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Marin City Town Hall meeting addresses racism at Tam

By Elisa Cobb, Features Editor ♦ May 1, 2024

To address racial incidents at Tamalpais High School, community members gathered at the Marin City Senior Center on April 16 at a meeting organized by the Marin City Community Services District (MCCSD). It...

Tam Visual Arts in Japan

By Lauren Felder, Editor-in-Chief ♦ Apr 29, 2024

With carry-ons full of sketchbooks and film cameras, 18 Tamalpais High School visual arts students were bound for Japan on March 31. The group of juniors and seniors represented students from each of Tam’s...

Conservatory Theatre Ensemble goes to London

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor ♦ Mar 1, 2024

Tamalpais High School Conservatory Theatre Ensemble (CTE) sent 23 of its students to London, United Kingdom, on Feb. 19 as part of the Tam Global Studies program. The annual London trip through CTE...

Girls’ soccer team wins North Coast Section title

By Sam Ismailer and Satya Schiller ♦ Mar 1, 2024

Tamalpais Red Tail Hawks girls’ soccer team defeated Las Lomas High School with a score of 2-1 on Feb. 24, winning its second North Coast Section (NCS) Division II title in four years. The win over...

Chinese New Year: the year of the dragon

By Ashley Townsend, Lifestyles/Sports Editor and Design Editor ♦ Feb 13, 2024

Chinese New Year takes place on Saturday, Feb. 10, making this year the year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is also commonly referred to as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. This holiday and festival...

Celebration of Black Excellence in Marin

By Emerson Swift, Features Editor ♦ Feb 12, 2024

The Black Excellence Block Party was hosted by Mill Valley Middle School (MVMS) Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at...

CAASPP Testing is Moving to March

By Hillary Betz, Reporter and Graphics Editor ♦ Feb 12, 2024

Across the Tamalpais High School Union District, a significant percent of the class of 2024 did not participate in The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test in May of...

Black College Expo in Oakland will be giving away scholarships on site

By Delaney Bobbitt, Reporter ♦ Feb 12, 2024

The annual Oakland Black College Expo will be held at the Oakland Marriott Center on Feb. 17. “The Black College Expo is an opportunity for students (primarily those who identify as Black or African-American)...

French exchange students come to Tamalpais High School

By Andrew Ismailer, Reporter and Social Media/Web Editor ♦ Nov 8, 2023

Tamalpais High School welcomed some new faces to campus on the morning of Oct. 6. Twenty-five students who traveled from Lycee Saint-Cricq, a high school in Pau, France, landed at San Francisco International...

Events for Latine Heritage Month

By Colette Hale, Op/Ed Editor ♦ Nov 8, 2023

Since 1988, the U.S. has celebrated Latine Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 every year. This year at Tamalpais High School, the students who run the outreach committee in the leadership class collaborated...

The Prisoners’ Literature Project

By Anika Kapan, Features Editor, Graphics Editor ♦ Feb 7, 2023

In local bookstores around the Bay Area, there might be a small selection of books dedicated to the Prisoners Literature Project (PLP), a grassroots organization operating in the Bay Area for over 30 years.

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Tam Students protest against climate change and for abortion rights

By Emma Pearson, Lifestyles/Sports Editor ♦ Jun 7, 2022

Multiple Tam students attended two separate protests in Marin, using their voices and presence to advocate for what they believe in.

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