(Image above: STUNNING PROJECTS FROM THE “VISUAL ARTS” CLASS  BY ANJOLIQUE, HANNAH, AND TAYLOR) Dear Families, What Tahoma students accomplish is extraordinary! At our Expeditions Celebration of Learning Thursday evening, families attended showcases and presentations ranging from art galleries to robotics games. These courses are ways students can explore and deepen their…

(Image above: THE CLASS OF 2019 SIGNS THEIR COLLEGE BANNER) Dear Families, College Signing Day is a national tradition and an annual event at Tahoma. 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. This year’s seniors are…

(Image above: PARENTS AT COLLEGE! LAST YEAR’S VOLUNTEERS AT U.C. SANTA BARBARA.) Dear Families, An essential part of the Summit experience is our annual college study trip. These visits are inspiring, fun, and help our students shape their college interests. We depend on parent volunteer drivers for these trips. By joining the trip, our parents…

(Image above: MAX WORKS THE CAMERA FOR JOURNALISM CLASS ) Dear Families, Expeditions resumed earlier this week today with students jumping into a range of interests and internships! An important component of a Summit education is developing a “sense of purpose”. Through Expeditions, students can explore their interests in diverse and rigorous courses that are…

(Image above: ON FRIDAY, STUDENTS LED “POSITIVE VALUES DAY” ) Dear Families, Tahoma’s values of community and student leadership were on full display Friday for “Positive Values Day”. There was a student speak-out, student performances, and student-led classroom sessions on our Core Characteristics: compassion, courage, curiosity, integrity, respect, and responsibility. We’re proud of our student…

(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…