Torrey Pines High School

Torrey Pines High School
Torrey Pines High School
Address
	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd; San Diego, California; USA
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1974
School district	SDUHSD
Principal	Brett Killeen
Teaching staff	135
Grades	9-12
Number of students	2,877
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Cardinal and Gold
Mascot	Freddy The Falcon
Newspaper	The Falconer
Yearbook	Freeflight
Website	http://tp.sduhsd.net/

Torrey Pines High School is a high school in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California. The school is named after the rare Torrey Pine tree that grows in the area. Torrey Pines High School is a member of the San Dieguito Union High School District and serves the communities of Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Solana Beach, and Carmel Valley (City of San Diego).^[1]

The school is a three-time National Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School. Before the school opened, students in the district attended San Dieguito High School (now known as San Dieguito Academy). Students from middle schools such as Carmel Valley Middle School or Earl Warren often come to Torrey Pines to continue their education.

Academics

Extracurricular activities

Music

Torrey Pines has a large and growing music program, including two orchestras, wind ensembles, chorus, and a jazz band. These groups win numerous awards each year at competitions throughout California. Amy Willcox is the current music director at Torrey Pines.

Athletics

Torrey Pines is a long-standing athletic powerhouse of the Palomar league. Notable programs include Football, Basketball, Men's and Women's Volleyball, Softball, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Tennis, Track & Field, Soccer, Golf, Baseball, Lacrosse, Swimming and Water Polo. On October 11, 2007, Torrey Pines football was featured in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.^[2]

Clubs

As of February 28, 2006, Torrey Pines High School has 116 Associated Student Body sponsored clubs.^[3]

Publications

The Falconer

The Falconer is the school newspaper. It placed first in the 2004 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in San Diego.^[4] An a new issue is put out at the end of each month.

First Flight

First Flight is the school literary magazine. Its 2005-2006 edition placed first in the 2006 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville as well as the 2007 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Denver.^[5]^[6]

FreeFlight

FreeFlight is the school yearbook.

Academic teams

Torrey Pines High School's academic teams include Speech and Debate, Academic Team, and Science Olympiad.^[7]

Theatre

The Torrey Pines black box theater program (TP Players) is widely acknowledged for achievements in the theatrical field. It received awards for best play in the region from the California Educational Theater Association for Metamorphosis in 2003 and Inherit the Wind in 2005.^[8] TP Players performed at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in the summer of 2006.^[9] The current director, Marinee Payne, works hard with the student actors alone to produce college-level shows. The TP Players receive no outside funding and rely solely on ticket sales.

Notable alumni

John Allred, NFL player for the Chicago Bears (1993)^[10]
Chris Dudley, retired NBA player for the New York Knicks (1983)^[11]
Hayden Epstein, ex-NFL kicker for the Denver Broncos^[12]
Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder (1986)^[13]
Brody Heffner-Liddiard, ex-NFL longsnapper and tight end for the Minnesota Vikings^[14]
Chad Hutchinson, Ex-St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, Stanford University (1995)^[15]
Adam Johnson, MLB player, ex-Minnesota Twins^[16]
Todd McLaughlin, Singer/Songwriter (1997)
Dan Layus, lead singer of Augustana (2002)^[17]
Sirikitiya Jensen, member of the Thai Royal Family (2003)^{[citation needed]}
Greg Williams, professional beach volleyball player, two-time AVP MVP (1990)^[18]
John Lynch, all-pro safety for the Denver Broncos (1990)^[19]
Scot Pollard, NBA player (1993)^[20]
Tristan Prettyman, Singer / Songwriter (2000)^[21]
Daniel Lay, Disc Jockey and Radio personality^{[citation needed]}
Shaun White, Skateboarder and Snowboarder (attended but graduated from Carlsbad Seaside Academy, an independent study program of CUSD and Carlsbad High School).^{[citation needed]}
Simon Steiner, Professional Cyclist, Swiss Champion 1998 Team time trial (1986)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ SDUHSD Attendance Boundaries
^ Falcons Athletics
^ ASB Sponsored Clubs (2005-2006)
^ NSPA Best of Show Winners, 2004 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention
^ NSPA Best of Show Winners, 2006 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention
^ [1],2007 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention
^ ASB Sponsored Clubs (2005-2006)
^ http://www.tpplayers.com/fringe/tpawrd.htm
^ http://www.tpplayers.com/fringe/abtfrng.htm
^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALLREJOH01
^ http://basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudlech02.html
^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/epstein_hayden.htm
^ http://www.tonyhawk.com/bio.html
^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIDDIBRO01
^ http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9611/9611sf.html
^ http://www.sdhoc.com/main/awards/2005stars/August2005
^ http://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/augustana-forget-the-silv.shtml
^ http://www.avp.com
^ http://www.johnlynchfoundation.org/newsdetails.asp?NewsID=15
^ http://www.hoopshype.com/players/scot_pollard.htm
^ http://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/flying-home-with-tristan-.shtml

External links

Preceded by Booker T. Washington High School	National Academic Championship champion 1993	Succeeded by East Brunswick High School

32°57′28″N 117°13′30″W / 32.95778°N 117.22500°W / 32.95778; -117.22500

[1] SDUHSD Attendance Boundaries

[2] Falcons Athletics

[3] ASB Sponsored Clubs (2005-2006)

[4] NSPA Best of Show Winners, 2004 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention

[5] NSPA Best of Show Winners, 2006 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention

[6] [1],2007 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention

[7] ASB Sponsored Clubs (2005-2006)

[8] ttp://www.tpplayers.com/fringe/tpawrd.htm

[9] ttp://www.tpplayers.com/fringe/abtfrng.htm

[10] ttp://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALLREJOH01

[11] ttp://basketball-reference.com/players/d/dudlech02.html

[12] ttp://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/profiles/epstein_hayden.htm

[13] ttp://www.tonyhawk.com/bio.html

[14] ttp://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIDDIBRO01

[15] ttp://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9611/9611sf.html

[16] ttp://www.sdhoc.com/main/awards/2005stars/August2005

[17] ttp://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/augustana-forget-the-silv.shtml

[18] ttp://www.avp.com

[19] ttp://www.johnlynchfoundation.org/newsdetails.asp?NewsID=15

[20] ttp://www.hoopshype.com/players/scot_pollard.htm

[21] ttp://www.themusicedge.com/moxie/news/featartist/flying-home-with-tristan-.shtml

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