I’m the first to admit it’s easy to get sucked into the college rat race. The anxiety that strikes that August before senior year is disarming and makes for vulnerable students—entire forums and...
For the first time ever, Downey High School will be paying to have junior students take the SAT on campus Wednesday, March 7. Students would normally have to go onto the College Board website and pay for...
The new SAT will be distributed to high school juniors and seniors throughout the nation on March 4, 2016.
The essay is optional, and students now have 50 minutes to take it, where as they...
Alyssa Vega, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• October 21, 2015
The Scholastic Aptitude Test, which demonstrates what students learned in school and their readiness for college-level work has driven Downey High School students to thrive to get high scores. The...
On Thursday, Jan. 10, parents and students arrived at the Downey High School theatre to review their test scores after taking the Kaplan administered Preliminary SAT in Oct.
The representative from...
Kaylee Camacho, Public Relations Manager
• January 11, 2013
Q1: How serious are you about your grades?
A1: Although there are few exceptions like my family and health, my grades are my priority out of EVERYTHING. Since the reason I moved to the States...
Marilyn Ramirez, Copy Editor/Co-Editor-in-Chief
• June 21, 2012
With the many questions juniors hold in regards to college and the application process, seniors held the Senior to Junior Q&A on June 8, in the DHS library. They provided aid to future applicants with...
Angelica Co, Student Life Editor
• January 22, 2012
While others await their college acceptance letters, senior Cynthia Moreno rejoices at her set future at Bucknell University after she succeeded in winning a full tuition scholarship from The Posse Foundation...
Angelica Co, Student Life Editor
• December 16, 2011
As the class of 2012 relish their last year around the Viking campus, the graduating students still face one of the most hectic and highly anticipated part of their senior year: college applications. Although...
