In response to the drastic budget cuts that the district currently faces, a number of staff positions will be eliminated for the 2011-12 school year.

The Board of Trustees approved the budget reductions for the next two school years at a contentious board meeting April 27.

“Daniel” was in fifth grade when his grandfather first introduced him to chewing tobacco.

Photo by Seth Andrews

I challenge you: try being a truly good person for the entire day. From the second you wake up to the second you go to sleep—be nice to your parents, be kind to your friends, think nice thoughts, and don’t judge anyone—especially the people you don’t know.

Illustration by Megan Patsel

Illustration by Megan Patsel

In light of a significant decrease of state funding for the California education system, the administration is faced with the critical task of cutting down the school’s budget for next year.

When Chloé Guillemot looked out of the window of her chemistry class, she thought it was snowing. The class erupted in excitement as white flakes drifted to the ground in the center quad.

Photo by Michael Weinstein

WHITE PAINT debris coats the campus following windy weather. The nontoxic substance continues to be an annoyance.

In light of a significant decrease of state funding for the California education system, the administration is faced with the critical task of cutting down the school’s budget for next year.

Although Marin may be known for its affluent and comfortable lifestyle, over a thousand teenagers do not have a permanent home to sleep in each night.

Whether it went by in the blink of an eye, or seemed to take forever, we have made it through the first decade of the new millennium.

“Just write about what you’re passionate about,” my teacher said to me as if it was the easiest thing in the world.

Illustration by Monique Askeland

Between school work, social lives and various other distractions, students are continuously sleep deprived. According to a recent Bark survey of 10 percent of the student body, over half of highschoolers are not getting enough sleep even though this is the time they need it the most.

Advanced Drama’s annual improvisational show hit the stage last week and was repeatedly sold out.

Photo by Adrian Rowland

THE CAST OF MICETRO poses during opening night of the annual improvisational show Monday, Oct. 26. Micetro consistently receives the highest attendance rate of all EPiC performances.

As you daze off in math class, to a droning voice, you begin to wonder what the inner lives of your teachers are really like. After all, how much do we really know about them?

And teachers, isn’t there a slight curiosity as to what your students are actually like beyond the school facade?

We’ve done the dirty work, and here are all the answers to those burning questions on our minds.

With the rapid growth of technology in the past decade, it is now easier than ever for teens to score that hot date or random hookup with just the click of a button.

How far would you go for the perfect tan? Studies show more than half of lifelong skin damage is caused by sun exposure you get before you’re 18, which can potentially lead to skin cancer when you’re older.

The Tam district board of trustees recently voted to approve a recommendation to delay the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program until the 2009-10 school year. 

    The district board of trustees recently voted to approve the superintendent's recommendation to postpone the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program until the 2009-2010 school year.