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

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Darlene Palmer :':-'-ff--A f' , lunt, assertive. or- 1 ganized. verbal, and Q opinionated are i adjectives that best 5- if describe the person of f Darlene Palmer. Though claiming that she has taught forever , Palmer has ln truth taught an astounding thirty- one years. Ten of these years have been splent enhancing the educations of s dents here at orrey Pines. ironically as a youth Mrs. Palmer was determined not to become a teacher in her own right, as both her gnarents had been. She ad obtained a A in speech from the University of Redlands and an MA in sociology from Cal. Westem. After gaining these degrees and through a peculiar twist of ate, she became a teacher. During the past 31 years, the self- delerrnined. vlvacious personna of Mrs. Palmer has led her all around the world. As a teacher she has taught in both German! and Japan as well as the United tales. As a tourist she has traveled to six of seven continents ex- cluding only Antarctica. Through her tours of the world it is only natural for her to have experienced FEATUIQP fa es E X. I V 15. S-. 4 A - 5 ii?- R A f N 'xg ' . . V , if ' some rather unusual events. While in Japan she was given the opportunity to eat a eyeball. I bit down on itand it squirted to the otherside of my mouth, said Palmer. While in Afghanistan she was held at gunpolnt by a Russian soldier while her passport was checked. Presently, Mrs. Palmer is well known, respected. and admired as one of the faculty members at Torrey Pines. Her outstanding contributions to the school district are numerous. They include her Own dedication to the educa- tion of younger generations as well as her taking charge of the parent's newsletter and seminars here at Toney Pines. She has also been for a time the vice-president of Oak Crest Junior High. Among her notable achievements, Mrs. Palmer was the first woman inthe San Dieguito High School District to teach the full nine months of pregnancy. The flamboyant and pragmatic Darlene Palmer remains in her own right. dynamic. She, who sees herself as tall and thin, will no doubt continue as an intricate and essential member of the Torrey Pines organization for many years to come. - Tim Geiser f F l V A. l . . Y ' ee-i Joe Dottore Mike EdinQel Mike Estfln - A, .. fi A -a -1 I l a E Peter Evans i' l John Farrell Jean Finley Chet Francisco Rob Frantz 215 CERTIFICATED snxrr