Rivalry through the ages
December 2, 2009 • Amanda Garcia
Filed under Legends, Student Life
The rivalry between the Downey Vikings and the Warren Bears has been going on as long as can be remembered. Hanging teddy bears at Downey and dragging ducks at Warren symbolize the seriousness of our rivalry. Whether it was who could beat who at what sport, this non-stop fight to see who the greatest... Read more »
Planting seeds of friendship
December 2, 2009 • Victor Duran
Filed under News
With a shovel in one hand and a rake in the other, Greg Pittenger’s Botany class and Charlotte Mann’s Special Education class dug holes and shoveled dirt for their Garden Rehab Day on October 30th. Gardening is one of the productive activities on the agenda of Special Education’s Individual Education... Read more »
An emotional hard fought loss
December 2, 2009 • Joe Hill
Filed under Sports
The Vikings fell short against their across town rivals, the Warren Bears, on Friday, Nov. 13 with a final score of 49-14. Defeating the bears, winning the last league game, and making play-offs seemed to be the perfect way to finish off the season. Unfortunately, with this loss the team did not qualify... Read more »
Downey’s designing diva
December 2, 2009 • Sarah Menendez
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
In sea of stars at Downey High, senior Adelita “Lita” Vanegas colors the sky with her one-of-a-kind designs, adding some pizzazz each day she walks on campus. Whether she’s wearing something she made herself, or something she picked up at a sales rack, this fashionista has a style that cannot be... Read more »
Aliens at 3am
December 2, 2009 • Wendy Mora
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
The Fourth Kind is a movie that premiered in theaters November 6th, starring: Millia Jovovich, Elias Koteas, and Will Patton. It is a fact-based movie about a small town in Alaska that has many alien encounters within the past forty years. Movie critiques were completely unsatisfied with this film mostly... Read more »
Pin-Up with a twist
December 2, 2009 • Larissa Hernandez
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
The underground art of Pin-Up photography is arising on the web thanks to junior, Katie Torres, who started a website that displays her own photography of pin-up modeling. Pin-Up is a type of art that is expressed through a camera or paint brush and glorifies a glamorous female model. This type of art... Read more »
A passion for drawing
December 2, 2009 • Yvette Trujillo
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Senior Andy Velazquez has roamed the halls for four years and finally found that he is most passionate about devoting himself to drawing every day of the week. “Well, I like his artwork because they’re very detailed in a variety of ways,” said his friend Allen Ramirez, “and they’re very trippy.” He’s... Read more »
Flyleaf is rising
December 2, 2009 • Marlenn Orozco
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E
The American alternative rock/Christian band called Flyleaf released its second album called Memento Mori since Debut in 2005. This release took place on Tuesday, November 10 and is now available in most music stores. Memento Mori is Latin for “Be mindful of death.” The album itself caries 14 songs,... Read more »
Faculty basketball games: Downey-1, Warren-0
December 2, 2009 • Cole Hundtoft
Filed under Sports
It’s official: our teachers and staff beat Warren in the 1st Annual Faculty Basketball game on Nov. 18th. The beginning of the game started like any other Downey vs. Warren game with people coming from all corners to watch and bleachers packed with students. But now that the game is over Downey can... Read more »
Lady vikes tennis enter CIF
December 2, 2009 • Eileen Castle
Filed under Sports
Optimism and work ethic were key elements in the success of the Girl’s Tennis team helping them qualify for the play-offs. Their attempts to C.I.F. victory unfortunately fell short, losing to St. Bonaventure 8-0 after winning league. For Katie Medina it was her first C.I.F. game and she played with... Read more »
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