![Starting Monday, April 1, Dr. John Garcia takes over as the new Downey Unified School District Superintendent. Garcia went to Carpenter Elementary School, South (now Sussman) Middle School, and is a 1985 graduate of Downey High School.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/IMG_9385_2_72cc.jpg)
To support the students
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• May 14, 2013
![While dealing with life as a senior, Miguel Lozano takes on an extracurricular activity by working at Disneyland to make money. Lozano will start his training to operate rides on April 13.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_0123_2_72.jpg)
Taking on the job
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• March 29, 2013
![On Feb. 21, guest speaker, Esperanza, waits in the theatre to discuss her father’s survival during the Holocaust. “My father helped the Jewish people change their names, because he too had 10 passports with multiple names,” Esperanza said.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pic.jpg)
Keeping the story alive
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• February 25, 2013
![Finishing up the last part of the rally stage mural after school on Feb. 6, art teachers Ms. Puente and Ms. Carbajal-Guzman add white to emphasize the final line of “Where character counts”. Having people within the Downey community paint the rally stage saved money, rather than hiring an artist outside of Downey High School.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rallystage_lmontano_2_72.jpg)
A fresh coat
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• February 14, 2013
![At the Downey vs. Warren game on Jan.8, Maritza Acuna,11, goes for the ball before her opponent. Downey scored 1-0 in the second half of the game.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/soccer.jpg)
Tis’ the season to fight, fight, fight!
Hanna Suarez, Norma Flores, Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor
• January 15, 2013
Living for those lost
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• December 21, 2012
![In November, in front of Downey City Hall, a new statue is resurrected as a veteran’s memorial. On every corner around the statue there is a plaque of each department of the military to represent the Navy, Marines, Army, and Air Force.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_7422.jpg)
Remembering the veterans
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• December 7, 2012
![Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson stand on the field in front of the football team as they practice after school on October 22, 2012, in preparation for the homecoming game. Mr. Gunderson attends all home games and nearly every away game.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_6790_2.jpg)
Number one fan
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• October 26, 2012
![As the last pre-season game starts, on Friday, September 21, the varsity football team shows unity as they enter the Allen Lane Stadium with locked arms. The team’s recent 3 to 2 wins, have them optimistic for a victory in the up coming match against Warren.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/IMG_1572.jpg)
Vikings regain momentum
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• October 9, 2012
![On Sept. 10, 2012, the London band The xx releases their second studio album Coexist. “I like a lot of their songs equally,” Debbie Miranda,12, said. “They have a unique tone in their music.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/the-xx-.png)
Learning to coexist
Hanna Suarez, Editor-in-Chief
• October 9, 2012
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