The Tam News
100 years in retrospect
December 20, 2019
2019 was the 100th anniversary of The Tamalpais News. Since 1919, journalism students have been covering popular culture, historic events, and day-to-day life at Tam. The following are excerpts from archival issues of The Tam News, with quotes from alumni to help bring them to life.
Outed Every Day
September 24, 2018
With additional reporting by Sam Schnee Most of us don’t like putting our phones in the caddy every time we walk into class. It’s definitely annoying, but for most it’s nothing more than a minor, quickly forgotten inconvenience. For some students, though, this experience c...
Varsity Baseball Shuts Down Marin Catholic
By Connor Dargan
April 30, 2018
Tam baseball defeated Marin Catholic at home 7-4 on Thursday, April 19. Led by seniors Jake Franco (single, 2 RBI) and Tam News reporter Alex Bires (two singles, RBI), Tam’s offense was able to jump out in front. It was a close game up until the bottom of the fifth inning, where Tam’s offense...
Girls Varsity Basketball Beats Drake
By Blake Villanueva and Blake Villanueva
January 13, 2016
The girls’ varsity basketball team picked up a close 45-43 win against Drake’s Pirates on January 7, bringing their overall record to 12-1 and MCAL record to 3-0. Tam’s Amari Allison started off the game by winning the jump ball, putting Tam on the attack. However, Drake was the first to score, l...
Spring Sports Rally
By Raqshan Khan
April 15, 2015
https://youtu.be/uufgQHztHOs Tamalpais High School's Spring Sports Rally was held at the Mead Theatre on Friday, April 10th.
Peer Resource and Special Ed Unite
By Hailey Miller
November 9, 2013
Peer Resource will continue their work with Michael Lovejoy’s Special Education class this school year. Every Wednesday and Friday for 45 minutes, these two groups combine to “build a social connection,” Peer Resource teacher Tim Morgan said. “Sometimes they sit down and play board games,...
William Bartrug Joins Tam Staff
By Jackson Gathard
October 29, 2013
William Bartrug began teaching both Integrated Science 3/4 and Chemistry courses at Tam on October 7. After six weeks of searching, the administration has hired a replacement for Chemistry teacher Dr. Leslie Hart, after she announced an emergency leave of absence just days before school started in August. “I...
Students Organize Benefit Concert for Steven Rodriguez
By Ethan Lawrence
October 23, 2013
A benefit concert for Tam alumnus Steven Rodriguez (class of 2011) will take place at the Sweetwater Music Hall in downtown Mill Valley on November 26 at 7 p.m. The concert is organized by friends of Rodriguez and seniors Devon Lawrence and Rachael Ferm. Rodriguez was diagnosed with a rare type of...
Support Your Real Home Team
By The Sports Editors and The Sports Editors
February 27, 2013
So the San Francisco 49ers lost the Super Bowl. Yes, it would have been amazing if they’d won for a sixth time, and perhaps they should have, but that’s over and done with. While local football fans might still be living in a world of what-ifs, other professional sports continue their seasons...
Early Cobb: The Story Behind a Friendly Habit
By Chris Yip, Chris Yip, and Chris Yip
November 27, 2012
No one says hello like Early Cobb III, a senior famous for greeting friends and acquaintances every time one passes him by. “It started in 8th grade,” Cobb said, who remembers hearing at a parent meeting that repetition will become habit over time. “I wanted to see if that was true.” One ...
Wil Owens: The life of a Tam legend
By Max Shulman
March 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 emanating in volumes from a vehicle. So we found the student, and we asked him whether or not it ...
