The Downey Legend

Mrs. Mierau plays her part in the English department

Mrs. Mierau plays her part in the English department

Anais Hinojosa, Arts & Entertainment Assistant May 27, 2011

Becoming more than just an ordinary sub to her students, Mrs. Mierau filled the positions of many English teachers who were in need of a long-term substitute. She taught a total of approximately ten classes...

English classes write outside the box

English classes write outside the box

Anais Hinojosa April 4, 2011

Pushing the limits of everyday assignments, students in several English classes throughout the school have taken on writing tasks that require more than just analyzing literature out of a textbook. Whether...

School musical today, Broadway tomorrow

Anais Hinojosa, Arts & Entertainment Assistant March 7, 2011

With the auditions are over with, the cast for the upcoming drama musical production, “Little Shop of Horrors,” has been determined and is posted in front of B-102. With the stars of the show appointed...

Drama produces comedy night

Anais Hinojosa, Art & Entertainment Assistant February 16, 2011

Drama students put on the first production of the year on Tuesday, February first, opening night of the annual Comedy Night. The families of the actors sat along with students, looking forward to a good...

Strums of pure passion

Strums of pure passion

Anais Hinojosa December 15, 2010

Not knowing that it would one day become one of the greatest passions in his life, seventeen-year-old junior Cullen Griffin first stumbled across the guitar when he was a little boy of only five, looking...

A family gone indie: The Holy Child

A family gone indie: The Holy Child

Anais Hinojosa November 5, 2010

Setting out to stimulate audiences, 17-year-old junior Carlos Sanchez came together with his two brothers and along with three other talented musicians, they created The Holy Child. This family based indie...

After a month and a half of living in Downey, Yannic Duckwitz, a foreign exchange student from Germany, is glad to say he is adapting to the California weather. Duckwitz has become a Viking due to his strong enthusiasm to improve his English and has also joined the Junior Varsity Football team.

Studying Over Seas

Anais Hinojosa October 18, 2010

After traveling halfway around the world, 17-year-old German exchange student Yannic Duckwitz arrived in California on Aug. 27, ready to join the junior class at Downey High. Driven by a desire to improve...

Stepping into a new world

Anais Hinojosa September 30, 2010

Over 1,000 confused and bewildered freshmen flooded the congested hallways of their new world on Sept. 8 as they set foot in high school for the first time. Changes such as a huge, maze-like campus, and...

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