Staff Takes on Earthquake and Lockdown Drills
Jahzelle Ford and Clarissa Arceo
October 31, 2019
Students and staff have been participating in earthquake and lockdown drills year after year. Familiar and routine for most, these drills may not be taken seriously by everyone participating. What do Downey High’s staff have to say regarding these drills? This will discuss their unbi...
The Questionable Future of the NBA-China Relationship
Andre Lucas, Writer
October 30, 2019
Initially tweeting, “fight for freedom: stand with Hong Hong,” which supports Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters on Oct. 4, Daryl Morey, the general manager for the Houston Rockets, soon deleted his tweet after it sparked some controversy, but the damage was already done. Now concerns have...
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...
Ecology Club Raises Environmental Awareness
Alexis Gutierrez, Amy Garcia, and Eliza Vargas
May 21, 2019
Downey high’s ecology club held a week long environmental awareness event from Apr 29- May 3. Each day of the week entails a different activity that is related to the environment. Eco club was created in an effort help the evironmental issues caused. Monday Ecology clu...