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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 culture of misinformation

A culture of misinformation

By Sophia Weinberg, Editor-in-Chief ♦ May 25, 2023
Presently, high schoolers are living in a time of technological advances. Teenagers are relying more and more on social media, and in many unfortunate cases, it is their only news source.
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Lack of motivation for state testing

Lack of motivation for state testing

By Luella Searson, Reporter ♦ May 16, 2023
In recent years CAASPP testing has not been a top priority for Tam students. Students opt out of these tests, creating a lack of participation problem and driving the school's ranking down.
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Call Ski Week whatever you want.

Call Ski Week whatever you want.

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Apr 3, 2023
I couldn't care less what Ski Week is called. Its existence is elitist, changing the name doesn’t erase that.
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Dianne Feinstein is the last thing you should be worried about in congress right now – Here’s why

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Mar 6, 2023
I read an article today in my American Government class about California Senator Dianne Feinsten. The class is a state-required course in which we are supposed to learn and understand the systems and inner-workings of the American government system so that we may navigate citizenship. 
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What happens when the drought ends?

What happens when the drought ends?

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Feb 3, 2023
Recent extreme weather has exposed structural weaknesses that must be addressed with the uprise of climate change.
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photo courtesy of OpenAI

AI Artwork

By Lauren Felder, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Feb 2, 2023
The creation of accessible artificial intelligence has lead to the question: what truly qualifies as art?
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Black History Month deserves more celebration at Tam

Black History Month deserves more celebration at Tam

By Colette Hale, Op/Ed Editor ♦ Jan 5, 2023
Black History Month has been a prominent, nationwide event ever since former President Gerald Ford officially recognized it in 1976. The month is intended to celebrate and honor the contributions and legacy of Black Americans across the U.S. 
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New Years 2023: Are resolutions really helpful?

New Years 2023: Are resolutions really helpful?

By Chloe Bowman, News Editor ♦ Jan 5, 2023
New Year’s resolutions: Some people choose to make them, embarking on an often week-long journey to try to change their whole lives, and others elect to skip out on the mindset that just because the year has reverted back to January, their lifestyle isn’t working. 
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The Assembly

The Assembly

By Savy Behr, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Jan 5, 2023
Along with presumably all Tamalpais High School juniors and seniors, I attended the mandatory meeting during tutorial on Nov. 18. As stated in an email sent out to junior and senior families by Tam principal, Dr. JC Farr, the purpose of this meeting was “resetting behavioral expectations.” 
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Valentine’s Day for Singles

Valentine’s Day for Singles

By Siobhan King, Reporter ♦ Jan 5, 2023
Love is most definitely not in the air at Tamalpais High School. 
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Fantasy Football: We Take it Seriously

Fantasy Football: We Take it Seriously

By Gabe Schwartzman, Features Editor ♦ Jan 5, 2023

With the temperatures dropping, dead leaves falling, and sweaters being brought back into the rotation, it only means one thing…  No, not the seasons changing. Football is what it means. Not only...

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Seasons in California

Seasons in California

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Nov 25, 2022
It’s fall in northern California! There is a brisk chill hanging in the air (as long as you are within 100 yards of a coastline), the dark embrace of fog in the first and last four hours of the day, and brown and orange leaves leisurely falling from tree branches (the 10% of them that aren’t evergreen).
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