News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Something Worth Fighting For: San Rafael High’s Homecoming Embraces Change

Something Worth Fighting For: San Rafael High’s Homecoming Embraces Change

By Emma Talkoff Oct 30, 2013

San Rafael High School senior Tenaya Raives took the stage in front of an audience of cheering classmates at the school’s Homecoming game on October 4, the last of 12 formally dressed Homecoming court...

Playing Along: Why some students succumb to gender stereotypes and others don’t

Playing Along: Why some students succumb to gender stereotypes and others don’t

By Sarah Asch and Markita Schulman Oct 24, 2013

Senior Lauren Killingsworth grew up in a household where gender did not determine her interests. “For me, growing up with two brothers, basically all I played with was legos and construction toys [...]...

Season Checkup: Tam Boys Soccer

Season Checkup: Tam Boys’ Soccer

By Daniel Carroll Oct 15, 2013

The boys' varsity soccer team is off to another fast start with a 4-1-2 MCAL record, despite suffering heavily from injuries. One of the injured players is Teddy Mauze, the 2012 Player of the Year, who...

High Density Housing Proposed in Tam Valley

High Density Housing Proposed in Tam Valley

By Jackson Gathard Oct 1, 2013

The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved new zoning areas in Tam Valley for affordable, high density housing in a 4-1 vote on September 24. State law requires local governments to meet the needs...

Community Church Replaces Vandalized Flag

Community Church Replaces Vandalized Flag

By Meg Weisselberg Sep 28, 2013

The gay pride flag flying in front of the Community Church of Mill Valley, located across from Old Mill Park, was replaced on September 18 after it was stolen on August 23. The thief also twisted the flag’s...

Students yelling at last years Welcome Back Rally

Welcome Back Rally: Photo Gallery

By Sarah Asch & Nate Vogel Sep 25, 2013

Seniors won this year’s Welcome Back Rally scream-off, as has been the trend for some time. “They’re older, they have bigger lungs, and they really want to win it,” physics teacher and perennial...

Tam Holds Memorial for Attendance Clerk Johnnie Daniel

Tam Holds Memorial for Attendance Clerk Johnnie Daniel

By Sonja Hutson Sep 23, 2013

A memorial for attendance clerk Johnnie Daniel, who passed away this August while hiking in Sequoia National Park, was held in the Memorial Garden (outside of Palmer Hall) on Friday, September 20 during...

Graphic by: Dennis Lubensky

Bending the “One Year Law”

By Haydn Wall Sep 22, 2013

The accident rate for 16-year-old drivers is 3.7 times higher than that of drivers of all other ages. As a teenager, it’s my job to believe I am impervious to this statistic. I’m not a reckless driver,...

Orphan Black

Join the Clone Club with Orphan Black

By Marley Townsend Sep 22, 2013

Within the first episode of BBC America’s Orphan Black, the star of the show already died once. With such a confusing opener, you’d be daft not to realize that this isn’t just an ordinary sci-fi...

Photo Gallery and Video: Spring Showcase Rally Features Tam Talent

Photo Gallery and Video: Spring Showcase Rally Features Tam Talent

By Morgana Sidhom May 15, 2013

The annual Spring Showcase on May 3 included an acapella group performance and a funk rock fusion set, as well as a moment of silence honoring the GSA’s Day of Silence, which took place concurrently.  

Letting the Indian Go: The Evolution of the Tam Mascot

Letting the Indian Go: The Evolution of the Tam Mascot

By Mae Puckett Apr 22, 2013

Though it has been over 20 years since Tam decided to phase out the Tam High Indian in favor of the Red-Tailed Hawk, the mascot change continues to stir controversy among some in the Marin community. The...

Load More Stories