Congratulations to TMS 10^th grader, Jordan Packer, who placed first in the local-level 75th Annual Student Speakers Contest sponsored by Multiple District Four California Lions Club. Jordan will now have a chance to compete in the zone competition on March 3.

Presented by The Marin School Theatre Project

In conjunction with The Sierra Leone Project to benefit Sierra Leone

John Craigie, singer/songwriter, visits The Marin School

Sophia Ranft was crowned champion of the preliminary Poetry Out Loud competiton held at TMS last Friday.

Congratulations to TMS senior, Jake Jackson, whose photo was published in the recent issue of Global Vantage.

Peter Brophy (12th grade) crowned winner of the first annual ping pong tournament.

TMS Freshman, Simonne Berg, placed first in her class in International Jumping at last weeks' Gucci Paris Masters!!

In preparation for their trip to Mill Valley's Marin Theatre Company, student actors in the TMS drama program welcomed the lead actor, Nicholas Pelzcar, who plays the role of Tom Wingfield in The Marin Theatre Company's production of The Glass Menagerie, to their drama class.

Fred walked away with the top honors at the City of Sausalito’s first annual amateur photo contest.

Many of our TMS students are giving back to their communities by volunteering after school and on weekends. Simonne gives back by teaching special needs ice skating.

For one day in November, students were the teachers and taught faculty and staff everything from baking to performing hip hop dances.

Congratulations to our new student council president, Abby Smith and vice president, Paola Garcia.

TMS Photo Philanthropy students learn more than just the art of photography. They’re also learning the value of community service.

anotherPERSPECTIVE: 2011

The first art exhibition featuring the work of TMS faculty, staff, parents, and alumni.

In partnership with Granta magazine, special guests included Jonathan Curiel, Elmaz Abinader, Adam Johnson and via Skype, Ido Haar.

Nancy Melrose and her husband, David Barkan were recently featured in the Marin IJ for their work with the Ultimate Peace camp in Israel

Simonne Berg, incoming 2011/12 freshman, featured in Tiburon's newspaper, The Ark, for winning several medals for the Syliner amateur horse-jumping competition at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada.

Jill Bischoff '04 featured in news article about the Sugartown Rollergirls

The Jazz Band Concert was a highlight of TMS Annual Festival of the Arts.

TMS Ecology students took 58 second graders to explore the tidepools.

TMS biology students monitor sand crabs at Muir Beach for the LIMPETS program.

Congratulations to Abby Smith and Mandy Linares who both received an Honorable Mention for their art work.

Awards were given to Outstanding Student of the Year (by grade), Outstanding Community Member of the Year (by grade), Athlete of the Year (Male & Female) and Artist(s) of the Year.

The Marin School Theatre project presented It's All in the Tim--ing 2 last Friday and Saturday evenings to packed houses of delighted audience members.

TMS Filmbridge Festival partners with Viz Cinema in San Francisco on the US launch of the DVD for eatrip

Erik Sandell qualified for the North Coast Section meet in the 100 meters dash.

The Sierra Leone Benefit Concert raised over $1000 for the Makripodis Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

9th Grade TMS Poets honored at 22nd Annual Marin county High School Poetry Contest

Jonah Weaver, TMS English Teacher, delivered medical supplies to Haiti with funds raised by TMS students

TMS Teachers, Alison Egan Murrary and Gustavo Jimenez, led a group of TMS students on an adventured-filled week in Spain. From strolling the Gothic neighborhoods in Barcelona, visiting museums and grazing on delicious Spanish food to lounging on the beach in the seaside town of Sitges, it was a Spring Break that all will remember!

TMS Freshmen and Peer Educators volunteer every Tuesday at Bridge the Gap College Prep Center

Students turn their photography into greeting cards that will be sold throughout Marin with proceeds donated to the non-profit DrawBridge arts program for homeless children.

The Sierra Leone Project is holding a benefit concert on Friday, April 29, 6-8 pm, to support the Makripodis Secondary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone

TMS Students, led by Alison Egan Murray spent the week exploring fashion as an artistic medium and investigating approaches to adorning the body from haute couture to up-cycling of discarded garments.

In preparation for their trip to Ghana this summer a group of TMS students, along with Keith Hubert – TMS Math teacher, spent the week learning about the wonderful world of Ghana.

TMS Students turn Matzo Ball soup into donations for Haiti and Japan earthquake victims.

