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• scripps research institute
• cancer research foundation
• native american word
• mile distances
• la jolla high school
• salk institute
• delphi academy
• beach boys song
• san diego city schools district
• surfin usa
• burnham institute
• hole in the mountain
• san diego city schools
• cove park
• final verse
• all hallows academy
• underwater park
• bird rock
• science park
• origin of the name

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National University is also headquartered in La Jolla. Among the several research institutes near UCSD and in the nearby Torrey Pines Science Park are The Scripps Research Institute, the Burnham Institute (formerly called the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation) and the Salk Institute.

Elementary schools include The Children's School , Integral Elementary School of La Jolla, Delphi Academy, All Hallows Academy, Evans, Torrey Pines Elementary , La Jolla Elementary , and Bird Rock Elementary . The public high school, La Jolla High School, is in the San Diego City Schools district.

With palm-lined streets, large estate homes in masterplanned and gated developments, La Jolla has become one of the most expensive neighborhoods in San Diego, boasting some of the county's most wealthy people.

The location is mentioned in the legendary Beach Boys song, 'Surfin' USA,' in the final verse with the line "All over La Jolla..." Ocean swimming at La Jolla Cove is very popular year round, where a swimming channel in the underwater park is demarcated and marked at 1/4 and 1/2 mile distances with buoys.

The origin of the name is obscure. Some say it is a corruption of ahoy, called out by sailors seeking the attention of people on the shore. Promoters of La Jolla claim it is from the Spanish la joya, meaning the jewel . A more likely though less glamorous theory is that La Jolla is a corruption of the Native American word Woholle, meaning hole in the mountain , referring to the caves in the north-facing cliffs next to La Jolla Cove Park.

Source: Wikipedia > La Jolla, San Diego, California