DHS College Fair
Adrian Soto, Writer
November 13, 2018
Filed under Community, Student Life, Top Stories
Due to the student interest in pursuing education after high school, Downey High School hosted the annual District Wide College Fair on Oct. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Allen Layne Stadium field. California possess the largest number of universities of any one state in the United States. ...
Meet Me By The Bayou
Sebastian Cornejo, Business Manager
October 24, 2018
Filed under Spirit, Student Life, Top Stories
The Vikings faced Dominguez High on Oct. 5 and won the Homecoming pink game with a score of 56-20. The following day, the Homecoming dance took place at the Rio Hondo Country Club for the third consecutive year, this year’s theme being Mardi Gra, “Meet Me By The Bayou”. At the halftime show, the Homecoming queen r...
Downey High’s Annual Blood Drive
Vanessa Carrillo, Business Manager
October 10, 2018
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Downey filled the gym on Friday, Sept. 28 for the annual blood drive. Throughout the day, students were excused from their classes to head over to the school gym to fill out a survey and eventually donate a pint of blood, with the help of ASB members. During the blood drive ASB member i...
Downey Food and Music Festival
Lukas Luna, Writer
October 5, 2018
Filed under Community, Top Stories
The city of Downey held its sixth annual International Food and Music Festival on Sept. 15. The free event, which went from 4:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m, featured an extensive array of food vendors and live performers. Among them were jazz and soul collective, the Tom Nolan band. The band has pl...
Serena Williams: Right or Wrong?
Nicole Alvarez, Writer
October 2, 2018
Filed under News, Sports, Student Life, Top Stories
On September. 8, Serena Williams lost to Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka, in a heart racing match. Williams famously known as renowned tennis player, had people’s heart racing in this match for a different reason. The Beginning of the Tension Umpire, Carlos Ramos, first called out ...
Downey High Blood Drive
Hector Diaz, Writer
May 1, 2018
Filed under Community, Student Life, Top Stories
Last week on Friday, April 13, Downey High students participated in the annual blood drive that took place at the gym on campus. Students volunteered to donate pints of blood for those in need of a donor. The donations lasted all day with participating students being excused from class in order to go th...
ERWC Expert Projects
Ajla Nasic, Social Media Manager
May 1, 2018
Filed under Seniors, Student Life, Top Stories
Each year, seniors currently taking ERWC are required to choose a topic that fascinates them to research throughout the course of the school year and present their findings in a 15 minute long presentation. Because they are not limited to a certain scope of topics, students are free to delve into an issue...
Downey High School Students Protest Gun Violence
Oscar Flores, Co-Copy Editor
March 20, 2018
Filed under #WhatsTrending, Community, News, Parents & Teachers, Top Stories
To commemorate the seventeen lives lost in last month’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Downey High students, and others across the nation, stood in solidarity and strength as they walked out of their classes to call for stricter gun laws. The nationwide walkout began at 10 a.m. and la...
Winter Sports Coming to an End
Lizzy Martinez, Co-Business Manager
February 26, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Downey Highs’ winter sports season is coming to an end as spring slowly approaches. Although many sport’s season are closing, there are many sports who are playing in CIF playoffs. Spring sports will begin as early as March, and in the meantime winter sports play to become CIF champions in th...
Bloody Valentine Drive
Vicky Arguello, Writer
February 26, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Organizations, Legends, Student Life, Top Stories
Downey High School’s Power 4 Period Club held their Bloody Valentine Drive from Jan. 22 through Feb. 15. The club collected pads, tampons, panty liners, soap, and wipes in A205 and had goal of making 2,000 kits. Their mission is to normalize menstruation while also providing feminine hygiene to ...