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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Black Student Union Cancels Assembly

Mar 9, 2013

The annual Black Student Union (BSU) assembly slated for February 27 was cancelled amidst what Tam staff assistant and BSU advisor Jewel Barrow characterized as “changing attitudes” towards the club. According...

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GIRL POWER: Director and cast of CTE’s Julius Caesar pose for a photo during rehearsals. Photo by Emma Talkoff.

CTE Produces “Julius Caesar” With All-Girl Cast

By Emma Talkoff Feb 14, 2013

In the rehearsal studio behind Caldwell Theater, it feels as if everyone is holding their breath. Senior Taylor Seebold lies crumpled on a set of impromptu stairs where she’s just been stabbed to death...

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Filmmaker to Speak at Library

By Emma Talkoff Feb 1, 2013

As the latest in its First Thursday lecture and event series, the Mill Valley Public Library will be hosting filmmaker Dan Bruun in the Creekside Room on February 7. Bruun’s acclaimed films and...

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CHECK UP: Tubbs treats football player Devin Birch. Photo by: Claire Talkoff

Tina Tubbs Brings Athletic Training Services to Tam

By Emma Talkoff Dec 6, 2012

Tam’s first ever athletic trainer, Tina Tubbs, expertly wraps a basketball player’s ankle with shiny blue medical tape, firing off questions about the injury while giving directions on icing and...

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Photo Credit: MyUpperWest.com

“Elementary” Review: New Show Fails to Capture the Magic of Sherlock Holmes

By Emma Talkoff Dec 3, 2012

"Elementary," CBS’s take on the modern-day Holmes theme mastered by Britain’s wildly popular "Sherlock," premiered September 27 as the latest in a series of adaptations of the original stories dating...

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Political Differences in Jackson Hole Help to Create a More Educated Student Body

Political Differences in Jackson Hole Help to Create a More Educated Student Body

By Emma Talkoff Nov 5, 2012

The political culture at Tam is perhaps easily explained by geography–with 54.4 percent of Marin voters registered as Democrats, the county is the third most liberal in the state, after San Francisco...

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AND THEY'RE OFF: Members of the Tam girls cross country team set out at the Stinson Beach Relays.  Photo courtesy of: MJ Alves

Young Cross Country Team Optimistic About 2012 Season

By Emma Talkoff Oct 3, 2012

The cross country teams were put to their first test of the season on September 8 at the Ed Sias invitational meet, where 310 runners from 24 schools raced a 2-mile course in Pleasant Hill. Tam had...

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From the Archives: June 2012

From the Archives: June 2012

Jun 8, 2012

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Senor Cruz by McCall Hoyt

¡Que Viva La Vida! The life of Señor Cruz

By Emma Talkoff May 10, 2012

Almost half a century ago, a young man and his family received a massive stroke of luck: despite limited English, they were granted visas into the United States. On the edge of one of the biggest transitions...

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Battling the Sunday blues

By Emma Talkoff Apr 5, 2012

For many of us, the weekend effectively ends early Sunday afternoon—certainly for me, that’s the last possible second that I can hold off the crushing weight of responsibilities-yet-to-be-fulfilled...

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Graphic by Emma Talkoff

Winter canned food drive is a success

By Billie Mandelbaum Dec 7, 2011

Since the economic recession began in 2008, an increasing number of Americans are living in poverty and face the challenge of food insecurity. According to a 2010 report published by the United States...

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