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Students consider various cultural perspectives in Professor Eddie Madril’s Ethnic Studies class. (Image courtesy )
TUHSD approves new ethnic studies course despite curriculum concerns
Michael SetonMarch 28, 2024

A new ethnic studies course will be introduced in the 2024-25 school year after a recent four to one vote by the Tamalpais Union High School...

Boldly standing out, an outdated air system contrasts the nature of Redwoods campus.
The Impact of the potential ‘NO’ on Measure A
Emily Hitchcock, Web Designer • March 28, 2024

As the clock ticks down to see if Measure A will pass, its current ‘Yes’ count is at 53.8 percent, with 55 needed to pass. An estimated 50...

The great divide of special education: the 504 plan
The great divide of special education: the 504 plan
Nina HowardMarch 28, 2024

As of 2018, up to one in four students at elite colleges were considered legally disabled due to mental health issues, learning differences or...

Honorable mention prep of the year: Patrick Tracy

What Patrick Tracy lacks in size, he makes up for in athletic talent. His quick reflexes, agility, and speed helped lead the varsity lacrosse team in an NCS victory his junior year and an MCAL triumph his senior year.
He says that those two accomplishments were his biggest at Redwood.
“Quick and smart” are two words Tracy uses to describe his style of play.
Tracy utalizes his agility by pulling past defenders with his quick reflexes and superior crossovers.
Tracy often disarms his defender in two quick jab-steps, taking a carefully positioned shot at the goal.
Tracy’s posistional intelligence has helped him excel on offense, especially in goal scoring. Tracy scored an impressive 64 goals in 22 games this season, two goals shy from a season average of three goals per game.

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Tracy not only held a team high average in goals per game, but he was also one of four Redwood players to receive All-American honors for the 2014 season. Tracy was voted to the roster as an attackman.
As the go-to attacking player for Redwood, Tracy is one of the many seniors who were majorly responsible for establishing of lacrosse program among the elite.
“It’s nice to stop playing at Redwood without any regrets and knowing you left the program in a better place than where you started,” Tracy said. “And knowing younger kids are going to view Redwood as a place they want to play lacrosse.”
NCS was the most exciting part of his career at Redwood, as he said the competition was much better.
With nine years of lacrosse experience under his belt, Tracy is preparing to play Division I lacrosse at the University of Michigan with lifetime teammate Liam Bourke.
This pair comprises the top recruits for the Wolverines incoming class, where they will hope to build the fourth-year program just as they did Redwood’s.
“I’m looking forward to playing with Liam and I’m excited to be playing with a new team,” he said. “It’s like a whole new challenge.”

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