By Ed Piper
Jane Medrano, the Academic Advisor for La Jolla's football team, told a reporter on the sideline Fri., Nov. 1, that this game would be her last regular-season home game.
"I'm going to retire," the short, dedicated mentor and friend of many of the Viking football players confided as the team battled University City on Senior Night at Edwards Stadium.
Medrano, who attends all of La Jolla's home games, has worked with student-athletes to keep their grades up and to keep them eligible ever since Coach Tyler Roach came to LJHS eight years ago.
She is often seen encouraging a member of the team, offering a word of advice, or providing some other support on the sideline. Her son has attended home games with her many times over the years. He is a rabid football fan.
Medrano's plans are to complete the 2024-2025 school year, then teach summer school in a grand exit next summer from her vocation as an English teacher on campus.
She grew up on the wealthy Palos Verdes Peninsula in Greater L.A. She said only later that she realized that upbringing prepared her for the type of student who would attend La Jolla High, also in an affluent area.
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