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650 Words Maximum – March 2025

By Emerson Swift, Editor-in-Chief ♦ May 7, 2025

Meet members of the Tamalpais High School class of 2025 through their college application essays!

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Editorial: The Odds Are Against the Class of 2025

By Andrew Ismailer and Editorial Staff ♦ Apr 30, 2025

With a record breaking graduation class and students applying to more schools than ever, the class of 2025 faces an uphill battle in the college application process.

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See You at the CCC: How Tam’s Free Resources Level the Playing Field for All Seniors

By Jude Paine, Emerson Swift, and The Tam News Staff ♦ Dec 31, 2024

The under-appreciated College and Career Center at Tamalpais High School is working to level the playing field for college applications. They hold workshops to support students who do not have private tutors to help them complete the complicated process of college applications.

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Why is a gap year beneficial?

By Delaney Bobbitt, Reporter ♦ 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

By Sophia Weinberg, Editor-in-Chief ♦ 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

By Natalie Popper, Lifestyles/Sports editor ♦ 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, Editor-in-Chief ♦ 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.

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Why Tam’s College Culture is Toxic

By Siobhan King, Reporter ♦ 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

By Lukas Stoker ♦ Mar 17, 2022

The College Board announced the SAT will become shorter and fully digital by 2024.

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Boyd’s Journey to UC Santa Cruz

By Jack McIntire, Managing Editor ♦ 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."

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“Senior season”

By Claudia Epsha, Reporter ♦ 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.

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College talk

By Tenaya Tremp, Opinion Editor ♦ 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.

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