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A New Year, a New Principal

By Elisa Cobb, Features Editor ♦ Oct 30, 2023

As students enter the 2023-2024 school year so does their new principal. After Tamalpais High School’s past principal J.C. Farr’s resignation, and an interim principal Liz Seabury, a new principal,...

Remembering Tam student culture past and present

By Sophia Tiemens, News Editor ♦ Oct 22, 2023

Content advisory: some photos and language in this article contain artifacts that show the harmful and desensitizing nature of using indigenous identity as mascots. The Tam News in no way supports these...

Go for the gold: class presidents Josh and Zoe Goldman

By Jude Paine, Managing Editor ♦ Aug 15, 2023

Zoe and Josh Goldman are rewriting the definition of overachievers as they prepare to hit the ground running as sophomore and junior class president for the 2023-2024 school year. The junior class president...

Staff Profile: College and Career Specialist Emi Abe

By Siobhan King, Reporter ♦ Feb 1, 2023

Hygge is a Danish word that means “a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” When asked about her dream job, Tamalpais High School’s college and career specialist Emi Abe said that it would be to own a cafe that encompasses this feeling.

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Gabby Brandt: Changemaker

By Savy Behr and Emma Pearson ♦ Feb 1, 2023

Gabrielle Brandt takes change into her own hands. The 17-year-old Tamalpais High School senior realized early on that the Tamalpais Unified School District (TUHSD), which includes her own school, was experiencing a sexual assault and harassment crisis.

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Profile: Eleanor Octavio

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Feb 1, 2023

There’s more than a little extra community at the Mill Valley Community Center on days in which Tamalpais High School senior Eleanor Octavio leads Southern Marin Aquatics (SOMA)’s lessons.

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Retiring: Patty Parnow

By Hillary Betz, Reporter and Graphics Editor ♦ Jan 26, 2023

After nine years of working at Tamalpais High School as the assistant principal’s secretary, Patty Parnow is retiring to pursue her interests in travel and, more importantly, help out her family as they need.

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KK Swaps Profile

By Gabe Schwartzman and Tyler Rothwell ♦ Nov 17, 2022

Kiris Harris and Kate Rosegard founded KK Swaps, a circular fashion marketplace, during the pandemic. It's since amassed dozens of sellers and even more customers, county-wide.

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The Wellness Center

By Shaina Mandala, Graphics Editor ♦ Jun 7, 2022

Nestled in a secret corner at the end of an unassuming hall is the Tamalpais High School Wellness Center. It provides a multitude of services and products, but many students are unaware of the extent and possibly even of its existence.

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Someone you need to meet: Symil Austin

By Lily Lunn, Lifestyles Editor, Graphics Editor, Social Media Editor ♦ Oct 26, 2021

“I want people at Tam to know that everyday I’m trying my best to learn and adapt to new things.”

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Tam Welcomes New Faculty: Meagan Meyer

By Oona O'Neill ♦ Sep 21, 2020

“I like problem-solving, collaborating, and learning. In special education, I get to do all of that every day!”

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The realism of Megan Engelbrechten

By Kara Kneafsey, Editor in Chief ♦ Dec 18, 2019

Megan Engelbrechten shows us a world of abstract art through her astonishing paintings.

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