If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that La Jollans don’t lose their fighting spirit.
As the world battled the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, locals hopped online or otherwise did what they could for various causes whether it be neighborhood character, racial justice or adapting to ever-changing public health restrictions to keep their businesses open. All of this without in-person entertainment, meetings and events and while staying masked and socially distanced.
Through Dec. 26, residents of La Jolla’s 92037 ZIP code had registered 833 cases of the virus. San Diego County’s cumulative cases stood at 145,779 as of Dec. 27, with more than 1,400 related deaths.
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La Jolla High School hosted a special “signing day” ceremony for its Viking football players the morning of Dec. 16. Max Smith (United States Naval Academy), Alessandro Demoreno (Davidson College) and Diego Solis (University of Chicago) each had the opportunity to sign their letters of intent in front of family and supporters, outside and at a social distance.
Each of the student’s letter of intent commits them to play football for a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college for at least one academic year. Once a student athlete signs a letter of intent, it is faxed to the college, and no other college may recruit that student.