cohen Dec 18, 2013

The Sweetwater Music Hall was filled to capacity by members of the Tam community on November 26. The concert that night honored Tam alumnus Steven Rodriguez, who passed away on October 17 due to brain...

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Students Maintain Sustainable Garden

Students Maintain Sustainable Garden

By Anna Vandergriff Dec 17, 2013

The Sustainable Garden Club has recently taken over stewardship of the garden outside the Student Center, formerly the Environmental Science garden. The club is headed by seniors Natalie Overton and Blanche...

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New P.E. Curriculum to be Implemented in January

New P.E. Curriculum to be Implemented in January

By Riley Kuffner and Joe Russell Dec 16, 2013

The P.E. department will institute a redesigned curriculum in the second semester of this school year. Before the new curriculum, P.E. classes were essentially split, with half the time spent in the classroom...

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Common Core Standards Replace STAR Testing

Common Core Standards Replace STAR Testing

By Holly Parkin Dec 16, 2013

In connection with new Common Core standards, a standardized test called the Smarter Balanced test will be implemented at Tam in the 2014-2015 school year, replacing Standardized Testing and Reporting...

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Alumni Association to Fix Tam Clock

Alumni Association to Fix Tam Clock

By Bridget Lowry Dec 14, 2013

The alumni association plans to fix the Wood Hall clock tower beginning on December 20 with completion planned for January 8. The clock has not kept time for more than 50 years, and the three separate...

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District Video Replaces Annual Written Report

District Video Replaces Annual Written Report

By Emma Talkoff Dec 12, 2013

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) released a video, “Preparing Learners and Leaders for the 21st Century,” to parents and community members on November 19 as part of the district’s...

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Month in Review: November

Month in Review: November

By TBN Dec 12, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqTBFUBM3oM November's Month in Review includes interviews with senior Maddie Hill and English teacher Abbey Levine.

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Fall Food Drive Runs Through December 6

Fall Food Drive Runs Through December 6

By Cody Duane-McGlashan Nov 29, 2013

Leadership is putting on its annual fall food drive, which aims to collect canned and nonperishable foods for the Marin and San Francisco Food Bank. “Donating food is vital to do during the holiday...

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School Board Election Results

School Board Election Results

By Sonja Hutson Nov 25, 2013

Chuck Ford, Sheri Mowbray and Laura Anderson were elected to the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) Board of Trustees (also known as the School Board) on November 5. As previously reported,...

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Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

By Isaac Cohen Nov 23, 2013

Tam High-Martin Luther King (MLK) Science Outreach, founded by senior Lauren Killingsworth, received a $1,000 grant this summer to continue bringing science labs and tutoring to students at MLK Middle...

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