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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Curing Our Culture: A Postmortem Analysis of New Tech at Tam

Curing Our Culture: A Postmortem Analysis of New Tech at Tam

By Sarah Asch & James Finn, Additional Reporting by: Marina Furbush and Hannah Chorley May 14, 2015

Ruby Scott Gym was packed with 200 parents on the evening of April 3, 2014. On that night, the Tam administration hosted a curriculum meeting to explain the benefits of hiring a professional development...

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Subversive Gang Gains Local Recognition

Subversive Gang Gains Local Recognition

By James Finn Apr 23, 2015

Rap has long played a significant role in the musical culture of the Bay Area. Artists ranging from the beloved Tam alum 2Pac to the more recent phenoms like Lil’ B and HBK Gang have not only emerged...

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Associated Student Body Officials Elected

Associated Student Body Officials Elected

By James Finn Apr 10, 2015

Leadership announced the winners of the Associate Student Body (ASB) elections for next year’s student government positions on April 8 during tutorial. Junior Andy Strike was elected ASB treasurer and...

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BROKEN DOWN: Senior Dave Peters injured his knee and ankle on February 23 ending his season and not allowing him to compete in NCS  		                          Photo by: Nate Vogel

Dave Peters Places First in MCAL’s

By James Finn Mar 24, 2015

Senior Dave Peters defeated Novato wrestler Korey Yamagata to take home the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) wrestling title for the 184-pound weight class on Saturday, February 21 at Novato High School....

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Tam News Reporter Harassed

Tam News Reporter Harassed

By James Finn Mar 18, 2015

Junior Tandis Shoushtary, a Tam News editor, was physically confronted by an unknown student outside of Keyser Hall on Thursday, February 26 before the start of fourth period. According to Shoushtary,...

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Cosca Group Searches for Superintendent

Cosca Group Searches for Superintendent

By James Finn & Marina Furbush Mar 18, 2015

Dr. Steve Goldstone, a representative of the search firm The Cosca Group, spoke at a Tamalpais Union High School (TUHSD) Board of Trustees meeting on March 3 to outline the process of selecting a new superintendent....

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Leadership and ASB to Hold Student Elections

Leadership and ASB to Hold Student Elections

By James Finn Mar 18, 2015

Leadership announced plans to hold associated student body (ASB) elections on April 3, and elections for class officials after spring break. Elections for the position of ASB president (who possesses...

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A Bitter End to a Successful Season

A Bitter End to a Successful Season

By Connor Dargan Mar 12, 2015

The boys’ varsity basketball team lost to the Alhambra Bulldogs 68-51 on February 24 after a season of an 8-6 record.  Although Tam started strong with a six point lead in the first few minutes, the...

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Running for Change Receives Grant

Running for Change Receives Grant

By James Finn Feb 24, 2015

Humanities teacher Isaias Franco’s Running for Change program recently received a $2,500 grant from the Marin Leadership Foundation, a local non-profit organization. Franco said that the money for the...

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Redwood Teachers React to Kimbrel’s Resignation

Redwood Teachers React to Kimbrel’s Resignation

By James Finn Feb 24, 2015

Redwood High School science teacher Todd Samet read a letter signed by 64 of the 79 tenured teachers at Redwood during a January 28th meeting of the Tamalpais Union High School District’s (TUHSD’s)...

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Two Tam Students Injured in Drunk Driving Accident

Two Tam Students Injured in Drunk Driving Accident

By Sarah Asch, James Finn & Marina Furbush Dec 24, 2014

Junior Nick Goldman and senior Conor Wynne-Parry were injured in a car accident when a fellow Tam student’s car crossed the center line of Almonte Boulevard and struck Wynne-Parry’s vehicle head-on...

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Every Fifteen Minutes Program Discontinued

Every Fifteen Minutes Program Discontinued

By James Finn Nov 21, 2014

The “Every Fifteen Minutes” program, traditionally conducted at Tam every four years, will not take place this year. The program, which involves a single realistic enactment of a car accident caused...

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