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The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

The U.S. Sends Troops to Russia

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor January 23, 2017

Russia has found itself in the news once again with their disparagement of the United States’ 4,000 troops being stationed in Europe within the first few weeks of January for permanent rotations.   They...

As an immigrant from Russia since 2011, Egor Goncear, 11, struggled adjusting to American culture because of the language barrier. “The hardest thing about moving to America was learning the language,” Goncear says. “I was taking three English classes and I struggled a lot with writing because the Russian and English alphabets are totally different.”

From Russia with Love

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor October 21, 2015

As a young immigrant, Egor Goncear, 11, had trouble adjusting to life in America after moving from Russia to the United States in 2011 due to his mother’s remarriage.   Goncear believes...

Going for Gold: Sochi 2014

Edward Valencia, Writer/Parents and Teachers Editor February 25, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics began Thurs., Feb. 6 in Sochi, Russia. For the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia is hosting the Olympic Games. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, was the...

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