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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

Lauren Killingsworth Receives $1,000 Grant

By Isaac Cohen Nov 23, 2013

Tam High-Martin Luther King (MLK) Science Outreach, founded by senior Lauren Killingsworth, received a $1,000 grant this summer to continue bringing science labs and tutoring to students at MLK Middle...

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Teachers Overwhelmed by Letters of Rec

Teachers Overwhelmed by Letters of Rec

By Dom Quaranta Nov 20, 2013

Teachers and counselors face pressure from students requesting letters of recommendation. “More and more seniors are applying using Early Action and Early Decision, therefore our letters of recommendation...

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Bike Theft Spike Prompts Security Re-evaluation

Bike Theft Spike Prompts Security Re-evaluation

By Emma Boczek Nov 8, 2013

Bicycle theft has increased on campus this semester with five bikes stolen on October 17 alone, according to an email sent to Tam parents on October 18 by Principal Julie Synyard. “We know we’ve...

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New Staff Members Join Tam Community

New Staff Members Join Tam Community

By James Finn Nov 6, 2013

With the start of the 2013-2014 school year, the Tam administration has hired new teachers. These new staff members bring with them a wide range of passions, expectations and backgrounds. Math teacher...

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Transgender Homecoming Queen in LA

Transgender Homecoming Queen in LA

By James Finn Nov 6, 2013

Cassidy Lynn-Campbell, a transgender student at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, was voted Homecoming Queen of her class in mid-September. According to the Los Angeles Times, Campbell...

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Nov 6, 2013

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Grand Theft Auto 5 Sparks Controversy

Grand Theft Auto 5 Sparks Controversy

By Joe Russell Nov 6, 2013

Rockstar Games released the fifth installment to the popular and controversial game series Grand Theft Auto (GTA), on September 17. The first day of its release, GTA V made over $800 million, the most...

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HALL MONITOR: A new district policy proposes that unexcused absences can no longer lower students' grades. Photo by: Sophia Ellingson

Dress Code and New Absence Policy Enforced

By Sammy Herdman & Emily Long Oct 23, 2013

The administration has instituted new policies this school year, including a new unexcused absence policy and stricter enforcement of the dress code. The unexcused absence policy states that after one...

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BB Gun Shooting Injures Student

BB Gun Shooting Injures Student

By Holly Parkin Oct 22, 2013

A drive-by BB gun shooting occurred during a seventh period freshmen physical education class on the track on October 2. The shooting resulted in a leg injury to a student, who required stitches. Sel...

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Class Sizes Increase

Class Sizes Increase

By Cam Vernali Oct 3, 2013

The steady annual increase in student enrollment in Mill Valley schools has become more obvious at Tam this year. This increase can be attributed to trends of people moving to Mill Valley and growing family...

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Blood Drive: Follow Up

Blood Drive: Follow Up

By Marina Furbush Oct 3, 2013

More than 60 Tam students donated blood at the bi-annual Tam Blood Drive in the Student Center on Monday, September 23. 80 students tried to donate blood at the drive, but many of them were turned away....

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Club Fair on October 11

Club Fair on October 11

By Sophie Boczek Oct 3, 2013

The club fair will invite students to explore their passions, interests and potential in a different way on October 11. This year, new student-created clubs explore a variety of topics, including spirituality,...

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