Emerson Swift Archives - The Tam News

Editorial: The Tam News needs two classes next year

By Emerson Swift and Editorial Staff ♦ Jan 25, 2024

Dear Tamalpais Union High School Board of Trustees, We are Tam High students who write, edit, and produce The Tam News and care about the future of this important publication. This past year The Tam...

Episode 1: The Arch Interviews Tara Seekins, Fulbright Scholar

By Emerson Swift, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Dec 15, 2023

In February 2023, Tam High English teacher Tara Seekins travelled to New Dehli India on a Fulbright Scholarship. In this episode, Ms. Seekins shares her experience with host Emerson Swift.

Welcome crew founded to support transfer students

By Emerson Swift, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Nov 9, 2023

The Welcome Crew was founded by senior Link Leader Bennett Goldmacher this year as a branch of the Link Crew program to welcome transfer students into the Tamalpais High School community. Goldmacher,...

Why you should rethink your “service” trip

By Emerson Swift, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Nov 2, 2023

“When you’re doing service, ask yourself ‘what do I want to get out of this?’” Barnes said. “You shouldn’t feel like you have to travel halfway across the world to do service when there are people right outside your door who could use your help.”

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Mill Valley equity committee holds first ever Pride event

By Caden Bernstein-Lawler and Emerson Swift ♦ Jun 8, 2023

The Mill Valley Parent Teacher Student Association’s (PTSA) Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee organized a pride event on May 30, the first ever from the committee. Tamalpais High School’s...