First-year, Diego Fajardo, 10, joins the Downey Legend as a writer. His passion for video games such as Street Fighter and Red Dead Redemption has inspired his love for engineering and technology. After high school, he plans to join the Navy to reach his life-long goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. Being a Navy SEAL would grant him access to nuclear weapons which would further his education in engineering. Fajardo also wants to attend USC and major in nuclear physics which has been a long-term interest of his. Though Fajardo would describe himself as an introvert, he is very well-spoken and sociable. Fajardo discusses the root of his passion for the scientific field, he states, “I have a family history of electrical engineers. There are people who are police officers and scientists in my family. I’d probably be the only one going to college.” He explains.