Al Torretto- The Biology Answer-Man, Coach, and Titan Legend

11/09/2023

If you are in town this weekend, here is great way to see Al in person. He continues to work hard at Blue Sky where he has a trail named in his honor! Come join the effort if you can. https://www.facebook.com/100069750644163/posts/663961542605528/?mibextid=Na33Lf

Trail Maintenance Day is approaching! This Saturday, November 11 at 9AM. The only thing you need to bring is your love for Blue Sky and garden gloves if you have them! We'll supply the rest! We love sprucing up Torretto Trail for everyone to enjoy and we hope you do too! We'll see you at the amphitheater at 9AM!

10/27/2023

Since retiring from Poway High, Al Torretto’s classroom has just gotten bigger! He volunteers regularly as a docent at Cabrillo National Monument.

10/19/2018

Yesterday was the end of an era! In Mr. Torretto's words, "I am sad to tell you that my friend and coworker of 39 years, "Rodney," the Burmese Python died last night. He was a gift from one of my football players in 1980. At that time, he was 12 inches long. Over the years he grew to a gentle giant of 14 feet long. For 38 years, Rodney roamed my classroom, the halls, and lawn of PHS. he educated, entertained, and inspired thousands of students from preschool to high school. I hope as he crawls through "The Great Rainforest in the Sky" that he finds a beautiful female Burmese python that he can spend some time with. He will be missed!"

As a family, we know that Rodney was a World-Class snake. He nearly doubled the average life span of a Burmese Python, which is typically 20-25 years. The World Record for a Burmese Python was 43 years, which was recorded in 2009. Before that, the World Record was 33 years! In addition to that, I don't know that any other snake has been so well known to an entire community. We know that he will be remembered by many!

05/16/2017

Thanks to Mr. Rob Kaechele for sharing this from one of his former students! Let us know if you have any videos or pictures of Mr. Torretto that you would like to share.

A documentary on the man, the myth, the legend: Alan Torretto. I do not own the rights to 'Black Skinhead Instrumental.'

05/05/2017

04/28/2017

What a crazy, unexpected surprise when we opened Facebook today. The love for Mr. Torretto is pouring in. Our family is so humbled by the generosity of Tony Olivera for starting this and so many others who have donated. He will be overwhelmed with gratitude when he finds out about this. And yes, Alaska really will be a trip of a lifetime for him.

He truly is an amazing teacher, coach, and all-around human being.

Mr. Torreto is retiring from Poway High after 44 years . He has taught many of great lessons in life as well as being a dedicated coach . Earlier this year I was officiating a wrestling tournament and had time to visit with him and one of his bucket list dreams was to go on an Alaska trip .Many o...

02/25/2017

Last marine ecology field trip. Photo from Eugene Morris.

02/24/2017

Trying to get the word out to all of Alan's former students & wrestlers & former teaching friends etc that ALAN is retiring in June & we would like to hear some of your memories of him! Also if you have any favorite pictures, please share them!!!

02/23/2017

After 45 years of teaching Biology at Poway High School, Mr. Torretto (a.k.a. Colonel Carbohydrate, Mr. Angiosperm) is hanging up "the bat" and retiring at the end of the school year. This page is dedicated to him, so that we can collect as many memories as possible from the thousands of students whom he has taught or positively impacted over the years. Hopefully it will bring forth some fond memories for those who browse it as well! We will make a scrapbook of whatever is posted (on the wall or private message) and present it to him in June. Shhhhhh---He's not on Facebook, so we hope to keep it a surprise!

02/23/2017

02/23/2017