Downey Vs. Warren 2019

Gilbert Arevalo, Loren Sapiter, and Andrea Vega

November 15, 2019

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About the Videographers

First year staff member of the Downey High newspaper, The Downey Legend, Gilbert Arevalo, 12, joins as a videographer. Having been part of the Improv club since his freshman year, Arevalo states he enjoys spending time with the other club members. “Yea it’s super fun, and I love improv club so much, they’re like my fam [family], we get close, we’re not a regular club,” Arevalo stated. “And when I first joined, improv was sort of a medicine for me. It made me feel great being surrounded by a bunch of people who love me, and this is my second year leading and I’m sad but happy that my improv journey is over.”

As an artistic and creative person, Arevalos hopes to get into careers such as acting, writing, filming, and stand-up. During his free time, Arevalo works on his own comic book called The Adventures Of Porky and James, “I describe it as a culmination of my life’s work in a way, and I put all my creative effort forward.” Arevalos stated. “I’ve been working on it for six years, and I put my own personal emotions and traits amongst it, and it really was made to express myself and just to exist. I want the characters to have like their own world and just exist in paper and in my mind.”

Loren Sapiter, Videographer

Entering her first year of Newspaper, senior Loren Sapiter, is eager to start as a videographer in the 2019- 2020 school year. Formerly a yearbook staff member, she was first interested in joining for her love of analysis. "I enjoyed my year in the yearbook crew, but I also wanted to diversify my last year here at Downey High and Newspaper seemed like a good way to do it," Sapiter said.

Andrea Vega, Videographer

Aiming to leave an impact this year to end off her Downey High experience, Andrea Vega, 12, joins the Downey Legend as a videographer. She also takes on a role in the Viking Nation Station as an editor and has volunteered at Camp Savio for the past two summers.

With plans to attend Long Beach City College, Vega’s end goal is to become an Architect. When asked what influenced her to choose this field, she stated, “My cousin is one and I’ve seen what he does as one. I ultimately thought it was something cool to pursue as a career.”Vega stated.