Hungry for action
January 22, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Top Stories
With The Twilight Saga coming to an end, The Twilight Book Club shifted their attention and name to the action packed novel The Hunger Games to discuss at their first meeting Jan. 10 in room C106. The turn out at the meaning was made up of the usual club members and some new comers that hope to share... Read more »
A work in progress
January 22, 2012 • Sergio Villegas, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
After finishing her fantasy novel, Queen’s Rogue, senior, Shannon Regalbuto, is putting the finishing touches on her book and getting ready to have it self published on Amazon.com. Regalbuto has been telling stories since she was a child, which is no disadvantage seeing as she has been working on... Read more »
Changing the channel on life
January 22, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
As winter break came to an end so did the high amount of lethargy for many students who spentcountless hours of their break catching up on their favorite TV series. With the wide variety ofshows being aired and the numerous ways to watch them, students are always finding time in their busy schedules... Read more »
Big beats and heartaches
January 20, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Award winning duet The Black Keys are keeping fans fueled with their raw, alternative hits “Tighten Up” and “Lonely Boy”. The band has been receiving much radio coverage for these two songs, both from recent albums Brothers and El Camino. The band is heavily influenced by American genres like... Read more »
Many cultures one stage
December 16, 2011 • Marilyn Ramirez, Co-copy editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
The Latin Dance Ensemble presented Downey’s third annual Cultural Talent Show on Dec. 9 at 7:oo pm in the theatre. As contestants and ensemble members were behind stage running around frantically preparing their costumes and routines, family, friends, and faculty members waited excitedly outside. Once... Read more »
Album review of “Mylo Xyloto”
December 16, 2011 • Marilyn Ramirez, Co-Copy Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
The Latin Dance Ensemble presented Downey’s third annual Cultural Talent Show on Dec. 9 at 7:oo pm in the theatre. As contestants and ensemble members were behind stage running around frantically preparing their costumes and routines, family, friends, and faculty members waited excitedly outside. Once... Read more »
Stayin’ fresh
December 16, 2011 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E
Keeping the hip-hop scene fresh at Downey High School, juniors Andrew Navarro and Andrew Ayala release their original clothing line Blast to maintain their individual interests and style. The line was first introduced in Whittier and Huntington Park and soon spread to Downey when the founders transferred... Read more »
Resisting an accepting change
November 22, 2011 • Roy Mendoza, Copy-Editor/Co-Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Along with its European counterpart, “Changing” by The Airborne Toxic Event was released on Feb. 1 throughout North America. Contrary to a few of their other songs, a calm vibe can be felt at the beginning of the composition. Soft strums of an electric guitar slowly become greater throughout the... Read more »
Breaking Dawn: The final installment begins
November 21, 2011 • Dinorah Acuna, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 premiered on Nov. 18 and ended the year and a half wait, which had fans anxiously anticipating what would happen to the breathtaking romance of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Calling Breaking Dawn: Part 1 the best Twilight... Read more »
Not another brick in the wall
November 21, 2011 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
Setting aside society’s standards and opinions, senior Rosie Sanchez channels her personal feelings and beliefs through her dry medium art. She works best with pencil and charcoal and tries to go outside the boundaries. Sanchez has always loved drawing but it was not until one of her middle school... Read more »
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