Soothing listeners to sleep
March 20, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Straight from Australia, singer Sia covers the uplifting and heartfelt song “I Go To Sleep.” Sia brings a more caring and melodious tone to the original Kinks’ piece, with the light sound of the piano and accompanying strings. The tune also has a blues feel to it as she softly sings of the wanting... Read more »
Striving for the perfect sound
February 29, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
The Downey High School wind ensemble and concert band took an opportunity to prepare for the Festival season at the DUSD Band Spectacular, hosted by Warren High School on Feb. 25. Along with music groups from Downey High, the event also showcased groups from Warren High School and West Middle School.... Read more »
New season, new fashion
February 29, 2012 • Kathy Ochoa, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
With the winter coming to an end, people can’t help but look forward to the upcoming trends of the spring season. The dull dark colors that come along with winter are replaced with bright sunny shades. On February 9th fashion week in New York City takes its course once again, letting people know the... Read more »
A ghostly blend of love
February 29, 2012 • Dinorah Acuna, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Following the success of her first single off the Born to Die album, Lana Del Rey released her ghostly blend of love and longing song “Born to Die” in late 2011. The tune has been receiving much attention due to the success and high rank of the previous single “Video Games” on the British singles... Read more »
Taking an adventure to Underworld
February 10, 2012 • Sergio Villegas and Hanna Suarez
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
For fans and newcomers alike, Underworld has something here for both. Intense, gory action with a dark tone is a staple of the series’ franchise and the new movie, Awakening, released Jan. 20, does not disappoint. Lycans and vampires still continue their battle, but in this new installment humans... Read more »
A night in New York
February 10, 2012 • Jessica Xilo, Parent & Teachers Editor
Filed under Theatre
Chosen from the best high school musicians in the United States and Canada, Rebekah Jin will participate in the American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, on Feb. 12, in New York City. Senior Jin will represent Downey in the east coast on a night filled with music and pride. Her... Read more »
Listening to both hearts
February 10, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Following the success of his underground single “Eyes Wide Open,” Gotye released his soft and melancholic song “Somebody That I used to Know,” featuring Kimbra, in July 2011. The melody has been receiving much attention due to its high rank on the New Zealand and Belgium singles charts. In the... Read more »
A truly bad seed
February 10, 2012 • Marilyn Ramirez, Co-copy Editor
Filed under Theatre
Downey’s Drama Production class took the theatre back to an eerie time in the 1950s, during the last weeks of January as they presented The Bad Seed. The stage was set as the Penmark home in a Florida suburb with young, psychopathic Rhoda (Priscilla Lopez) driving her mother Christine (Jeanette Nitao)... Read more »
Hungry for action
January 22, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment
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 »
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