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Boys Varsity Basketball Makes the Pirates Walk the Plank

By Milo Levine and Rocky Brown ♦ Jan 11, 2019

The boys varsity basketball team defeated the Sir Francis Drake Pirates in a lopsided victory, with a final score of 46-28. The Hawks were led by senior forward Devon Dyer, who scored 14-points...

Boys Volleyball Loses to Drake

By Camille Howard ♦ Apr 23, 2018

The boys volleyball team was defeated in an intense game against Drake on Tuesday, March 27. Tam started the game strong, winning the first set 28-26. However, in the second set, Drake took the lead, with...

4/25 Facilities Master Plan Board Meeting Recap

By Piper Goeking ♦ May 24, 2017

The Tamalpais Union High School District held a board meeting to discuss a facilities draft master plan on April 25. Jim Kisel of LPA Inc., a consultant hired by the Board, presented the draft which...

Drake to Replace Turf Field

By Adam Tolson ♦ Apr 3, 2017

The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) school board has voted to replace the turf on the Sir Francis Drake football field due to health concerns. After 12 years of playing on the old turf, which...

Rob Davis Succeeds on the Court (Web Exclusive)

By Francis Strietmann and ♦ Mar 31, 2017

Senior and middle blocker of the Boys’ Varsity Volleyball team Senior Rob Davis transferred to Tam after four years at Eastside College Preparatory School, a boarding school in Palo Alto. Davis, who...

David Rice Joins Administration Team

By Marina Furbush ♦ Mar 17, 2017

At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, Assistant Principal Brian Lynch was replaced by former Drake Assistant Principal David Rice, who previously worked at Tam as a social studies teacher. Lynch...

Request for Girls Field Hockey Team

By Tess Lochman ♦ Oct 14, 2016

Tam High School might have its first field hockey team. Athletic director Christina Amoroso, is organizing a team of girls who are interested in participating in the inaugural season starting next August. “The...

Tam High Mountain Bike Team Wins NorCal D1 at Petaluma

By Calvin Rosevear ♦ May 2, 2016

The Tam High mountain bike team came in first place out of NorCal Division one teams in their fourth race of the year on April 23. The race was the nearest to Tam, in Petaluma, and many team podiums (top...

Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Loses to Drake

By Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, and Kevin Lee ♦ Apr 8, 2016

The Drake boys varsity volleyball team beat Tamalpais 3-0 at Tam on March 8, 2016. Tam is a young team but Drake has a lot of club experience. “I think we are young and that’s a respectable loss. I...

New Diving Coach Haley Quinn Hired

By Calvin Rosevear and Calvin Rosevear ♦ Mar 3, 2016

After Nathan Severin’s departure last year to become Drake’s athletic director, Tam was left without a diving coach. Haley Quinn was hired this year to fill in the empty position in the program....

Girls Varsity Basketball Beats Drake

By Blake Villanueva and Blake Villanueva ♦ Jan 13, 2016

The girls’ varsity basketball team picked up a close 45-43 win against Drake’s Pirates on January 7, bringing their overall record to 12-1 and MCAL record to 3-0. Tam’s Amari Allison started off...

“If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”

By Kevin Lee ♦ Apr 2, 2015

Drake’s catchy new album, “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late” captures the essence of trap with flowing lines and hard beats. Anyone can bump to his music and it’s hard not to feel the...