The Downey Legend

On Fri., Mar. 21, at the Downey High School gym, the annual Downey Best Dance Crew competition takes place to fundraise money for the dance team. Downey’s dance team started off the competition by performing Friday Night Lights.

Calling all dancers

Mizhelle Cortes, Writer/ Business Team April 4, 2014

Dance enthusiasts, students, parents, and supporters gathered in the gym to watch the fifth annual Downey’s Best Dance Crew show hosted by the Downey High School Dance Team on Fri., Mar. 21. The three...


On February 8, Sebastian Soto, 12, shakes his opponent’s hand before starting his match, at Quartz Hill High School. Before every match the wrestlers shook hands, in order to show each other respect and be sportsmanlike.

So close to reaching the CIF title

Mizhelle Cortes, Writer/ Business Team February 26, 2014

On Sat., Feb. 8, Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster hosted the CIF Southern Section Team Championships for Division 4 wrestling. Downey High School’s varsity wrestling team made its way to the fourth...

On Dec. 10, Mr. Jose De La Torre is pleased to be part of the Downey High School staff and have assisted his students for the past seven years. “It is great to be given the opportunity to help students daily,” De La Torre said. “What if I make a difference in a student’s life?”

Teaching beyond the limits

Mizhelle Cortes, Writer/ Business Team December 13, 2013

The Teacher of the Month award, for the month of December, has been presented to math teacher Mr. De La Torre who has been teaching for seven years.   Mr. De La Torre, who teaches Geometry and...

BONES OF STEEL is the opening exhibit for Stay Gallery’s one year anniversary; Cristian Castro’s robot consists a car buffer, a water hose, and a propane gas filter. Castro had no guidelines when creating something new from different objects.

Creativity meets the eye

Mizhelle Cortes, Writer/ Business Team October 18, 2013

The Stay Gallery in the city of Downey hosted the BONES OF STEEL event on Friday, Oct. 11, where designer Cristian Castro shared his collection of hand-crafted robots. The night of the opening reception...

On Sept. 27, senior Patrick Smith performs a hurdler stunt at the football game vs. Huntington Beach, to encourage the audience to cheer for the Vikings. “I can’t choose either one,” Smith said, “Football is my life; cheer is happiness.”

One back handspring and tackle at a time

Mizhelle Cortes, Writer/ Business Team October 7, 2013

One activity is just not enough for senior Patrick Smith’s school days as they are filled with training for competitive football games and rehearsing routines with the cheer team. Playing football...

Even though English teacher Mrs. Mierau broke her tibia during the month of November in an ATV accident, she continues working with a smile. Mierau also gave birth to a baby girl in July but she continues on despite her new obstacles.

Broken but not defeated

Gabriela Sanchez, Arts and Entertainment Editor January 18, 2013

As she raises her first-born daughter and teaches English, Courtney Mierau continues to march on through the difficulties of balancing her personal and professional responsibilities while struggling in...

Fall fashion has begun and at Citadel Shopping Center, they have the perfect every day outfit as the season changes. With the variety of stores there ought to be an outfit that suits shoppers for the fall season.

Fallin’ for fashion

Gabriela Sanchez, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 9, 2012

Seasons are changing, and as summer has come to an end, even though the California sun seems to disagree, fall has finally arrived. Bursts of different patterns, tones, and trends are being worn by students...

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