Over one hundred forty (140) projects were entered in the Marin County Secondary Science Fair for seventh through twelfth grade students, held March 8-10, 2011. Out of 15 TMS student projects entered, nine won awards.

Students take part in annual SF Ocean Film Festival

TMS students traveling to Ghana this summer went to the de Young Museum on Wednesday, February 16 to visit with the Artist-in-Residence Salifu Mohammed (aka Alaagy).

Eugene Tsui, Ph.D. in person

Wednesday, March 9, 7-8:30 pm

The Marin School Theatre Project presentation of "The Firebugs" opens to a sold-out crowd.

TMS English teacher Jonah Weaver hosted a workshop, Voice Out! on the weekend of February 5 and 6th that brought together students from around the Bary Area and South Africa.

The votes are in - Demetrius Borge is the new TMS president of the Student Council

Oscar-winning screenwriter, Jeremy Larner was a hit with students, parents and the local community.

The Marin School Theatre Project presents their first performance of the year, "The Firebugs" a play by Max Frisch, on February 11 and 12 at 7:30 pm

Oscar-winning screenwriter, Jeremy Larner, will be out next guest for the TMS Presents series.

On December 6, 2010, TMS Presents is co-sponsoring the Granta authors tour of the Bay Area in partnership with UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies. Celebrating Granta magazine's launch of "Best Young Writers in the Spanish Language", guests will include Andres Solano (Colombia), Carlos Yushimoto del Valle (Peru), Carlos Labbe (Chile) and Daniel Alarcon (Peru/USA)

The class toured the historic building, observed a death penalty case being argued that day and sat down for a Q&A with two of the judges - Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and Judge Carlos T. Bea.

The trip is an integral part of our Moot Court project where the seniors act as attorneys working on cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

TMS Students celebrate Día de los muertos with a field trip to SOMArts.

The biology students worked diligently at Muir Beach to collect and count sand crabs as part of the LiMPETS program administered by the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association.

World Languages Department celebrates Mexican Independence Day - September 16, 2010

Eleonore Faucher, award-winning French film director met with TMS film students and showed scenes from two of her recent films.

The world-renowned, London-Based literary magazine, Granta, will make TMS the site of the Marin County launch for its brand new, timely issue focusing on Pakistan, next Monday, October 11 at 7pm.

The advanced drama students attended a special, sold-out matinee performance of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s In the Red and Brown Water on Tuesday, Sept. 28th at Marin Theatre Company

Last night the Nighthawks lost a hard fought match with Summerfield in the season opener.

TMS students and Photography teacher, Marianne Owens, particapted in Sausalito's Woman's Club celebration of International Day of Peace.

On Wednesday, September 15^th, TMS Film Teacher Kieran Ridge presented Citizen Kane to over 25 film buffs that purchased spots as part of the Live Auction at the 2010 Chairman's Gala.

TMS Senior Matt Mills spent his summer volunteering at The Chula Vista Nature Center in San Diego. The center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing environmental education on coastal resource conservation, and instilling a respect for nature and wildlife in people of all ages.

Rescued birds, including owls, pelicans, gnatcatchers and eagles are just a few of the Center’s resident native birds. Matt took all manner of care of the birds, particularly the raptors. He spent many hours being the guy standing with the birds and talking with visitors at the Center. They call it “working” the birds.

TMS' Jonah Weaver spends summer in Cape Town as a volunteer with Teach with Africa.

At our all-school assembly on January 25, students from LEAP schools in South Africa performed songs, dances and led a Q & A about their personal experiences in South Africa.

The 2nd annual Poetry Out Loud competition was held January 21 at TMS. Poetry Out Loud, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, is a nationwide program that involves student recitation of any poem offered on the Poetry Out Loud website.

The ever-popular "Hamlet Trial" has become something of a rite of passage for senior English students at The Marin School.

On Friday, October 30th, Marin School students came to classes wearing Halloween costumes, as the culmination of a Student Council-sponsored spirit week around the holiday.

The Mill Valley Film Festival came to The Marin School as the film and drama departments had the pleasure of hosting the co-directors Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm and two cast members Donal Thoms-Capello and Meg Brogan from one of the festival’s excellent feature films, The Red Machine.

The Marin School Commencement Ceremony was hosted by the Board of Directors and Head of School, Barbara J. Schakel, in the Shield Room at Dominican University in San Rafael.