Torrey Pines High School - Freeflight Yearbook (Del Mar, CA)

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se., mlvm GAnclA Hsnnenos Querido amigo! - I found this school a different from school in Madrid, Spain. Back at home I attended classes from 9 o'clocktill 1 o'clock, then I went home to eat lunch with my family feven my Father came home for lunchj. At 3 o'clock I was back at school until 6 o'clock, then I studied about 2 hours or so. On the weekends I usually went to discos with my friends until about 2 o'clock, and then slept in until about noon the following morning. sera or KATHLEEN vAN Hove I graduated last year from an all girl catholic school and between the school I use to go to and Torrey Pines, well there is a enormous difference. It would take me ten pages to ex- plain the Belgium school system. Although I can start by saying that in Belgium we don't even have high school, andthe academic level differs a lot. The school that I attended was a lot stricter then that or Torrey Pines, The weather in Belgium is totally unpredictable. Southern California is like heaven on earth. I love itli' 144 CECILE GEOFFRAY Being a student at Torrey Pines is a culture shock, espe- cially when you are from the country of France. The sun and the temperature make me feel like I'm on vacation, even dur- ing school. The things I like alot about Torrey Pines is the school spirit, motion unknown to France, the crazy assem- blies and the life on campus in general. The things that don't please me about Torrey Pines are first of all there are very few windows. You feel like you are trapped in a shoebox, and there are not that many doors either. Classes are so crowded that if there aren't enough chairs, girls end up sitting on the floor and the boys are sit- ting on the chairs. What a world! I'll know I have won when nobody will say I love your ac- cent! 'if:::'a1' STEVEN BEEKHUIS 515:35 My name is Steven and I'm a student from Holland. I came here with an organization called E.F., that stands for Edu- cational Foundation. I arrived at San Diego on the 12th of August and my visit will last about 15 weeks. I enjoy it here because it is so different from the Netherlands. Some of the major differences that I noted are the language fin Holland the people speak Dutchj, the more laid back attitude at school, and the cars in this state. A lot of people that I go to school with back home don't even own cars but at this school you see a lot of Merce- des, VW Rabbits, and Preludes. il' SHE 35' . EF DAVID MAnlscAL Hello, my name is David and I'm visiting from Madrid. I've been speaking English for ten years, but I still have trouble with pronounciation some- times. I have been at this school since the beginning of the school year and, of course, I love sunny California. I am currently taking six classes, which isn't too bad considering that I was taking ten classes in Madrid. I'm enjoying my classes and since I plan on studying medicine, I have a lot more school to go! CUUTINHO THICIA PA we-A When I arrived here, every- ng seemed so strange, es- thi housework. In Braz pecially everybody had at least two need to do 'I didn We maids, so anything. We stayed at school and I twelve o'clock, Un Sl .- IU had then we went home and

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e ri I Me! lpha-0, the Junior and Senior Greek organization, as advised by Karin Alexander, functioned with the aspirations of helping college- bound juniors and seniors better prepare themselves for the fraternal experience . The club also helped to spread Greek culture throughout the school. This fraternal brotherhood thrived on social unity and set aside world injustice for a genuine cultural event' Alpha-0's historical roots began when Mike Rababy and Joe Alfrey were thinking of a way to bring a sort of college fraternity or sorority to the school. After learning about college fraternities, I wondered why there wasn't any Greek life at Torrey Pines, said Rababy iclub presidentj. l'We made a pretty complex constitution, but the ASB turned us down. l tried again with Tim Campen, and the club passed. The Greek club built a float for the Homecoming parade and won an award for the best club float. f'lt's too bad people don't take us seriously, said Rababy. The club had speakers from local fraternities such as Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Mu, and the famous S.D.S.U TKE's . Although everyone was encouraged to join the club, seniors were the only standing members, while juniors were pledges. The only requirements to joining were: knowing the Greek alphabet and attending the annual toga party igrape juice and gyro sandwiches were senledj. Alpha-O hoped to expand into a national organization one day, but remember, Even Rome wasn't built in a day. - Melanie Lapadula t's too bad people don'! take us seriously! Mike Rababy tthe back ofthe float Tim Campen Samantha Wright Melanie Lapadula Jessica Lee Vanessa Wright Laura Detwieler Veronica Pollack Jill Charney, Mike Rababy, Lisa Cody, and Che Bellamn, carrying the front of the truck,

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as the most ex- Carnival time w whole week of parties on the streets: people danced, drank y! and everyone went craz a lot 15399519 gettin? 85 -. 111 Betsy Carlin 121 Heather Bowen 131 Natalie Bruse141 Kathleen Van Hove 151 Cecile Geoffray 161 Tasha Wilson 171 Cindy Liska 181 Tracie Kersten 191 Patricia Coutinho 1101 William Rhett 11 11 Doug Fiivelli 1121 Mary AnnMcDonel1131 Sol Sanchez 1141 Angela Hastings 1151 David Garcia Herreros 1161 Fianna Muchnik 1171 Lorenzo Zehira 11 B1 Emma Heward 1191 Steven Beekhuis 1201 Amber Speas 1211 Joanna Dernsey 1221 Vibeke Gieskes 1231 Fioya Goshtasbi 1241 Unknown 1251 Unknown 1261 Alina Ohanian 1271 Mary Ensign 1281 Stephanie Wallner 1291 Kari Dunford 1301 Chelsea Hall 1311 Jenny Abelson 1321 Sibylle Vollner 1331 Summer Hile 1341 Carmella Moreno 1351 Tina Herrlich 1361 Cory Westby 1371 Rikke Hyllberg 1381 Ms. Merrik 1391 Trine Hyllberg 1401 Rodrigo Cervello Gendrop1-111 Brian Huber he AFS Club is a friendly group of international students and those U.S.A. students who are interested in learning about various world cultures. As Tasha Wilson, the president, said, We have fun going to potlucks, foreign movies, and dinners at foreign restaurants. The variety of after school activities and discussions about other countries made this club one of the busiest. - Kelly Williams - EMMA HEWARD G'day, My name is Emma Heward and l'm from Australia - the land Down Under. Attending school here was great. I love the teachers, and how laid back and casual they are in class. lt's also great not having to wear a uniform. The weather here is perfect- does the sun ever stop shining? In Melbourne, where I am from, there is a saying If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes, and that is so true. The weather can go from sunny to thunderstorms, warm to freezing, within a very short amount of time. I absolutely love frozen yogurt. lt's some- thing that l will really miss when I go home. 145