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

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5 T FF ei ., ,X X f ' B C is , ,, --,- if 37:5-' X g 7:3:1:1.1-:-:- A NN Q X , X . Q ML J! Q .' X 'sf X , . X as t Kay Allgire Lynn Baldwin Al'ldf6W Backers eatwae I STEVE CARLTON Air Force brat, Bibie scholar, father of four and chairman of the English department all describe Torrey Pines English teacher Steve Carlton. Though he looks like Gene Wilder and has t e same name as the famous Phillies pitcher, Carlton is his own man, often seen wearing a British wool hat and driving a Triumph. Cariton was born in Germany, attended high school in Ohio and Hawaii, and received his bachelors degree in philosophy from Westmont Co lege in Santa Barbara. No one ever told me l'd have to earnra living. I thought you went to college to learn what you enjoyed Q ,216 .FACULTY .h--...W I I Karin Alexander r.,, rw, 0' wi. t. gf f' w ,, , , .t Judie Barnett Kathy Belland learning, said Carlton. He continued his schooling and earned a mas- ter's degree in philosophy from U.S.C. He also added a teaching credential to his qualifications, following a path of his wife, who was then teaching fourth grade. Carlton first taught English in Compton, California from 1970 to 1975 at Centennial High School, which had a 99 percent black student body. Carlton joined the Torrey Pines faculty in 1975 and teaches English literature, Bible as literature, English 102-3 and Engl- ish 9. Family activities center around tennis, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church and their En- cinitas home. Carlton moonlights by teaching test preparation for the S.A.T., GRE., and other standardized tests at San Diego, Long Beach and Fullerton State Colleges. He believes in sanity in education, explaining that after students needs, a teachers first Michelle Beccarelli Burt Blackwell priority ought to be his own sanity, rather than committee meetings, administrative commitments, and paper grading. ln spite of his convictions, Carlton is often involved in his share of these peripheral educational activities. i Jeffery Brosbe Marguerite Bulkin

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OB ANcl-:Ez PRINCIPAL Dedicated, hard-working, and loyal: all three are words to describe our principal, Robert Sanchez. For over six years, he has devoted his energies and many long hours to the progress of Torrey Pines. When asked why he enjoys working here compared to any of the other places he's worked, Sanchez replies, t'lt's the kids: they are a very strong student body. But he also feels that Torrey Pines students are special. Here, he says, the majority of the students want to learn. This desire to learn, coupled with a fine reputation has earned the school an award for excellence. Of this. Sanchez is especially proud, t'The im- mediate impact on the school is the strongest, it makes the staff and students proud to come here. And, over the long run, feels it will, 'thelp attract more students to the school. Now that the stadium is nearing completion, and new classrooms are under construction, Sanchez feels the only project left is the theater. Except for that, he feels we have reached the con- olusion of our physical changes. Now, he thinks the school will focus its energies towards, . . . fulfilling the needs of the many different students who come to Torrey Pines. ii The immediate im- pact on the school is the strongest, it makes the staff and students proud to come here. J! On the more personal side, when he was in high school, Sanchez played in many different sports like football and basketball. He was aiso on the school band and active in school politics. Before moving to California, Sanchez lived in Arizona and Colorado. But he says, I always had my eye on San Diego. I wanted to move here . .. Now l'm here and l hope to stay for a long time. - Stacey Jocoy ADMINISTRATION 215

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, img wb, j A sif t: N 1 1 -.Q .- - tt. . 7 L' .. -sy -1 tel, .s K . tum? ,.. .. . 4 .gz- ??' T., 0, Q t mt E ' 'fi s I , 5 . ig S u 5 ati' is: I no t W al ' ,Q ll IJ-- TB8t0RlSli.., SIASSINATE DAFY! .I', ..: , .fra .xi Jeannie Christopher Jerry Conrad Kay Dillon eature DAVID CARSON The good news is he is a good looking blond, blue eyed single young teacher, a world champion surfer and model, who drives a Fierro and lives at the beach in Del Mar. The bad news is the blue eyes are contacts and he's retired from professional surfing, so the profes- sional freebe trips to Hawaii, Azores, West lndies and perk clothing are passe. Dave Carson, who teaches Economics, Sociol- ogy and Yearbook on campus is newly reknowned for leading the 1986 yearbook Freeflight to a 1st place ranking from the National Scholastic Press Association. A graduate of Rolling Hills High School, Carson there received good preparation for teaching at similarly affluent Torrey Pines High School. He then attended and graduated with honor and distinc- tion in his Social Sciences major at S.D.S.U. After college he con- centrated on his career as a professional surfer and running a surf equipment store in south Mission Beach. His surfing career took him to many corners of the world and brought him acclaim as a world class champion who en- dorsed brands of clothes and surfboards. Turning to teaching, Carson started his career at a small private school in Grants Pass, Oregon, ...- I 1,-on A - , ,.,.. 1 u -eww.. , . . Ll Joe Dottore where he taught all subjects for grades 7-12. He moved to Torrey ines High School in 1980 when he also started his free lance graphic design work. He works for urfer, Sailboarder, and Skate- boarder magazines, as welt as teaches yearbooking workshops around the country, in addition to his classroom teaching. Carson enjoys travel and has spent the last three summers in Europe. He stil! suns, plays tennis, skis, and enjoys photography. Someday he hopes to marry, have a famity and achieve status in both the field of graphic design and edu- cation. The typical Southern California progressive pleasant learning atmosphere of Torrey Pines, Carson feels, is in danger of being eroded due to the more restrictive rules such as closed campus and extra security guards. Carson pondered the possible sociological causes, offering, Ugrowth, fear and back- lash, as possibilities. - D. Palmer .S .. Victoria Coordt Roberta Cowperthwaite lf. . 5 t-in ,. ' e X6 51 -A it ' 'tp .Y ,N f . N Anne-Marie Ebeling Michael Edinger -N Michael Estrin Peter Evans John Farrell Jean Finley FACULTY 217