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

Why is a gap year beneficial?

Why is a gap year beneficial?

By Delaney Bobbitt Nov 16, 2023

High school students deal with constant pressure: getting good grades, fitting in among their peers, applying to colleges, and figuring out what to do as an adult. Adding on to that, high school is becoming...

The real issue with monetizing college sports

The real issue with monetizing college sports

By Sophia Weinberg Nov 15, 2023

While college football fanatics argue over the chaotic dismantling of the Pacific 12 (Pac 12) conference, it is vital to recognize the larger implications.  Pac 12 is a collegiate athletic conference...

The best years of my life

The best years of my life

By Natalie Popper Nov 14, 2023

The high school experience is a stressful, rocky journey. It is hard enough with demanding classes, social complications, and extracurriculars that excessive pressure is unnecessary. Whether it’s from...

American Education and the Fate of Affirmative Action

By Sophia Weinberg Nov 17, 2022
Affirmative Action should be banned, but only once America's systematic racism is no longer prevalent in society. In order to reach this point in society, we need policies like Affirmative Action as a safeguard against already existent systematic racism.
Why Tams College Culture is Toxic

Why Tam’s College Culture is Toxic

By Siobhan King Nov 3, 2022

As early action deadlines near for many colleges, you can practically see the stress seeping out of almost every senior at Tam. Blood pressures rise at the thought of getting your counselor letter of recommendation...

SAT to be shortened, digitized by 2024

SAT to be shortened, digitized by 2024

By Lukas Stoker Mar 17, 2022
The College Board announced the SAT will become shorter and fully digital by 2024.
(Courtesy of Sydney Boyd)

Boyd’s Journey to UC Santa Cruz

By Jack McIntire Nov 2, 2021
“In the middle of class, I had finally gotten an email back from the head coach of Santa Cruz asking if I could talk on the phone."
(Emily Stull)

“Senior season”

By Claudia Epsha Dec 18, 2020
It's that time of year again: college application season. Let's break down how the senior class of '21 is handling it.
(Tenaya Tremp)

College talk

By Tenaya Tremp Dec 9, 2019
The holiday season is upon us, and for us seniors it brings with it constant questions about our plans for the upcoming year. This year, I conducted research on the best way to keep these conversations short and sweet.
Students wait in line to see their counselors. (Katharine Owen)

The budget aftermath

By Johanna Meezan, Marco Steineke, and Logan Little Sep 27, 2019
Last year’s cuts have dramatically increased class sizes and worsened errors in student schedules.
Senior season

Senior season

By Charlie Rosgen Jun 24, 2019
I was warned about the stress that comes along with writing deep personal narratives for a panel of college admissions employees to judge, but there were plenty of aspects to senior year that I was not prepared for.
I am the Law

I am the Law

By Josie Spiegelman Mar 14, 2019

While most high schoolers struggle thinking about where they want to be in five years, for junior Paul Law, the answer is simple: he wants to be running. A standout on both the cross country and track...

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