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

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PLAYING IT UP 32 Creativity Ever since the fifth or sixth grade, senior Steve Ramsdell has been interested in music. After becoming involved Steve continued because it was fun and challenging. Music now takes up nearly all his time. His teacher, Peter Sprague, has been a big in- fluence on Steve and is a great teacher. The respect is mutual though. Peter Sprague had much to say about Steve: This fellow has the potential to be a really great musician. He's definitely a hard Worl and has a, Wonderful natural talent. A nice g too Steve is currently playing With a jazz ba but as for a future career he is not sure. wants to be free enough to Work with who Wants to when the time comes. For now he Wants to go to a music sch back east and become the best musician possibly can.

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A A - ww.saq.l. ff wwea,f.,..t-,, ather than a rambunctious event which pulled in the whole student body after a heated game, Home- coming dance was a relatively Jiet, semi-formal affair. Despite the large school population, only P students attended the dance. Such a hall turn-out provoked many other stu- ents to leave early. As Junior Brett Butler lid, When I walked into the dance, I saw a of people leaving. Another reflection that Torrey Pines stu- ents had a very different ideal of l-lome- lming than most highschoolers, was the tnplicity of decoration. When questioned, lnior Bobby IVIilIer's observation, said, I td to look for the decorations. Students came up with a few reasons why is traditionally popular event was so calm. ASB didnt do adequate advertising for e dance, observed Junior Kate Kimball. l D A general lack of spirit build-up during Homecoming week greatly stinted the num- ber of students who went to the dance. Kimball also mentioned that, 'lOur school is not a very trusting atmosphere, and the great number of teacher chaperones and school narks who guarded the doors made many students feel uncomfortable to attend. Senior Lisa Taylor said that the small attendance may have been due to tradi- tional unspoken rules of the students. lt is expected that you dress semi-formally, at the least Also, you have to have a date. Perhaps such a strict code scared off many students. Although Home- coming attracted only a limited number of students, most students who 1' ? P . W, was .-Ji, mwwaw me was . X did go seemed to really enjoy themselves. The Incidentals, the performing band, must be given much credit for this positive response. Brett Butler remarked, 'll really liked the lncidentals! They were really tight. Their songs were together. The trumpet didn't crack its notes. All the members knew their parts. Regardless of the lack of normal spirit and enthusiasm, the ASB produced an organized, enjoyable Homecoming Dance. - Angela Hastings Our school is not a very trusting atmosphere, and the great number of teacher chaperones and school narks who guarded the doors made many students feel uncomfortable to attend. V . 3 i I OW DANCING, Chas Doerrer and Mandy Benedict sway to the IN GOOD COMPANY, Anne Eveland, Glenn Sadler, Damon Vandervorst, and Vanessa 'sic of the lncidentals. Becker spend time off the floor chatting. 31

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