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The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

The School Newspaper of Downey High School

The Downey Legend

Staff Applications Now Closed

Congratulations to all of the incoming 2024-2025 Downey Legend staff! We are excited to see all the fabulous work coming soon on to our site.



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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Acevedo
Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Acevedo
Sandra Echavarria and Sarah Pastora November 20, 2024

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The Friends Of The Downey Library; Who Are They?
Alyssa Portillo and Cristina Rhinelander October 29, 2024

Club Rush 2024
Alexis Cazares, Business Manager • September 24, 2024
History of Girl Scout Cookies
Alyssa Gin, Writer • February 27, 2024
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The Locked-In Club
Lisa Torres and Nadia Phutsorn October 9, 2024

Throughout the years, Downey High School offers many clubs and continuously encourages students to come up with new ones for others to get involved and to have fun. As many clubs and activities are...

Club Rush 2024
Alexis Cazares, Business Manager • September 24, 2024
Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Trends
Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Trends
Desteni Vega, Social Media Manager • March 14, 2024
Taylor’s Big Grammy Night
Alanis Martinez, Copy Editor • March 5, 2024
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End of the 2023-2024 School Year!
Congrats to the Class of 2024 for Graduating
Nara Smith
Angelina Andrade, Copy Editor • April 12, 2024

Nara Smith, a social media influencer who has been dominating the TikTok For You Page, has become a recent topic of interest for many people. Smith is a Mormon influencer/content creator whose videos often...

Helldivers Review
Travis Padilla, Writer • April 6, 2024
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*Spotify does not work on school computers or DUSD WIFI
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Downey Vs. Football Game Principal’s Perspective
Lisa Torres, Photographer/Writer • November 4, 2024
Downey Dork and Warren Wimp Day Trading Attire
Sandra Echavarria, Denise Rodriguez, and Tatiana Galindo November 4, 2024
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Groundhog Day!
Groundhog Day!
Giselle Reyes, Illustrator • February 27, 2024
2023 Groundhog Day?
2023 Groundhog Day?
Lauren Silva, Illustrator • February 16, 2024
SLIM Moon Lander
SLIM Moon Lander
Giselle Reyes, Illustrator • February 9, 2024
Mariachi Bakery Review
Mariachi Bakery Review
Giselle Reyes, Illustrator • February 9, 2024
Concert on The Lawn
Concert on The Lawn
Giselle Reyes, Illustrator • December 13, 2023
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A Presidential Birthday: Jimmy Carter
Allen Morales, Writer • October 29, 2024

Former President James Earl Carter Jr., also known as Jimmy Carter, celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1st, 2024. This makes the 39th President, Carter, the longest...

The SoCal Wildfires
Allen Morales, Writer • October 9, 2024
Preparing for the Big One
Arianna Dominguez, Co-Copy Editor • April 29, 2024
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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Acevedo
Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Acevedo
Sandra Echavarria and Sarah Pastora November 20, 2024

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Archives
Downey vs. Warren: Can We Win?
Allen Morales and Christopher Armenta November 4, 2024

Downey vs Warren, the football game of the year, is hitting the shores of Downey this Friday, October 25th, 2024. The big question on the mind of the Downey Vikings, can we...

Opinion: Could TikTok Be Banned?
Christopher Armenta, Co-Copy Editor • April 12, 2024
Phone Addictions
Maribel Magdaleno, Writer • November 28, 2023
Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter
Arianna Dominguez, Co-Copy Editor • November 17, 2023
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Downey vs. Warren: Can We Win?
Allen Morales and Christopher Armenta November 4, 2024

Downey vs Warren, the football game of the year, is hitting the shores of Downey this Friday, October 25th, 2024. The big question on the mind of the Downey Vikings, can we...

Opinion: Could TikTok Be Banned?
Christopher Armenta, Co-Copy Editor • April 12, 2024
Biden-Trump Visit to Border
Christopher Armenta, Co-Copy Editor • April 6, 2024
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Meet the DL Staff
Christopher Armenta
Christopher Armenta
Co-Copy Editor

Christopher Armenta, 12, excitedly returns to the Downey Legend as a co-copy editor and writer for the second year! Armenta hopes to branch out and explore new opportunities with this new school year....

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Movie Review
Katelynn Guzman, Videographer • November 5, 2024

Halloween Crafts
Arissa Nava and Sarah Pastora October 30, 2024
HOCO Spirit Week
Katlynn Guzman, Co-MultiMedia Manager • October 29, 2024
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The Truth of Fetanyl
Madeline Hidalgo and Zinadin Rosales February 15, 2024
The Five Love Languages
Madeline Hidalgo, Editor-in-Chief • September 28, 2022
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