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The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

Downey at the X-Factor

Downey at the X-Factor

Mercy Watkins May 27, 2011

As a fundraiser the Downey music program attended the X-Factors audition process on May 9. at the USC Galen Center. Assistant Band Director, Matthew Fell, announced the field trips two weeks before...

Art for knowledge

Art for knowledge

Mercy Watkins, Writer April 15, 2011

Viking Poster Contest Winners seniors Irene Saavedra, Benjamin Garcia and Francisco Concha were announced on March 30. Prizes included a $100 Visa Gift Card, $50 Visa Gift card and $25 Visa Gift card. German...

Gamers Club

Gamers Club

Mercy Watkins April 4, 2011

Junior Josue Preciado and Karl Matamoros had a dream to create a place students could escape to during lunch and that dream was made reality when they created Gamers Club which meet in I-4 during both...

Looking over choral music during Jazz Choir Seniors Jonny Arenas and Angelica Villarreal practice their parts by the piano. Both Arenas and Villarreal auditioned and were accepted into the All-State Jazz Choir, one of the highest high school groups in music.

Band students named All State champions

Mercy Watkins March 7, 2011

Because of simple song recordings onto personalized CDs they sent to judges, Johnny Arenas and Angela Villarreal were accepted into the All-State Jazz Choir over winter break. The All-State Jazz Choir...

Photo Club strives to become picture perfect

Mercy Watkins, Staff Writer February 16, 2011

The start of second semester brought the beginning of Photo Club a group for people with a passion for photography. The club was reestablished by Yearbook Photo editor Carlos Ontiveros and will meet on...

Downey’s cadets

Downey’s cadets

Mercy Watkins December 15, 2010

Seniors Rolando Alvarez and Jean Pierre Dupart have been training at the United States Navel Sea Cadet Core since their Freshmen year; USNSCC is a Military Navel Program that shows the country’s youth...

Video game releases of november

Video game releases of november

Mercy Watkins December 15, 2010

The month of November brought not only falling leaves and high winds but the newly released Call of Duty Black Ops and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood which were advertised for months on end. Black Ops...

The host with the most

Mercy Watkins November 5, 2010

Over twelve marching bands competed In the Marching Band Open Series competition hosted by DHS at Allen Layne Stadium on Oct 16. Band students arrived at 8:00am to practice for their annual MBOs competition....

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