President’s Message…..

INS IDE TH I S

I S SUE :

W W W . T O R R E Y P I N E S F O U N D A T I O N . O R G

Mailing:

P.O. Box 2489

Del Mar, CA 92014

Phone:

(858) 793‐3551

Fax:

(858) 793‐3405

A Message from the TPHS Foundation President

Sarah Mitchell , President

NOV/DEC 2015

Java with Jaffe Wednesday, December 2nd at 9 AM in the Lecture Hall

Join Principal David Jaffe and fellow parents for an informal discussion on what is happening at TPHS. Refreshments will be provided by the Foundation.

2015– 16 Support All Students Donors Special thanks to the following parents and companies for ge ng our school year off to a great start and

showing a commitment to Torrey Pines High School by making a dona on to Support All Students on campus

Laura Adams

Bachar & Roula Adjan

Lisa & Simon Allen

Richard & Stephanie Allouche

Jeffrey Babcock & Ellen Chi

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Nicole & Kevin Baril

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Kris Becker

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Lori Browne

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Michael & Lisa Butler

Stephen Cassar

Ann Chan

Jennifer Chang

Jaime & Cathy Chen

Longjun Chen & Liping Shi

Mingshen Chen & Shouhong Sun

Ye Chen & Yang Liu

Guangzhou Chen & Yanyun Zhang

Hoon Choi

James & Kathleen Clapp

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Julie & Gordon Cooke

Michael & Robin Coy

Brady Davis & Tracy Cereghino

David & Vicki Diehl

Eric Ding

Toni Dougherty

Jeff & Sue Drawdy

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As we enter the last few weeks of the year, I would like to take a moment and thank ALL of you who have been so generous in your support of Torrey Pines High School by making a dona-tion to the Support All Students (SAS) fund. The generosity of our community

over the years is much of the reason why TPHS is nationally recognized as a top school.

When you look at the cost of a private school edu-cation and compare that to the quality of the public education and experience your children receive at TPHS, I think you will agree that your donation to TPHS really does go a long way to enhance the environment for ALL our students. If you have not yet donated to SAS this school year, now is a great time and you can reap the benefits of the tax deduction in 2015. Please see pages 6 and 7 in this newsletter for more information on giving levels and our Pathway of Pride paver project.

We also want to make it fun for parents to support the school and hope you will attend our “Toast to Torrey” event on November 14. Invitations were emailed last week and can be found on page 5 of this newsletter. Please RSVP by November 6th if you will attend. This is the kickoff event for our annual “Pump Up The Volume” Live Auction and Dance to be held at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on February 27th! Check out our website at www.torreypinesfoundation.org for a more complete events calendar.

We are all entering a busy time of year for our families and it is a busy time of year on campus as well with many Support All Students programs up and running such as FalconFest, Teacher Class-room Grants, AVID, and the Mentor Program, just to name a few.

I hope to see you around campus, on the sidelines, or at “Toast to Torrey later this month.

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SAS While You

Shop

Volunteer Spotlight 4

5K Fun Run

Toast To Torrey 5

Support All Stu‐dents Levels 6

Pathway of Pride Pavers info 7

Teacher Classroom

Grants form 8‐9

Wrestling Holiday

Tree Fundraiser

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On November 17th, the Teacher Classroom Grants team will present participating teachers with their wish list items at a special staff-only assembly before school.

“Our teachers are so appreciative of the parent donations which are used to purchase these items to enhance the learning environment in each classroom,” says Germana Sanna, Teacher Classroom Grants Committee Chair. “This program provides much needed supplies, supplemental learning materials, and equipment to our staff.”

These are materials which are deemed essential for learning by your student’s teachers, but sadly are not provided by the district or through school funds.

If you have not had an opportunity to make a donation for items specific to your student’s classrooms, please visit the Foundation website at www.torreypinesfoundation.org and

click the link for Teacher Classroom Grants.

You can also print out the forms on pages 8 and 9 of this newsletter and mail them in with your donation, drop them off in the office, or make a donation online with your credit card by going to the Foundation website. Just click the SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS button, scroll down to the Classroom Grants section, and enter the amount you would like to do-nate under each section of Teacher Classroom Grants.

