Keeping the excitement flowing
February 10, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Filed under Spirit, Student Life, Uncategorized
While students face frustration and finals stress, ASB attempts to bring some liveliness and spirit to them with its annual Black Light Spirit Week from Jan. 22 to 28. The week gave the kids at Downey High School opportunities to dress trendy while being reminded of the activities and games that were... Read more »
A week of town rivalry
November 2, 2011 • Sergio Villegas, staff writer
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
As students all around geared up for the Downey versus Warren football game, the entire school held a spirit week from Tuesday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Oct. 14. These days were designed for students to demonstrate their school spirit and to get students to anxiously await this big event. Tuesday, Oct.... Read more »
Maintaining the six pillars of character
November 2, 2011 • Angelica Co, Student Life Editor
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
One month after Anti-Bullying Week, the Associated Student Body dedicated another set of days from Oct. 18-21 to remind the students about the significance of having good character. Various posters bearing the six pillars—trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship—were... Read more »
Stepping through the past
October 12, 2011 • Gustavo Ramirez, Community Editor
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
Revving up the school spirit, ASB sponsored a regressive decade-themed Spirit Week from Sept. 19-21 to pump kids full of Downey pride. Inspired by a tentative idea of a 50s Rally, the Downey High ASB resolved to start off the school year with a brief look at the past. The week started off on Monday with... Read more »
A showcase for cultural talent
June 14, 2011 • Julia Ruiz, Staff writer
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
The Latin Dance Ensemble proudly hosted their first Cultural Talent Show on Fri., Jun. 3 in the DHS Theater. A variety of dances were performed by six acts and from the hostesses themselves. The Cultural Talent Show was organized with the intentions of celebrating various ethnicities through dance.... Read more »
Student’s family participates in German exchange program
April 14, 2011 • Sarah Menendez
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
In an effort to participate in a culture-filled experience, junior Faith Hundtoft and her family decided to host Erna Wieduwilt, a 16 year old exchange student from Germany. The Hundtofts agreed to host the young German after Faith involved herself in an exchange program named The Friendship Connection,... Read more »
Dress towards success
April 14, 2011 • Angelica Co, Staff Writer
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
As a solution to the conflicts contributed by the dress code punishments, the administration developed a new regulation that has been enforced since the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. “I am in favor of dress code; it keeps people from exposing themselves and prevents them from ruining their... Read more »
Keep up the school spirit
February 16, 2011 • Angelica Co
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
To get the students pumped up for the Downey vs. Warren basketball game, the associated student body organized another spirit week which ran from February 7 to the 10. The week started out with Jersey day, followed by Indian and Cowboy day, Nerd day, and then white shirt day to go in accordance with... Read more »
A winter at Hogwarts
December 15, 2010 • Julia Ruiz
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
Students walked through platform 9 ¾ on Dec. 3 into the Harry Potter Winter Sports Rally. The gym was transformed into Hogwarts as each class was put into a house. Seniors were Gryffindor, juniors were Slytherin, sophomores were Ravenclaw, and the freshman class was Hufflepuff. ASB spent countless hours... Read more »
Spirit week
December 15, 2010 • Alejandra Paredes
Filed under Spirit, Student Life
Marking the beginning of the winter sports season, students participated in the spirit week festivities from Dec. 6-10. From ugly sweater day to the famous Harry Potter house day, themes showcased Viking spirit. “It’s always nice to see everyone participate for a common cause,” senior Adam Esparza... Read more »
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