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Coordinates: 37°53′32″N 122°31′51″W 37.8921, -122.530751

Tamalpais High School

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    • 700 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, California, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: (415) 388-3292
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

Tamalpais High School was founded in 1908 by Mr. E. E. Wood. Initially consisting of only a couple of tents on a shore front campus that allowed students to take their boats to school, the Tamalpais campus has greatly expanded over the years, but has seen its share of wear and tear. Thanks to a recently-passed bond measure, the campus is undergoing renovations that will allow maintenance to be performed on some of its nearly century-old buildings. The oldest building, Wood Hall, reopened in late August 2005. ^[1]

In the 1989 - 1990 school year, members of the student body petitioned to formally remove the school's original mascot "Indians" at the interdiction of Native American activist and Marin County resident Sacheen Littlefeather. The original mascot had been chosen to recognize the indigenous Native American inhabitants, the Miwoks, and was represented by illustrations (both dignified and caricature), costumed performers, and, beginning in the 1960s, a wooden sculpture affectionately named 'Charlie'. Sports teams were identified only as "Tam" for the fall and winter seasons of that school year. A school-wide contest was held and the Red Tailed Hawks was chosen as the winner, beating out other entries such as Mountaineers and Locomotives. The Red Tailed Hawk logo and mascot was adopted beginning in the 1990 - 1991 school year. Tam High was one of the first American institutions to remove the 'politically-incorrect' Native American moniker. ^[1]

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