(Image above: STUDENT COUNCIL’S JANUARY 12TH “WINTER BALL” WAS DAZZLING!) Dear Families, We invite everyone to our “State of the School & Tacos” event this coming Thursday. It’s an opportunity to reconnect as a school community and to discuss our school’s vision. Here’s our agenda: – 6:00 – Tacos for everyone! (courtesy of the Nuñez Family)…

(Image above: TAHOMA’S 9TH & 10TH GRADE STUDENT AMBASSADORS) Dear Families, We congratulate our students who have successfully completed their coursework with strong grades this semester. We also want to congratulate our award winners! Dozens of students earned recognition on our newly established “Dean’s list”, and dozens more students received awards yesterday from academic achievement and…

(Image above: THE STAGE COMBAT EXPEDITIONS CLASS CAREFULLY COORDINATES THEIR MOVES) Dear Families, Since our seniors applied to college last month, we have college on our brains! Students in each grade are moving along the college pathway. 9th & 10th Grade: During the last week of the semester, 9th and 10th graders will be completing…

(Image above: “AMERICAN DREAM: YESTERDAY AND TODAY” – AN 11TH GRADE ENGLISH PROJECT ) Dear Families, We’ve welcomed 100 new 9th grade students to the Tahoma community this year – the Class of 2022. Help us recruit a full class of 100 students for the Class of 2023! Every additional student that chooses Tahoma is…

(Image above: “U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ZOE LOFGREN AT TAHOMA’S PRESS CONFERENCE) Dear Tahoma Family, Earlier today our Journalism class hosted U.S. Congressional Representative Zoe Lofgren for a press conference. Rep. Lofgren grew up in San Mateo and represents the 19th Congressional district, which includes San Jose. Students’ questions included topics like immigration, environmental sustainability, school start…

(Image above: SUMMIT TAHOMA CAMPING TRIP 2017 ) Dear Tahoma Family, Thursday we embark upon our annual camping trip – a tradition since Summit’s founding. Why? Camping together helps us build strong relationships, which in turn fosters a strong school community. Being together in nature and engaging in fun outdoor activities helps us learn more…

(Image above: THE CLASS OF 2020 AT NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION, AUGUST 2016 ) Dear Tahoma Family, It’s Back-to-School in just over a week! This year will include a focus for students around goal setting, and we’ll continue to personalize learning opportunities especially through Block 4 after lunch. We’re also very excited about our new Expeditions…

(Image above: SENIORS AT PROM MAY 19)   Dear Tahoma Family, The end of the school year includes a series of fun activities – and some last minute hard work for many students! We also want to pause and celebrate some of our accomplishments: -US News & World Report awarded Tahoma a gold medal for…

(Image above: COLLEGE SIGNING DAY AT TAHOMA MAY 4)   Dear Tahoma Family, College Signing Day is an annual tradition at Tahoma. On the first Friday of May, our seniors announce where they’re going to college and sign the college banner that we proudly hang on the wall in our office for the year ahead.…

(Image above: ON APRIL 20, TAHOMA STUDENTS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF COLUMBINE AND PROMOTE OUR SHARED VALUE OF COMPASSION FOR ONE ANOTHER) Dear Tahoma Family, While Tahoma is a school that values personalized and project-based learning, to succeed in college students also need to demonstrate their academic abilities on standardized tests. Eleventh grade…