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

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. - x. . . - T- . -1-3 'f n.g3,-- - 52- 6 1 xr 2 - .- rr-3-ic -YlL5,,:-izrgxfl , G 15521: . .-.- -.fps ,, ..,--...., ting,-.,,,, . -N F' ..,,-, F. . L E g12,fi.,Q,-- , ' FEATURE Joe Skinner rp- 121-52 I-Y N wg, lilllll, illwllt lJ'lll'l'llli.llq5 illllll' ath teacher and new Depart- Skinner, is serious and dedicated to teaching Torrey Pines students as much math as possible, but feels teach- dependenoe and getting along in society are as important as anything else he can teach via the famous overhead projector. Skinner is a San Diego product- Mission Bay High School fwhere he participated in football and baseballl, San Diego State fwhere he eamed a B.A. in Math and Physical Educationj, and U.S.l.U. lwhere he will complete his M.A. in Human Be- havior in Septemberj, He has worked in the San Diego area umpiring semi-pro baseball, as a landscape construction crewleader, in bank management training for Southern California 1st National Bank and then returned to school for his teaching credential. He started teaching math at a Carlsbad junior high in 1974 and came to Torrey Pines High School in 1975 where he now teaches Pre-Calculus, Geometry, and Algebra l. The Skinner family includes wife Susan, who teaches English at Serra High School in San Diego, and daughters Alison, 9, and Amy, 7. The family lives in Terra Santa but travels often in their motor home, boat, Bronco, trailer, tent, etc. around the U.S. and Mexico. They hope to see every state in the union soon. Fishing, woodworking, making fumiture and cabinets, golf, boating, and water- skiing are activities Joe enjoys. He looks forward to someday catching a Marlin and seeing his daughters graduate from college. Skinner rates Torrey Pines as his favorite school in the county. He hopes to help it be even better by his contributions to the academic structure of the school. - D. Palmer X 'iil!W l 'il' ment Chairperson, Joe l ing adaptability, in- vimanngmm v- -V if-7' i-T ' T131 -R, ff- Q? T' f x l e A '14, Jerry Gallley he-1 Rik Haines I S2 is Anna Garfikel Beverly Grant Andy Greytak s ' I A .ik t, 1 as J of ,lv . I X, . V ,V Jim Harrah Jackie Harrigan Sandi Heilman CERTIFICATED STAFF 217

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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

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Connie Johnson L .-.f F lswight Johnson ,J Y 'Uv' 5 f 5' fa ig Y j 'nil Orville Karge Coletia Kelly FEATU RE D ee Frank n Anglophile is she - Victorian in looks and tumishings, an avid traveler to England each year, r a Shakespeare and theater buff, opera lover, hammered dulcimer player, collector of English and irish folk music. and an international folk dance teacher. 1984 Teacher of the Year. selected by faculty and ASB. was English teacher, Dee Frank. Ms. Frank teaches English Lit, World Lil, and English Q, and has been at Torrey Pines High School since 1975. She is married to Michael Boyle, a Ph.D. candidate in Endocrinology at U.C.S.D,. whose waist length pony tail contributes to the couples 6O's Flower Children image. The couple shares a house in Mission Hills, San Diego, with Ms. Frank's antique and basket collections. ln the classroom, Dee is popular for her knowledge and historical anecdotes, for her faimess, and for her demanding college level assign- ments. Ms. Frank's enthusiastic shar- ing of cultural and activities, and organization of student trips to opera, theater and concerts demonstrate her enjoyment of both students and leaming, which is also obvious to the studen s in herclasses. She looks forward to an eventual move from teaching into a social service area such as counseling battered women or rape victims. Meanwhile, her time is spread between paper correcting and folk concerts, paper correcting and folk dancing, paper correcting and theaterfopera, paper correcting and reading, paper correcting and antique hunting, paper correcting and women's causes. D. Palmer ' f lr I E I X I LJ l E E A l I K l Jon Robertson A R l'! - l -1? ' on Robertson, tO hIS name isprintedlntheprogrameach -1 ,L - r , M f kf1OWl9dQef IS the Onlv year. He credits his father - an All - ' .lj f' Q Mr' footballlteam scholar- American player at U.S.C. and his r f - mg? SHIP VGSJIDISDT to fTJGlOf mom - an ardent reader- for his M , F' -1 35115 in English at San Diego amalgamation of interests. I ' it -ijfggjlf State, Robertson wasa He presently teaches American Dick Kure Bob Little ' -' defensive back whose Lit., TV and Media and English 9. S.D.S.U. records for kick off and punt Much ofthistime is spentatCable 37 returns still stand - and for which his and Southwestem 15 supenlisingw the V Torrey Pines comrnunityfsc ool 1, cable TV partnership. He is most gg V L' 5 - proud of setting up student in- ' TXT ternships for outstanding Falcon N ' 3 ' r students at each station. Jon also N l coaches golf and scouts for the -4' ' r- A Falcon football team after four - , V. . . it 4 ' X Joan Luber-Jacobs 213 Csririrlmrro smrr Dan Lyman previous years of coaching the sport. Skiing is a major love. Jon spent part of his junior year in high school attending Mammouth High School and skiing on the Mammoth Mtn. Ski Team. During college he spent a year as a s i bum' in Steamboat Jorings working in a restaurant, Jon oesn't ski as much presently, but spends his free time with his wife Nance ian aerobics instructorj and daughter Hayley, 3V2. Jon dreams of helicopter skiing in Caribou, Canadian Rockies, travel- ing to Europe and writing a short story and film, and presently has a film script in process. D. Palmer