The Tam News
Administration and ASB host senior events amidst shelter in place
June 2, 2020
The events include a virtual prom for juniors and seniors and a drive-through graduation ceremony for seniors and their families.
District publishes 2019 Student Achievement Report
November 7, 2019
The report summarized student achievement via the CAASPP test and showed major discrepancies based on race and socioeconomic status.
Administration and ASB close campus for the next Unity Day
October 17, 2019
The campus will be closed for lunch in hopes of making Unity Day more effective in building school spirit.
The budget aftermath
By Johanna Meezan, Marco Steineke, and Logan Little
September 27, 2019
Last year’s cuts have dramatically increased class sizes and worsened errors in student schedules.
Students express concern over AP turnover rate
September 27, 2019
Eight assistant principals have been employed at Tam within the span of three years.
Administration addresses scavenger hunt at town hall
By Lucas Rosevear
July 6, 2019
Parents, students, and school and district staff attended, as did the Marin Youth Court director. Whether the administration will be able to effect change without a cultural shift is unclear.
Editorial: Not all fun and games
June 7, 2019
An event which casually encourages sexual assault, peer pressure, illicit and dangerous drug use should never be dismissed as a simple tradition.
Editorial: Not Quite Breaking Through
March 13, 2019
In the summer of 2017, two former Tam students spray painted a racial epithet on the side of Wood Hall, directed at our principal J.C. Farr. While this hate crime was egregious and despicable, it provided the us with an opportunity to openly discuss the racial inequality and prejudice that exists withi...
Crackdown: Admin introduces new attendance policies
By Max Goldberg and Charlie Rosgen
December 14, 2018
In an effort to reduce student tardiness and establish a punctual culture at Tam, the administration introduced two new tardy policies in the final months of the first semester. The first initiative was announced on December 5 via the administrative newsletter. If a student is late to the same ...
Designated Juuling Areas – Satire
December 13, 2018
On Sunday, June 3rd, J.B. Near and the administration announced the newest addition to Tam’s campus in the form of designated areas for consumption of vaporized nicotine products. “Addiction is a disease, and these students need a safe space to use without being judged by their teachers and peers,”...
Tam’s New Attendance Enforcement
By Milo Levine
October 26, 2017
This year the administration has amped up its attendance enforcement to counter Tam’s abysmal absence and tardiness record. “Tam High [absences] are excessive … for our district [and] excessive for all high schools in California,” assistant principal Angela Gramlick said. Both excused and unexcuse...
EDITORIAL: Hunting for New Ideas
June 2, 2017
The annual scavenger hunts, referred to by those involved as the “scav hunt,” is a high school tradition that takes place in late May. This year’s junior scavenger hunt took place on May 26, with approximately 60 juniors participating. Like any scavenger hunt, the goal is to complete a list of t...
