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

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STATICS - David Bryant, Robert Shear and Christopher Hydo work out a science project. 3 .sg mms Q i vi e NS . w.mmr9s 9 r .ll lit xg? ft! Si' it Q' , l 1, - ,sg ,-A Q T 'X 7 - Le' . - ,M,',x4Wg' i P A S' ' , -. .4 ' ' ' ,W A' .1,..M, ' ' -,fir ' if ' s-VW Q .ef ' ' Qf 1 s as . , qi.. wi PA ' ','f,, f , , . 3.2 1 . r, c . f f,,, i t , if Sl if TOUCHING AN UN-KNOWN SPECIMEN, Natasia Wright performs a delicate dissection in her Biol- ogy I class. JCDURNEY T THPIUGHP TIME E ou're now joumey- ing down the isle of freedom, Your steps near the man who holds 1 pa rt of you r gi 3 destiny. ln a few moments, the handing of a piece of paper will abruptly end 36 months of your life at Torrey Pines. ln the last moments of being a Senior, your thoughts reel back over the 792 days spent here. The 5544 hours you endured on this very campus whirl and flood your brain with a mixture of pleasure and pain. The forming of new ideas, emotions, attitudes, and personali- ties are fleeting thoughts as you descend upon the platfomw. The lurk- ing questions of 'twas it worth it? and what now'? , close in on you as the last fatal steps draw near. ln these last few moments these questions are common among all Seniors. But the answers differ for Torrey Pines graduates, Being ranked second for all high schools in San Diego and twenty-eighth for all California high schools, seniors at Torrey Pines graduate with high expectations for college and their future. 857-, of all Torrey Pines graduates go on to college, whereas 652 go to 4-year universities. This success stems from the highly motivating teaching staff. Having a diverse range of highly qualified teachers gave the students a chance to excel competitively at their own rate. torrey Pines offers a variation of pathways students can follow. These begin with the unique teaching of the basic and ESL classes, to the often considerate college instructors who teach the numerous advance placement or G.A.T.E. classes. The balance of the educational level has led Torrey Pines to continually rank in the top 5 of the CVPS testing for San Diego as well as placing high bove the na- tion's average for SAT scores. Each year Torrey Pines Seniors descend on those last steps with the security and knowledge that they can succeed in the growing competitive world, and the handing of that single piece of paper symbo- lizes not only the end of four long years of high school, but most im- portantly, it represents a key for a successful loumey towards the future. - Cassie Doerfling ESTATIC about completing a math pro- blem Frank Schlenter takes a breather. Statistics show Torrey Pines students placed well above the national average math score on the SAT. TORREY PINES 91

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REGISTRATION: 'Y it ,Q my he grueling drudgery of approaching that desk. Teachers and counselors stand ruthlessly behind the wooden wall mock- ing you as you approach them to try your best. Dont falter, you say to yourself as you bravely step up in line to hand them your schedule. Your mind determinedly reminds you that no matter what they say, they better give you Art and not stick you in typ- ing beacuse second period was crowded Yes, this ritual of battling for classes is commonly referred to as Registration. Just the name conjures up hateful feelings of never getting the right classes. As Renee Paz reflected, Yeah, it was totally confus- ing. When they tell you they don't have that class and to go sit down and make a whole new schedule - you just go, Yeah, right! However, despite the numerous complaints about registration, it has appeared that in the past few years the majority of students have received what they wanted. The counselors contributed this to the new computer registration. They believe it's less ofa hassle Q2 REGISTRATION A, 'F I Z. T T '-'I rs. -, . 'wrt' ,-v-'37 , P . +773 WHY DO YOU WANT THAT CLASS? Wouldn't you rather take Honors Chemistry? Jamie Harker helps out the counseling staff while Cindy Wixon tries 'for the elusive perfect schedule, and frustration for both the kids and counselors to just fill outa card instead of having the counselors pain- stakingly try to juggle classes. Although the situation seems to be computeriza- tion, the questions that bring reality to the situation are, Do the students want it? and Do the teachers actually want it? Sure, computerization helps the counselors. but for the students, it usually leaves the question of why their schedule is completely messed up, and for the teachers, it is the frustration of receiv- ing students that may not seriously waht to be in their class. As Jullian Lodge stated, I like enthusiastic classes with students who really want to work and participate, but I don't believe that l'll have that enthusiasm with cornputerization because some of the kids whould be put in a class with teachers they don't want. As another student, Stacey Jacoy. stated, it's just not fair that I get a teacher I don't want just because of a computer. So the problem remains unsolved as Toney Pines continues to approach a totally computerized regis- tration. At the rate Torrey Pines is going, it will all be computerized in one to two years. ln two years, the Seniors and Juniors who once knew the personal registration are extinct, and only students who don't know any better exist, ironically, one Freshman stated, Computerization'? Oh, it's all right, I don't know anything else. - Cassie Doerfling ,, Y.. -. .,,,,,-,,,,.,, . ' 5 - a::,1w:,:-'JR' ,t 15.-. ji, 1. 'fl s hsxlwn. THE BATTLE CONTINUES ,. 'vig .ggi .:5. ,I we ff? if I- I 'tri gr. :., lip RE M J., BEEP. Seth Bertram gives the signal tothe nurse aid that he heard the one In'hls right ear. Tests for sight and hearing were a regular part o registration.