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

New Generation for “Tam High Excellent Parking”

By Justin Schmidt Mar 21, 2013

“Excellent Parking by Tam Students (EPTS),” a Facebook page known and loved by hundreds of students, is in a transformational stage. The page showcases photos of cars parked illegally or poorly by...

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Tam Varsity Football Falls to Justin Siena

Oct 12, 2012

The boys varsity football team played Justin Siena (5-1, 2-1 MCAL) at home on October 6, losing by just two points, 12-14. Tam lost in the final minutes of the game, on a two-point conversion attempt that...

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A bacon and cheese breakfast biscuit sandwich from Nicks Wheely good breakfast.

Food Trucks Roll up to Marin Country Mart

By Julia Kligman Oct 4, 2012

As the successor to trendy overpriced cupcake bakeries and still-somewhat-popular tapas restaurants, food trucks have made their way to Marin as the “next big thing.” A mobile community of food trucks...

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Freshman Tommy Searle

The First Day: Comparing Senior and Freshman Perspectives

By Sophie Newman, Sophie Newman, Sophie Newman, and Sophie Newman Sep 30, 2012

As the class of 2013 strode through the school with whistles perched between their lips and cowbells in their hands, the freshmen cowered below the stairs as looks of terror forming on their faces. Students...

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The Drowned Cities: a much needed sci-fi thriller

“The Drowned Cities”: a much needed sci-fi thriller

By Emma Talkoff Jun 4, 2012

For anyone still mired in the world of “The Hunger Games,” this latest young adult offering from celebrated sci-fi author Paolo Bacigalupi is sure to at least temporarily fill the void. As seems to...

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The Archives: A Look Back at Tam’s History

The Archives: A Look Back at Tam’s History

By Wesley Emblidge, Chris Long & Billie Mandelbaum Apr 5, 2012

“Internet access to reach all classrooms,” “Come ‘Injun’ dance at the prom tonite” and “Goldfish lose tails” are just a few of the breaking news headlines that have appeared in the Tam...

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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...

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Girls Soccer Wins MCALs

Girls Soccer Wins MCALs

By Katharine Hirata & Joe Laland Jun 11, 2011

League–leading scorer Storie Ledger came through in the clutch again as the girl’s varsity soccer team beat Drake 3-0 to win the MCAL championship at home on May 13. After a scoreless first half, Ledger...

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Vietnam veterans and alumni return to Tam

Jun 5, 2010

When Donald Smith, a Tam alumnus and former varsity softball coach, arrived in Vietnam to begin his duties as a soldier, showers of enemy rockets confronted him. As soon as the plane had landed, Smith...

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