What a S’wonderfull night
Serene Gallardo, Community Section Editor
November 14, 2014
On Wed., Oct. 29, Downey High School’s jazz ensembles performed their annual fall concert in the B building auditorium. Doors opened at 7 p.m., rounding in a full house. A total of five groups held the stage that night, closing around 9 p.m. The improvised jazz group opened up...
Rejoiced
Serene Gallardo, Staff Writer
December 18, 2013
Downey High held its annual winter concert on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Downey Civic theatre, featuring the school’s music ensembles. Music directors Corneliu Olairu and Matthew Fell’s music ensembles came together at the theatre for a 2-hour performance off campus. The concert began...
New York, New York
Mia Dixon-Slaughter, Staff Writer
May 21, 2013
Jazz Choir was privileged to be invited to New York and be taught by a professional jazz conductor, Steve Zegree, from April 17 to 21, along with other ensembles from across the United State, where they perform at the Lincoln Center. Cory Olariu, the jazz director at Downey High, is a good friend...
Joy to the theater
Joey Flores, News Editor
December 21, 2012
On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the music program held their annual Winter Concert at the Downey Civic Theater to get into the festive spirit for the upcoming holidays. The program featured the Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Choir, Advanced Choir, and Beginning Choir. Concert Band member...
All that jazz
Vivian Buenrostro, Writer
November 14, 2012
On Halloween night, the music department hosted the annual jazz concert that included performances by two different level jazz bands and Jazz Choir. The concert began at 7:00 p.m. with music teacher Cory Olariu as he introduced a combo group that included junior Neyva Sandoval on bass, junior...
Acknowledging the Viking Alumnis
Roy Mendoza, Co-Editor-in-Chief/ Copy Editor
June 1, 2012
Upholding the annual tradition, Downey High School held the 13th Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, on May 25, in the B-theatre. This year’s event included inductees from the class of 1956, 1979, and 1986. At the beginning of the presentation, principal Tom Houts took center stage to welcome each...
Singing: a way of life.
Amanda Garcia
March 31, 2010
The Jazz Choir recently embarked on a 6-day trip to the Lincoln Center in New York City where they attended an all-state choir festival and sang with 8 different choirs 2 of which were college choirs. When they weren’t competing they were able to experience a Broadway musical “Phantom Of The...
Pump up the spirit
Amanda Garcia
March 1, 2010
During the days of Spirit Week students show their school pride by dressing up for the various themes that included: Scrabble Day, Warren Wimp Day, Blacklight Day, and Viking Pride Day. All themes were decided by our school’s commissioner of pep Elizabeth Bernstein. “ All of A.S.B pitches in...