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The towering skyscrapers of Shanghai, China rise behind Kimi Lu (10) as he smiles in front of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The photo was taken the summer before he moved to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimi Lu.

A whole near world, oceans away

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Left to right: Anita Qian (10), Grace Xu (10), Isabel Do (10) and Jade MacInnis (9) smile for the camera in their parkas while waiting for the meet to begin. They attended the Del Norte High School dual meet on March 13. Photo courtesy of Layne Lozano.

Day in the Life: Swimming & diving

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Zain Mehio (12) dribbles down the court in an intense game against La Costa Canyon High School (13-16). Mehio was recently named the North County Conference Student-Athlete of the Year. Photo courtesy of Zain Mehio.

North County Conference Student-Athlete of the Year awarded to Zain Mehio

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TP Chamber Strings gathers in front of the Norman R. Loats Performing Arts Center. They received the unanimous superior performance rating at the festival, qualifying for regionals. Photo courtesy of Thomas Ducom.

Torrey Pines Chamber Strings receives unanimous superior rating

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Left to right: Sarina Peterson ("Petunia") and Brianna Rapini ("Pinky") are the people behind the Amoeba Sisters YouTube channel that educates viewers about STEM courses. Through a Q&A session, the Falconer took a look behind their creative processes. Photo courtesy of the Amoeba Sisters.

Q&A with Amoeba Sisters

News
Holding up a finger to celebrate first place, the dance team smiles in unison at the West Coast Elite Nationals in Palm Springs. The competition was held from March 14-16, with the team bringing home multiple first place trophies. Photo courtesy of Francis Florendo.
Dance team brings home multiple wins from West Coast Elite Nationals
Lily Bruch, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025
TP Chamber Strings gathers in front of the Norman R. Loats Performing Arts Center. They received the unanimous superior performance rating at the festival, qualifying for regionals. Photo courtesy of Thomas Ducom.
Torrey Pines Chamber Strings receives unanimous superior rating
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The school's Distributive Education Clubs of America club gather for a group photo at the at the annual State Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. The team had two medalists place in the top 10. Photo courtesy of Isabel Ji.
Distributive Education Clubs of America compete at annual State Career Development Conference
March 19, 2025
San Diego State University is currently ranked No. 109 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. SDSU recently achieved Research 1 status after meeting the necessary criteria. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons from Stuart Seeger.
San Diego State University reaches Research 1 status
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The school's band and orchestra gather for a photo in front of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Along with their annual trip to Disneyland Park, the groups performed at the Forum Music Festival at Biola University this past weekend. Photo courtesy of Mila Keres.
Band and Orchestra attend Forum Musical Festival
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Feature
English 11 teacher and Yearbook adviser Brandon Keller visits the iconic blue and white buildings of Santorini, Greece. Many of his travel destinations were inspired by past students. Photo Courtesy of Brandon Keller.
Lesson plans from life
April Kato, News Editor • March 20, 2025

The towering skyscrapers of Shanghai, China rise behind Kimi Lu (10) as he smiles in front of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The photo was taken the summer before he moved to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimi Lu.
A whole near world, oceans away
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Ellie Kuehnert (12) enjoys the summer at her grandparents' lakehouse in Alabama. Kuehnert was elected to be Associated Student Body Class President last year. Photo courtesy of Ellie Kuehnert.
Day in the Life: Associated Student Body Class President
February 28, 2025
The group poses for a Galentine's mirror picture. In the background, 'So Many Times' by Gadjo was playing. Left to right, top row: Anita Abrishami (9), Talia Benhaim (9), Jada Nilsen (9), Sienna StClair (9), Mia White (9), (middle row) Ursula Lanutti (9), Bria Bendarz (9), Dylan Kupiec (9), Tess Franklin (9), Lola Berman (9), (bottom row) Valeria Palma (9), Addie Matthies (9), Valentina Giunti (9), Avery Kapsch (9), Kenna Wilkinson (9), Piper Doh (9) and Samantha Saba (9). Photo courtesy of Eamon Hinton.
Photo Gallery: Galentine’s Day
February 26, 2025
While students go through the standard four year cycle in high school, others choose to step into the next part of their lives early. Summer Brandt (11) and Samantha Herman (12) were among those who chose to graduate early.
A flock ahead
February 24, 2025
The bookshelf in Viviana Alvarado's classroom is filled with books in Spanish for students to read and check out. Alvarado's collection included popular novels translated from English as well as a new set of books provided by the TPHS Foundation.
Classroom chronicles tucked away
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Sports
In Ed Burke Stadium, athletes compete in an intense race. The 31st annual Falcon Relays took place last Saturday. Photo courtesy of Ann Bartsch.
School hosts 31st annual Falcon Relays
Sarina Feng, Feature Editor • March 28, 2025

On Saturday, the school hosted the 31st annual Falcon Relays, bringing together 20 Division I and Division II schools from across San Diego to compete. The school emerged as the Division I team champion with 120 points, while Westview High School won...

Zain Mehio (12) dribbles down the court in an intense game against La Costa Canyon High School (13-16). Mehio was recently named the North County Conference Student-Athlete of the Year. Photo courtesy of Zain Mehio.
North County Conference Student-Athlete of the Year awarded to Zain Mehio
Makaylah Gerling, Editor-in-Chief
Left to right: Anita Qian (10), Grace Xu (10), Isabel Do (10) and Jade MacInnis (9) smile for the camera in their parkas while waiting for the meet to begin. They attended the Del Norte High School dual meet on March 13. Photo courtesy of Layne Lozano.
Day in the Life: Swimming & diving
Claire Zhou, Staff Writer
March male Athlete of the Month Jacob Cava (12) points at the camera as he lifts his opponent in the air. Cava has been apart of the wrestling program at the school since freshman year. Photo courtesy of Jacob Cava.
Athlete of the Month: Jacob Cava
Viki Kiss, Staff Writer
The varsity girls soccer team (17-5) holds up 'W's' as they are crowned Division II CIF State Champions. They beat Orange Lutheran High School (13-6-1) 1-0 on March 8. Top left to right: Martyn Hansford, Pamela Kalinoski, Makaylah Gerling (12), Isabella Forrester (9), Madison Harrell (11), Sami Huyghe (11), Lauren Golafshan (10), Annika Pallia (12), Kate Bezdek (12), Coral Diaz (12), Lauren Johnson (11), Gianna Cho (11), Kasey Suhar (9), Jaslyn Cumberland (10), Nami Walsh (10), Alexa Avila (11), Resse Rogowski (9), Matthew Rosendo and Jay Romo. Bottom left to right: Kylie Okumara (11), Claire Thompson (12), McKenzie Brown (10), Lila Wagner (11), Edra Bello (12), Ashley O'Regan (12), Sydney Henderek (12), Ava Guimond (9), Brooklyn Schwartzberg (9), Kate Conway (10), Sophia Bastidos (11), Maya Washington (11), Alexandra David (12) and Natalie Cohen (11). Photo courtesy of Makaylah Gerling.
Varsity girls soccer wins first Division II CIF State Championship
Joy Ma, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Longform
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