Strawberry Fields: A Dedication Through Letters And Dramas
Jahzelle Ford and Leanna Bobadilla
December 1, 2019
From Nov. 8th to the 27th, the Stay Gallery will have Eduardo Viramontes solo exhibition, Strawberry Fields: A Dedication Through Letters And Dramas on display. Viramontes comes from a Mexican family and grew up here in America, he has put the memories of growing up into the art in this exhibit. The ...
Tape Murals
Jahzelle Ford and Leanna Bobadilla
October 16, 2019
The last semester of the 2018-2019 school year was the first time Carbajal had assigned the tape murals, large pieces of art composed completely of tape, and will once again be assigning them. Her intermediate drawing students and this time Mrs. Puentes advanced art design students work to beauti...
Stay Gallery Hosts “Love Letters”
Jasmine Fernandez, Editor-In-Chief
December 21, 2018
As a part of the Stay Gallery’s artist-outreach program, Maricela Avina opened her exhibit titled “Love Letters” on Dec. 1 on the Gallery’s premises. Drawing from the physicality of a declaration of love via ink, the purpose of Avina’s portrait-style paintings was to capture the spectrum of ...
A Future in The Arts
Nicole Alvarez, Editor In Chief
December 14, 2018
Lights...Camera..Action! Theatre has been a way for individuals to express themselves for decades. All the way from Broadway to a high school theatre, people around the world are telling stories through the arts. At Downey High School, drama students have continued to showcase their talents and express...
Murals
Dennise Reynoso, Writer
May 25, 2018
For several days in the last three weeks of April, students from Intermediate/Advanced Art have participated in the creation of their murals. The artwork was displayed outside the J-Building, in front of the halls for passing students to view the large scale illustrations. Each year t...
Downey’s Post-it Contest Recreation
Vanessa Carrillo, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 9, 2018
'For the past two years students from Ms. Berumen, Mrs. Carbajal, Ms. Cordova, Mrs. Joest, Ms. Nikaj and Mrs. Puente have all been collaborating with each other every year in a post-it art show. Downey Highs’ J building has been covered with over 1,432 post-it drawings, all being left out for display ...
Stay Gallery Hosts Pop-Up Show with Female Entrepreneurs
Dennise Reynoso, Writer
April 9, 2018
The Stay Gallery, Downey’s own local art gallery, recently hosted a pop-up shop on March 31, which was comprised of products made and sold by local female entrepreneurs. A variety of retailers were present, selling beauty, skin care and fashion merchandise. Erika Gonzalez, the owner of the boutique Gy...