Following the first half of the boys varsity basketball game on Jan. 9, the Walmart Neighborhood Supermarket presented Downey athletics with a $1,000 check to support the character that sports help build...

With the hype of the holiday season, students are finding their pockets a bit lighter after shopping for the best gifts to share. Luckily, stores like Old Navy, Forever 21, and Target offer present-worthy...

The monthly PTSA meeting was called to order on Oct.15, at 6:00 p.m., in the theatre, where Downey’s parents, teachers, and students alike discussed the start-of-school events, senior privileges, and...

Awkward dances, homemade brownies, and tentative first kisses - that’s all there in one school year is in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The highly anticipated film was adapted from the same-titled...

Just as all high schools in California follow the A-G requirements necessary to graduate, Downey is no different this year, with the exception of broadening the options of classes taken by primarily senior...

The school year has begun its end and eleventh graders did their individual Junior Evaluations, but most were surprised to find out that counselors were encouraging students take off-roll or become a teacher’s...

But for this year’s Junior Honor Guard, the selection process needed a few alterations. This year, a large amount of juniors submitted their applications with the hopes of being a part of graduation....

Mr. Bradfield’s Algebra II classes were taken outside the classroom as they created their own hot dog cookers, from May 21- May 25, during both lunches. Since the previous week held grueling review work...

Many books have sprung from the deep corners of the bookstore and into the best-seller section, including Emma Donoghue’s novel, Room. This novel is read with two extreme constraints: the restricted...