Your support will put a smile on your teachers’ faces and will provide important learning materials for every student.

TEACHER CLASSROOM GRANTS PRESENTATION

The Torrey Pines High School Foundation Auction Com-mittee is in the early planning stages for the annual online silent auction and fund raiser event to be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Belly Up in Solana Beach.

Committee members will be can-vasing the community reaching out to individuals and businesses to secure event sponsors as well as donated items to be auctioned off to raise money for the Support All Students fund. This year’s focus is to fund all Foundation projects including FalconFest 2015, Staff & Student Anti-Bias Training, the PALS program, classroom technology needs, and the new Engineering and Robotics courses at TPHS, just to name a few.

According to Bobbi Karlson, Foundation Executive Director, the committee is getting an early start because the big event is earlier this year. “Due to venue and sched-uling issues, we have moved PUMP UP THE VOLUME to February 27, which is nearly a month earlier than previous years,” states Karlson. “We have a highly motivated com-mittee that is ready to hit the ground running to make our biggest fundraiser of the year a fun and successful event”.

“We are excited to announce that Resurrection Radio, a local classic alternative cover band featuring two TPHS Class of 1986 alums, including former TPHS Assistant

Principal Rob Coppo, will be per-forming,” states Helen Nordan, Event Chair. “This is our largest fund raiser of the year as well as a wonderful social evening for the entire TPHS community,” continues Nordan.

.The kickoff event for the spring fund raiser is “Toast to Torrey” which will be held at a home in Rancho Santa Fe on November 14,

2016 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. More information about the Toast is on page 5 of this newsletter. Please RSVP for this fun informal evening by November 6.

The online auction will begin on February 5, 2016 and will feature a wide array of items for the home as well as gift certificates for academic support, restaurants, beauty salons, spa services, and vacation and entertainment packages, just to name a few.

If you are interested in helping plan the event or would like to be an event sponsor or donate an item for the live or online auctions, please contact Holly Coughlin at holly.coughlin@sduhsd.net.

Foundation Begins Planning Spring Auction Fundraiser

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FALL VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Germana Sanna & Lisbeth Marks Germana and Lisbeth have both been involved with

many things on campus during their me at TPHS. One

of their roles is serving as co chairs for the Teacher Class‐

room Grants program. We asked them to tell us a li le

bit about their volunteering at Torrey Pines High School.

Lisbeth, what do you love most about volunteering at

TPHS? “What I love most about volunteering is knowing

that I am helping the TPHS family of teachers and

students in making sure that everyone has the best

possible experience as a Falcon!”

Germana, why do you volunteer? “Volunteering gives

me a sense of belonging and purpose like no other. It has

been a most rewarding experience to help TPHS and the

Falcon Family in different ways over the years and I will

be forever grateful for those opportuni es.”

Germana, do you have a favorite volunteer ac vity? “I

have truly enjoyed helping with Teacher Classroom

Grants because it not only provides important tools for

our TPHS teachers and classrooms, but also helps me feel

connected to the needs of the TPHS community. I have

also enjoyed helping with our academic and sports

teams. All of these programs are a clear representa on

of how strong TPHS is in both academics and athle cs

and I am very happy to have had the opportunity to

support and help with all of them.

Lisbeth, What makes you most proud about being a

Falcon parent volunteer? I am proud to be an ac ve

par cipant in making the TPHS

experience the best that it can

be for not just my daughters

but for EVERYONE in the TPHS

Falcon family!

Thanks for all you do,

Germana and Lisbeth!

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The 5th annual Carmel Valley 5K and Fun Run is coming up on Sunday, January 24, 2016 and it isn’t too late to register online to participate.

A portion of your race fee can be donated to the Torrey Pines High School Foundation by going to www.carmelvalley5k.com and clicking the registration link.

What a fun opportunity to kick start your New Year fitness goals and Support All Students at TPHS while participating in a race happening right in your back yard! The course will highlight the beauty of Carmel Valley. You will be running a brand NEW 5K loop this year with part of the course along the new Pacific Highlands Ranch trail, a beautiful scenic trail hidden in Carmel Valley.

Sign up with your kids, your friends, your team! Get moving for a great cause– ALL STUDENTS at our school!

Carmel Valley 5K and Fun Run

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