Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Isabella Galvez, Writer
October 19, 2020
After a long battle with cancer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at her home on Sept. 18 at the age of 87. Ginsburg died of complications from her pancreatic cancer, which she suffered from on and off for the last 11 years of her life. People around the nation have been hit hard with this de...
Disney’s Unemployment
Itzel Cabrales, Writer
October 14, 2020
Many businesses have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in the most troublesome ways imaginable and Disney theme parks have been one of many parks and corporations that have been affected by the pandemic. On Tuesday afternoon, Disney announced they expect to lay off an estimate of 28,000 employees in the near future. The 2...
Students In Today’s Politics
Maya Mercado-Garcia, Photographer
October 11, 2020
In today’s world, politics affect every individual, even students. On the night of September 29th, students from Downey High School all turned on their devices as they began to watch, for most of them, their first presidential debate ever. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe...
Teen Anxiety
Itzel Cabrales, Writer
September 27, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world a time of unprecedented uncertainty. Health and economic concerns have risen at fast rates and while states discuss reopening plans, one of the most concerning problems is mental health. Many teens around the world have felt different struggles with t...
Governor Newsom Issues “Stay at Home” Order
Andre Lucas, Co-Copy Editor
April 2, 2020
On March 19, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order--Stay at Home--in which residents are required to remain at home and practice social distancing in order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus after it has permeated throughout the state, which has reported over 8000 cases to th...
How DUSD is Helping Students during the Pandemic
Andre Lucas, Co-Copy Editor
March 24, 2020
Beginning on March 16, all schools in the Downey Unified School District closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which has permeated throughout the United States and around the world. Classes at DUSD schools along with others across the country, as a result, have been moved from the classroom to onl...
United Airlines Amid COVID-19
Katherine Portillo, Photographer
March 24, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic increases we see certain services begin to decrease, especially Airline companies with no one wanting to fly anywhere during this time. As United Airlines is one of the biggest airlines in the US, it is also the biggest non-asian carrier in Asia, where the epidemic first ...
Rives Mansion Remember Kobe Bryant
Andre Lucas, Co-Copy Editor
February 4, 2020
On Jan. 29, the City of Downey paid tribute to former NBA basketball legend Kobe Bryant at the Rives Mansion, hosted by its owners Arturo Concha and Ericka De La Teja. Fans from all over Downey came to pay their respects to the basketball superstar, his daughter Gianna, and the other seven passengers ...
Remembering Kobe Bryant
Andre Lucas, Co-Copy Editor
February 4, 2020
On Jan. 26 at approximately 10 a.m., a Sikorsky S-76b helicopter crashed in Calabasas, Calif., killing retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant as well as his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers on board. From postponed NBA games to lighting Los Angeles City Hall purple and gold, tributes ...