Downey High’s Annual Blood Drive
Vanessa Carrillo, Business Manager
October 10, 2018
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 High Blood Drive
Hector Diaz, Writer
May 1, 2018
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...
Staying Motivated
Nathalie Sibal, Writer
November 17, 2017
As the school year progresses, students find themselves lacking the motivation needed to excel. Grades begin to drop as a result of becoming worn down from all the workload. Stress and lack of sleep are the top two contributors that cause this loss of motivation. However, there are techniques that can c...
Downey’s Annual Fall Blood Drive
Alexis Gutierrez, Writer
October 4, 2017
Downey’s ASB assisted the Cedar-Sinai Blood Donor Services for the yearly fall Blood drive; this event was placed in the school’s gymnasium on Friday, September 23. Downey’s ASB wants students to be conscious of issues outside of themselves. This event was the chance for students to help save lives...
Food Wanted
Aimee-Nicole Torres, Staff Writer
December 7, 2015
The annual two week food drive, hosted by ASB, during Nov. 2 – Nov. 13 is one of the most generous weeks Downey High School has, giving all the canned foods students can spare to be donated to those of the less fortunate for the upcoming holidays. ASB holds a competition every year t...
From A Theater Far, Far Away
Alex Castillo, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015
Students made their way to the Downey High School theater as the lights dimmed for a special showing of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope on Wed., Nov. 4 in anticipation for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. ASB President, Carlos Agredano, 12, recalls his earliest memories about the Star W...
The race to lead the school
Edward Valencia, Parents and Teachers Section Editor
April 11, 2014
ASB elections were held on campus from Mar. 25-27,for positions that will impact the school next year. The candidates posted creative signs asking students to vote for them. From hashtags to Snapchat to Facebook, there were several ways for candidates to gain the vote. Positions were competit...
Who do you relay for?
Moises Martinez Cortez, Community Section Editor
April 9, 2014
The City of Downey’s tenth annual Relay For Life fundraiser kicked off Thurs., Mar. 7 with students and staff members on campus uniting under the banner Team Viking Spirit. In hopes of raising funds for cancer research, several sports teams and clubs gave a helping hand by assembling their own fundra...
The first walk of many
Marilyn Ramirez, Copy Editor/Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2013
The Downey Service Center's Community Involvement Team partnered up with the City of Downey and Downey Unified School District to hold the 1st annual 5K for True Lasting Connections, on Saturday, April 15 at Rancho Los Amigos. The $15-$20 fee per person benefited the TLC Resource Center located in Downey...