The Tam News
Tam falls to Redwood
By Adam Tolson
January 24, 2018
Tam fell to Redwood on Tuesday, January 16 in a highly anticipated boys’ varsity basketball matchup. he Hawks came out with a 52-46 loss, just their third time all season not reaching 50 points, after winning 60-57 at Marin Catholic and 77-55 over Novato, in their previous matchup Redwood got off t...
Tam College Counselor Resigns
By Zoe Wynn
September 23, 2017
College and career counselor Elizabeth Stoner has left Tam to to take a job at Marin Promise. Stoner began working at Tam at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year and resigned shortly before the beginning of this school year. Tam was quick to find interim replacement, Susan Gertman, who worked at...
Jolly Roger Unable to Print
By Zoe Wynn
April 3, 2017
The Drake High School newspaper, The Jolly Roger, is not able to print their magazine due to the Tamalpais Union High School District Print shop shutting down. The Jolly Roger and the Tam district have a contract with the California Schools Employee Association (CSEA). This contract lays out the guid...
Athlete of the Issue: Karim Shakur, NCS Wrestling Champion
By Miles Rubens and Miles Rubens & Zoe Wynn
March 14, 2017
Karim Shakur’s remarkable transformation into an elite high school wrestler didn’t take place overnight. Shakur, this year’s NCS champion in his 195 pound weight class was the first Tam wrestler to ever win the section title and advance to the CIF NorCal tournament. Shakur won five straight matches to wi...
Sports Opinion: Selective Spirit
By Zoe Wynn and Zoe Wynn
February 1, 2017
Ask a student about Tam school spirit at basketball games and they’ll probably describe the atmosphere as electric. Masses of people line up at the door waiting to get their hands stamped so they can run onto the bleachers where they will remain riveted for the next four quarters. The bleachers are fu...
Sowerby Commits to Macalester College
By Zoe Wynn and Zoe Wynn
November 9, 2016
Unlike most seniors, Katie Sowerby already knows where she is going to spend the next four years. She recently committed to play basketball at Macalester College, a Division III school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sowerby believes she will enjoy her college life both on and off the court. “I found [a s...
New Staff Profiles
By Tam News Staff
October 11, 2016
Special Education Department: Molly Fries by Ryan Leake Tam’s newest member of the Special Education Department, Molly Fries, claims she is “not actually a teacher.” Fries spends her time in the classroom as a paraeducator, which she defines as extra support staff. Fries describes her role ...
Girls’ Varsity Water Polo Loses to Saint Ignatius
By Emily Pavis
September 27, 2016
The girls' varsity water polo lost to the Saint Ignatius Wildcats by a mere one point on September 14. The Hawks started in control, leading by 2-1 at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks scored an additional two goals in the second quarter, yet let in four, losing momentum. By the final quarter,...
Athlete Q&A with Finn Taylor (Freshman Boys’ Varsity Tennis Player)
By Calvin Rosevear & Zoe Wynn and Calvin Rosevear & Zoe Wynn
June 3, 2016
Freshman Finn Taylor was a key contributor to the boys’ varsity tennis team and their undefeated regular season. What were the highlights of the tennis season? Beating Redwood for the first time. That was pretty nice. Of course we did lose to them in the MCAL tournament, but we did have a perfec...
Board Elections: Leslie Lundgren Profile
By Zoe Wynn
November 6, 2015
Leslie Lundgren, a former and current Tam parent, is running for a four-year position on the Tamalpais Union High School Board. Leslie is a mother of two Tam graduates of 2006 and 2007. She also the mom of a current sophomore. After spending so many years being involved in the Tamalpais Union School...
Board Elections: Barbara Owens Profile
By Zoe Wynn
November 6, 2015
Barbara Owens is running for a 4 year position as a trustee on the Tamalpais Union School Board District. She is a retired teacher from Tam, Redwood, Drake, and San Andres. She is also the mother of a former Redwood student. “I worked at a time where [the district] was doing some great things. We kno...
