Gissel Delgado, Editor-In-Chief
Having been a part of The Downey Legend in the previous year, former podcaster and current Co-Editor-In-Chief Gissel Delgado, 12, finds herself wanting to grasp on to her ending adolescence, which is full of helping others. Being a part of the Link Crew Commissioner Class, Delgado is passionate about taking care of new students and making sure all feel welcomed into their first years of high school. This carries over to her personal life, in which she highly prioritizes time with her parents and two sisters. She also likes to challenge herself with several Honors and A.P classes due to her love of learning. In her final year at Downey High School, Delgado hopes to finally know what are the next steps in her career and personal life.
"In all the movies I've watched and books I've read, senior year is always depicted as this sort of self-discovery moment," Delgado said. "Senior year is when you really start to grow up and plan your future, so as I wrap up my time in high school, I really hope I get to find my passion. Slowly but surely, I'm confident that I can."
![After winning against Warren High School with a final score of 15-4 on October 26, 2021 at the Downey High School swimming pool, Senior Varsity water polo athletes Jose Jaime, Wyatt Calderon, and Jonathan Vigil all reflect on the match and their team’s performance. “I feel amazing,” Calderon shared. “It was a great accomplishment.”
Both Vigil and Jaime expressed their excitement after winning against their rivals. “[We] got pumped up because it’s our school’s rival, so we had to win it,” Vigil stated. “[I] felt excited, you know, it was a big game over Warren,” Jaime agreed.
With an overall record of 17-7, the Boys Varsity Water Polo team will host their last game of the regular season at home against California High School on Thursday, October 28, 2021.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image3-7-900x600.jpg)
