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

The boys varsity team celebrates their first place finish in the Bay City Invitational tournament on August 24. Photo courtesy of Ken Rosenberg.

Boys varsity soccer wins Bay City Invitational

By Zack Tolpen Aug 30, 2012

Tam soccer coach Dustin Nygaard created the Bay City Invitational soccer tournament in 2007, but as of one week ago, Tam had yet to win a trophy. That changed when Tam won Northern California’s famous...

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Chemistry lab mistake causes fire alarm

By Wesley Emblidge Mar 16, 2012

During seventh period on Friday, March 16, only a few minutes before school was over, the fire alarm was triggered by a student in Dr. Leslie Hart's chemistry class. The class was performing a series of...

Autoshops 1965 Mustang

Autoshop’s quest to restore a ’65 Mustang

By Chris Yip Mar 15, 2012

Every day, cars of all makes and models, as well as their student drivers, pass through the doors of Tam’s auto shop. However, one project car is at school every day and has yet to leave: Tam’s very...

Wil Owens: The life of a Tam legend

Wil Owens: The life of a Tam legend

By Max Shulman Mar 15, 2012

“I guess I had been here two years,” recalled Wil Owens, Tam’s head campus supervisor. “A teacher called me down to the parking lot and said, ‘Wil, smell.’ We smelled nothing but marijuana...

PTSA meeting examines drug culture at Tam

PTSA meeting examines drug culture at Tam

By Sean Eghtessadi Mar 15, 2012

The Parent Teacher Student Association held a drug and alcohol awareness meeting in the Student Center on February 7. Its purpose, according to current PTSA president Gwen Hubbard, was to “provide a...

Gallery: Track runs twilight relays

Gallery: Track runs twilight relays

By Jack Twilling Mar 6, 2012

Tam High competed in the 11th annual Twilight Relays at San Rafael on Saturday.

Wrestling team upbeat despite rough start

By Jake Feldman Feb 3, 2012

This year, the wrestling team has faced a myriad of challenges, and holds a record of 2-4 in the Marin County Athletic League (MCAL). Regardless, the team remains positive. “We have a small team this...

International Wonders: Tam’s team after winning MCALs in November. Photo by Chris Yip.

Tam soccer brings together cultures and students

By Joe Laland Dec 9, 2011

“At the beginning of the season, all of the kids dribbled too much, mainly because they were comfortable with dribbling and they were all good at it. People wanted to play their styles, not our style,”...

Q&A with Tam band Satellites Don’t Blink

Q&A with Tam band Satellites Don’t Blink

By Trevor Perelson Nov 23, 2011

Aggressive jazz funk and moshable acid jams are some of the ingredients that should be thrown into the description of one of Tam High's hidden musical treasures, Satellites Don’t Blink. This compilation...

Gallery: club day spikes student interests

Gallery: club day spikes student interests

By Aaron Newman Oct 4, 2011

As in past years, club day let students check out the many clubs available to them. Photos by Aaron Newman. This article is an online exclusive.

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