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Photo Gallery: Homecoming pep rally

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April Kato, News Editor • September 11, 2024

  • History teachers Austin Wade, Jeffery Owen and John Milner pose for the camera, dressed in Rock ‘n’ Roll clothing. They performed together as a rock band.

    April Kato

  • The freshmen and senior sections cheer on the pep rally. The homecoming pep rally took place on Sept. 11.

    April Kato

  • Freddy the Falcon appears at the pep rally. The mascot made its first appearance after Freddy the Falcon tryouts.

    April Kato

  • Teachers perform a dance. Multiple teachers choreographed a dance routine to the song ‘Hot To Go!’

    April Kato

  • Two classes compete against one another. One of this years fun games had students carrying one of their peers across a ‘human bridge.’

    April Kato

  • Torrey Pines Dance Team showcase their dance routine. The team presented their first performance of the year.

    April Kato

  • Students representing TP Players participate in an intro game. This year’s homecoming pep rally served as the first assembly day of the school year. Left to right: Eric Lee (12), Resse Jurman (11) and Lainey Costabile (11).

    April Kato

  • Eight students face off in a competitive game of hungry hippos. Hungry for victory, they lunged to collect as many balls to win the game.

    April Kato
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April Kato
April Kato, News Editor
In the same way her 13-year piano journey crescendo towards a finale, April Kato is intent on making her last year as a falcon and a staff on the Falconer a balance of memorable, accent-like events and legato-like relaxed moments. Joining the Falconer her junior year and being inspired by the wonderful community, Kato furthered her love for journalism by securing a position as news editor her senior year. This year, she hopes to take on more stories than she did last year, as her goal is time management and fighting the urge of procrastinating, all of which she fell captive to junior year. Outside of the newsroom, Kato enjoys quiet moments of reading at home and playing classical and modern music on her piano, a treasure passed down from her mother. On the weekends, she can be seen volunteering at a Japanese language school, drafting editorials for her internship at a local community journal or roaming Barnes & Noble. Throughout the years in high school Kato’s interest for international relations and global topics has grown, linking to her hopes of pursuing such fields after graduation.
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