News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

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A Redefined Neighborhood

A Redefined Neighborhood

By Nell Mitchell Sep 21, 2016

I joined Nextdoor, the local social media network, out of fear that I was missing out. Not missing out on a summer job walking dogs or weeding gardens, not missing out on a “gently used patio set”...

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Why Snap Texting Is the Worst Form of Communication

Why Snap Texting Is the Worst Form of Communication

By Sophia Venables Sep 21, 2016

Your phone faintly buzzes twice, lighting up with the display of a badly chosen username. It’s that friend again. You know, the one that has your cell number but insists on snap texting. Praying it’s...

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My Guilty Pleasure: Why I watch the Bachelorette

My Guilty Pleasure: Why I watch the Bachelorette

By Glo Robinson Sep 5, 2016

After religiously watching every episode of the summer season of the Bachelorette, I can fully attest my undisclosed love for weekly Monday night premieres of the reality soap opera. For several years,...

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Graphic By Luke Rider

Don’t Blur the Line

By Nick Goldman Jun 3, 2016

As  I rode by Tam in the passenger seat of my friend Connor Wynne Parrys ‘91 Honda Civic, I saw two headlights swerve into my lane. A moment later, as my friend and I crawled out of the smoking, crushed...

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Make America Great Again?

Make America Great Again?

By Dashiell Yarnold Jun 3, 2016

The presidential elections in November are approaching quickly. In 2016, we have witnessed one of the most bizarre lineups of candidates in political history. On the left we have a self-proclaimed socialist...

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What Goes Unnoticed: My Struggle With Depression

By James Finn Jun 3, 2016

For most students, waking up in the morning is a chore. Hearing a blaring iPhone alarm at 7:00 in the morning instantly makes most teenagers irritable. But for me, and for the other 3 million Americans...

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Don’t Cross the Line

By Jack Goldman Jun 2, 2016

It’s lunchtime, and the race to Safeway begins. Dozens and dozens of students rush across Miller Avenue to Safeway through the crosswalk to be first in line to get their lunches. What if you are racing...

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How to Survive the Last Month of School

By Piper Goeking Jun 2, 2016

Every student feels the fatigue at this time of the school year.  Freshmen are itching to inch up the pecking order to the upper end of lowerclassmen status.  Sophomores daydream of fully exercising...

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Donald Trump announcing his candidacy for President

The Silver Lining of Trump

By Peter Wynn Jun 1, 2016

I would like to start this off (mainly for my own and my family's safety) by saying that I do not support Donald Trump. I’m not going to vote for him in an election, and despite being compelled by his...

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A Midnight not in Marrakesh

By Tandis Shoushtary May 31, 2016

If spending the night sober in a gym filled with my fellow classmates wasn’t harrowing enough, this year, Safe and Sober Grad Night will feature the theme of “Midnight in Marrakesh”, meaning that...

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Seeing People You Kinda Know in Public: Travel Edition

Seeing People You Kinda Know in Public: Travel Edition

By Cam Vernali May 12, 2016

Unlike clothes or your emo phase in 7th grade (or your emo phase revival in junior year), you can’t grow out of some awkward moments, not matter how hard you try. One of the worst kinds of awkward encounters...

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The Perils of Finding A College Roommate

By Hannah Chorley May 12, 2016

“IF YOU’RE READING THIS ROOM WITH ME” the Facebook post read in the Drake-esque font. Along with this creatively edited photoshop masterpiece, Danny had included a long paragraph of things about...

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