Torrey Pines High School
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| Established | 1975 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Brett Killeen |
| Teaching staff | 135 |
| Students | 2,918 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 3710 Del Mar Heights Rd San Diego, California USA |
| District | SDUHSD |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
| Mascot | "Freddy" the Falcon |
| Yearbook | Freeflight |
| Newspaper | The Falconer |
| Website | sduhsd.k12.ca.us/tp |
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 3-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).
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[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
Torrey Pines is a long-standing athletic powerhouse of the Palomar league. Notable programs include Softball, Volleyball, Cross Country,Tennis, Track & Field, Football, soccer, golf, baseball, and lacrosse.[2]
[edit] Clubs
As of February 28, 2006, Torrey Pines High School has 86 Associated Student Body sponsored clubs.[3]
[edit] Publications
[edit] 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]
[edit] FirstFlight
FirstFlight is the school literary magazine. It placed first in the 2006 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville.[5]
[edit] Academic teams
Torrey Pines High School's academic teams include Speech and Debate, Academic Team, and Science Olympiad.[6]
[edit] Theater
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.[7] TP Players performed at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2006.[8]
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Allred, NFL player for the Chicago Bears (1993)[9]
- Chris Dudley, retired NBA player for the New York Knicks (1983)[10]
- Hayden Epstein, ex-NFL kicker for the Denver Broncos[11]
- Army Capt. Brian Freeman, Killed in Karbala, Iraq- January 20th, 2007. Class of 1993.
- Nick Grosvenor, Producer / Songwriter of Wilderness Survival (2000)
- Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder (1986)[12]
- Brody Heffner-Liddiard, ex-NFL longsnapper and tight end for the Minnesota Vikings[13]
- Chad Hutchinson, Ex-St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, Stanford University (1995)[14]
- Adam Johnson, MLB player, ex-Minnesota Twins[15]
- Dan Layus, lead singer of Augustana (2002)[16]
- John Lynch, all-pro safety for the Denver Broncos (1990)[17]
- Scot Pollard, NBA player (1993)[18]
- Tristan Prettyman, Singer / Songwriter (2000)[19]
- Shane Reed, Producer / Songwriter of Cosmo speedway (2000)
- Taylor Steele, surf movie director
- Soren Thompson, fencer, NCAA epee champion, junior olympic champion, Maccabiah Games silver medalist, Olympic fencer
- Shaun White, Olympic snowboard gold medal winner. Did not graduate.
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.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
