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

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JQKELA: AMBITION AND KARMA iTh The ouTsTanding academic success Arne Jokela has achieved Through fours years of high school, he has lefl liTTle or no room for improvement ThroughouT his high school career Jokela has mainTained an approximaTe GPA of 4.1. Though he reTains a high grade poinT average, Ame has made The mosT of his high school years. He has won several awards, including The presTigious Harvard Book Award and Nalional MeriT honors. ParTiciapTing for four years on The Academic Team, his lasi Two on varsiTy, Jokela has been among The key facTors in iTs success. As capTain of The ScholasTic SupersTars, The Team again ranked highly for The second consecuTive year. Concerning his fuTure, Jokela has hopes of aTTending Princeion nexT year where he inTends To pursue a degree in liberal arls. WhaT Then? WiTh luck Jokela will aTTend The rigorous schooling required fora degree in medicine, going on To become rich and famous. L I TRY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND MAINTAIN GOOD KARMA AnoTher side of Jokela demonsTraTes ThaT he is more Than academically inTeresTing. He enjoys reading, soccer. learning, and even plays a mean saxophone. His favoriTe Television show is MoonlighTing, wiTh Bugs Bunny as a close second. ln his effons To become a well rounded individual, Jokela said, l Try To do whaT's righT and mainTain good karma. This seems like sound advice. - Noelle Southerland sermons 159

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170 ssiiioris MODERN MOUNTAIN MAN weating it out for a grueling 70 miles with only a 21 pound bike is the name of the game for Joe Pusl. Currently in his last year as a Junior rider, he has been dubbed King of the Hill for road racing. Many class-one ranked riders that belong to the same bicycle club consider him uthe little dynamo , because hills are his specialty. Starting cycling only four years ago, Pusl has succeeded in becoming a top-notch Junior rider. Not only does he consistently place in the top five. he has also qualified for the Nationals tor three years in a row. The reason for his instant success is explained by one rider who hails Pusl as the Modem Mountain Man . Of Pusl he says Joe has great potential - national potential. Not only does he have the perfect weight to strength ratio for hill climbing. but he also possesses the most important factor in cycling W concentration. His title as the Modem Mountain Man stems from his ability to ride. what has been called the toughest kind of bicycling, well. Four years ago, after a friend convinced him to cycle, Pusl discovered that not only was bicycling enjoyable. but that he was also reasonably good at it. Pusl placed third in his first race. From that time on, he has been cycling five days a week averaging 250 miles each week. Although he loves the challenge of mountain racing. it's not the only reason he rides. Cycling also provides Pusl with an outlet for his excess energy. He believes that his success is attributable to his self-motivation and his desire to improve. He believes it is this aspect of himself that has made him capable of qualifying forthe Nationals three times and attending the Olympic training center. Although cycling takes up most of his free time, Pusl is able to find time for other activities Cross country and alpine skiing and photography are a few of his favorites. Pusl's future plans include continuing riding and attending a university to major in engineering. But let us hope that the Modem Man of the Mountain continues to ride his way to the top. - Cassie Daerfling HE HAS BEEN CYCLING FIVE DAYS A WEEK AVERAGING 250 MILES EACH WEEK.