Dancing, memories, and tradition are three words that describe the event long-awaited by high school students – Prom, which occurred for Downey High School’s student body on the 21st of May at...
On Monday, May 16, thirteen law enforcement officers were handed the Medal of Valor by president Barack Obama. The Medal of Valor is the highest national award given only to law enforcement officers who...
The Stay Gallery hosted an event for Downey elementary school students to exhibit their art at the gallery on May 16. Students created their artwork to the theme Let Your Imagination Fly.
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For the typical AP student, May is distinguished as a trying month, marked by the sentiment of trepidation and sense of accomplishment brought on by AP testing, but for junior, David Santos, it carries...
The comic book series comes to life and fans are once more ecstatic, and ready to see their favorite superheroes in action once again. On May 6, Marvel Studios released Captain America: Civil War,...
Canadian rapper, Drake, whose main inspiration for his songs derives from the city where he was raised, came out with his new album, Views from the 6 on April 29. The album brings out Drake’s vulnerable...
To showcase their moves, Downey’s Dance Team and the CTE dance classes, held a dance review at the Downey Civic Theater on Wednesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 5. Some performances, included ones...
The Ringling Brothers Circus announced they would be removing all elephants involved in their show on May 1 in response to public cries against accusations of animal abuse by the Ringling Brothers Circus....
People looking to the sky on May 9 will be able to see Mercury slowly make its voyage across the sun. A rare celestial occurrence will be taking place called the transit of Mercury. This phenomenon occurs...
Continuing his successful track season, sophomore, Mario Marsetti broke the school record for the 400-meter race against Warren High School on April 14.
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![What started off as an unorthodox idea became a reality for junior, Serenity Reynoso, who was inspired by fashion designer Coco Chanel to wear a pantsuit to Prom. “Coco Chanel brought back the suit and believed that women should comfortable if men can be comfortable,” Reynoso said. “One of the main reasons [I wore a pantsuit] was because I don’t really like dresses and plus it’s Prom and most girls will wear dresses so I thought it’d be fun to wear a pantsuit.” Senior, Aaron Leon, who was also Reynoso’s date, felt ecstatic to stand out from the crowd at Prom and know that his date was comfortable and happy. “It was an idea that I had, that we should both go in suits. She had been wanting to wear a suit, so it was the perfect opportunity for her to do that,” Leon said. “She’s different in a good way. She was the only one there that I saw with a women’s suit and she got a lot of compliments; it was all positive.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0074.jpg)
![Marvel fan, Daisy Lopez, 11, shows full patriotism by doing a heroic pose in the back of B building with the American flag behind her while wearing Captain America apparel on May 10. “My favorite scenes from the movies are battle [or] fight scenes, I love watching characters go all out with their powers, weapons, and gadgets,” Lopez said.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0077_2 _72.jpg)
