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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Hutson carries the ball

Crewe Hutson: Overcoming Obstacles

By Kennedy Cook and Michael Diamandakis Jun 2, 2017

Freshman Crewe Hutson is not your average dual-sport athlete. Although he played running back for the Junior Varsity football team and guard for freshman basketball team, the quality that truly separates...

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Humans of Tam: I can’t hide from it, I can’t run from it.

Humans of Tam: I can’t hide from it, I can’t run from it.

By Kennedy Cook and Michael Diamandakis May 31, 2017

High School is not easy. I struggle with bullying a little bit. It’s gotten better, but it’s still kind of hard to deal with every now and then. Once I was walking on the field next to MVMS, and a...

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The Dis-Kush-ion: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Marin

The Dis-Kush-ion: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Marin

By Nicole Anisgard Parra, Additional Reporting by Kennedy Cook May 4, 2017

When it was announced in August 2016 that the famed Dipsea Cafe, located in Tam Junction, was to potentially close, it was the talk of the town. The closure became even more discussion worthy when the...

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Sports Opinion: Physical Education: Unnecessary for Student Athletes

Sports Opinion: Physical Education: Unnecessary for Student Athletes

By Arya Guinney & Kennedy Cook Mar 31, 2017

Physical Education (P.E.) is a two-year required course for every student that attends Tam. It has two components–one that encompasses the information a student would learn in a health class and a second,...

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It Happens Here: Rape at Tam

It Happens Here: Rape at Tam

By Elissa Asch, Maddie Asch, and Kennedy Cook Mar 9, 2017

When junior Barbara woke up, she had no memory of having had sex during a party the night before. “It wasn't even anybody who I wouldn't have [hooked up] with sober… [But] it was...uncomfortable to...

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Humans of Tam: I Don't Belong Here

Humans of Tam: I Don’t Belong Here

By Kennedy Cook and Michael Diamandakis Feb 10, 2017

  My parents were together. We had a home, I never really appreciated that. I never really knew what it was ‘till I lost it. My dad left, he moved into a different house. He came and saw me every...

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Humans of Tam: My Brother Had to Come Home

Humans of Tam: My Brother Had to Come Home

By Kennedy Cook and Michael Diamandakis Dec 14, 2016

  My brother had to come home. The doctors didn’t really know what was going on because he was having a lot of headaches and was having seizures, they didn’t know what was happening, they thought...

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How to Have a Sickness Free Winter

How to Have a Sickness Free Winter

By Kennedy Cook, Editor in Chief Nov 16, 2016

A sniffle, a cough, a sneeze. It’s coming. Cold and flu season is creeping closer and closer; selecting victims and spreading germs far and wide. As winter approaches, an increasing amount of preventative...

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Rise in Mill Valley Mail Theft

Rise in Mill Valley Mail Theft

By Kennedy Cook and Charlie Rosgen Oct 14, 2016

Over the past month there has been a series of mail thefts around Strawberry and Tam Valley. The alarm has spread throughout the social media site, Nextdoor, which is popular among adults in local neighborhoods. There...

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New Staff Profiles

New Staff Profiles

By Tam News Staff Oct 11, 2016

Special Education Department: Molly Fries  by Ryan Leake Tam’s newest member of the Special Education Department, Molly Fries, claims she is “not actually a teacher.” Fries spends her time...

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Girl Up Club Prepares for Fundraiser

Girl Up Club Prepares for Fundraiser

By Kennedy Cook, Editor in Chief May 2, 2016

The Tam High Girl Up Club will be selling flowers on campus to raise money and awareness for girls’ education on May 6th, the Friday before Mother's day. “Our newest fundraiser is going to be both...

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Girl Up Candy Gram Fundraiser

Girl Up Candy Gram Fundraiser

By Kennedy Cook, Editor in Chief Mar 15, 2016

The Tam High Girl Up Club will be selling candy grams on March 14, 15, and 16th for $1 in order to raise money for girls’ education. Girl Up is a thriving club at Tam, lead by sophomores Mohini Bryant-Ekstrand...

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