PTA: November 2011

Parents in the B-building theatre focus on Mr. Weisenburger at the Nov. 14 PTA meeting as he describes the progress of the Food and Toy Drive. “Although we haven’t reached our quota, extending the deadline for our items should make an impact on our effort,” Weisenburger said.

Irene Luna, Editor-in-Cheif
November 21, 2011

The theatre in the B-building filled with parents, students, and faculty as the monthly PTA meeting was held on Nov. 14 to discuss main points of the school year so far. The meeting commenced at 6:05 with PTA President Martha Michael going over main points that will be introduced and elaborated on during the meeting.

Principal Tom Houts, took center stage as he talked about the new Video/Film class and their ongoing project called Viking Videos. They currently have a YouTube channel where the videos they record are posted. The videos shown during the meeting were centered around the Toy and Canned Foods Drive being held at Downey High School.

About the Contributor

Irene Luna, Editor-in-Cheif

Being one of the returning members of The Downey Legend, senior Irene Luna takes pride in her recently acclaimed position as Editor-in-Chief. The ambitious student’s journey all started at the beginning of her sophomore year. Having an available spot for an elective, Luna was placed in the newly created newspaper class. Even though she started as a writer, the 10^th grader worked her way up the ladder as Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor. The following year she was appointed Co-Editor-In-Chief, all the while being trained to achieve her current position. She has only the highest hopes for this year’s group of individuals.

“After the long process of picking out the different students, I have complete confidence in saying that the 2011-2012 newspaper group will achieve many goals which could not be achieved in the previous years,” Luna said.

When she’s not doing work for newspaper, you can find the Editor-in-Chief readily preparing herself for the future. Her experiences throughout high school have motivated Luna to study the field of Journalism as a probable career. Taking everything step by step, she hopes to attend the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. If that plan does not follow through, her second option would be attending a California State University.

Though schoolwork may be a big part of her life, Luna proves to be a diligent worker. Contrary to many teens, she values her family, friends, and education above all other things. As the school year brings a fresh start, this motivated individual is ready to take charge of The Downey Legend.