The Tam News
District appoints new superintendent
September 20, 2018
Dr. Tara Taupier was named as the Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) superintendent in an August 28 press release. The announcement followed the sudden June 30 resignation of former superintendent David Yoshihara and the subsequent appointment of interim superintendents Dr. Walt Buster and Dr. Valeri...
New Field Trips Approved in 2018
By Shane Lavezzo
December 18, 2017
Amid concerns about student equity, the Tamalpais Unified High School District Board of Trustees approved field trips to Hungary/Serbia, Belize, and London in 2018, at the board meeting on November 15. As the field trips were being motioned for approval, Board of Trustees member Michael Futterman brou...
Board Hires New Superintendent
June 28, 2015
The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) Board of Education announced the hiring of Dr. David Yoshihara as the new TUHSD superintendent on Tuesday, June 23. Yoshihara, who has served as a superintendent, assistant superintendent and math teacher in various California school districts,...
McCauley Confirms Tim Olrick Was Behind “Tom Ohara” Facebook Posts
By Sarah Asch
March 1, 2015
In an email sent to parents on February 26, Tamalpais Union High School District Board of Trustees President Cindy McCauley confirmed the allegations that Superintendent Laurie Kimbrel’s husband, Tim Olrick, was behind the defamatory Facebook posts targeting Tam parent Mitch Wortzman. When the posts...
New Pool Heaters to Conserve Energy
By Sonja Hutson
May 19, 2014
The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) School Board approved three actions regarding energy efficiency at Tam on April 23. The actions included installation of high efficiency pool heaters from Lincoln Aquatics, applying for PG&E’s energy project financing to pay for the new heat...
