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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Mill Valley equity committee holds first ever Pride event

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...

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On-campus falconer Jennifer Hosperman and hawk Serenity scare off seagulls during lunch. (Niulan Wright)

MVMS hires hawk to quell seagull infestation

By Skye Schoenhoeft, Editor in Chief Mar 14, 2020
Serenity, the new hawk, creates a predatory presence on campus, scaring seagulls away.
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MVMS skatepark review for people who suck at skating

MVMS skatepark review for people who suck at skating

By John Overton, Reporter Oct 17, 2019
I’m not gonna sugarcoat anything here: I suck at skateboarding. I’m so bad. Like, profoundly bad. 
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Ramping Up: Tam students spur skate park renovation

Ramping Up: Tam students spur skate park renovation

By Skye Schoenhoeft, Editor in Chief Mar 17, 2019

The newly renovated skate park adjacent to Mill Valley Middle School opened for use on Monday, February 25. The campaign to build the new park was driven by Tam freshmen Jacob Moore and Cristian Piombo...

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Bomb threat forces middle school evacuation

Bomb threat forces middle school evacuation

By Lucas Rosevear Nov 27, 2018

Students and staff at Mill Valley Middle School were forced to evacuate today after a bomb threat was made. Students were moved to the Mill Valley Community Center to await pickup while police swept the...

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Students Win Rube Goldberg Competition

Students Win Rube Goldberg Competition

By Hana Curphey Jun 10, 2018

Mill Valley students representing Tam were informed that they had won the International Online Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, High School Division, on May 16. The team consisted of sophomores Rebecca Preis,...

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EDITORIAL: The Artist vs. Their Art

Nov 15, 2017

In the weeks following The New York Times’ story on Harvey Weinstein’s pattern of sexual harassment and assault in early October, as more and more people have come forward to accuse prominent pop culture...

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MVMS Skate Park Renovations

MVMS Skate Park Renovations

By Ava Finn, Editor in Chief Oct 26, 2017

On September 23, local surf and skate shop Proof Lab hosted a fundraiser in conjunction with the Mill Valley Middle School (MVMS) 8th graders, Good Earth, Equator Coffee, and State Room Brewery. Families...

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Chelsea Clinton Visits MVMS

Chelsea Clinton Visits MVMS

By Samantha Ferro and Samantha Ferro May 4, 2017

Chelsea Clinton came to Mill Valley on April 19 to give a book talk to the seventh grade class of Mill Valley Middle School (MVMS). Clinton discussed her book, “It’s Your World,” a New York Times...

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Increase in Swastika Graffiti in Marin

By Elissa Asch Apr 3, 2017

Over the last few months the Marin community has experienced a sharp increase in anti-Semitic behavior. This behavior includes the drawing of five swastikas found at Tam, Mill Valley Middle School, the...

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...And (Quality) Education For All

…And (Quality) Education For All

By Milo Levine, Editor in Chief Mar 31, 2017

Four years ago, when senior Tre’chaun Berkley first came to Tam from Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, he was nervous. “I felt that I wasn’t ready. Coming from a class with 11 students to a class with...

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Measure E to Prolong School Funding

By Elise Korngut Nov 8, 2016

On November 8, Marin voters decided to use their tax dollars to continue to fund kindergarten through eighth grade public education in Mill Valley. Measure E renewed the parcel tax that passed in 2008,...

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