Murals
Dennise Reynoso, Writer
May 25, 2018
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment, Student Life
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-Business Manager
April 9, 2018
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment, Clubs & Organizations, Student Life
'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
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment, Community
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...
YAWP Club Presents: “LOVE” Art Show
Emily Rivas and Valeriee Menjivar
February 26, 2018
Filed under Art, Clubs & Organizations, Student Life, Video
SoCal Museum Free-For-All Day
Vicky Arguello, Writer
February 9, 2018
Filed under #WhatsTrending, Art, Arts & Entertainment, Community
SoCal Museums announced their thirteenth Annual Museums Free-for-All on Jan. 28. Dozens of museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science— opened their doors and invited visitors to attend their museums free of charge. Museums Free-for-All partnered with Metro, i...
Artist of the Month: Stolichnaya Duque
Lily Nguyen, Writer, Comic Artist
September 20, 2017
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
Fresh out of middle school and starting her high school journey, freshman Stolichnaya “Sam” Duque uses a classic pencil and eraser to create art. Duque specializes in drawing anime fanart and her own original characters. Duque started in a humble beginning, and was originally inspired...
Shia LaBeouf Art Stunt
Fatima Rosas, Staff Writer
March 8, 2016
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
29-year-old actor, director, and performing artist, Shia LaBeouf collaborates with artist Nastja Sade Rönkkö, on Feb. 19 from 9A.M, to 9A.M. on Feb. 20. Their latest art project #ELEVATE, which consisted of standing in an elevator at Oxford University for 24 hours. Small groups were invited and participate,...
Jaden Smith Challenging Patriarchy
Melissa Hernandez, News Editor
January 15, 2016
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Top Stories
Jaden Smith made headlines on Jan. 4 when he was announced as the new face of Louis Vuitton’s latest womenswear line, “Series 4” a spring-summer 2016 collection. Social media praised and also ridiculed him for going against the social and gender norms of clothing and social expression. Jonathan...
A little dream
Kaylee Camacho, Writer
November 15, 2012
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
Since the very young age of 5, senior, Amber Gonzalez has always loved art and known it was her passion, when she painted her first painting at the age of 5 and although she has no particular style, she paints primarily abstract artwork using watercolor. Gonzalez usually doesn’t start painting with...
Drawing her future
Sara Cabrera, Parents & Teachers Editor
October 27, 2012
Filed under Art, Arts & Entertainment
Passionate and extremely talented are the words used by Ms. Nikaj to describe Adrianna Casas, an AP Art student at Downey High. According to her twin brother, Andres Casas, art comes naturally for her and she has shown signs of being artistically gifted from a young age. She always drew...